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#Current opportunities

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#Homegrown Independents program: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Applications close: 5pm, Thursday 4th December.

Homegrown invites artists from all disciplines to submit expressions of interest for the 2026 season, offering a platform for experimentation, collaboration, and creative freedom that has launched many successful independent works.

About Homegrown

Homegrown is The Empire’s independents performance program encouraging the development and production of new and exciting works, allowing them space to be seen and presented. Independent producers are afforded expert advice and assistance to produce their performance, and the program is flexible and responsive to the individual needs of the producer and the creative activity. Homegrown is designed to provide access, develop community capacity, support local emerging artists, and develop audiences by introducing them to new and local adventurous work.

Who Should Apply?

We are interested in hearing from all types of performing artists including collaborators and cross discipline artists. If you have an idea, a show, or a work you want an audience to see, come and have a chat. We want to show our audiences that locally made work has value and we want to give our local artists the opportunity to showcase what they can do. We want artists to grow and develop their skills to ensure the vibrancy of the cultural sector in our region for the future.

How to Apply

Please complete and submit your application by 5pm Thursday 5 December 2025 to engagement@empiretheatre.com.au

#Professional Performing Opportunities

Since 1999, The Empire has produced mainstage musical productions, establishing a reputation as an industry leader and prestigious option for local performers and backstage crew looking to further their exposure to a professional performance environment.

With the aim of providing high quality musical theatre entertainment as well as valuable opportunities for actors, singers, musicians and dancers to work with a professional production team and creatives, The Empire's major production is a significant contributor to the continued development of the arts in our region.

Our team of experienced and creative staff work hard alongside the talented group of on stage cast and behind the scenes personnel including backstage crew, costumers, makeup artists and more, to bring a professional grade performance to our local audiences.

We are committed to staging challenging professional level performances, utlising the talent within our community and bringing the magic of live theatre right to our audience's door.

Bringing audiences from both the Toowoomba region and beyond, our productions are always well supported by a large number of ticket purchasers, allowing us to reinvest in the future of the arts in the Darling Downs.

Open auditions for our annual productions are generally held in October and November for performances the following year.

List of Previous Major Productions

2025 Come From Away
2024 Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Broadway Version)
2023 The Boy from Oz
2022 We Will Rock You
2020 Mamma Mia
2019 Kinky Boots
2018 Essgee's Pirates of Penzance
2017 Wicked
2016 Legally Blonde The Musical
2015 Mary Poppins
2014 The Phantom of the Opera
2013 Hairspray
2012 The Female of the Species
2012 The Wizard of Oz
2011 Secret Bridesmaids' Business
2011 The Boy from Oz
2010 Monty Python's Spamalot
2010 April's Fool
2010 Cosi
2010 Disney's High School Musical on Stage
2009 Cats
2009 Singin' in the Rain
2008 Cabaret
2007 Disney's Beauty and the Beast
2006 Sweet Charity
2005 Grease
2003 Chicago
1999 Jesus Christ Superstar