COMPANIES THAT HIRE ACTORS/STAGE MANAGERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF ACTORS EQUITY*:

Austin Playhouse: At 22nd & San Antonio St. in West Campus; Equity Small Professional Theatre (SPT) contracts, also hires non-union

Austin Shakespeare ^ $: Performs at The Rollins Theatre/Long Center, Austin Scottish Rite Theatre, and Zilker Hillside Theatre; Equity SPT & non-union

Mary Moody Northen Theatre: At St. Edward’s University; University Resident Theatre Association (URTA) and/or Guest Artist Agreement contract

ZACH Theatre ^: A three-venue complex on the west side of Lamar just south of the river; Equity Letter of Agreement (LOA), also hires non-union

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*Approximately 200 of Austin's 2500 theatre workers are members of Actors Equity Association (AEA). This union represents actors and stage managers. Theatres hiring through AEA contracts must maintain union-specified working conditions, schedules, and pay, and must contribute to health & pension funds for union members. Find more information about AEA in Austin, the “How To Hire Me” letter for Union actors, and all the unions for performers here. 

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AUSTIN’S TOURING/EXPORTING THEATRE ORGANIZATIONS:

Glass Half Full Theatre ^#

Holden & Arts Associates ^

Texas Comedies ^

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VENUES THAT IMPORT TOURING SHOWS INTO AUSTIN ~ present and generally do not produce:​

Texas Performing Arts (TPA): Led by the magnanimous Bob Bursey, TPA is Austin’s cornerstone performing arts organization. Its multi-venue complex on the UT campus includes the 2,900-seat Bass Concert Hall. TPA partners generously with local artists and orgs (including ATX Theatre and Fusebox Festival). Thanks to its status as a Broadway League theatre, TPA is Austin’s home for Broadway Across America tours, and hosts the Heller Awards for Young Artists (HAYAs), enabling the winners to attend “The Jimmies” in NYC.
The Paramount Theatre ^: Historic venue on Congress Avenue; brings in touring theatre productions for children/families, but most often hosts festivals, music, and films. Does produce Story Wranglers, a hilariously fun Literacy to Life theatre company featuring Austin actors performing stories written by local 3rd graders in schools. 

The Long Center: This iconic campus's 2,442-seat Dell Hall is home to Austin’s civic Symphony/Opera/Ballet companies (which raised the money to build it). Between events produced by those Big Three, Long Center programmers fill in with touring comedy, celebrity speakers, musicians, etc. Operationally, the Long Center has always operated at a loss due to its restrictive founding agreement with the Big Three. To shore up the deficit, the Long Center currently serves as a third-party administrator for the City of Austin's Heritage, Music, and Arts Grant programs. Unfortunately, only a few local theatre companies can afford to rent the smaller black box venue on this campus, The Rollins Theatre. As its mission statement says, the Long Center boasts impressive views of the city.

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