Capital Repertory Theatre | Albany, NY
TYA
$844 weekly minimum + Pension & Health - Stage manager
All Equity stage managerial positions for
THEY BUILT AMERICA: WORKERS OF THE ERIE CANAL have been filled.
Please submit for future consideration.
TYA In-School Tour (no overnights)
Please submit your resume for future consideration.
Deadline: 11/24/2025
Producing Artistic Director: Miriam Weisfeld
Associate Artistic Director: Margaret E. Hall
Chief Administrative Officer: Philip Morris
Written by Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill
Directed by Margaret E. Hall
First Rehearsal: February 9, 2026
First Performance: March 2, 2026
Closing Performance: March 28, 2026
TYA Workweek is Monday - Saturday
One Roundtrip Amtrak from NYC to Albany, NY.
Housing in the REP’s newly built company apartments.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination.
Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
For close to twenty years, Capital Repertory Theatre’s TYA On-The Go! in-School touring productions have been presented in a variety of schools and environments throughout the Capital Region to very diverse audiences. Actors should enjoy performing for and interacting with young audiences (middle and high school students). There are post-show discussions after every performance (time permitting). Actors must also be collegial and adaptive. There are no overnight stays on the tour. The TYA work week is Monday – Saturday.
Capital Rep is committed to equitable and inclusive casting. We actively seek actors of all races, cultural backgrounds, abilities, gender identities and gender expressions to audition. Our goal is to create a diversified, versatile Ensemble in a positive work atmosphere that is built on mutual respect and collaboration.
SYNOPSIS: Kelly McPhearson, a fearless Irish lass, takes an incredible journey from her home in Ireland to the United States, and then on the Erie Canal to find her brother (the only family she has in the states) who’s working on the canal. Sourced from over 35 historical records, this original work celebrates the real men, women and children, politicians, farmers, merchants and laborers who built the Erie Canal – the miraculous waterway that transformed America from a bourgeoning country into a great nation! Told with live music and text, history comes to life, with figures like physician Dr. Finch, Italian mason Antonio, Swedish packet boat Captain Gus, Governor DeWitt Clinton, Congressmen – and many more!
This is not a musical.
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