Auditions

Production Productions is seeking an ensemble of performers to commit to both a staged reading and a full production of Maggie Smith's world premiere play, "Love, the Sinners," directed by Eliza Tryon.

PRODUCTION TIMELINE:
This project will involve both a staged reading of the play where feedback will be given.... Read More

Inkwell Arts and Learning in collaboration with The Morton Arboretum is seeking actors 18+ for a walking play of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, directed by Emily Ann Brooks.

STAFF
Director: Emily Ann Brooks
Assistant Director: Grace Burmahl
Executive Director: Lara Filip
Artistic Director: Alyssa Frewen
Producer and Script Curator: Emily Sherman
Casting Associate: Skylar McClure
Intimacy Advisor/Ensemble Workshop.... Read More

Performance Date: April 29 @8pm at Cafe Mustache 12 Solo or Duet Performances (21+ Venue requirement)| 1 Night | 1 Cause

In this moment of political tension and uncertainty, we believe artists hold a powerful responsibility - and a powerful gift.

Our voices.

We are seeking 12 performers for a one-night cabaret responding to.... Read More

We are excited to invite any and all to audition for Circuit Theatre Company's production of King John by William Shakespeare, directed by Circuit Associate Artistic Director Korey Pimental

Circuit has staged three readings this past year (Or, by Liz Duffy Adams, The Courage to Right Women's Wrongs by Ana de Caro, and 6th,.... Read More

Theatre 121 and The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College will be holding open auditions for the upcoming production of Calendar Girls, based on the Miramax motion picture by Juliette Towhidi and Tim Firth.

Director Jay Geller is seeking to cast adults for this moving and hilarious play inspired by.... Read More

Yellow Rose Theater is seeking production team members for an original immersive sketch production performing at Bramble Theater (The Berry), opening June 10, 2026.

Yellow Rose Theater creates original sketch-driven work designed to immerse the audience inside a living story. This upcoming production is a work-in-progress piece that guides audiences through.... Read More

Royal Princess Parties is casting actors to portray characters and host events for children. Currently looking for actors of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and genders. Characters vary from iconic princesses, current super heroes, and characters inspired from popular shows and movies.

Characters host events, play games, perform, and conduct photo ops..... Read More

The Artistic Home is seeking an understudy for the role of Sarah Worth in our upcoming production of The Sugar Wife by Elizabeth Kuti.

Sarah Worth: seeking female-identifying African American actor between the ages of 25 and 35. Sarah is a former enslaved women who is now a successful Abolitionist.... Read More

Surging Films & Theatrics is holding auditions for their 2026 Non-Equity Summer Season of The Elephant Man and Newsies.

All roles are paid stipends. $300 for The Elephant Man. $500 for Newsies.

Local Chicagoland hires only (no housing or travel provided). We encourage performers of all ethnicities, identities, ages, and abilities to attend.

All.... Read More

Killer Joe; A Staged Reading

By Tracy Letts
Directed by Michael Berkson and John Frisco

Killer Joe is an early play by award-winning playwright Tracy Letts. It tells the story of a young drug dealer named Chris who finds himself in desperate need of some cash. He and his.... Read More

Clyde's, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage presents to audiences a touching comedy of a truck stop sandwich shop, where audiences discover how food can be an impetus to change the human condition and experience.

Clyde's peeks behind the kitchen door and shows us the humanity of the people who prepare.... Read More

Theatre EVOLVE is searching for actors for our upcoming world premiere of Native Gardens by Karen Zacharias, directed by Moises Diaz. This comedic play features a 4 person cast. Script available upon request.

AUDITION INFORMATION:
Auditions will consist of one (1) 90 second comedic monologue either in-person or virtually.

Virtual auditions.... Read More

Damn Yankees - Theo Ubique Theatre

Damn Yankees Creative Team:
Book - Geroge Abbott & Douglass Wallup
Music & Lyrics - Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
Director - Daryl D. Brooks
Choreographer - Christopher Chase Carter
Musical Director - Ryan Brewster

Initial Audition - Video Submission - Due Friday March 6, 2026 (see instructions below)

Callback Dates/Times:
Callbacks will.... Read More

The Go-Between - North American Premiere
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
March 3 and 4

The Story
Leo Colston - a man haunted by the events of his past - vividly recalls his unwitting role acting as a go-between for the beautiful upper-class Marian and the tenant-farmer Ted. Their illicit love affair drags young Leo.... Read More

Black Cat Theatre seeks actors for their upcoming staged reading+ production of untitled hamlet play by Rory O'Neill, performing April 14-15th, 2026 at The Edge Off Broadway.

SYNOPSIS:
As Casey tries to write their thesis play about Hamlet, they find themselves unable to find the right language to express themself -- it's.... Read More

Lyric Opera of Chicago is holding Chorus auditions in all voice categories for singers who are prepared for professional careers. Positions in the Regular Chorus, Core Supplementary Chorus, and Supplementary Chorus are available. Lyric Opera of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive casting and encourages all highly.... Read More

The Mixtape New Works Festival Vol. 2 is a developmental project featuring 4 new musicals, or plays with music, that will be work-shopped and performed as stage readings in May 2026. The festival is to support the development of new musically inspired storytelling from Chicago artists.

We are currently accepting.... Read More

Village Theatre Guild announces auditions for "At the Wedding" by Bryna Turner.

In this raucous and bittersweet comedy, a woman named Carlo guides the audience through her ex-girlfriend's wedding to a man, and talks to several friends and family about love, life, and how to cope with both.

There are seven roles.... Read More

Joliet Drama Guild in partnership with the City of Joliet excitedly announce auditions for our inaugural Shakespeare in the Parks tour of Love's Labours Lost! Join Co-Directors Aaron Flynn and Jake Thomas as we present Shakespeare's classic romantic comedy in multiple parks across the city of Joliet.

Love's Labours Lost follows.... Read More

It is Rocco and Allen's job to watch the moon, and it is really quite boring. Night after night, they time the sequences exactly - the cow jumps, the comet soars, but NEVER the alien spaceship. This is until the dastardly space criminal Johnny Rumble steals the moon, taking.... Read More

Open Space Arts seeks a Projections Designer for the production of A THIRD WAY, part of our 2026 theatre season.

This role is ideal for a visual storyteller interested in enhancing atmosphere and narrative through projection design within an intimate storefront theatre. Designers will collaborate closely with the director and design.... Read More

They Are All Our Sons is the story of Greek Myths' Medusa told through the lens of a modern day strip club. When two young women, dancers Medusa and Athena, meet in the club, Athena quickly becomes Medusa's mentor. The club starts to curate a sister-like bond between the two.... Read More

Palos Village Players is seeking actors for Voices of the Village: New Beginnings, a 10-minute play festival featuring new works by a variety of playwrights.

Audition Dates:
March 2-3, 7:00-10:00 PM

Location:
All Saints Lutheran Church
13350 S LaGrange Road
Orland Park, IL 60462

Seeking:
Actors of all ages, genders, and experience levels. All are encouraged to audition.

Audition.... Read More

Towle Theater seeks strong actor/actresses 21 years old and up for its upcoming production of Doublewide Texas directed by Dion Stover. The following roles are needed:

Georgia Dean (F, 30-50's) - An aging Ellie May Clampett type ball of fire who takes in every stray animal she comes across.

Joveeta.... Read More

Theatre Momentum is holding auditions for our upcoming production, A GHOST STORY, a dramatic improv production. We are seeking to cast 10-12 total players. Come join the ONLY theatre in Chicago dedicated to dramatic improvisation.

We're all haunted by the past in some way. Perhaps we're all haunted by the future.... Read More

Theatre Momentum is holding auditions for our upcoming production, A LOVE STORY, a dramatic improv production. We are seeking to cast 10-12 total players. Come join the ONLY theatre in Chicago dedicated to dramatic improvisation.

"I love you" means so many different things. How different is the first time we say.... Read More

The Rising Stars Theatre Company announces open auditions for FOLLIES!

Follies is a true showcase for powerful dramatic actors with plenty of opportunities for seasoned, older performers as well as young. Spectacular and grand in scale. With music and lyrics by Stephen Soundheim

Seeking a large cast ages 18 and up. Dancers.... Read More

Auditions for April-May 2026 production of I Hate Hamlet
by Paul Rudnick
directed by Zach Kunde

Audition information
Auditions in person:
Monday, March 2, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Callbacks by invitation only:
Thursday, March 5, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Saint Sebastian Players at St. Bonaventure,
1625 W. Diversey, Chicago
(enter through stage door in parking lot).

Synopsis
I Hate Hamlet is.... Read More