Auditions
General Auditions for Spring Announced
Generals Auditions will be held:
Date: Monday, December 2nd
Time: 6:00-10:40pm
Location: Acting and Singing Auditions – Messick 206 (205 will be the check-in/holding room)
General Dance Call Sessions – McGinnis (McGinnis lobby will be check-in/holding room)
All SOTD Theatre Performance students are required to participate in General Auditions (Dance majors welcome, but not required). To do so, please sign up for an Acting/Singing time slot here. Time slots are 20 minutes long and these auditions will be held in Messick 206.
All SOTD Musical Theatre majors AND any other students auditioning for Wild Heart are ALSO required to participate in the General Dance Call. To do so, please sign up for a Dance Call time slot here. Time slots are 45 minutes long and dance calls will be held in McGinnis.
***Please make sure that your two slots do NOT overlap, and that you give yourself a reasonable amount of time between the two so that you can comfortably make it to your second holding room to check in before your second time slot starts.
*** If you are NOT auditioning for the musical, you are NOT required to sign up for or attend the General Dance Call.
Audition Form:
Please take a few minutes to fill out the audition form at this link. This form is VERY important for EVERYONE to fill out as our directors use this to understand your schedule conflicts, comfort level with intimacy and fight choreography, and willingness to change your appearance. If we do not have the appropriate info from you beforehand, you run the risk of directors not seeing your info and therefore not casting you out of an abundance of caution. You are required to fill out the audition form by Monday, December 2nd @ 2:00pm.
Call backs:
Requirements for each callback will be sent at a later date, but please note the callback schedule below. Each production will have a separate night of callbacks, and the callback process will be completed on Friday evening, December 6th. If this causes issues with when you need to be out of your campus housing, please speak with Austin Jones for an alternate plan.
Tuesday, December 3rd – The Green Book (6:30-10:30pm)
Wednesday, December 4th – Wild Heart (6:30-10:30pm)
Thursday, December 5th – My Robot (6:30-10:30pm)
Friday, December 6th – Stupid F**king Bird (6:30-10:30pm)
Show Information:
Please take a look at the dates for these shows to ensure that you are available and understand the depth of commitment we are asking of you if cast.
The Green Book – Performed at The Turnage Theatre in Little Washington
Rehearsal – January 13th – February 1st
Weekdays @ 7-10:30pm (Tuesday-Friday; Mondays OFF)
This production will also have Sunday rehearsals – time TBD. It is also possible we will have Saturday rehearsals, which we will mold around the schedules of those cast.
Tech & Dress Rehearsals – February 2nd – 7th @ the Turnage
Performances – Saturday, February 8th – Sunday, February 9th.
Photo Call – TBD
Wild Heart – Performed in McGinnis
Rehearsal – January 13th – February 11th
Weekdays @ 7-10:30 (Monday – Friday)
Sun. @ 2-7pm
Tech & Dress Rehearsals – February 12th – 18th
Performances – February 19th – 23rd
Photo Call – February 22nd (Please note that because this show is a world premiere, the photo call and archival process will be more robust. There will likely be another archival footage call, time TBD)
*Please note there will be doubling in this show and the attached actor track breakdown gives an idea of what that will look like.
My Robot – Performed in Wright Auditorium
Rehearsal – February 24th – March 28th
Weekdays @ 7-10:30 (Monday – Friday)
Sun. @ 2-7pm
Tech & Dress Rehearsals – March 30th – April 3rd
Performances – April 4th @ 9am & 12pm (It’s possible this show will also tour to an outside venue in the month of April)
Photo Call – April 4th
Stupid F**king Bird – Performed in McGinnis
Rehearsal – February 25th – April 15th
Weekdays @ 7-10:30 (Monday – Friday)
Sun. @ 2-7pm
Tech & Dress Rehearsals – April 16th – April 22nd (Please note that our 8 out of 10 Tech will be on SATURDAY April 19th so that we can take Sunday, April 20th off for those who observe Easter.)
Performances – April 23rd – 27th
Photo Call – April 26th
A few notes on audition requirements:
*All theatre performance majors are required to audition unless otherwise told by your program head that you are excused. Please contact your program head immediately if you have concerns about auditions or being cast this semester.
*Non-musical theatre majors are not required to audition for the musical or attend the general dance call, but you are strongly encouraged to do so.
*Musical Theatre majors are required to audition with a musical piece as part of their material.
What to prepare?
*If you are auditioning for all shows and/or are an MT major, you should prepare 1 song cut of approximately 32 bars and a 45-second monologue. You will have a total of 1 minute and 30 seconds to complete your audition. This time includes your slate. Please print your cut of music and arrange it in a way that makes it easy for the accompanist to play from it. We will not be accommodating digital accompaniment.
*If you are auditioning for plays ONLY, please prepare 2 contrasting monologues, each about 45 seconds in length. You will have a total of 1 minute and 30 seconds to complete your audition. This time includes your slate. You are not required to attend the General Dance Call if you are ONLY auditioning for plays (The Green Book, My Robot, Stupid F**king Bird).
*Please note that if you go over your allotted 1min, 30 second time limit, you will be cut off with a “Thank you!” by the stage manager. If this happens and you are still in the middle of your material, you are expected to stop and give the stage to the next auditionee.
*Hard copies of each play will be placed in the workroom (Messick 107) and digital copies have been placed in a module in the Theatre Performance and Design & Production Canvas pages. This is so you can read the plays to fully understand what you are auditioning for and how best to audition for it and also so you know what will be asked of you in rehearsal if cast. You will be asked to acknowledge this on the audition form!
Notes on Material Choice:
Don’t worry about choosing material that is show-specific. Use material that allows you to make clear, strong character choices and shows you off in the best capacity possible. Keep monologues within your age range (+/- 5 years). You do not have to choose material that fits the genre of the show. You can if you like, but it is not necessary—we’d rather you choose something that you feel good with. However, please DO NOT use material from the show(s) for which you are auditioning.
Who will be in the room?
In addition to the directors, musical directors, and choreographers for the shows we are casting, all theatre performance faculty and stage management faculty will be present during auditions. On the audition form you are required to fill out, there is an acknowledgement regarding feedback. If you would like to receive feedback on your audition from performance faculty, you must request it from your faculty mentor no later than 2 weeks after Generals (December 13th).
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If you have questions about the sign-up form or the audition form, please email Courtney Rasor at rasorc19@ecu.edu.
If you have any other questions about auditions, please email Austin Jones at jonesmatt23@ecu.edu.
Directing Projects
We want to thank everyone who came to auditions. You made the directors jobs very difficult. Congratulations to those who have been cast, your director will be in contact with rehearsal information. Be sure to read the entire list a few actors have been cast in two scenes. If you don’t see your name on this list, do not be disheartened, we will be doing scenes again in the spring semester and will need actors. Thank you again for sharing your work!
The Miss Firecracker Contest
By Beth Henley
Directed by: Brandy Faith
Carnelle Scott: Kaylee Nowik
Popeye Jackson: Miley Perrott
Delmount Williams: Sawyer Bowers
Mac Sam: Kieran Eustace
Tessy Mahoney: Olivia Stegall
Elain Rutledge: Alex Coble
Really, Really
By Paul Downs Colaizzo
Directed by Amy Hartt
Grace: Emily Pearce
Leigh: Priscilla McCray
HIR
By Taylor Mac
Directed by Noelle Sylvia
(HIR is pronounced “here”)
PAIGE: Elizabeth Ciarrocchi
MAX: Grace Pimentel
ARNOLD: Ben Sornyota
ISAAC: Trevor Herrin
Choir Boy
Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Directed by Isaiah Bussey
Pharus: Treyveon Purvis
Bobby: Taylor Rouse
Headmaster: Taylor Rouse
AJ: Jalen Moore
Pendleton: Trevor Herrin
Junior: Justice Thomas
People, Places, and Things
By Duncan Macmillan
Directed by Fiona Mitchell
Emma: Kristen Cox
Doctor: Emma Laughinghouse
Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play
Written by Anne Warshburn
Directed by: Sara Demolli
Jenny: Renee Maher
Gibson: Bode Kicklighter
Sam: Alana Muñoz
Matt: Griffin Cox
Colleen: Anna Speakmon
Maria: Jess Dockrill
Quincy: Mia O’Brien
The Elephant Man
By Bernard Pomerance
Directed by Leo Wells
John Merrill: Olivia Stegall
Doctor Treves: Hannah Waters
Gruesome Playground Injuries
Written by Rajiv Joseph
Directed by Connie Wakeford
Doug: Jackie Gibbs
Kayleen: Tyler Healy
Clyde’s
By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Taylor Debnam
Letitia: Lyric Whitley
Rafael: Emilio Marty
Jason: David Marshall
Monty: Chris Brammer
Detroit 67
Written by Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Katherine Snow
Chelle: Teayia Hancock
Bunny: Hannah Watters
Caroline: Riley Thompson
Nickel and Dimed
Written by Joan Holden
Directed by James Giles
Barbara: Stephanie Green
Holly: Ava Grace Jernigan
Maddy: Lucia Caputo
Marge: Mayanna Johnson
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