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Auditions in Theater Arts

FALL 2024 PRODUCTIONS AND GENERAL AUDITION INFORMATION

NOTE THAT AUDITION INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE IS STILL BEING CONFIRMED WITH DIRECTORS AND WILL BE UPDATED AS DETAILS DEVELOP.

This fall, the department will stage both upper and lower division productions. Any UCSC student is welcome to audition.The productions can fulfill different requirements for students pursuing a Theater Arts or Dance degree(s):

  • Theater Arts majors: Please review info about the Production Requirement for the Major.
  • Theater Arts and Dance minors: There is no production requirement for our minors, but upper division productions may be used to satisfy minor requirements – please check with the Theater Arts Advisor about this: theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu.

Upper Division Productions 

THEA 151-01

  • The Inspector General
    by Nikolai Gogol, in a new adaptation by Dr. Michael Chemers
    Directed by Kinan Valdez
    In the Theater Arts Center Mainstage (Room A100)
    "It’s a no-holds barred race to the bottom when a corrupt mayor and his venal city council mistake a no-good drifter for a government ethics investigator.
    This classic by Nikolai Gogol is given a fresh new look in this adaptation by UCSC Professor Michael M Chemers and directed by company stalwart Kinan
    Valdez."

    Fall 2024 Scripts and Casting Information

THEA 151-02 - CANCELLED

  • A Devised Interactive Performance (Name TBD)
    Directed/designed by mattie brice and Pamela Rodriguez-Montero
    in the Theater Arts Center eXspace 

THEA 139

  • THEA 139 Random with a Purpose (RWAP)
  • RWAP XXXIII: The Calling
  • Auditions for the annual RWAP student dance showcase are held in fall for the winter show – details in the Random with a Purpose section below. 

Lower Division Productions 

THEA 55A/B

  • THEA 55A (5-unit enrollment) / THEA 55B (2-unit enrollment) Barnstorm Theater Company Presents:
    • Animal Farm by Ian Woolridge and directed by Izzy Pedego
    • Twilight of the Roommates written and directed by Orion Anding
    • Musical Theatre Cabaret: Miscast! directed by Britney Johnson
    • In Theater Arts Studio B100
  • Fall 2024 Scripts and Casting Information

GENERAL AUDITION SIGN UPS:

  • Signup sheets will be posted at 9:00 AM on Monday, September 23rd outside the Mainstage Green Room (the room with the vending machines – inside the double doors off of the loading dock on the ocean side the Mainstage)

GENERAL AUDITION DATES, TIMES & LOCATION: 

  • Thursday, September 26, 6:00–10:00 PM 
    and 
  • Friday, September 27, 3:30–10:00 PM
  • Theater Arts Mainstage (Room A100) 
     
  • CALLBACKS:
    Callbacks for The Inspector General will be on Saturday, Sept. 28th from 11am - 5pm in Mainstage.

    Callbacks forAnimal Farm will be on Saturday, Sept. 28th from 6pm-10pm and possibly on Sunday, Sept. 29th from 12pm - 2pm if needed.

    Twilight of the Roommates will have callbacks on Sunday, Sept. 29th from 3pm-9pm.

    All Barnstorm callbacks will take place in B100 and C100.

BARNSTORM ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFO.

  • BARNSTORM INTEREST MEETING (optional): 

    • Tuesday, Sept. 24, 6:00pm, Theater Arts Center, Studio B100 (in the corner between the Mainstage building and the C building).

    • Students are invited to learn about Barnstorm and the fall productions before auditions! This is optional but recommended!

    • 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. See details in the Production Requirement for the Major section of the Theater Arts Undergraduate Handbook 

  • BARNSTORM FIRST MEETING (required): 

    • ​Monday, Sept, 30, 6:00 PM – this 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.

GENERAL AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

General Auditions for the department’s faculty and/or student-directed productions are held the first week of each quarter unless otherwise announced. Occasionally, productions have separate auditions, or special requirements for auditions – that information would be listed on this page.

Standard General Audition Requirements *

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

* Note: 

  • PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE FOR UPDATES BETWEEN NOW AND AUDITIONS.
  • Note for those auditioning for Animal Farm : If auditioners play an instrument, please let the director know. They would love to see this in your audition.
  • 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). 
  • 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. 

RANDOM WITH A PURPOSE ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFO.

Auditions in Fall for the Winter THEA 139 production class (and THEA 128 2-unit choreographer class).

  • RWAP Introductory Meeting/Info Night:

    • Tuesday, October 1, 5:00 PM, Theater Arts Center Second Stage

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). 

ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT AUDITION & RELATED INFORMATION:

DESIGN WORK & STAGE MANAGEMENT FOR PRODUCTIONS

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?

SATISFYING DEGREE REQUIREMENTS WITH PRODUCTION CLASSES

SATISFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE THEATER ARTS MAJOR

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

  • The Production Requirement may be fulfilled with either the lower division classes THEA 55A Barnstorm or THEA 56R Rainbow Theater, classes that may also be used to fulfill the Lower Division Elective requirement for the major, or with any 5-unit upper division production class: THEA 137, 137A, 139, 151, 151A, 151I, or 155 – classes which may also be used to fulfill one or both of the major’s two Upper Division Elective requirements.

  • 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, stage manager or dramaturg.

SATISFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINORS

  • There is no Production Requirement for either the Theater Arts or Dance minor.

  • Theater Arts Minors may use any 5-unit upper division production class to fulfill one of the two upper division studio requirements.

  • Dance Minors may use takes of the upper division production class THEA 139 to fulfill up to two upper division elective requirements.

  • The lower division THEA 55A Barnstorm or THEA 56R Rainbow Theater do NOT satisfy a minor requirement (and the 2-unit THEA 55B does not fulfill any degree requirement). 

Questions about THEA or Dance degree requirements? Contact the Theater Arts Academic Advisor via email, theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu, or schedule an appointment through Navigate Slug Success.