Auditions
The Theatre Department invites all students to audition for the 2025 fall semester productions
Friday, April 4 from 6 to 9 pm at Mahaney Arts Center, Room 232
These Shining Lives
by Melanie Marnich
Directed by Michole Biancosino
4 performances: October 30-November 1 in Seeler Studio Theatre
These Shining Lives is based on the true story of four women who worked for the Radium Dial Company - a watch factory based in Ottawa, Illinois. This poetic and beautiful little play is a story of survival in its most transcendent sense, and a reminiscence on love, family and time. The play focuses on the women who refuse to allow the company that stole their health to kill their spirits – and highlights their work to protect the lives of the generations who come after them.
4women/2men/3 any gender
2-3 stage managers
The Journey of the Saint
By César De María
Directed by Olga Sanchez Saltveit
3 performances: December 4-6 in Wright Memorial Theatre
A rollicking adventure filled with deception and mystery, told by a traveling theatre troupe, of two artists fleeing the Spanish Inquisition while traversing the Atlantic and through the southern cone of Latin America in 1796 to deliver a holy relic to the revolutionaries for liberation!
2 men + 4 folks of any gender
2-3 stage managers
Spring Student productions: TBD
Call Backs
These Shining Lives
During the weekend of April 5th-6th ‘25 (TBD)
The Journey of the Saint
During the weekend of April 5th-6th ‘25 (TBD)
For student directed productions: TBD
All Students will be contacted via email. Final cast lists will be posted on the Theatre bulletin board prior to registration.
Additional Information:
On April 4th, come to the Mahaney Arts Center lobby promptly at 5:45pm to sign up for a slot. We will hear people individually in the order they have signed up. All are requested to have a 45 - 60 second monologue, memorization and preparation are strongly preferred. Please choose a monologue that uses heightened language. The monologue can be either classical or contemporary.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are unable to attend auditions in person, please send a short video of your monologue to Professors Michole Biancosino and Olga Sanchez Saltveit. Videos received by Thursday April 3rd will be considered for the callbacks.
Need a Monologue?
You can bring your own or the Theatre Department has a few options available for you here (you must be signed in to Google with your Midd credentials).
Interested in getting involved in productions not as a performer?
Interested in being part of a production but not as a performer? There’s more to theatre than what the audience sees! You can enroll in THEA 0210 A or B as a stage manager or assistant stage manager (requires permission from director), or enroll in THEA 0119 A and create lighting, scenery, and props. Student shows need designers, stage managers and light and sound board operators.
Email Jim Dougherty at jdougher@middlebury.edu for more information!