Twin City Theatre Company announces auditions for If All The Sky Were Paper by Andrew Carroll. Directed by: Marshawn Bingham
After bestselling author Andrew Carroll found a riveting, heartfelt letter written by a distant cousin deployed as a pilot in World War II, he embarked on a trip to all fifty states and to more than thirty countries across the globe, including two active war zones, in search of more wartime correspondences. The letters and emails he found—by combat troops, medics, nurses, and chaplains, as well as family members on the home front and civilians caught in the crossfire of battle—came to represent to Carroll the “world’s great undiscovered literature.” They weren’t just about warfare, he realized, they were about the human condition itself—love and longing, courage and resilience, grief and hope, compassion and mercy, and, ultimately, reconciliation. Carroll’s journey, which is at times harrowing but also humorous, creates the narrative arc of the show. Already performed in high schools and colleges, community theatres, and major venues, including the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., across the country, If All the Sky Were Paper is a play that is both timely and timeless.
Auditions: September 6th, 2025 10:30a-4:00p, Champaign Public Library Robeson Pavilion Room C
Callbacks (if needed): September 7th, 2025 12:00p-2:00p, Champaign Public Library Robeson Pavilion Room C
Please complete BOTH the audition form AND sign-up for an audition time:
Audition Form:
https://forms.gle/U2r8ouJGcRYAp2QT6
Audition Slot:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054CACAF2DA57-57550890-twin#/
The If All The Sky Were Paper cast consists of 9 characters (4 female, 5 male actors), any age or ethnicity. All roles are available, plus 2 female and 3 male understudies.
Audition Sides:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_DOFXhsEE5_2nMFMKvsVzDz8K77FjLEb?usp=sharing
Ensemble: You will be asked to perform 2 contrasting ensemble sides from the drive at the audition. (Suggested choices 1&3 or 2&4 any combination is welcome though)
Narrator: You will be asked to perform 2 contrasting narrator's sides from the drive at the audition. (Suggested choices 1&2 or 3&4 any combination is welcome though)
Both: You will be asked to perform 2 of the ensemble sides and 1 of the narrator sides.
Please review the sides and all character descriptions below before auditioning. You may be asked to read multiple sides. Twin City Theatre Company strives to make our productions open to all levels of actors regardless of experience. We aim to make the audition a fun and relaxed experience.
Character Descriptions:
Narrator – The Narrator should be extremely likeable and exude a sense of warmth. Since he is essentially the anchor of the show, he should have a charismatic, appealing, “leading man” quality to him. This character is based on a real individual whose travels around the world and the letters he found inspired this play.
Ensemble – This will consist of 8 actors. All will have to be able to portray multiple characters. 4 male and 4 female actors,
Understudies:
5 understudies, one for the narrator and four for the ensemble: 2 females and 2 males. - These roles are critical in the case that we have actors unexpectedly unable to perform a show due to illness or another cause. These will be script-in-hand understudy roles which means you do not need to fully memorize the show. You will be required to attend 4 rehearsals, but are encouraged to attend as many as possible, in order to be as familiar as possible with the character, blocking, etc. These 4 rehearsals include: First rehearsal on Sept. 13th, two run throughs in mid-late October TBD, and one tech on Nov. 3 to make sure you understand the staging for the character you are understudying. Understudies also must be in town and available during the scheduled performances. You are welcome to attend any rehearsals and activities for the show.
Rehearsals:
Actors will work with the Director and Assistant Director regarding scheduling for rehearsals. All actors are welcome and encouraged to attend all rehearsals. Actors MUST be able to be on time for rehearsals.
Rehearsals will begin September 22nd and generally run Monday - Thursday from 6:00p - 9:00 at The First United Methodist Church in Urbana. The full cast will be called most nights.
Tech and Performances:
Starting November 2nd rehearsals will switch to the Independent Media Center in Urbana.
Load-in: November 2nd, time TBD
Tech: November 3rd - November 6th, times TBD
Performances: November 7th - 9th and 14th - 16th. Friday and Saturday performances start at 7:30p, Sunday performances start at 2:00p
Conflicts:
Please list conflicts from September 22nd-November 16th: Monday-Thursday (after 5pm) Saturday and Sunday all day.
If you want to set up an alternative time to audition or have any questions please contact the director at
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