CWRU Theater – Auditions – Fall 2025
General Auditions for the Fall 2025 semester productions of the CWRU Department of Theater will be held August 27th from 6pm-9pm in the Kalberer Theatre of the Maltz Performing Arts Center
What to prepare:
- Theater Majors/Minors: Please prepare EITHER a realistic contemporary monologue OR something from a British comedy with the knowledge that you will still be considered for both shows. The speech should be 1-2 minutes in length, memorized.
- Non-Majors: If you do not have a memorized monologue, you will have the option of cold reading a speech provided at the audition instead.
- Headshots are not necessary. Please bring a resume if you have one.
- Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes before your scheduled audition time to fill out an Audition Sheet. You will need to provide any and all unchangeable conflicts you have with the rehearsal and performance schedules, so please make note of any religious holidays, family events, etc. BEFORE you arrive.
Director’s Notes on Casting:
The Harvest:
- These characters (with the exception of Michaela) present very conservatively. Actors must be willing to alter their appearance to fit that look if cast. This may include cutting or dyeing hair, removing piercings, covering tattoos, etc.
- Actors playing Josh and Tom must be comfortable with same-sex male intimacy. This will be in the form of spooning/cuddling. The characters do not kiss. As the majority of characters in the play are conservative, casting will follow more traditional definitions of gender.
The Importance of Being Earnest:
- All actors called back should be prepared to attempt an “upper-class” British dialect.
- The roles of Reverend Chasuble and Miss Prism may attempt a different regional dialect (such as Northern English, Scottish, Irish, etc.) if the actor chooses.
- Actors playing Jack, Gwendolyn, Algernon and Cecily must be willing to engage in intimacy in the form of kisses on the cheek and passionate embraces. Faculty member Eliza Ladd Schwarz will be Intimacy Coordinator on this production.
- Actors of all genders are welcome to audition for any role.
We encourage students of all racial, gender and sexual identifications to audition for our productions. If you are concerned that your identification would make you ineligible for a given production, please contact Artistic Director, David Vegh, at dmv36@case.edu for clarification.