Call For Directors
Eastbound Theatre - Season 31
Eastbound Theatre (EBT), a division of the Milford Arts Council (MAC), has issued an open “Call for Directors” to submit a proposal to direct for the 2025/26 season, which will be its 31st season.
Currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, Eastbound is a community theater that produces three main stage productions each season, performed at the MAC with each running for three weekends. The MAC has a proscenium stage, computerized light board and audience seating capacity of approximately 100.
Interested directors are encouraged to submit a proposal of plays they would like to direct for the 31st season. Eastbound welcomes all genres of shows: classic and contemporary comedies, mysteries, thrillers, dramas and an occasional small scale musical. .
To submit for consideration, your proposal should include:
- Your resume
- A list of the play(s) you wish to direct
- For each play listed: cast size, a brief synopsis, technical requirements that would work in our space, and a brief summary of your vision for the show. In addition, please include any potential difficulties with the show and your suggestions for addressing them.
- For musicals, please indicate potential musical director, choreographer, number of musicians and your estimated costs.
- Please provide a link to your proposed script or an actual script copy to assist the reading committee in reviewing recommended shows.
- Your performance time slot preference(s).
The performance time slots are:
- Slot 1: September/October, 2025
- Slot 2: February, 2026
- Slot 3: June, 2026
Submissions are due by March 1, 2025.
You may submit via email to nahshell33@aol.com or by regular mail:
Eastbound Theatre
EBT Directors
Milford Arts Council
40 Railroad Avenue South
Milford, CT 06460
Directors who are selected for the 2025/2026 season will receive a small stipend upon completion of their production.
The Play and Director Selection Committee looks forward to hearing from you and reviewing your proposal for EBT 31.
You may contact Nancy Herman at nahshell33@aol.com with any additional questions.
Eastbound Summer Shakespeare
Open Call for Directors for 2026
In addition to its mainstage productions, Eastbound Theatre produces an outdoor Summer Shakespeare program, a recent addition to our repertoire. Directors are being sought for the 2026 summer production to be held at Eisenhower Park. Scheduling will be finalized in coordination with the city of Milford, but we anticipate the show to go up the last weekend in July or early August and perform on weekends.
If you’re interested in directing a Shakespeare production for the summer of 2026, follow the general guidelines listed above under “Call For Directors” with the caveat that we will be looking only at proposed Shakespeare plays.
Decisions about this production will be made after the mainstage season is announced.
