Gallows Hill Museum & Theatre in Salem, Massachusetts is now casting performers for its upcoming Fall Halloween 2026 season. This paid seasonal opportunity is ideal for actors, interactive performers, improv artists, scare technicians, and entertainment professionals who love immersive theatre, haunted attractions, and live storytelling.
Located in historic Salem, Gallows Hill Museum & Theatre is known for combining local history, witch lore, ghost stories, puppetry, practical effects, and audience interaction into unforgettable theatrical experiences. Its popular attraction, The Lost Museum Haunted Adventure, places guests directly inside a mysterious and supernatural world where live performance and haunted effects come together.
For the 2026 Halloween season, Gallows Hill is seeking energetic, reliable, and creative performers for multiple short productions that blend suspense, comedy, immersive storytelling, and theatrical effects.
Talent Application
Available Paid Seasonal Roles
🎭 Actors
Performers will take part in live theatrical productions, interactive storytelling, and character-driven experiences.
👻 Interactive Performers
Cast members will engage directly with guests, remain in character, and help create a fully immersive atmosphere.
🕯️ Scare Technicians
Performers may also assist with puppets, ghost effects, lighting cues, hidden scares, practical effects, and backstage illusions.
Production 1: Main Stage Immersive Experience
Gallows Hill is casting versatile actors for its signature immersive theatrical production centered on witches, ghosts, and Salem’s haunted past.
This fast-paced 22-minute show features one performer playing multiple characters through rapid costume changes, expressive storytelling, comedy, suspense, and puppetry. Actors must be comfortable shifting quickly between different personalities while maintaining strong energy throughout each performance.
Ideal Candidates Should Have:
✨ Strong acting and storytelling skills
🎭 Excellent character work
🎤 Confidence performing in front of live audiences
🧠 Quick memorization ability
⚡ High energy and strong stage presence
💬 Some improvisation experience
This role is a great opportunity for performers who want to showcase range, versatility, and theatrical creativity in a unique Salem-based production.
Production 2: The Lost Museum
In The Lost Museum, actors portray eccentric museum guides leading guests through haunted rooms filled with mysterious artifacts, strange curiosities, and supernatural surprises.
At first, the experience feels like an unusual museum tour. But as the story unfolds, things begin to go spectacularly wrong. Performers must guide audiences through the attraction while balancing suspense, humor, improvisation, and direct guest interaction.
Actors will stay in character as paranormal events happen around the group, creating an experience that is entertaining, immersive, and delightfully chaotic.
When not leading tours, performers may also work as Scare Technicians, helping operate puppets, ghost effects, lighting cues, hidden scares, practical effects, and other theatrical illusions that bring the attraction to life.
Who Should Apply?
Gallows Hill Museum & Theatre is looking for performers who are:
🎃 Passionate about theatre, Halloween, and immersive entertainment
🗣️ Strong communicators who are comfortable speaking to groups
💡 Skilled improvisers who can think quickly on their feet
⏰ Reliable, punctual, and professional
🤝 Team players with positive attitudes
👨👩👧 Comfortable interacting with audiences of all ages
🛠️ Interested in learning backstage effects and puppet operation
Day, evening, and weekend shifts are available.
Previous experience in theatre, haunted attractions, improv, museums, escape rooms, theme parks, or live entertainment is welcome, but not required. Gallows Hill is also open to training enthusiastic individuals who have a strong work ethic and willingness to learn.
Submission Requirements
Applicants should submit:
📸 A headshot or recent clear photo
📄 A resume, if available
✍️ A brief introduction about yourself and why you would like to join the cast
🎥 A demo reel, optional
📹 Video submissions are also accepted
How to Apply
To request an audition appointment, email:
This is a paid seasonal opportunity for the Fall Halloween season in Salem, Massachusetts.
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