Eden Prairie Players will be holding auditions for our 2018 Collection of One Acts, featuring a new selection of eight original plays, on July 9 and 10. We have 21 roles to fill. Details of the plays are below.

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Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol

Set in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, mining company boss Ebenezer Scrooge meets the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, rekindling a spark of humanity in his hardened heart. A live acoustic band brings Parton’s original score to life in this “concert style” presentation of a musical reimagining of a holiday classic.

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Blinking Eye Theatre is seeking a diverse cast for its original Fringe show, Swipe Right. 

Swipe Right is an original comedy by Riley Parham that satirically analyzes what it would be like if we talked to each other in real life the same way people talk through text and dating apps like Tinder. Anyone who's been on a dating app has seen some absolutely absurd, and potentially hysterical, messages. Jump into a world where people introduce themselves OK Cupid style and fail or succeed based on the first message they send.

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Performances TBD

Casting for a new play by Duke Geelan titled Root Pass, with Bryan Bevell directing.  The script calls for three grade school boys age 11, and scenes are split between grade school in the 80s and present day in a fabrication shop.  We will be staging the play in a metal working shop in Minneapolis with minimal props.  Actors will be paid.

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CAUGHT, by Christopher Chen, directed by Rick Shiomi

Performance Venue: Dowling Studio of the Guthrie Theater

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Actors Theater of Minnesota is proud to announce auditions for their 2018 Christmas show A Hunting Shack Christmas by local playwright Jessica Lind Peterson.

Seeking talented actors of all gender identities, races, and orientations between the ages of 30 and 50. Persons of color are especially encouraged to audition. All roles in this show are paid.

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Fearless Comedy Productions is casting for our original fall production, The Riddle of the Mummy! Directed by Lauren Haven and written by Megan Slawson.

The Mummy is dead, again, and his closest friends and enemies gather for what they hope is their long awaited pay day at his garish Egyptian themed estate. They are annoyed to find the night will be the furthest thing from simple when an annoying sphinx complicates the will reading.  Petty squabbles emerge between fish and vampires, a monster finds loves, all while a nosey reporter tries to get a story at any cost.

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Artistry Theater Auditions young actors for the roles of Jane and Michael Banks in Mary Poppins

The auditions will take place in the Rehearsal Hall at Bloomington Center for the Arts on Saturday, June 23. Sign-in begins at 10:00 A.M., and actors will be seen in the order which they arrived in. No advance appointments will be given. 

To be considered for JANE BANKS: young actors under the age of 14, to realistically play 11 years old. 

To be considered for MICHAEL BANKS: young actors under the age of 12, to realistically play 9 years old.

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Sign up now at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0544acad2eaaf94-thetempest

Theatre Coup d’Etat presents The Tempest by William Shakespeare, directed by James Napoleon Stone, performing October 26 - November 17, 2018, all 7:30pm showings at SpringHouse Ministry Center in Minneapolis.

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YAI CASTING CALL FOR ASIAN YOUTH PERFORMERS

Young Artists Initiative is looking for Asian youth performers ages 8-18 for its upcoming production of Mulan Jr!

REGISTRATION IS OPEN WITH LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE!

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Auditions for Safety Off: A Theatrical Discussion on Gun Violence in America; nurtured through Arts Nest's Fledgling Program. Directed by Casey Marie. 

Performances will be at the Phoenix Theater:

September 14-16 & 21-23

Safety Off is a compilation of monologues and scenes meant to provoke a deeper conversation  about gun violence and gun control in the United States. Looking for actors who feel strongly about this topic and who want to use theatre as a means of change!

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Auditions will be held on Monday, June 25 and Tuesday, June 26.

Please prepare 32 bars of a song in the style of the show.  (It can be from the show, but it doesn’t have to be.)  Our suggestion is to prepare the entire song, but only sing the 32 preferred bars.  If the directors want to hear more, they will ask.

Please bring to your audition a headshot, resume and sheet music in your desired key.  An accompanist will be provided.

Production dates:  March 1 - September 28, 2019.  First rehearsal is February 12, 2019.

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Auditions for “A Nice Family Gathering,” a comedy by Phil Olson, will be held on Monday and Tuesday, June 18 and 19, 7-9 p.m. at The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, Wis. Actors may schedule an audition time by going to

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F094EA4AC28A1FA7-anice. If necessary, callbacks will be held on Thursday, June 21.

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Seeking African American Male to play the role of Noah (Horse) T. Simmons, a retired mill worker.  Rehearsals begin Aug.6. Performance dates September 13-30 at the newly restored NorShor Theatre in Duluth, MN. Production directed by Michael Matthew Ferrell. Send picture and resume to Christine Seitz, [email protected]. Please no phone calls. There is pay.

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Lex-Ham Community Theater will hold auditions for its Fall (Sept 28-Oct 6) production of First Lady by Katharine Dayton and George Kaufmann on

1:00 - 4:00 p.m., Saturday, June 23 and

6:30 - 9:00 pm., Monday, June 25
Jehovah Lutheran Church
1566 Thomas Ave W, Saint Paul

Mary Cutler will direct the production.  Rehearsals will begin around August 15.

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Director: Meg Olson
Assistant Director:  Nolan Henningson

Performances: 
October 11, 12, 13  7:30pm
October 14  2:00pm

Auditions:
Sunday, June 24, 12:00-4:00pm
Monday, June 25, 6:00-9:00pm

Callbacks: 
Tuesday, June 26, 6:30pm

Rehearsals:  
Starting Monday, August 27 - will continue on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays (6:30-10:00pm), and Sundays (4:00-7:00pm)

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AUDITIONS FOR MN FRINGE SHOW: There Goes the Gayborhood

LIBRA MOON PRODUCTIONS will hold auditions for the ensemble comedy "There Goes for the Gayborhood", which will have five performances this summer in the MN Fringe Festival.

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Based on the 1996 hit film, “That Thing You Do,” written and directed by Tom Hanks, the movie has been adapted for the stage, with permission, by Bill Coldwell & Randy Herget (co-directors), and Scott Rogness (co-writer of several songs from the original motion picture/musical director).

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God of Carnage
Written by Yazmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Scott Ford

Performance & Rehearsal Information

October 12–28, 2018 (11 performances)

First read-through tentatively scheduled for scheduled for August 22, 2018

Note on Diversity and Inclusive Casting

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September 15th 7 - 9pm & September 16th 12 - 3pm

Where: Dance Tech Studios (146 Lake St. N., Suite 100, NW 3rd Ave, Forest Lake, MN 55025)

Please prepare 16 bars of an uptempo song (an accompanist will be provided) and dance for movement. You may be asked to do a reading from the script.Rehearsals will be taking place Saturday mornings and music rehearsal one evening a week, please bring all conflicts through December 9th.

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