Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Written by: Kristan Hellige

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will hold open auditions for productions, graduate directing projects, and workshops Aug. 29-Sept. 1.

Fall auditions will involve the following shows, workshops, and readings:

Mainstage

  • Water By the Spoonful, directed by Tlaloc Rivas
  • The Imaginary Invalid, directed by Carol MacVey

Gallery Series

  • Medusa Undone, directed by Ariel Francoeur (Bella Poynton, playwright)
  • This Is Not a War Play, directed by Joshua Raheim (Micah Ariel James, playwright)
  • Dreams I Have About Killing My Sister, directed by Marina Johnson (Lisa Meyers, playwright)
  • The Four Directing Projects, directed by Ariel Francoeur, Marina Johnson, Mario Mendoza, and Nina Morrison

Workshops

  • Room – Heart, directed by Annie Levitz (Caitlin Dorsett, playwright)
  • Distance Between Us—A Karaoke-like Musical Workshop, directed by James Trainor (Ryan Oliveira, playwright)

General auditions will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, and Friday, Aug. 30. Callbacks will be held between 10 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31, and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1.

Performers auditioning at the University of Iowa for the first time should join the Audition Workshop, 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, in Theatre B in the UI Theatre Building.

Casting will be announced starting at 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, with several shows beginning rehearsals on Monday, Sept. 2.

Auditions for UI Theatre productions are open to everyone. For academic considerations, priority is given to theater majors first, and then all other students of the UI. Members of the greater Iowa City community are also strongly encouraged to audition.

"Nontraditional" casting is the norm for all directors in all productions, except those in which race, gender, disability, or age is the explicit issue. Casting is "nontraditional" when all roles in a script are open to casting without bias in terms of race, gender, disability, or age, so long as the actor can fulfill the artistic requirements of the role.

One hundred and fifty six UI students participated in last year’s fall auditions, with 87 roles being cast. There will be more than 60 roles available this semester.

Auditions for spring shows and the Iowa New Play Festival will be held in November.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all UI-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in these auditions, contact David McGraw in advance at david-mcgraw@uiowa.edu.

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