Saturday and Sunday, May 30th and 31st on ZACH’s Kleberg Stage
In 2023, more than 150 actors auditioned for 45 auditors at Citywides.
About 200 actors were seen by 50 auditors in 2024.
Last year, 300 actors participated, and more than 60 auditors attended.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN THIS YEAR?!
CITYWIDES FOR ACTORS
• Must be a member of ATXtheatre.org to audition. Joining is FREE.
• NOT intended for actors living outside of the Austin-metro area. LOCAL HIRES ONLY.
• Producers/directors/casting directors seek qualified local actors with experience & training. This audition is not a good fit for those who aspire to act but have no training/experience. Beginning actors are encouraged to seek training before auditioning in future years. Working actors are welcome. Total pros who usually get pre-cast are welcome. Actors who are actively taking classes are welcome. Trained actors returning after years away from the stage are welcome...
• MUST BE 18+ years old to audition.
• Thanks to the Bennett Raccah Charitable Fund, this audition poses no cost barrier to entry.
• No need to bring physical headshots/resumes. You will upload them
HERE, in the ACTOR audition sign-up form.
Note: Later slots will be added after the early slots fill.
THE GUIDELINES
Each actor has 90 seconds to audition w/ freedom of material choice.
Please rehearse with a timer so the 90 seconds feel secure rather than stressful.
At 90, you’ll be cut off at the stage manager’s discretion.
Flexible ideas for how to structure the 90:
• TWO contrasting monologues* that both fit into 90 seconds; or
• ONE 90-second (or less) monologue*; or
• ONE song segment (16 bars) and ONE monologue* that both fit in 90 seconds; or
• ONE 90-second song, but only choose this if your acting chops shine in the song.
NO ACCOMPANIST. To sing, bring a backing track on your own device that's loud enough to balance with your voice in a large room. Music must be cued up before entry. No plug provided. Setting up your device should take no time. You may use the small table downstage right for devices if you wish. If a track is not an option, you may sing a capella or with a portable instrument.
The weekend prior to the audition, on Sunday, May 24, from 11 am to 12 pm, auditioners are invited to check out the Kleberg, practice backing track device procedures, and test volume levels.
*Monologues from published plays preferred. Avoid material choices w/ a deluge of profanity or offensive subject matter. Also, please avoid getting uncomfortably close to the auditors.
THE PLAN
1. Enter the room from downstage left when invited to do so.
2. Slate: state your name & material source(s).
3. Rock your 90 seconds. Timer begins with the first word (or first note).
4. Close with a thank you, exit downstage right — gathering gear as you go if you used a device.
CITYWIDES FOR DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, etc.
These auditions connect local theatre directors, producers, playwrights, screenwriters, and casting directors with local actors.
The form for director/producer signup is HERE.
Representatives from these theatre companies, etc. are attending the auditions (so far):
Brock/Allen Casting
Casts actors for featured and background work in The Chosen season 7. Other projects include Love and Death, Walker, and Landman.
Austin Playhouse (Sarah)
Casting 2026-7 season. Equity and non-Equity.
Austin Rainbow Theatre (Clinton)
Casting 2026-7 season; Regional Premiere Del Shores newest show in September plus a Spring musical
Austin Scottish Rite Theater (Deanna +1)
Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA), w/ adult actors; daytime performances; weekday & weekend shows.
Austin Shakespeare (Ann)
Casting 43rd season; Union and Non-Union
Bottle Alley Theatre Company (Chris)
Casting 11th season
Broad Theatre (Molly)
Seeking new collaborators, stipends from $500 - $1000 per production. Has company members but also hires outside that core group.
Color Arc Productions (Christine)
Producer of theatre and film
COTALAND at Circuit of the Americas
Full-time and part-time performing opportunities available for performers, dancers, & movers at $20/hour
Feral Freeway (Charles)
Casting site-specific production of "Watch on the Rhine" that will rehearse this fall & go up in Nov - Dec in living rooms across Austin. $500 for leads, $400 for supporting.
The Filigree Theatre (Elizabeth)
3 paying productions/season + ED is an indie filmmaker
Ground Floor Theatre (Lisa & Lacey)
Four productions annually, ranging from new works and comedy to drama and musicals — uplifting underrepresented voices.
Kathryn Newbrough Osborne
Jr. Theatre Rocks/Independent Director who is new to Austin wished to expand understanding of the talent pool for future projects.
Kung Fu Cowgirl LLC (Snow & Gene)
Original East-meets-West musical coming to Zilker Hillside Theater in Sept. Seeking actors, singers, dancers, martial artists, Chinese dancers, physical comedians... Experience w/ Mandarin, Chinese culture, martial arts, puppetry, instruments, rope/lasso are a plus.
Penfold Theatre Co.
(Molly, Patrick, Jonathan)
Casting Every Christmas Story Ever Told and Then Some, Your Classic Die Hard Radio Cast, Steel Magnolias, The 39 Steps, Mad Libs Live (TYA), and Always Patsy Kline
Summer Break Theatre (Maggie)
Casting supporting roles in MIDNIGHT, a fast-paced farce, and STICK FLY, a comedy about race/class tension
Texas Comedies (John)
We have a local performance, and roughly 15 out-of-town shows per year. For the out-of-town shows, we pay competitively per show, and cover lodging and transportation. We book throughout the year, so we’re always happy to meet new performers.
Ursa Major Theatre (Jessika & Wyatt)
New theatre company looking to meet a variety of actors for first season
The VORTEX (Bonnie, Melissa, Chris)
Casting 39th season
Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project
(Stephanie, Mike, Katie)
Casting for Shakespeare; multilingual productions/events
The Zahir (L.B. & Noah)
This company pays artists fairly. Casting two fall productions with large ensembles, including one written in verse. Seeking actors with unique physical talents (contortion, clowning, miming), and actors with a talent for naturalistic verse.
BONUS! Teaching Artist Workshop
On Saturday, May 30, from 2 to 4 pm, leaders from ZACH Theater Education, Paramount Theatre Education, Creative Action, Changing Lives Youth Ensemble, and other arts orgs that hire teaching artists will hold a workshop for actors who seek gig work related to theatre education. This workshop will be located on the ZACH campus in another building TBA (away from the audition in the Kleberg). Please indicate your interest in this workshop on the audition form where prompted.
Résumé Suggestions
PDFs are the preferred digital format for résumés; .jpg files for photos.
• Your résumé should include:
- your name
- up-to-date contact info (your email & phone number, agent if applicable)
- your height
- your theatre/acting experience (live stage productions, films, etc.)
- your relevant training (acting, voice/speech/singing, movement/dance...)
• Your résumé can include (helpful but not required):
- performing-related skills, vocal range, age range...
- a live link to a reel, website, or iMDB page if you have those
- a small headshot in the corner for reference (Auditors click from headshot to résumé, so it's helpful if they can see you on the résumé.)
• Your résumé should NOT include: your home address or any personal information unrelated to acting
Thanks for reading all of that! Now you’re ready to fill out the audition form.
You may notice we are using a different registration process this year. Thanks to David at TheaterForms for creating the time-saving platform!
THE AUDITION RUNNERS
We could not do this without this fab crew that makes sure this audition is comfortable for everyone!
Your Greeting Party/ATX Theatre Advisory Board Member + snacks!:
Inge Rider
Backstage/SnacksQueen/Board Member:
April Hudson
The On Deck Manager:
Babs George
Stage Manager/Producer Wrangler:
Lisa Goering
In-House Wrangler:
Stephanie Oldmixon
Floater/Helper/Backup:
Cecelia Gay, ATX Theatre Treasurer
DoorLady/Founding ED of ATX Theatre
Sharron Anderson
