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2025-26 SEASON

OPEN AUDITIONS!!

November 1st & 2nd, 2025, 10AM-4PM
Helms Theatre, Drama Education Building
 for our spring 2026 musical:

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**Reserve your audition slot at this link**

*Please arrive early for your scheduled audition (in the Drama building lobby) so you can complete an audition form. Be prepared to list any rehearsal conflicts and your theatre performance experience* 

The libretto, character breakdown, and other GREAT COMET materials 
can be found at this link. 

Callback list posted by 8 pm Saturday 
Callbacks: Sunday, November 2, 9am-6:15pm. 
Actors who are called back will only be called for a maximum of 3 hours on Sunday total.

AUDITION DETAILS:

SINGING AUDITION (Saturday)

Please prepare a 16–32 bar cut in the style of the show. Styles encouraged: pop, classical, legit, folk, or operatic.
You are welcome to prepare music from the provided callback sides for any role.
Please make sure to bring the piano score for your song, unless you plan to sing along with your own instrument or a cappella. No monologues or spoken material will be accepted for principal roles, singing auditions only for Saturday.

DANCE / MOVEMENT CALL (Sunday afternoon)

Please wear clothing you can move in (loose or form-fitting).
Sneakers, bare feet, or socks are fine.
No character shoes required.

NOTES FOR PERFORMERS

     -- This production contains themes of alcohol and substance use, sexual content, 
          language, partying, and gun violence.
     -- Certain roles will include moments of partial undress: 
               -- Ensemble (dancers/singers in The Opera & The Duel): shirtless or skin-revealing wear. 
               -- Anatole, Dolokhov, and Bolkonsky: shirtless or in undergarments in specific scenes.
     -- Rehearsals begin January 20th. See the mandatory tech and performance dates here.
     -- Undergraduate casting includes enrollment in DRAM 2430: Production Lab, Performance

General audition policy information is provided below.

Department of Drama Audition and Casting Policy and Procedures

UVA Drama gives priority in casting to UVA students for Drama Mainstage and Development productions. Charlottesville community members and UVA faculty and staff are also encouraged to audition. When an appropriate student cannot be selected for a role due to requirements for the role, then community members, faculty, or staff may be cast in the role or recruited for a role.

Dance concert auditions are typically open only to UVA students.

Please see below for additional information on casting procedures.

Helms/Lab Series Auditions

Auditions for Virginia Players Lab Series shows will be conducted by the director of the production at his/her discretion. Actors will find audition notices for these productions posted on departmental bulletin boards. It is the actor’s responsibility to check for audition notices on a regular basis. We recommend at least once a week.

Mainstage Auditions

Audition Preparation for Mainstage Productions

Actors will be asked to perform a general audition consisting of no more than two short (one to two minutes) contrasting pieces. If a musical is being cast, the actor will also be required to sing a brief selection. Performance faculty may be consulted for selection of audition material.

Performers will be screened in these general auditions and selected for callbacks where readings from individual scripts will be the primary audition material. Some directors may also ask actors to improvise. Actors auditioning for musicals may be required to dance. Actors should arrive at least fifteen minutes before their scheduled audition time.

Audition Information Sheets

At the time of the general auditions, actors will be given an information sheet. It is important to read all the information detailed on this sheet very carefully including rehearsal dates and times; performance dates and times; special production requirements; and departmental casting policy.

Audition Schedule for Mainstage Season

Audition announcements are posted at least two weeks before scheduled audition dates on the Dept. of Drama main bulletin board in the office lobby adjacent to Room 201.