Auditions
Find your starring role in an upcoming TheatreUNI production
To be cast in a TheatreUNI production, you’ll need to audition. Auditions are required for theatre performance majors, and are open to all UNI students, regardless of major.
Audition Information For Spring 2026
What: Auditions for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 & Witch
Where: Bertha Martin Theatre & Strayer-Wood Mainstage (BMT - SWT 117; SWT - SWT 111)
When: Saturday, November 8th, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Who: All UNI Students are Welcome (Performance Emphases are required to audition)
What to Prepare:
Theatre Majors:
Please memorize a 60-90-second monologue in the style of the play Witch by Jen Silverman and prepare a 60-90 second excerpt of a song in the style of Great Comet. You must provide a recorded track for accompaniment.
For more information about Witch's style, see the full audition announcement.
For ideas about songs in the style of Great Comet, check out these music samples.
Theatre Minors, and Non-Theatre Majors:
You may follow the guidelines for theatre majors if you like, or perform a provided monologue from Witch and a provided song excerpt from Great Comet (in which case, accompaniment will be provided). These do not need to be memorized.
*If you only wish to be considered for one of the productions, please specify that on the audition form.
All auditionees will attend a movement call. Please dress in comfortable clothing that does not inhibit your breath or range of motion, and wear some kind of clean, supportive athletic shoe.
You will be introduced to a movement language (“Qualities of Movement” from the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique) and given time to play with it before sharing an improvised group activity. The objective of the movement call is for the creative teams of both productions to see how you move in your body, how you respond to impulse, and how you interpret the expressive contributions of other collaborators.
Sign up to Audition:
To sign up for a time, please complete the Audition Form.
Each audition time is assigned to a specific movement call.
The first time listed is the audition time, the second time is the assigned movement call.
e.g., "10:04 - 11:10 Movement call" means you would present your audition materials at 10:04 and come back for the movement call starting at 11:10
Additional Information:
Callbacks will be on Sunday, November 9th.
12:00-4:00 PM for Great Comet and 3:00-5:00 PM for Witch.
Please see the full audition announcement for more information about what to expect at each callback.
Rehearsals and Performances:
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 will begin rehearsals on December 1st, 2025 and resume after winter break on January 20th, 2026.
The typical rehearsal schedule will be Tuesday-Friday 6:30 - 10:30 PM & Saturdays 1-5 PM. Please note, that we will rehearse on both Saturday and Sunday during tech.
Performances run March 5th-8th & March 26th-29th;
Sundays are a 2:00 PM matinee and all other performances are at 7:30 PM
Witch will begin rehearsals on February 24th.
The typical rehearsal schedule will be Tuesday-Friday 7:00 - 10:00 PM & Saturdays 1-4 PM. Please note, that we will rehearse on both Saturday and Sunday during tech.
Performances run April 24th-May 3rd
Sundays are a 2:00 PM matinee and all other performances are at 7:30 PM
