ADULT PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

Echo Theater Company supports three adult performance companies, and hosts biannual Adult Student Showcases as well as quarterly community performance opportunities called Schrödinger’s Circus.

Learn more about each opportunity:

Let your act out of the box! Bring your new act or a work in progress to our stage for an informal evening of fun -- Schrödinger’s Circus will give you a chance to turn performance potential into actuality as you tumble, fly, or dance in front of an audience who can give you supportive feedback on your performance.

All movement arts are welcome. Bring yourself and your props, invite some friends, and experience a night of art and community! Audience members are encouraged to participate in the artistic process by filling out feedback sheets. The act of observing may change the results!

SCHRÖDINGER’S CIRCUS

ECHO WEST

PERFORMER APPLICATION:

Schrödinger’s Circus 2026

  • Fall: September 12th - applications open through 9/5

 The Fall edition will be Family Friendly

  • All movement arts are welcome! Dance, aerial, acrobatics, clowning, physical theater etc.

  • Aerial rigging and sound operation will be provided by ETC.

  • Acts are recommended to be 3-5 minutes long.

  • No fee to apply, $15 fee for performers (Need financial assistance? Ask us!).

  • Check the performer application for all the details!

Fall 2026 Performer Application

Questions? Email hello@echotheaterpdx.org

AUDITIONS: 
Sun July 26, 4:30 - 6:30pm 
@ Echo Theater

REVERB TRAINING COMPANY

Program Details:

Schedule: Sept 2026 - June 2027

  • 1 weekly 2hr Company Class

  • 2 weekly Echo classes of your choice 

    • 1 aerial and 1 ground recommended, either location

Performance Opportunities 

  • Quarterly Schrodinger's Circus 

  • Bi-annual Adult Student Showcases

  • Informal Reverb Showcase Dec 2026

  • Full-length Reverb Ensemble Show June 2027

Perks

  • Free Open Gyms

  • 20% off private lessons

  • 25% off additional classes and workshops

Cost: $290/month

Sliding scale financial aid is available. If cost feels prohibitive, please do not hesitate to reach out! We want to include all interested folks and will do our best to work with you. Click here for more information about our financial aid program.

Auditions for our 2026-2027 season are July 26th, 4:30-6:30 at Echo Theater. Video auditions will be accepted until July 31st. 

Questions? Email Wendy@EchoTheaterPDX.org

Reverb Training Company is a place for adults to pursue the wonder of circus in a flexible format that accommodates real-life schedules, financial limitations and “spoons”. The company is a community-based opportunity for just about any passionate person to train and work with professional performers, world-class instructors, and a diverse and supportive peer group. With a focus on developing professional and semi-professional circus artists, the program goal is to provide structure, encouragement and a strong “jumping off” point for adults to begin here and go anywhere. Directors: Flo Buddenbaum & John Hernandez

Reverb Training Company Audition Application 2026

PopRock: Access Lab is a class centering Disabled* Adults who want to explore their potential as physical learners, collaborators and performers. Each two-hour class will include an inclusive warm up, techniques for exploring social and expressive dance, as well as options for exploring circus arts (object manipulation, acrobatics and aerial arts) for those who are interested.

Access Lab provides room for social connection as well as opportunities for students to contribute ideas and co-create original performance pieces built around their interests. 'PopRock' is the name for the group of Access Lab students that will present an original performance at Echo Theater in June. Participation in the PopRock performance is optional for Access Lab students.

Caregivers/support team members welcome, participation encouraged.

*People experiencing Disability due to having Physical, Intellectual or Intersectional ways-of-being not well supported by societal systems, structures and expectations. Reach out to inquire about our capacity to meet specific needs. 

  • Classes take place 12-2pm on Wednesdays

  • Echo Theater is located at 1515 SE 37th Ave, Portland OR 97214, reachable by TriMet buses 14 and 75. 

Cost: $350/term or $30/class

Financial aid and work trade opportunities are available. If cost is prohibitive, please contact us. 

If you are interested in joining us and have specific access needs (e.g ASL interpreter), questions or concerns, please contact Aaron@EchoTheaterPDX.org.

Sign up for PopRock

SAMPLE AUDITION NOTICE: 

Seeking: Circus artists with acting skills

Thursday August 14, 2025 from 6-8pm

At Echo Theater

1515 SE 37th Ave. Portland, 97214


Project Title: “Squeakin’ By”

Produced by: Echo Theater Company

Project Dates: Jan 6-March 22, 2026

Rehearsals: Jan 6 - Feb 12, 2026

Tuesdays 10-1, Thursdays 10-noon at Echo Theater 

Performances: February 17 - March 22 2026

10 Bus-In School performances: Tu & Thu mornings, February 17-March 19

6 public performances: Saturdays and Sundays March 14-22

Rehearsal stipend and performance pay.

The audition group will be led in collaborative exercises, dance/ground skills, tumbling and partner acro skills and rodential embodiment. 

Wear clothes you can move in.

If you specialize in a circus art (Cyr Wheel, walking globe, trapeze, lyra, partner acro, tumbling, object manipulation, etc.) you may submit a video in addition to your in-person audition.

Questions? Email Aaron@EchoTheaterPDX.org

Common Thread is on hold for the 2025 - 2026 season. Last year, the Common Thread ensemble created a wonderful circus theater show, called “Squeakin’ By”. In 2026, we remounted that show as a professional offering.

To audition for an adult training company, scroll up for information about Reverb Training Company. 

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