Auditions
Fall 2024 Auditions
Oedipus by Sophocles
Because this production starts rehearsals prior to the Fall 24 semester, its auditions were held (and its cast determined) at the end of the Spring 24 semester. If you'd like to be involved in the production, we'd love to have you stage manage or work backstage or in techinical theatre. Just let us know!
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard
Auditions are open to everyone.
Audition dates : Friday, August 30 starting at 7 p.m. and Saturday, August 31 starting at noon.
Audition location: Todd Union 107 (Sloan Studio) (first floor, Todd Union)
Audition requirements: Prepare any monologue from any play of your choice! (Or just show up!)
Questions? Contact Nigel FAQs! Audition Tips! More about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
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Spring 2025 Auditions
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy
Auditions are open to everyone.
Audition dates : Friday, January 24 starting at 7 p.m. and Saturday, January 25 starting at noon.
Audition location: Todd Theatre Lobby (in Todd Union)
Audition requirements: Please prepare 16-32 bars (1-2 score pages) of any song from the show (preferred/recommended). Or, prepare 16-32 bars from any song from any musical that you feel shows off your vocal abilities at their best.
A piano/conductor score can be found here. Recordings of the show are available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and other platforms. When preparing for auditions, we request:
- Please use the provided PDF to find and print your audition cut
- Please mark the START and END of your cut clearly
- If applicable, cuts within a piece should be clearly marked
- Sheet music should be printed double-sided and hole punched, in a 3-ring binder if possible (NO loose sheets of paper please)
Interested in being in the band? Contact Joseph Janover (Musical Director) or Jacob Rose (Asst. MD)
Questions? Contact Nigel FAQs! Audition Tips! More about Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.
22nd One-Act New Play Festival
Auditions are open to everyone.
Audition dates : Thursday, January 30 starting at 6 p.m.
Audition location: Todd Theatre Lobby (in Todd Union)
Audition requirements: Prepare any monologue of your choice! (Or just show up!)
Questions? Contact Sara FAQs! Audition Tips! More about the One-Act New Play Festival.
Fall 2025 Audition Schedule - Coming in 2025
ACTORS and PERFORMERS of COLOR—We need you!
Theatre is often viewed as a site of privilege and whiteness. The UR International Theatre Program acknowledges this and wants to be part of meaningful change. We know this is an ongoing project, and we want to build on the Theatre Program's record of and commitment to casting students from all communities in key roles over the course of its 34+ years. In addition to staging important works of theatre from BIPOC playwrights like Suzan-Lori Parks, Maria Irene Fornes, Carlyle Brown, Sam Chanse, and Jose Rivera, we're committed to diversifying our artistic staff and faculty. Every production has outstanding roles for all actors, including actors of color, but we still can do better!
Make a contribution to real change: show up and audition! You'll pave the way for more diverse offerings in the Theatre Program and greater enrichment for all at the University of Rochester!