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].

Want to be notified about upcoming auditions? Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form and sign up for ‘Audition Information’ emails!

2026-27 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!

Please read each show’s specific audition requirements and dates.

Little Shop Of Horrors

Performance Dates: September 18-October 11, 2026

  • Audition Workshop: Tuesday, July 6, 2026
  • Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, July 13 & 14, 2026

About The Show
A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years.

More information coming soon!

Disney’s Frozen

Performance Dates: December 3-20, 2026

  • Audition Workshop: Monday, August 31, 2026
  • Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, September 7 & 8, 2026

About The Show

Full of magic, humor, and a stunning musical score, Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love.

More information coming soon!

Come From Away

Performance Dates: February 5-21, 2027

  • Audition Workshop: Monday, October 26, 2026
  • Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, November 2 & 3, 2026

About The Show

Come From Away is based on the true story of when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover, when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around the globe, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11, 2001.

More information coming soon!

Once On This Island

Performance Dates: April 9-25, 2027

  • Audition Workshop: Monday, January 11, 2027
  • Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, January 18 & 19, 2027

About The Show

Once on a golden and verdant Caribbean island, a little girl is rescued from a disastrous storm by four gods—Asaka, Mother of the Earth; Agwé, god of Water; Erzulie, goddess of Love; and Papa Ge, demon of Death. So starts the myth told in this breathtaking story of Black joy and sorrow, the aftermath of colonization and isolation, and the triumph of love against all forces.

More information coming soon!

Dear Evan Hansen

Performance Dates: June 11-27, 2027

  • Audition Workshop: Monday, March 15, 2027
  • Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, March 22 & 23, 2027

About The Show

A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted: a change to finally fit in. Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it.

More information coming soon!

Summer Play Series

Auditioning for a play? You can check out the script in advance!

The Curious Incident Of The Dog in the Night-Time

Adapted by Simon Stephens. Book by Mark Haddon.

Rehearsals and performances will take place off-site – venue will be announced soon!

Performance Dates: July 9-19, 2026
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 PM

  • Auditions: Monday, May 18, 2026, starting at 7:00 PM
  • Callbacks: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, starting at 7:00 PM
  • Rehearsals: Monday May 25-Wednesday July 8
  • Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings

About The Show
15-year-old Christopher stands beside his neighbor Mrs. Shears’ dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington the dog.
Content Awareness: Strong profanity, intense scenes of animal cruelty, depictions of child abuse, and themes of self-harm.
Directed by Marée Starling

Audition Materials
Audition sides are linked above. Actors interested in a character not included in the audition sides should pick whichever side they feel suits them best. British accent preferred. Actors auditioning for Christopher should prepare both Christopher sides. Auditioners are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the script.

Actors must be at least 18 years old to audition for Curious Incident.

Sign up to audition for The Curious Incident Of The Dog in the Night-Time

Dance Nation

By Clare Barron

Rehearsals and performances will take place off-site – venue will be announced soon!

Performance Dates: July 23-August 2, 2026
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 PM

  • Auditions: Wednesday, May 20, 2026, starting at 7:00 PM
  • Callbacks: Thursday, May 21, 2026, starting at 7:00 PM
  • Rehearsals: Sunday June 7 – Wednesday July 22
  • Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings

About The Show
Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they’ll claw their way to the top at Nationals in Tampa Bay. A play about ambition, growing up, and how to find our souls in the heat of it all.
Content Awareness: Please be advised that this production contains stylized gore and use of blood, coarse language, depictions of self-harm and masturbation, and descriptions of sex, sexual assault and harassment of the teenaged characters. Additionally, there are references to cultural appropriation and racism, disordered eating, suicide and mental illness, cancer and death.
Directed by Gabby Bailey

Audition Materials
Audition sides are linked above. Auditioners are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the script. Actors can choose any monologue to be considered for any character.

Actors must be at least 18 years old to audition for Dance Nation.

Sign up to audition for Dance Nation


Clyde’s

By Lynn Nottage

Rehearsals and performances will take place off-site – venue will be announced soon!

Performance Dates: August 6-16, 2026
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 PM

  • Auditions: Sunday, June 14, 2026, starting at 7:00 PM
  • Callbacks: Monday, June 15, 2026, starting at 7:00 PM
  • Rehearsals: Sunday June 21 – Wednesday August 5
  • Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings

About The Show
A truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption. Even as the shop’s callous owner tries to keep them down, the staff members learn to reclaim their lives, find purpose and become inspired to dream by their shared quest to create the perfect sandwich. A testament to the lived-in experiences of people of color, Clyde’s offers up a delicious sandwich stuffed with second chances and shared community.
Content Awareness: Cigarette use, strong language, and stage violence.
Directed by River Spade

Audition Materials
Audition sides are linked above. Auditioners are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the script.

Actors must be at least 18 years old to audition for Clyde’s.

Sign up to audition for Clyde’s

ACT Late Night

Auditions for our 2025-26 Late Night season have closed. Stay tuned for info on other upcoming auditions!

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? You can check out the script in advance!

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.

Asheville Community Talent Showcase (ACTS)

Performance Date: April 22, 2026, 7:30 PM

The Asheville Community Talent Showcase is a diverse showcase of the talent we have here in Asheville. Bring your best skills – plate-spinning, singing, acrobatics, dancing, juggling, baton twirling – the possibilities are endless & very exciting!

Proceeds from ACTS support the Tanglewood Teens & Tech Crew senior scholarship fund. Tanglewood Teens is an audition-based performance troupe that provides a unique platform for young performers to receive top-level training in acting, singing, dancing, and the performing arts. Tanglewood Tech Crew is an application-based tech crew that provides an opportunity for young artists to receive training in all areas of technical theatre. This inclusive program is designed to develop artistic abilities as well as foster teamwork, discipline, and confidence.

Auditions for the 2026 ACTS are closed. Audition sign-ups for the 2027 ACTS will open in Spring 2027.

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.

Audition sign-ups for our 2025-26 Student Matinees have closed. 2026-27 Student Matinee information will be posted Summer 2026.

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 Summer Musicals

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.

Auditions sign-ups and applications for the 2026-27 Tanglewood Teens, Tanglewood Youth and Tanglewood Tech programs will open Summer 2026.

Tanglewood Troupes

 

Script Check-Out Policy

Asheville Community Theatre makes play scripts available prior to auditions. In order to ensure that scripts are returned in good condition and in a timely manner, we ask everyone to follow the following policies:

  • Each person checking out a script must leave a $10 refundable deposit or a credit card number. We will keep the cash deposit or charge your card if the script is not returned by the due date or is damaged.
  • Scripts are typically available to check out for a 7-day period. One week before auditions, scripts are only available to be checked out for a 24-hour period.
  • We are not able to lend scripts or music for musicals.
  • Scripts are available for check out at the Box Office. Please call us at 828-254-1320 for hours or to check on the availability of your script.

 

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.