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School of Theater Fall 2024 Unified Auditions

Thank you for your interest in auditioning for the School of Theater Fall 2024 productions.

Join the audition portal here: SoT Unified Auditions-GRP | General | Microsoft Teams

Once you have enrolled in the audition portal you can sign up for auditions! 

The productions are scheduled to rehearse/perform as follows:

  • The Originals!

    • Dates: August 30- September 14
    • Presented in TheaterSpace
    • Directed by April Brassard and Frank Robinson
  • Fall Musical: 110 in the Shade
    • Dates: September 16- November 3
    • Presented in Concert Hall
    • Directed by Erin Gardiner, Musical Direction by Joe Walsh
  • Fall Studio: More Dogs
    • Dates: September 30-November 25
    • Presented in TheaterSpace
    • Directed by Rex Daughtery
    • Co-Production with Solas Nua

Scripts and character/cast breakdowns can be found under Files

Audition Materials Checklist:

Here are the steps you need to do to be considered for a role in any production
(
 only one copy of the audition form is needed even if you are auditioning for multiple shows):

  1. Complete the audition form
  2. Complete the sign up form

Audition Materials:

  • Theater Majors: Prepare a 60-90 second contemporary monologue, and 32 bar cut from a Golden Age Musical
  • Incoming Freshman Theater Majors: May present a monologue and song OR read from sides
  • Non-Theater Majors: Cold Reading Sides are available under Cold Reading Sides.

Auditions: Wed Aug 28th in TheaterSpace and Music Theater Building (MTB), Thurs Aug 29th in TheaterSpace and MTB

Musical Theater auditions will be held in MTB 2013, and Acting auditions will be held in TheaterSpace.

Dance Callbacks: Tues Sept 3rd 5pm-6pm in MTB 2013

Acting/Singing Callbacks: Tues Sept 3rd 6pm-10pm in MTB 2013 (following dance callbacks)

Video Auditions: If you cannot attend the in person auditions on Aug 28th or 29th you can submit a video audition through the audition form. Only submit a video audition if you are NOT auditioning in person.

You must sign up for an audition slot on the sign up form and fill out the audition form.

Please email Production Manager Lena Salins at LSalins@gmu.edu with any audition questions.


 

2024-2025 Season

Fall 2024

Mason Players Originals!

Co-Directed by April Brassard and Franklin Robinson Jr.

September 13th and 14th

TheaterSpace

 

110 in the Shade

Book by N. Richard Nash  Music by Harvey Schmidt
Lyrics by Tom Jones  Based on a play by N. Richard Nash

Directed by Erin Gardiner 

Musical Direction by Joe Walsh 

October 31st – November 3rd

Concert Hall 

 

MORE DOGS 

Co-Production with Solas Nua

Devised and Directed by Rex Andrew Daugherty

November 21st – 24th

TheaterSpace 

 

The Originals! Staged Reading Series

Co-Directed by April Brassard and Franklin Robinson Jr. 

December 6th

TheaterSpace

 

Spring 2025

Mason Cabaret

Directed by Erin and James Gardiner 

Musical Direction by Joe Walsh 

January 31st – February 2nd

Harris Theater 

February 7th

Gregory Family Theater  

 

1,001 Plays 

Co-Directed by Nicholas Horner and Kristin Johnsen-Neshati 

Date TBD 

 

The Tempest 

By William Shakespeare 

Directed by Rick Davis 

March 27th – 30th

April 4th -6th

Harris Theater

FRINGE

12 Angry Jurors

Adapted by Sherman L. Sergel. Based on the Emmy award-winning television movie by Reginald Rose.  

Directed by Aven Grote

May 1st – 4th

TheaterSpace

Mason's School of Theater and School of Music
Jessica Barraclough, Rebecca Kinard and Rachel Sharp, class of 2021.