2025-2026 Theater Season
Exciting '25/'26 UIS Theatre Season to be Announced at our Annual End of Year Celebration, Late Spring 2025
There will be backstage and on-stage opportunities for:
- UIS Students
- UIS Alumni
- UIS Faculty/Staff
- Community Members
Watch this space for more information!
Audition Schedule
OPEN Auditions and OPEN Crew Interviews: To be Announced Here
For both Audition Dates, the beginning times are
6:00pm for the Open Crew Interviews and 7:00pm for the Open Auditions.
Location
Visual and Performing Arts Building (VPA 170)/UIS Theatre Acting/Directing Studio, UIS Campus
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. There is nothing to prepare.
1 Minute Contemporary Monologues are appreciated, but not required. Headshots/Resumes are also appreciated, but are also not required.
Fall Production Performances will soon be set for Fall 2025.
All performances will begin at 7:30pm, except for the Sunday, matinee beginning at 2:00pm.
For an electronic copy of the audition application form or crew interview form, please contact either the Director of this production, Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson (mthom1@uis.edu) or Scenic Designer/Technical Director, Dathan Powell (dpowe5@uis.edu). Please Note: Audition application forms and Crew interview forms will also be available at the Crew Interviews and Auditions.
Scripts will be AVAILABLE at the Brookens Library front desk (on the UIS campus) for 24 hour reserve checkout, beginning in late August/early September, 2025.
Work Behind the Scenes
Those interested in working backstage (stage managers, props crew, sound research, costumes, dresser, running crew) only need to attend one night of the crew interviews. Be sure to fill out a crew application form prior to the crew interviews start time via the online form or in person at the crew interviews and indicate the area of interest backstage. The technical director will schedule time to meet with you to discuss your area of interest.
Actors
Please fill out an audition form via the online form prior to arriving at the audition start time OR first thing when you arrive to audition. Auditions will consist of “cold readings” from the script. Be prepared to make some bold choices, take some risks and have fun! Prepared monologues and headshots/resumes are appreciated, but are NOT required.
UIS Theatre invites all theatre artists to audition for roles or apply for backstage work for one of our upcoming productions. Currently enrolled UIS students are given primary consideration in casting roles and backstage assignments, as well as in determining each production. UIS Theatre strives to have our productions reflect the diversity of our world. As such, actors of all races, ethnicities, gender identifications and abilities are welcome and encouraged to audition for all of our productions.