Audition Information
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You do not need to audition for a BA in Theatre. You do need to audition for the Musical Theatre concentration.
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Auditions
Auditions for both Men on Boats and Straight White Men will be held:
September 1 at 7:00 pm in the Bach Theatre (Martin Center for the Arts)
Please perform a 60 second contemporary monologue. If you do not have a monologue prepared, one will be provided for you.
Call backs will be held:
Men on Boats: September 2 at 7:00 pm in the Bach Theatre (Martin Center for the Arts)
Straight White Men: September 2 at 7:00 pm in Studio 205 (Campus Center Building)
About Men on Boats:
Men on Boats*, a comedy by Jaclyn Backhaus, tells the “true(ish)” story of 10 explorers — a one-armed captain and crew of insane yet loyal volunteers — who set out to chart the course of the Colorado River during an 1869 expedition, writes Dramatists Play Service. The show runs Nov. 18-21.
*Contains strong language.
NOTE from the PLAYWRIGHT on Men on Boats CASTING:
The characters in MEN ON BOATS were historically cisgender white males. The cast should be made up entirely of people who are not. I'm talking about racially diverse actors who are female identifying, trans-identifying, genderfluid, and/or non-gender conforming.
About Straight White Men:
In Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men*, when Ed and his three adult sons come together to celebrate Christmas, they enjoy cheerful trash-talking, pranks, and takeout Chinese. Then they confront a problem that even being a happy family can’t solve: when identity matters, and privilege is problematic, what is the value of being a straight white man? The show runs February 17-20.
*Contains strong language.
NOTE from the PLAYWRIGHT on Straight White Men CASTING:
Ideally, Person in Charge 1 and Person in Charge 2 should be played by transgender or non-binary performers (preferably of color). Because the opening speech should be in the voices of the People in Charge and express their points of view, the performers should be very clear on why they want to participate in the production and be prepared to collaborate on their own text.
Hope to see you at auditions!
Production Technician, Assistant, or Designer
If you are interested in working as a production technician, assistant, designer, or any aspect of management, contact Zach Olsen (olsenz@etsu.edu) or Beth Skinner (skinnerb@etsu.edu) for more information!