We are pleased to announce the repertory audition dates and requirements for our Spring 2026 Theatre Department productions, The Further We Go: Three One Act Plays by C.A. Holmes and Sweeney Todd! (For a repertory audition, you audition for multiple shows at the same time, with the same audition material.)
(The audition sign-ups will be sent out in November- we just want to give you as much time to prepare as possible!)
Spring 2026 Productions:
THE FURTHER WE GO: THREE ONE ACT PLAYS BY C. A. HOLMES
By C. A. Holmes
Senior BFA Playwrighting & Directing Thesis Projects
• And That’s the Work
Directed by Griffin Frank
• ‘Til Death Do Us Part
Directed by Alex McGuigan
• A Petal’s Reflection: The Story of Narcissus
Directed by Artemis Metherall
Performance dates: February 27-28 and March 1 & 6-8, 2026
Production Information:
https://sites.google.com/salemstate.edu/theatrespeechdept/home/productions/the-further-we-go
SWEENEY TODD
THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
A MUSICAL THRILLER
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by Hugh Wheeler.
Directed by Peter Sampieri
Performance dates: April 17-19 & 24-27, 2026
Production Information:
https://sites.google.com/salemstate.edu/theatrespeechdept/home/productions/sweeney-todd
If you are not interested in auditioning for the musical, SWEENEY TODD, we have specific audition slots for actors who only wish to be considered for the one act plays on Monday, December 1. All other audition time slots on Tuesday, December 2 are for both productions.
AUDITION DATES:
1. Monday, December 1, 2025
6:00pm-9:00pm
Sophia Gordon Rehearsal Room (SG208)
For THE FURTHER WE GO: THREE ONE ACT PLAYS BY C. A. HOLMES only
2. Tuesday, December 2, 2025
5:00pm-10:00pm
Sophia Gordon Rehearsal Room (SG208)
For both THE FURTHER WE GO: THREE ONE ACT PLAYS BY C. A. HOLMES and SWEENEY TODD
CALLBACKS:
Actors should be available for potential callbacks on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, between 5:00pm-10:00pm. More information about Callbacks will be posted that morning.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
1. All Actors: Perform one (1) one-minute contemporary monologue (memorized) from a published play. The monologue can be comedic or dramatic.
2. All Actors: Provide 3-4 copies of your theatre resume and 3-4 copies of a recent headshot/ photograph- one for each director.
3. All Actors: Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to your audition timeslot so you have time to fill out your audition form.
4. Only Actors who choose to audition for the musical, Sweeney Todd: In addition to the one required monologue, you are also required to perform 16-32 bars of music (no more than 1-minute in length) from a musical. (The song selection should not be from Sweeney Todd.) Please bring one copy of readable sheet music (not lead sheets, a condensed form of musical notation) for the musical director/accompanist. The sheet music should already be in your key- no transposition, please.
NOTES:
1. Auditions are open to all current Salem State University students and local community members.
2. All BFA Performance students are required to participate in repertory auditions for Theatre Department Callan/Mainstage productions.
3. Reading copies of the four scripts will be available through the Theatre Department Office- we will send a follow-up email when they are all available.
We will follow up in November with a link to the Audition Sign-Ups.
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