UNITED STATESCIRCUSCLOSES 7 NOVEMBER
CIRCUS ACTNEW CREATIONBIG TOP2027 SEASON
Shoestring Circus is casting circus acts for its fifth summer under the big top.
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Shoestring Circus is casting acts for its fifth summer touring Washington State under its own big top, with a brand new show. The contract runs May to September 2027, and the company wants unique, absurd, jaw-dropping, high-skill and beautiful circus acts.
Shoestring Circus was founded in 2022 by four friends and is an ensemble, theatrical circus. Concretely, the cast also moves props, plays supporting characters, rigs and joins group choreography, on a stage in the round.
REQUIREMENTS
- ·Unique, absurd, jaw-dropping, high-skill and beautiful circus acts
- ·An act that works on a stage in the round: a 20 ft (about 6 m) circle, 3 ft (about 0.9 m) off the ground
- ·Rigging set from the cupola, 25 ft (about 7.6 m) above the stage
- ·Ready for ensemble work: prop moving, supporting characters, rigging, group choreography
SCHEDULE
Contract
May to September 2027, likely mid-May to early September
Tour
Summer big top tour, Washington State
Show
A brand new show, the company's fifth season
Extras
Paid truck and trailer driving or tent crew, optional
Answers
By 21 November 2026
HOW TO APPLY
01
Fill in the act submission form
Shoestring Circus's online form, linked below.
02
Describe your act and send videos
A short act description (cyr wheel, aerial rope...) and links to one unedited full act video and a promo reel.
03
List your professional performance experience
Venues, projects and companies.
04
Say where you're travelling from
Applying from outside the US? The form asks whether you've been approved for a performance visa before. It also asks whether you have your own mobile housing.
05
Tell them a little about yourself
What got you into circus, your favourite food, where you hope to travel someday.
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