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 Fall 2024

What: Auditions for Ordinary Days & The Tempest

Where: Bertha Martin Theatre (BMT - SWT 117)

When: Saturday, March 23rd; 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Who: All are Welcome (Students who are graduating before Fall 2024 should not audition)

What to Prepare:

Performance Emphases:

Please memorize a 60-90-second verse monologue in the style of The Tempest and prepare 16-32 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song in the style of Ordinary Days.

If you play an instrument, please bring it and plan to play a short piece in addition to your audition materials.

Other Emphases, Theatre Minors, and Non-Theatre Majors:

You may follow the guidelines for performance students if you like or, if you do not have a monologue prepared, we will have print-outs for you to read at the audition.
 

If you only wish to be considered for one of the productions, please specify that on the audition form.

Piano accompaniment will be provided. For your audition, your music should be photocopied double-sided, three-hole-punched, and in a binder. Please also make sure any cuts are clearly marked.

*Please, no tracks or acapella singing.


Additional Information:

Callbacks will be on Sunday, March 24th. 

Please complete the Audition Form before auditions

Rehearsals and Performances:

Ordinary Days will begin rehearsals on August 27th
The typical rehearsal schedule will be T, W, Th., Fri. from 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM and Saturdays 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (We will rehearse on Saturday and Sunday during tech week).

Opening is October 4th with performances running through October 13th.

The Tempest will begin rehearsals the week of September 16th. 
The typical rehearsal schedule will be T, W, Th., Fri. from 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM and Saturdays 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (We will rehearse on Saturday and Sunday during tech week).

Opening is November 7th with performances running through November 10th. There will be two high school matinees (one on November 7th and one on November 8th) during the school day.