Auditions - Theatre

"I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it."
- Denzel Washington

(The Gentle Villainy of Richard III, Troubler of the Poor World's Peace - Spring 2022)

AUDITION INFO - FALL 2022

• No audition is required to declare a Theatre Major or a Theatre Minor in the Department (see your advisor about declaring).
• Auditions are held annually in the Spring to award Scholarships for the upcoming academic year (scholarships have already been awarded for the 2022-2023 Academic Year).
• Auditions are held for individual productions throughout the season.
  1. Auditioners are required to be an active CSU Student
  2. All CSU students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 or higher for consideration
  3. Auditioners who are Theatre majors or minors are required to have Department Service Hours up to date to be eligible for casting
  4. All CSU students will be considered for roles, with preference given the CSU Theatre majors and minors

SWEENEY TODD AUDITIONS*
SAVE THE DATES: Initial Auditions – Tuesday, Sept. 6 and Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 (6:30pm-9:00pm both nights by appointment only)
Callbacks – by invitation only on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022
NOTE: We are NOT taking audition slot reservations at this time! Check back to this site in mid-August 2022 for updates!
Preparation - A 32-bar cut of a memorized Sondheim song. Please bring sheet music in the proper key that you will be singing in.
Optional (if you have them) – resume and headshot (but not required!!!)
Suggestions – See attached pic for an example of what your sheet music should look like (with bass and treble clefs, melody line, etc.); MusicNotes.com is also a great website to not only preview sheet music, but it will also alter the key to print in your range as you prefer it – there is a cost to purchase music off this website, but it is an invaluable tool to get your sheet music in your desired key.
Questions about music – contact Music Director Maria DiDonato for music assistance.
* The title role of Sweeney Todd is cast. All other roles will be open to CSU community members, with preference going to CSU Theatre Majors & Minors.

NOTE: We are NOT taking audition slot reservations at this time! Check back to this site in mid-August 2022 for updates!

NOVEMBER 3-13, 2022 – ALLEN THEATRE MAINSTAGE

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler
An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up... and the carnage has only just begun! Directed by Russ Borski & Holly Holsinger.