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 WESTPERFORMER APPLICATION:
Schrödinger’s Circus 2026
Fall: September 12th
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!
Questions? Email hello@echotheaterpdx.org
AUDITIONS:
Sun July 26, 4:30 - 6:30pm
@ Echo TheaterREVERB 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
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”. This year, we remounted that show as a professional offering.
To audition for an adult training company, scroll up for information about Reverb Training Company.
ECHO THEATER
PopRock is a performance ensemble centering Disabled adults (18+). PopRock meets for two hours a week to explore and play with the goal of producing an original performance. PopRock is directed by Aaron Wheeler-Kay, a certified Master Instructor in the DanceAbility Method, a modality for teaching dance to all bodies. Rehearsals are supported by assistant directors with caregiving and performance backgrounds.
PopRock shows are made by exploring the interests and skills of the ensemble using Disability inclusive practices and approaches. The most important thing PopRock members share is an interest and desire to explore performing. The audition involves an hour of group exercises followed by an opportunity for attendees to share any talent or performance skill with the group (Singing, magic, comedy, dance, lip synching, whatever you love to share with an audience.) Current members of PopRock will be participating in the audition and selection process. ALL BODIES WELCOME!
ECHO THEATERPOPROCK PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE
AUDITIONS FOR THE ‘24-’25 SEASON ARE CLOSED. PLEASE CHECK BACK THIS SUMMER FOR NEXT SEASON!
Rehearsals take place 12-2pm on Tuesdays, October - June
The performance will take place in June 2025.
Echo Theater is located at 1515 SE 37th Ave, Portland OR 97214, reachable by TriMet buses 14 and 75.
Cost: $100/month
Financial aid and work trade opportunities are available. If cost is prohibitive, please contact us.
The audition will take place at Echo Theater: 1515 SE 37th Ave, Portland OR 97214
If you are interested in auditioning or have specific access needs (e.g ASL interpreter), questions or concerns, please contact Aaron@EchoTheaterPDX.org.
