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Department of Theatre & Dance
Auditions

This page contains all the information you need to successfully complete your audition submission for AUTD Spring 2025 productions of Orlando and Violet.

Auditions must be submitted digitally no later than 5pm CDT on Wednesday, November 20th and callbacks will be held in person on Monday, December 2nd from 6:30-10 pm (for Orlando) and Tuesday, December 3rd from 6:30-10 pm (for Violet). All current BFA Performance and Musical Theatre majors are required to audition for both productions. 

Audition Requirements for Orlando: Please submit a 90-second monologue from a contemporary play of your choice.  It can be the same one you submit for your Violet audition or a different choice. In addition to the monologue, please perform one of three excerpts from Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.  Memorization is not required but be sure to get your face out of the script and toward the camera as much as possible.   

Audition Requirements for Violet: Please submit a 90-second monologue from a contemporary play of your choice.  It can be the same one you submit for your Orlando audition or a different choice.  We would also like for you to choose a 32-bar cut (two minutes maximum) from a musical in the style of the show. This can include any contemporary musical theatre with a folk/country/gospel flair. Think spirited and earthy, acoustic guitar and fiddle. Possible shows to pull from might be Waitress, 9 to 5, Dogfight, The Color Purple, Bridges of Madison County, Spitfire Grill, Bonnie and Clyde, Big River, and Bright Star.

Helpful virtual audition tips, excerpts from Mrs. Dalloway, and disclosure forms for Orlando and Violet can be found here:  Orlando and Violet Audition ResourcesPlease read through all resources before continuing to the audition application form. 

We would also like to encourage you to read the scripts for the productions before auditioning:  Script for Orlando and Script for Violet

To complete your audition, please visit the following link to complete an audition form: AUTD Spring 2025 Audition Form.  Once you have submitted the audition form, instructions about how to submit your video files will be provided, which will include a link to upload your video.

You must complete these tasks - completing the form and uploading your videos - before 5pm CDT on Wednesday, November 20th to be considered as auditioning.

Please have your videos ready to upload once you submit your audition form – you will not be able to go back to the link at a later date/time to submit your videos.

Please let us know if you are unable to make the callback night(s) due to scheduling. Once all submitted audition videos and forms are reviewed, a callback list will go out to everyone who auditioned no later than 5 pm CDT on Friday, November 22nd and will include the information needed to complete callbacks.

To ensure that no audition is overlooked during this process, we will be sending out confirmations once we have received all portions of your audition. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 2 business days of completing your audition requirements, please reach out to the theatre@auburn.edu so that this can be addressed.

As a recap, to complete your audition, you must complete BOTH of the following items before 5 pm CDT on Wednesday, November 20th:

  1. Complete an audition form (AUTD Spring 2025 Audition Form)
  2. Upload your videos

If you do not receive a confirmation email within 2 business days of submitting both portions of your audition, please email theatre@auburn.edu to confirm your materials have been received.

Virtual Audition Tips and Tricks