Please take a minute to check the requirements to be a Blue Man.

The Blue Man Casting team travels the US and abroad looking for potential Blue Men and Musicians. Casting calls are held in various regions throughout the year, interested candidates can check the website for dates and times. However, the best way to get into the system is to send us your information by e-mail or snail mail, and the casting team may contact you for an appointment. Please click here for submission information.

Notice: Blue Man Casting is not currently accepting submissions.  We will resume in the Summer of 2009. Please check back at that time.

The following is an outline of the steps in Blue Man Group’s audition process for the role of Blue Man. Our auditions build on each other to create a thorough, comprehensive process for both the candidate and for Blue Man Group. This process is tailored to the individual, so some steps may be skipped or repeated.

The candidate will work with the casting team at each stage of the audition. As the candidate progresses, the casting team will be joined by a team of directors from the shows. Consisting of Associate Directors, Performing Directors (Associate Directors who also perform as Blue Men), Rehearsal Director and Trainers (Blue Men and Musicians who perform full-time and train new performers part-time.

Phase One: Auditions

Step One: Interview
Due to the large volume of applicants at open calls, we do a private interview or screening to determine who we take on to the next step. .

Step Two: Drumming Audition
This is the second step and lasts only a short time (generally 5-15 minutes). While short in length, it provides us with a wealth of information about how your drumming skills and overall musicality match up with the needs of the character.

Step Three: Acting Auditions
I. The acting auditions are the first opportunity to look at the candidate’s range and thought process. Blue Man “language” is introduced, as we supply the candidate with a vocabulary on which to build the understanding of the character.
II. The second audition builds upon the foundation of the character vocabulary introduced in the first audition. The casting team offers further insight into what the character might be thinking in certain situations to help the candidate build a framework for developing choices. Together, the group works on a scene that is based on one in a Blue Man Group show.

Phase Two: Callbacks

Step One: Workshop
At this point in the process, we find it valuable to begin working in an environment that is more like a rehearsal than an audition The workshop is two days in length and it is broken into three sessions, in which the candidate works with members of the Casting and Direction teams. The content of each workshop varies depending on the individual needs of those auditioning; we may teach parts from the show, work on elements of acting or music, or address technical issues such as physicality. The workshop is concluded by a “Bald and Blue” presentation of the work to a panel of Directors, including the casting team. This means that each candidate has an opportunity to be seen in costume and makeup.