Upcoming Auditions
All roles at ACT are open to anyone in the community! No experience is necessary to audition. Questions? Email MJ Gamelin at [email protected].
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2025-26 Mainstage Auditions
ACT Mainstage productions are held over two days. Sign up for an audition time by filling out the audition form linked under each show’s information. Walk-ups are always welcome! Walk-ups will be asked to wait until the next available time slot.
Audition Workshop
ACT’s Audition Workshops are designed to give you a head start on your next Mainstage audition. These workshops are an open and inclusive environment, aiming to empower and excite everyone who participates. We focus on boosting your confidence and helping you feel prepared and enthusiastic about auditioning. Workshop participation is not required to audition.
Audition Materials
ACT provides audition song options for each Mainstage season show. We choose a number of songs from the show. From this list, please select the song that best showcases your voice and talent. The tracks will be linked under each show’s information. Until we post the list of songs, feel free to listen to the whole show and get familiar with the music!
Character Insights
Not sure which role is right for you? ACT will provide a brief description, vocal range, and age range for each character to help you find the best fit for your voice and strengths. We encourage you to audition for any role you feel is right for you! Casting is open to all, and we welcome performers of all genders, ethnicities, ages, and body types. The character insights will be linked under each show’s information.
Please read each show’s specific audition requirements and dates.
Grease
Performance Dates: September 19-October 12, 2025
Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 PM
Ghost shows Thursdays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM
- Audition Workshop: Monday, June 16, 2025
- Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, June 23 & 24, 2025
- Callbacks: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
- Rehearsals: Sunday through Thursday evenings, July 7-September 18, 2025
Creative Team: Eli Cunningham & River Spade, co-directors. Aleisa Baker, music director. Elsea Brown, choreographer. Conny Andres, assistant choreographer. Anne Garren, stage manager.
About The Show
Break out your leather jackets and dust off your saddle shoes – it’s time to get back to Rydell High! Grease brings the Pink Ladies and T-Birds to life in this action packed, rock-n-roll musical. Featuring hit songs like “Summer Nights”, “Beauty School Drop-Out”, “Greased Lightning”, “Hopelessly Devoted to You”, and “We Go Together”, this beloved musical is a celebration of teen spirit. Grease is still the word!
Content Awareness: Contains mild language, peer pressure, smoking, teenage pregnancy, and mild sexual content.
Note: Actors must be at least 16 years old to audition for Grease. ACT will not cast minors and adults in onstage romantic pairings or relationships. Thank you for helping us create a safe and respectful environment for all performers.
Audition sign-ups for Grease have closed.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Performance Dates: December 5-21, 2025
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 PM
Ghost shows Sundays at 7:30 PM
- Audition Workshop: Monday, September 15, 2025
- Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, September 22 & 23, 2025
- Callbacks: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
- Rehearsals: Monday, October 5, 2025 through Thursday, December 4, 2025
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings
- Off November 26 & 27
About The Show
Based on the classic holiday special, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer follows Rudolph on a heartwarming Christmas adventure. Featuring beloved songs like “Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” this family-friendly musical celebrates the joy and warmth of the holiday season.
Actors must be at least 8 years old to audition for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Character Insights
Not sure which role is right for you? ACT provides a brief description, vocal range, and age range for each character to help you find the best fit for your voice and strengths. We encourage you to audition for any role you feel is right for you! Casting is open to all, and we welcome performers of all genders, ethnicities, ages (8+), and body types.
Audition Materials
We have chosen 6 songs from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. From these songs, please select the song that best showcases your voice and talent. In this folder you will find backing tracks and lyrics. At auditions, we will play these exact tracks for you to sing along with. You will also learn a dance combination.
Audition For Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
RENT
Performance Dates: February 6-22, 2026
Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 PM
Ghost shows Saturdays at 7:30 PM
- Audition Workshop: Monday, October 27, 2025
- Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, November 3 & 4, 2025
- Callbacks: Thursday, November 6, 2025
- Rehearsals: Sunday, November 16, 2025 through Thursday, February 4, 2026
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings (off November 27, December 23-27)
About The Show
Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, RENT quickly became a pop cultural phenomenon. RENT’s rock musical score, features a catalogue of beloved songs, like “Take Me or Leave Me”, “La Vie Boheme”, “I’ll Cover You”, “Out Tonight”, and “Seasons of Love” and reminds us to measure your life in love.
Content Awareness: Contains adult language (occasional profanity and some slurs) as well as adult content and themes dealing with death, disease (HIV/AIDS), suicide, self-harm, homelessness, addiction, and sexual situations.
Actors must be at least 18 years old to audition for RENT.
Audition sign-ups for RENT will open in September 2025.
Hello, Dolly!
Performance Dates: April 10-May 3, 2026
Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 PM
Ghost shows Saturdays at 7:30 PM
- Audition Workshop: Monday, January 12, 2026
- Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, January 19 & 20, 2026
- Callbacks: Thursday, January 22, 2026
- Rehearsals: Sunday, February 1, 2026 through Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings
About The Show
Hello, Dolly! follows matchmaker and professional meddler Dolly Levi on a grand adventure of love and romance. Featuring memorable songs such as “Before the Parade Passes By,” “Put On Your Sunday Clothes,” and the title number, “Hello, Dolly!”, this Broadway hit bursts with humor, romance, high-energy dancing, and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history.
Actors must be at least 8 years old to audition for Hello, Dolly!.
Audition sign-ups for Hello, Dolly! will open in December 2025.
In The Heights
Performance Dates: June 12-28, 2026
Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 PM
Ghost shows Saturdays at 7:30 PM
- Audition Workshop: Monday, March 23, 2026
- Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, March 30 & 31, 2026
- Callbacks: Thursday, April 2, 2026
- Rehearsals: Sunday, April 12, 2026 through Thursday, June 11, 2026
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings
About The Show
From Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights tells the story of a vibrant Latine community. Usnavi the bodega owner and his neighbors dream of a better life beyond the barrio of Washington Heights, New York City. With a dynamic score blending hip-hop, salsa, and merengue, In The Heights celebrates familia, community, and the power of dreams.
Content Awareness: Contains mild language and themes related to gentrification and the immigrant experience.
Actors must be at least 8 years old to audition for In The Heights.
Audition sign-ups for In The Heights will open in February 2026.
ACT Late Night
The Rocky Horror Show
Performance Dates: October 24-November 2, 2025
October 24-26 – Friday at 7:30 PM, Saturday at 7:30 PM and 10:30 PM, Sunday at 7:30 PM
October 30-November 2 – Thursday at 7:30 PM, Friday at 7:30 PM & 10:30 PM, Saturday at 7:30 PM, Sunday at 7:30 PM
- Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, August 4 & 5, 2025
- Callbacks: Thursday August 7, 2025
- Cast Meeting: Thursday August 14
- Rehearsals: Sunday September 7, 2025 through Thursday October 23, 2025
- Rehearsals are Sunday-Thursday evenings, typically 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- From the cast meeting until the start of rehearsals, actors will have three weeks to learn their materials. Actors will be expected to be as off-book as possible when rehearsals begin.
Actors must be at least 18 years old to audition for The Rocky Horror Show. The Rocky Horror Show heavily features revealing costumes and themes of sex, gender and sexual liberation.
This is the full stage production, not the shadow cast experience. This show will take place on the ACT mainstage and feature audience participation and callouts.
Audition Materials
We have chosen five songs from The Rocky Horror Show. From these five, please select the song that best showcases your voice and talent. At auditions, we will play these exact tracks for you to sing along with. There will also be a short group dance audition.
We encourage you to audition for any role you feel is right for you! Casting is open to all, and we welcome performers of all genders, ethnicities, ages (18+), body types and experience levels.
Audition sign-ups for The Rocky Horror Show have closed.
Cabaret
Performance Dates: May 8-17 , 2026 – Times TBD
- Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, February 16 & 17, 2026
- Callbacks: Thursday February 19, 2026
- Cast Meeting: Thursday February 26, 2026
- Rehearsals: Monday March 30, 2026 through Thursday May 7, 2026
- From the cast meeting until the start of rehearsals, actors will have three weeks to learn their materials. Actors will be expected to be as off-book as possible when rehearsals begin.
This show will take place offsite — is your bar or venue interested in hosting? Email [email protected]
Actors must be at least 21 years old to audition for Cabaret.
Audition sign-ups for Cabaret will open in January 2026.
The Autumn Players – Readers Theatre Showcase
For Readers Theatre Showcase auditions, there’s no need to make an appointment – we will get you signed in when you arrive! Expect to read from the script. Auditions, rehearsals and performances all typically take place during the afternoon.
Auditioning for a play? Check out the script in advance!
Proof by David Auburn
Directed by: Alex Koceja
Performance Dates: September 5-7, 2025
All shows at 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
- Auditions: Tuesday, August 12, 2025 – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
- Rehearsals: August 19, 21, 26, 28, September 2, 4 – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
About The Show
This winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony award for Best Play takes a compassionate look at the value of trust in human relationships as a mathematician’s daughter struggles with grief, romance and her sister’s unwanted attention.
Morning’s At Seven by Paul Osborn
Directed by: Peter Thomasson
Performance Dates: October 3-5, 2025
All shows at 2:30 PM; Friday and Saturday in 35below at ACT, Sunday at OLLI / the Reuter Center at UNC Asheville
- Auditions: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
- Rehearsals: September 16, 18, 23, 25, 30, October 2 – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
About The Show
Set in two 1920’s back yards, this charming portrait of small town America peels back the layers of a family dynamic to reveal the secrets, the loves and the discontent that all lie just beneath the seemingly harmonious surface.
Fallen Angels by Noel Coward
Directed by: Ellen Pappas
Performance Dates: November 7-9, 2025
All shows at 2:30 PM; Friday and Saturday in 35below at ACT, Sunday at OLLI / the Reuter Center at UNC Asheville
- Auditions: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
- Rehearsals: October 21, 23, 28, 30, November 4, 6 – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
About The Show
In this raucously intoxicating 1920’s comedy of bad manners, best friends Jane and Julia find themselves in a hilarious tizzy and a tussle when a former lover Maurice arrives on the scene.
Characters:
- Julia Sterroll – a well-mannered woman with a secret past to hide. She is unconventional, creative and erratic. Tries to project an image of practiced cynicism, and disappointment in her marriage. Tries to remain pragmatic and in control of her feelings. She can be abrasive and insensitive at times.
- Jane Banbury – Intuitive, flighty, her first instinct is to run away from the situation. She tends to be more emotional than Jane, and more easily angered. But there is more to her than meets the eye.
- Saunders – She has been everywhere and done everything. She is genuinely skilled, smart and quick to help out her employers. She might be the smartest person in the room.
- Maurice – An unrepressed Frenchman who is the ex-lover of Julia and Jane. Maurice is suave, and a bit of a self-indulgent ladies’ man. He’s bright while acting a bit dim – accurately assesses the situation and helps resolve the conflict.
- Fred – Julia’s husband. Traditional, stuffy, has lapses of memory, that sometimes Julia takes advantage of. Loves wordplay, and thinking he dominates the relationships in his life. Including his friendship with Willy.
- Willy – Jane’s husband. Tends to see his wife more like a child than his partner. Tries to be a nice guy, but is confined by his role in society.
The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold
Directed by: Margaret Crowell
Performance Dates: January 30-February 1, 2026
All shows at 2:30 PM; Friday and Saturday in 35below at ACT, Sunday at OLLI / the Reuter Center at UNC Asheville
- Auditions: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
- Rehearsals: January 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29 – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
About The Show
Tension is palpable in this fascinating psychological chamber piece as Miss Madrigal, an enigmatic hired companion, matches wits with a formidable British dowager and her equally eccentric granddaughter.
Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw
Directed by: Marianne Lyon
Performance Dates: March 13-15, 2026
All shows at 2:30 PM; Friday and Saturday in 35below at ACT, Sunday at OLLI / the Reuter Center at UNC Asheville
- Auditions: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
- Rehearsals: February 24, 26, March 3, 5, 10, 12 – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
About The Show
Shaw’s comedy skewers both the powerful and the pious in his witty version of the fable of the injured Lion and the kindness shown to him by the gentle tailor Androcles.
California Suite by Neil Simon
Directed by: Elliot Weiner
Performance Dates: June 5-7, 2026
All shows at 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
- Auditions: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
- Rehearsals: May 19, 21, 26, 28, June 2, 4 – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM in 35below at ACT
About The Show
Simon dishes up a wickedly delectable four course slice-of-life when all sorts of people from all over the country spend a few days in a Los Angeles hotel suite.
Summer Play Series
More Info Coming Soon!
Student Matinees
Seeking an energetic and diverse cast of adults for Asheville Community Theatre’s 2025-2026 Student Matinee Season – performances for school groups and younger audiences. These are paid performance opportunities.
Wonder Wood: School for Sprouts
It’s graduation day at The Growing Place school for gnomes! Learn about the life cycle of a plant, how bugs impact our world, and what we can do to be the best gnomes we can be!
Rehearsals: Monday & Tuesday, September 22 & 23, 2025 from 10 AM – 1 PM
Tech: September 29, 2025, 10 AM – 1 PM
Performances: September 30 & October 7, 2025 at 10 AM & 12 PM (9 AM Call)
Let It Snow!
Kids across the city are hoping for a snow day! It’s a winter wistful day as we learn how different people celebrate the cold season and ask the question – will there be school tomorrow??
Rehearsals: Monday & Tuesday, December 1 & 2, 2025 from 10 AM – 1 PM
Tech: December 8, 2025, 10 AM – 1 PM
Performances: December 9 & December 16, 2025 at 10 AM & 12 PM (9 AM Call)
Heroes in the Shadows
You know Martin, Malcolm, Ruby, and Rosa, now it’s time to shine a light on lesser known leaders of the Civil Rights movement.
Rehearsals: Monday & Tuesday, February 2 & 3, 2026 from 10 AM – 1 PM
Tech: February 9, 2026 10 AM – 1 PM
Performances: February 10 & February 17, 2026 at 10 AM & 12 PM (9 AM Call)
Because of Her: Women Who Changed the World
Travel through time and learn about women who made history.
Rehearsals: Monday & Tuesday, February 23 & 24, 2026 from 10 AM – 1 PM
Tech: March 2, 2026 10 AM – 1 PM
Performances: March 3, 2026 at 10 AM & 12 PM (9 AM Call)
Captain Cumulus & The Cloud Crew
The weather’s going haywire and it’s up to Captain Cumulus and the Cloud Crew to find out what’s wrong! Learn about weather, climate, and everything in between in this high flying adventure!
Rehearsals: Monday & Tuesday, April 6 & 7, 2026 from 10 AM – 1 PM
Tech: April 13, 2026 10 AM – 1 PM
Performances: April 14 & April 21, 2026 at 10 AM & 12 PM (9 AM Call)
Audition sign-ups for Student Matinees have closed.
Youth Auditions
Youth Productions
This an immersive performance workshop that is specially tailored for young artists who aspire to learn and grow in the performing arts. At the First Cast Meeting, students will be taught a dance combination and song to take home and practice for auditions and parents will receive comprehensive information about the entire Youth Production process.
These auditions are not open to the general public. Students must be signed up in advance.
Learn More about ACT Youth Productions
Tanglewood Summer Musicals
Best described as Summer Stock for Youth, Summer Musicals are fast-paced, energetic rehearsal days that culminate in six public performances on the last two days of camp! With songs, dances, and hilarious material great for performers of all ages, the Summer Musical is sure to be an unforgettable experience!
These auditions are not open to the general public. Students must be signed up in advance.
Tanglewood Troupes
ACT is excited to offer three year-long programs for middle and high school students to receive top-level training in the performing arts.
- Performance Troupes
- Tanglewood Teens – High School
- Tanglewood Youth – Middle School
- Technical Troupe
- Tanglewood Tech – High School
Auditions sign-ups and applications for the 2026-27 Tanglewood Teens, Tanglewood Youth and Tanglewood Tech programs will open Summer 2026.
Asheville Community Theatre will not cast a minor and an adult to portray an on-stage relationship.
Asheville Community Theatre policy prohibits participation by anyone on any sex offender or sexual abuse registry in any activity sponsored by Asheville Community Theatre.