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Auditions in Theater Arts

SPRING 2024 PRODUCTIONS AND AUDITION INFORMATION

Spring 2024 General Auditions have PASSED. Fall Audition and Production information TBA soon!

Barn Submission are now OPEN! Scroll down to learn more about Barn's new Artistic and Managing Director's for next year. 

Theater Majors: Please review Production Requirement for the Major.

General Audition Requirements:

  • 90 second monologue
  • 60 second movement piece *
  • 30 second music piece (voice and/or instrument) **

MOVEMENT PIECE: Unless any of the auditioning shows are musicals, the movement piece is primarily meant to demonstrate that you are comfortable in your body on stage (or at least can act as though you are!), and that you are willing to move on stage vs. staying in a narrow comfort zone of standing or sitting in one place. The movement section also offers you an opportunity to demonstrate any particular movement or performance skill if you happen to have any—e.g., pantomime, clowning, acrobatics, juggling, dance. Otherwise, even jumping jacks, the macarena, running back and forth, etc., can show a basic willingness to move in front of people. If one of the auditioning shows is a musical, and/or if any of the directors want to see specific pieces or skills, there will be details above the sign up sheet or instructions will be given for those invited to callbacks.

 – PLEASE NOTE: Accompanists are NOT provided. If you feel it necessary, you may play music with a portable music device, e.g., a smart phone with speakers or old-time boom-box, though this is not required (singing may be a cappella and movement pieces may be silent).

MASKS ARE NOT REQUIRED BUT STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. 

Lower Division Productions: 
Barnstorm Theater Company–THEA 55A/B

A messge from Barn's Artistic and Managing Directors:

HELLO FROM YOUR ARTISTIC AND MANAGING DIRECTORS FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOLYEAR! We wanted to introduce ourselves and announce that submissions for Fall 2024 shows are open! There is a link to a Google Form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KkLHDdEYsVMqdCFj1l0Z6r_MEagIP0r3J2d-XmsU8Kc/viewform?edit_requested=true

I'm Izzy Pedego, and I am the Artistic Director of Barnstorm. The Barn welcomed me in my first show at UCSC two years ago, and I couldn't be more grateful and proud to take over this position. I'm passionate about exploring feminist and queer theatre, musical countercultures, and nonhuman characters, and I can't wait to support undergraduate directors, actors, designers, and technicians.

I’m Maddie Farias and I’ll be the Managing Director for Barnstorm. I am incredibly excited to step into a leadership role and offer support on the technical side of theatre. I hope to maintain a professional and educational environment in The Barn and offer a home to those who want to tell their stories. We look forward to meeting you and creating some great theatre!

  • The BARNSTORM first official meeting is required for students who have been cast in the Barnstorm show(s) and people interested in signing up for or learning about tech/design work opportunities.

  • Questions or concerns about Barnstorm Theater Company? Email the Barnstorm Director: Shelly Horn <cfhorn@ucsc.edu>

24-Hour Theater 

A one-act theater festival where participants divide into groups to write, rehearse, and perform an original piece in 24 hours. The inspiration for these one-acts will come from a poll on the Barn’s Instagram account based on a topic (previous topics have included poetry and paintings). 

24-Hour Theater is on a sign-up basis, no audition is required.

BARNSTORM REQUIREMENTS NOTES: 

  • Units earned for Barnstorm will be determined by the number of hours a student commits to (5 or 2 credits). 
  • ONLY the THEA 55A (5-unit) class may be used toward the Production Requirement for the THEA major.

Questions about Barnstorm?

Musical Theater Cabaret (previously known as Musical Theater Scenes)​ – has left Barnstorm and is no longer a THEA 55A/B class. Musical Theatre Cabaret (previously known as Musical Theater Scenes) will be operating as a club this year! MTC is a variety show-style compilation of various musical theatre performances including song, acting, and dance. Flexible schedules may be an option in order to allow students of all majors to participate. The theme for this year's show will be "Miscast!" Audition date TBD. For MTC details, contact the directors: Izzy Pedego: ipedego@ucsc.edu and Eleven Turoff: eturoff@ucsc.edu.

MORE AUDITION INFORMATION

Questions or concerns about Auditions?

QUESTIONS ABOUT PRODUCTION AUDITIONS?

Contact the Theater Arts Student Production Liaison: theaspl@ucsc.edu.

DESIGN WORK & STAGE MANAGEMENT FOR PRODUCTIONS

Please see the “Tech Interest Form”/ Production Experience & Interest Form section in the Theater Arts Undergraduate Handbook.

BARNSTORM GENERAL INFO

General information about the student-run Barnstorm Theater Company can be found on the Barnstorm website: http://theater.ucsc.edu/production/barnstorm 

To learn about auditioning, doing technical or design work for Barnstorm, see their website and/or contact the Barnstorm Director, Shelly Horn, at cfhorn@ucsc.edu. The Theater Arts advisor can also answer basic questions about Barnstorm: theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu.

RANDOM WITH A PURPOSE GENERAL INFO

Auditions for the annual student-choreographed, student-performed, student-produced dance showcase Random with a Purpose (RWAP) usually take place the quarter BEFORE the production, separate from General Auditions. Students who are accepted via audition enroll in THEA 139 (THEA 139 fulfills an upper division requirement elective for the Dance Minor or Theater Arts major, or an upper division studio requirement for the Theater Arts minor). Please email randomdirectors@gmail.com with questions. The Theater Arts advisor can also answer basic questions about RWAP: theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu.

RELATED INFORMATION

BY-AUDITION OR INSTRUCTOR PERMISSION STUDIO COURSES

Production auditions are different from those required for admittance into our studio courses (courses which mention "audition" or "interview" in the course description).

PRODUCTION REQUIREMENT FOR THE MAJOR

One of the requirements for the Theater Arts major is participation in a 5-unit THEA production. 

  • Please see the Production Requirement for the Major section of the Theater Arts Undergraduate Handbook for more information on fulfilling this requirement as a performer, designer or dramaturg. Questions about degree requirements? Contact the Theater Arts Academic Advisor via email, theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu, or schedule an appointment through Navigate Slug Success.

TICKETING INFORMATION 
Current and upcoming performance and ticketing information can be found here.