Auditions will take place on Friday, March 21st, from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, in Room 204, Dept. of Theater, Bromery Center for the Arts, UMass Amherst. Callbacks will take place Saturday, March 22nd, from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM at the same location. If you would like to audition but aren’t available at any of these times, or if you have any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Please prepare a 2 minute contemporary monologue for the auditions.

To sign up for auditions and learn more, please click here.

The Amateurs by Jordan Harrison
directed by Gina Kaufmann, assisted by Ezekiel Baskin
June 13 – June 22 at Hampshire College Theater (Emily Dickinson Hall)
1st rehearsal: May 19

A comedy about a medieval theater troupe fleeing the Black Plague

Characters:
LARKING: the leader, he plays God, any race
BROM: considered the best actor, he plays Noah, any race
HOLLIS: searching for a new acting method, she plays Noah’s wife, any race
RONA: she plays Eve, any race
GREGORY: a set designer, he also plays Sloth, any race
PHYSIC: a (secretly) Jewish doctor, he also sings, any race

The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
directed by Cordelia Winter Dwyer
July 18 – July 27 at Hampshire College Theater (Emily Dickinson Hall)
1st rehearsal: June 23

In this electric comedy, the past shatters the present when a group of friends who call themselves MERGE (The Multi-Ethnic Reject Group) get together for their 20th high school reunion

Characters:
EMILIO: 38 year-old man, an artist, Latino and/or BIPOC
URSULA: 38-year-old woman, any race
CAITLIN: 38-year-old woman, any race
FRANCISCO: 39-year-old man, served in the military, BIPOC
KRISTINA– a 38-year-old woman, a doctor, BIPOC