Theatre Auditions

Fall 2022 General Theatre Auditions

The Department of Theatre and Dance will be holding in-person auditions for the Fall 2022 season on August 27th through August 28th in the Irey Theatre. Any CU student currently enrolled in the August 2022 semester is eligible to audition. 

Saturday August 27: General Auditions held from 10am to 3pm.

Please prepare two monologues, one Shakespeare and one contemporary. Total audition time 3 minutes. 

Sunday August 28: Callbacks (by invitation only)

Callbacks for The Importance of Being Earnest : 11:00-2:00pm

Callbacks for ShakesFear: 2:00-5:00pm

The shows being cast at the August 2022 Auditions are:

ShakesFear: An Autumn's Tale An Immersive Shakespearean Experience Directed by Heather Kelley, Andy Park, and Kevin Rich. 

Shakespeare’s characters have broken free of his pages and are running wild!  In this immersive haunted event, audience will walk the perimeter of the Rippon Theater, encountering scary characters from many of his plays. 

Rippon Theatre (Entrance in the Shakespeare Garden) 

October 7 - 16, 2022 

This is our Roe Green Production, featuring visiting artists Andy Park (Artistic Director, Nebraska Repertory Theater) and puppet designer Jill Hibbard.

The Importance of Being Earnest A Trivial Comedy for Serious People

By Oscar Wilde

Directed by Chip Persons

Blissfully silly and outrageously shrewd, The Importance of Being Earnest continues to delight audiences with its playful language, charming characters, and biting look at contemporary society.

Old Main Chapel Theater 

November 11 – 20, 2022

Eligibility

Any CU student currently enrolled for the August 2022 semester is eligible to audition.