Pit chairs, subs, local-hire, music directors, doublers — post the call free and reach the geo-tagged pool of musicians who opted in to sub work in the market you need. Then run the audition, manage the sub list, and sell your shows, on one platform built for the pit.
A musician looking for pit work? Browse open theater & pit auditions →
Pick a role, write it in a minute (or reply “draft for me”), and it’s live free.
A specific chair for a production
Post this rolePer-market fill in any tour city
Post this roleThe flagship pit hire
Post this roleLead or cover the pit
Post this roleMusic rehearsals & coachings
Post this roleConcertmaster, principal reed/brass
Post this roleMulti-instrument book covers
Post this roleRun the pit for the whole run
Post this roleThe job boards stop at a listing. Cadenza reaches the opted-in sub pool and runs the pipeline to the offer.
Post the chair or sub call
Instrumentation, dates, market, book — free. Or reply “draft for me” and we write it.
Reach the opted-in pool
Geo-tagged local-hire reach to musicians who opted in to sub work in the market you need, plus prescreen media and availability — no cold-calling a personal list.
Audition or review responses, then decide
Score a panel pit audition, or review who responded on your subs board and contact them — all in one place.
“Playbill and the boards post a listing. Cadenza reaches the local pool and runs the audition.”
One season, one production: $299 founding ($499 standing), good for 60 days — no $4,800/yr commitment.
See Audition OSCadenza is free for musicians, so pit players keep public profiles with their instrument doublings, location, and availability. Post a call and it surfaces to the doublers and freelancers who fit your book and your market.
When the season drops, you need a full book of players locked. Post the chairs free and build the roster before tech.
Post a pit chair — freePamphlet B local-hire means a new pit in every market. Post a geo-tagged sub call and reach the musicians who opted in to sub work there.
Post a $99 sub callA player drops the night of. Post a fast sub call to the pool that already plays your book — not your text thread.
Fill a sub fastReserved seats and GA, season subscription packages, comps, refunds, and door check-in — plus a patron CRM with gift history and IRS-compliant receipts. $0 to set up, just 7% + $0.99 per order, and you keep 100% of face value.
See ticketing & subscriptionsPrincipal chairs, full books, and the standing sub list for an open-ended run.
Local-hire orchestras city by city — the recurring per-market fill, in one place.
Seasonal pit hiring and music-director searches for resident theaters.
Section and principal auditions plus extra/sub calls for the run.
Playbill, Backstage & the union referral are great at posting. Cadenza adds the opted-in sub pool and the audition.
Post your call — free
Pit chair, sub, local-hire, or MD search. Write it, or reply “draft for me”.
Reach & prescreen
Applications, doublings, availability, and audio/video prescreen in one place.
Audition or review responses
Score a panel audition, or review who responded on your subs board and contact them.
No setup fee, no contract, no auto-renewal — every plan is a fixed one-year term you actively choose to renew.
Free
$0 forever
Claimed profile plus your first posting free; additional postings use listing credits.
Post a pit call — freeAudition Pass
$299 / season · founding
One season's blind audition — applications, prescreen, scoring, the recorded draw — no subscription. Standing $499.
Run an auditionFounding
$1,500 / yr · locked for life
Unlimited postings, analytics, communications, verified profile, and the reduced ticketing rate at the lowest standing price.
See plansHiring OS Pro
$4,800 / yr
The full pipeline: verified directory, roster, applications, committee tools, and analytics.
See plansRun a whole audition season for $299 — a fraction of the audition + patron-CRM stack you’d otherwise license.
Also: self-serve job post $249 · lower-priced listing lanes are temporarily held for typed-credit safety · ticketing & donations $0 setup, 7% + $0.99 per order · a bigger org or a whole diocese? Enterprise from $18,000.
List your pit chair, sub, or local-hire call free — then reach the opted-in sub pool and run the audition when you’re ready. No contract, no card to start.
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