Halloween isn’t just one night at Eastern State Penitentiary. Our acclaimed haunted attraction, Terror Behind the Walls, runs 29 nights from September 23 to November 12. Training takes place from September 6 to September 22.
All staff must be 18 years old or older and pass a background check. Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
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Available positions include actors, ticket handlers, line staff, event staff, storytellers, retail staff and box office staff. (Please note: as of September 9, all makeup artist positions have been filled.)
Save time! Download our 2011 application, fill it out and bring it with you when you come to audition or interview. Not only will you save time at the audition/interview, but you will also be placed ahead of applicants who are filling out the application when they arrive.
These jobs are demanding but FUN. Many people return year after year to join our “Scream Team!” Pay starts at $9.00 per hour, and more for management positions.
All auditions/interviews are held at Eastern State Penitentiary. You do not need to make an appointment.
Auditions/Interviews will continue during the season to fill all remaining positions. Additional auditions/interviews will be held from 6 pm to 7 pm on the following nights:
Note: Auditions for Monday, October 24 have been CANCELED, as there are currently no positions available.
Every applicant must bring a resume, including references, with him/her in order to audition or interview. We also strongly recommend you bring a completed copy of our 2011 application. When you arrive your picture will be taken, and an application will be provided if you have not filled one out in advance. You will then attend either a group interview or a group audition:
Attend an audition if you are interested in an acting or storytelling position. You do not have to prepare a monologue; just come, have fun, and give us your best scream! No experience necessary!
Attend an interview if you are interested in a box office, retail, ticket handling, event staff or line staff position. Although you won't be asked to audition, these positions require fun, energetic individuals. Retail experience is required for box office and retail staff positions.
You may audition AND interview, but NOT on the same night.