Overview

Writopia Lab, an award-winning 501(C)(3) nonprofit based in New York City runs the country's best creative writing workshops for kids and teens. We are looking for creative, passionate, and hard-working counselors to assist at WriCampia, our 12-day sleepaway camp in late August 2025. WriCampia is a creative writing and arts-oriented sleepaway camp for kids ages 10 to 18. Our young campers produce a range of works including stories, poems, plays, graphic novels, songs, and more, and share their work through showcases at the end of camp.

Location

WriCampia 2025 will be held at Camp Danbee in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts. Transportation between New York City or Washington, DC and camp will be provided by Writopia Lab.

Dates

Sunday, August 10th through Friday August 22nd. There will be up to an additional 12 hours of training held via Zoom prior to arriving at camp.

Pay

Stipend of $630 plus room, board, and meals plus up to 12 hours of training at $17.50 per hour.

What Does a Counselor Do?

• Counselors support and lead elective activities, which range from filmmaking, zine making, and spoken word, to roleplaying games, playwriting, novel writing, and more!

• WriCampia counselors are teaching assistants who serve as role models to our young writers while cultivating their confidence in—and love for—writing.

• While in our writing workshops, counselors provide typing, editorial, and moral support to our writers.

• Counselors sleep in a bunk and eat meals with their campers and provide support and guidance throughout camp.

What Are We Looking For in a Counselor?

• People who are passionate about creative writing and working with young writers.

• People who are hungry to work in a hands-on, collaborative, and fun environment.

• People who are excited by the idea of joining a community of writers and fostering literacy and joy in children and teens through creative writing!

Who Will You Work With?

You will be working on a team of 60 counselors, and you will be supported by our experienced Division Heads and Camp Directors.

Are You Ready to Join WriCampia?

• If you can commit to the full duration of camp (August 10th through August 22nd), please apply online and be sure to attach your resume and cover letter!

To find out more about who we are and what we do here at Writopia Lab, please visit our website.

Writopia Lab uses E-Verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.

Writopia Lab is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Writopia Lab does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or on any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

No phone calls, emails, or drop-ins, please.

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, April 28, 2025

11:55 PM - 11:59 PM (E)

CONTRACT

Production (League)

$2638 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in THE LOST BOYS (see breakdown).

All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short cut of a contemporary pop/rock song that shows your style and vocal range.

LOCATION

Via Submission

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Producers: Marcus Chait, James Carpinello, & Patrick Wilson

Director: Michael Arden

Choreographers: Lauren Yalango-Grant & Christopher Cree Grant

Book: David Hornsby & Chris Hoch

Music: The Rescues

Music Supervisor: Ethan Popp

Casting: The Telsey Office

General Management: Bespoke Theatricals

VIEWING SUBMISSIONS:

Craig Burns (Casting Director)

Kristian Charbonier (Casting Director)

Jimmy Larkin (Casting Director)

OTHER DATES

Spring 2026

OTHER

The employer will accept 126 video submissions from Equity members. Members will sign up online for one of the 126 slots. Only members who get one of the 126 slots will receive a confirmation e-mail with the preparation and submission information. After members' submissions have been viewed, the employer will notify each member whose audition they viewed.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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 attend every audition.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

THE LOST BOYS

SEEKING:

MICHAEL – character portrayed is male, to play 17-18. The oldest of the Emerson boys. As archetypes go, he’s our brooding teen. Conflicted. Bit of a loner. Has become the protector of the family against his alcoholic father’s abusive behavior. He carries a lot of pain inside. And has grown up quicker than he should’ve. But he doesn’t ask for sympathy. Deep down he longs to be a part of a tribe where he belongs and finds connection. He’ll find it in Star and David but it will come, unsuspectingly, at a price. Rock tenor.

STAR – character portrayed is female, to play 17-18. A teenager with a troubled past. She holds a lot of pain but is fiercely protective of showing herself. She has a biting sense of humor and sees Michael at first as a little lamb lost in the woods. She has sought refuge in David but feels regret about the state of her situation. She finds connection in an unlikely partner in Michael. They bond in their trauma. High rock belt.

EDGAR FROG – character portrayed is male, 18+ to play 14-15. Santa Carla local. Militant in devotion and dress. He and his brother Alan have seen one too many Chuck Norris movies. They hang at the local comic bookstore and have both poured themselves into fighting the main threat to Santa Carla: vampires. Since no one believes them, they have to find the perfect recruits to enlist in their “army.” They find it in a reluctant Sam. Rock tenor voice.

ALAN FROG – character portrayed is 18+ to play 14-15, can be played by any gender. Alan is an intense, combat obsessed fourteen-year-old, who - alongside their brother Edgar - has made their life mission ridding the world of bloodsucking vampires. They dress in army clothes and emulate their role model; Rambo. Rock alto voice.

LUCY – THERE IS AN OFFER OUT ON THIS ROLE. character portrayed is female, early 40s. The matriarch of the Emerson family. A former hippie whose faith in people and goodness has gotten her into trouble in the past. (read: her ex-husband) She carries a lot of guilt for the pain she’s put her kids through. Messy, kind-hearted and resilient, she’s determined to start anew and protect her family. She and Michael have their own underlying tensions as he blames her for staying too long in her marriage. He feels she didn’t protect him. Lucy finds possible male companionship in Santa Carla and starts to be seduced by the sexiest notion of all: stability. High rock belt.

SAM – THERE IS AN OFFER OUT ON THIS ROLE. character is male, 13. Michael’s younger teen brother. Back in Arizona, he developed a keen wit that acts as an effective defensive tool against bullies. Both at school and at home. He’s outgoing as opposed to Michael’s introverted personality. Pours himself into comic books as an escape. He’s a mall rat who experiences culture shock after moving to the off-beat Santa Carla. Despite his sense of humor, Sam is sensitive and waiting to break free. And he is about to learn what he’s truly made of in this strange California beach town. High rock tenor, good falsetto.

DAVID – THERE IS AN OFFER OUT ON THIS ROLE. character portrayed is male, 20s. Intense, dangerous, and charismatic leader of the Lost Boys. He can disarm with a smile. An old soul in many ways, he sees in Michael a possible partner for whom he has waited a long time. He offers safety and security to all he enlists to be a part of his family. He offers a security to Michael that Michael never had from his own father. To Star, he offers love but it comes at a price. Rock bari-tenor.

MAX – THERE IS AN OFFER OUT ON THIS ROLE. character portrayed is male, mid forties-50. The owner and founder of Videomax video stores. Lucy’s boss. He hires her on the spot after being charmed by her. They have an attraction despite their differences and backgrounds. He is the embodiment of 80s Reagan can-do conservatism and optimistic capitalism. He’s kind and charming and seems to be the answer to Lucy’s problems. A single father himself, with his own grown boys, he offers Lucy stability and, in his opinion, what every young man needs: a stable father figure. We will come to find he’s got ulterior motives and is the head vampire to the Lost Boys. Strong singer.

MARKO – THERE IS AN OFFER OUT ON THIS ROLE. character portrayed is male, 20s. Perhaps he’s the most loyal to David and considers himself to be the “favorite”. He’s not. He loves this family of his. Playful. Preferably can play an instrument in a rock band. Role requires comedy chops as well as being intimidating. Strong rock voice.

PAUL – THERE IS AN OFFER OUT ON THIS ROLE. character portrayed is male, 20s. Marko’s best friend. Earnest. A great sense of humor. Thinks he’s David’s favorite as well. Ready to defend his brothers at any cost. Preferably can play an instrument in a rock band. Role requires comedy chops as well as being intimidating. Strong rock voice.

DWAYNE – THERE IS AN OFFER OUT ON THIS ROLE. character portrayed is male, 20s. The live wire of the group. Quieter but loyal and violent. Preferably can play an instrument in a rock band. Possesses comedy chops as well as being intimidating. Strong rock voice.