So as a caveat, I was working here when the pandemic hit, so a lot has changed since my time then. The people who run the company are very kind! There is one casting director/artistic director/everything else and his assistant. The woman who owns the entire company is never really there so you probably will never interact with her. This is only a job for those who like teaching kids - not just performing for them. Basically, you are in charge of casting kids in a musical every week, teaching them the show, then performing in the show with them. It’s a dream if you love teaching and performing for kiddos as you get to see entire lives transformed in the 5 days you’re in the town! You spend the first week of the contract in training. Their actor housing was incredibly remote and there was not a single restaurant or grocery store in town. Actor training was basically rehearsing your show, learning how to do paperwork, and practicing teaching for like 8 hours a day. Very boring. This company is like Missoula Children’s Theater with less funding. The costumes and sets are cheap looking and the shows have all been written by previous actors who maybe should have just stuck to performing. I’m telling you I’ve never had to sing such atonal music. The vans you use to transport the sets are incredibly old. The staff is so worried about adding mileage to them that you can’t go anywhere besides the theatre/school and your hotel when you’re on the road. This is a bummer because half the fun of touring is looking around and exploring new places. I did not get along with many of the actors from other tours here (as well as my tour partner) as some of them acted pretty rude, overly competitive, and cliquey. The management wanted us to like them and strove to be relatable and casual, but so much so that it became unprofessional as it often blurred the lines between director and cast member too much. They often tried to befriend and pal around with these “popular kids” in the cast, making the whole social scene messy. That same overly casual attitude led to an awkward experience involving adult intimacy toys, peer pressure, and unprofessional conduct that qualified as sexual harassment. And since the company is run by this woman who is never there plus the two young people in charge, there is no outside accountability. The pay is pretty small. However, you can make a pretty penny by selling T-shirts for your shows on the road. They pay you in cash and don’t report it on tax forms. Is this legal? Probably not. But do you make a ton from it? Definitely. In the cast house, several people will share the same room and bathroom. However, you’re not typically at the cast house besides the training week. On the road, the venues pay for your hotel and they really SKIMP. I stayed at some of the sketchiest places of my life on tour and had to call and get our housing changed several times during the contract. The theatre staff are very responsive when issues like this occur and make sure you are taken care of on tour! You do get your own room at every hotel, though, which is a blessing! Basically, this job is extraordinarily fulfilling if you love working with children and are interested in more than just performing. You set up tech, fix costumes, lead theatre games, run sound, and cast shows. It’s a very involved job and you have to love what you’re doing. When I was actually in the room teaching and performing with the kids, the job was a dream. Everything else mentioned above made it a difficult contract to complete and I’m not sure I could have stuck it out for a long period of time. Luckily, COVID ended it for me. (edited)