Announcing…our next project!

We’re looking for Actor-Creators to help develop and perform an outdoor drama about Akron’s Bicentennial!

Open Call + Creative Gathering

Akron Bicentennial Outdoor Drama Project | Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 12:00–3:00 p.m.
Waters Park (140 Olive St, Akron, OH)
Rain location: Balch Street Theatre

Gum–Dip Theatre is inviting actors, musicians, dancers, and interdisciplinary artists to a collaborative gathering for an original, site-based play in honor of Akron’s 200th birthday. This is not a traditional audition.


This gathering is an opportunity to connect, learn more about the project, and explore the creative process together. The script is already in development, and we are now seeking artists to help further shape it through their own creative contributions. Whether through movement, music, storytelling, or presence, ensemble members will help bring the script to life and enrich it with their unique perspectives and skills.

About the Process

This is a hybrid performance that blends narrative scenes with poetic, abstract, and sensory-driven moments. It incorporates music, voice, projection, and physicality as part of the storytelling. Some of the work will be physically active and improvisational. You do not need to prepare a monologue or song—just come ready to collaborate, share, and play.

Rehearsal and Performance Details

  • Rehearsals begin in mid-May and run until late July

  • Most rehearsals will take place in the evenings and on weekends

  • The show will be staged outdoors at the amphitheater in Waters Park on July 31, August 1, 2, and 3, 2025

  • Performers will be paid $1,500

To Attend

Please RSVP by April 10 by emailing your name and a few lines about your interest to: katie@gumdiptheatre.com. If you have a headshot or resume, you may attach it—but it’s not required.


Who We’re Looking For 

We strongly encourage participation from artists of all backgrounds, ages, and lived experiences. We are especially interested in reflecting the diversity of Akron’s communities on stage and behind the scenes. Artists and community members who:

  • Are excited to contribute to a script-in-progress through music, dance, and creative ideas

  • Are open to collaboration and co-creation

  • Are passionate about Akron’s stories and communities

  • Are looking to grow in a supportive, inclusive, and imaginative ensemble