Theatre Auditions
ANNOUNCING OPEN CALL AUDITION FOR CoPA THEATRE
FALL 2026 PLAYS:
Glen Garry Glen Ross by David Mamet
Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie
Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley
When: Monday, August 24, 5p-10p.
Where: Kleist Rehearsal Studio (Kleist, second floor)
Please complete and submit your Audition Form online using the link below. A link to sign up for an audition slot is provided on the audition form as well as in this notice.
DEADLINE: Friday August 21 at 11a.
If you miss this deadline, you will not be able to get a scheduled audition time. You can still come to the audition, but you will need to come in person on Aug 24 and get on the wait list to be seen as soon as you can be worked in. You will also need to manually fill out a paper Audition Form at that time.
AUDITION FORM LINK
Please note: If the audition slots fill up, we will open up more slots. So if there is not an available slot when you attempt to sign up, don’t panic, just check back later. We will continue to add slots as needed until the deadline. If the deadline is approaching and there are still no slots available, or if you need to change your time slot, you may email Amanda (aschaefe@bw.edu) and alert her to your need to sign up or make a change. You can sign up via the link in the Audition Form, or you can come back to this email and use this link:
AUDITION SLOT SIGN UP LINK
AUDITION LOCATION and CHECK IN: CHECK IN WILL BE LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF KLEIST, in the lobby on the east side of the building (not the big lobby off the Mainstage on the west side.) This lobby will also be the holding area for actors, with the Blue Room available for warming up and easy access to restrooms. On audition day, please CHECK IN at the check-in table in the lobby, and when it is your time to audition, house management staff will send you up the stairs from the lobby into the newly designated Kleist Rehearsal Studio on the second floor (formerly an art studio.) Please check in 30 minutes in advance of your time slot. Don't forget your headshot/resume.
HEADSHOT REQUIREMENT: You will need to upload your headshot/resume into the Audition Form as instructed on the form, and bring with you to the audition 1 hard copy of your headshot and resume for each of the directors of the shows you wish to be considered for. These can be black and white copies.
ELIGIBILITY: In order to be eligible to audition, students must have a minimum of a 2.0 cumulative GPA. The Audition Form will ask that you confirm you have checked your GPA and that you are eligible. Note that BFA Acting students are required to audition regardless of GPA, however the 2.0 minimum is still required in order to be eligible for casting. BFA freshmen are not eligible to audition in the Fall of their freshman year.
AUDITION REQUIREMENT:
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Each actor will be given a total of three (3) minutes for their audition. A timekeeper will be present.
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Please prepare two (2) contrasting monologues totaling less than 3 minutes.
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If you want to be considered for Witness for the Prosecution, please use a British dialect for some portion of your audition.
CALLBACK SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, Aug 25, 5p-11p: GLEN GARRY GLENROSS
Sketchbook Series, director David Alford
Wednesday, Aug 26, 5p-11p: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
Staged Reading Series, director René Copeland
Thursday, Aug 27, 5p-11p: DOUBT
Lab Series, director Danny Wall
CASTING: Cast lists will be posted by end of day on Friday, August 28.
If you know of someone who would like to audition but did not get this notice, please share this with them. This is an open call audition.
