The National Theatre for Children is a national touring company that performs shows across the United States. Millions of students throughout the country will see a show performed by The National Theatre for Children each year, making it the largest in-school touring educational theatre in the world. NTC's mission is to teach important societal issues to students ages 6 - 16. Various organizations employ us to get their message across. We count on our actors to represent the company well and act as ambassadors for our shows' sponsors. This means that we have high standards for hiring performers. Our actors have to be talented, responsible, able to work well with directors and fellow actors, energetic, full of integrity, personable, excellent communicators, fun loving and prepared for the challenges of a touring lifestyle.
NTC employs approximately 80-100 actors through out the course of the calendar year. We follow the normal school year and basically run shows in three different seasons. Fall starts in August and ends in November. Winter starts in January and ends in March. Spring starts in March and ends in May. Actors are hired on a contract to contract basis. The company provides lodging, vehicles, and miscellaneous expenses for the duration of tours, including rehearsal periods. Transportation to Minneapolis is provided for out-of-town actors. Actors are paid salary plus per diem twice per month. A stipend is paid for the rehearsal period. Tour partners share a hotel room while in rehearsal and on the road. Often 2-person troupes are comprised of members of the opposite sex.
Tours range from 1 week to 12 weeks in length, with the majority of tours lasting 8 to 10 weeks. Rehearsals take place in Minneapolis for approximately 7 days.
While on tour, actors handle set up and strike of sets and also take care of minor up-keep. An average day consists of performing a total of four shows at two schools, although some days may require less or more. Each show runs approximately 25 minutes. Tour coordinators, who make every effort to ensure a good tour, schedule all tours. On any given day there are up to 20 separate troupes performing in 20 different states.
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