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.

Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical

Performance Dates: December 3-20, 2026

  • Audition Workshop: Monday, August 31, 2026
  • Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, September 7 & 8, 2026
  • Callbacks: Thursday, September 10, 2026 (by invitation only)
  • Rehearsals: September 21-December 2, 2026
    • Sunday through Thursday evenings, typically 7-10pm

About The Show: In the beautiful mountainous kingdom of Arendelle, Princesses Anna and Elsa grow up sheltered inside their castle, isolated from the world and increasingly distant from each other. When Elsa is crowned queen, the magical powers she’s desperately tried to conceal from her sister take control, and she flees into the mountains. As a ferocious winter descends on Arendelle, Anna sets off on an epic journey to find Elsa and bring her home – with the help of hardworking ice harvester Kristoff, his loyal reindeer Sven, and a happy-go-lucky snowman named Olaf.

We have chosen a few songs from Frozen. From these, please select one song that best showcases your voice and talent. At auditions, we will play the exact tracks from this folder for you to sing along with.

Character Descriptions
Not sure which role is right for you? Here is 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.

All actors must be at least 8 years old to audition.

Sign Up to Audition for Frozen

Come From Away

Performance Dates: February 5-21, 2027

  • Audition Workshop: Monday, October 26, 2026
  • Auditions: Monday & Tuesday, November 2 & 3, 2026
  • Callbacks: Thursday, November 5, 2026 (by invitation only)
  • Rehearsals: November 15, 2026-February 4, 2027
    • Sunday through Thursday evenings, typically 7-10pm

About The Show

Come From Away is based on the true story of the time 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. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music, an open bar and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.

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
  • Callbacks: Thursday, January 21 (by invitation only)
  • Rehearsals: February 1-April 8, 2027
    • Sunday through Thursday evenings, typically 7-10pm

About The Show

Ti Moune, a peasant girl, rescues a wealthy boy from the other side of the island, Daniel, with whom she falls in love. Unbeknownst to Ti Moune, the pompous gods who preside over the island make a bet with one another over which is stronger, love or death, the stakes being Ti Moune’s life. When she pursues Daniel, who has returned to his people, Ti Moune is shunned because of her lowly status. Her determination and capacity to love, though, is not enough to win Daniel’s heart, and Ti Moune pays the ultimate price; but the gods turn Ti Moune into a tree that grows so strong and so tall, it breaks the wall that separates the societies and ultimately unites them.

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
  • Callbacks: Thursday, March 25, 2027 (by invitation only)
  • Rehearsals: April 4-June 10, 2027
    • Sunday through Thursday evenings, typically 7-10pm

About The Show

Seventeen-year-old Evan Hansen has felt invisible his entire life. But when a tragedy shocks his community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to be somebody else. As his web of well-intentioned lies begins to unravel, though, Evan is forced to confront the fact that the price of belonging may be far steeper than he bargained for.

More information coming soon!

ACT Late Night

Stay tuned for info on upcoming auditions!

Ride The Cyclone

Reefer Madness: The Musical

Hair

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!

Last of the Red Hot Lovers by Neil Simon

Auditions: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 – 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM drop-in
Rehearsals: September 29, October 1, 6, 8, 13, 15
Performances: October 16-18, 2026 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 PM
Friday & Saturday performances in 35below at ACT; Sunday performance at the Reuter Center at UNCA.

Barney Cashman, married and middle-aged, wants to join the sexual revolution before it’s too late!

Directed by Ellen Pappas

Character Descriptions:

  • Barney Cashman, a middle-aged man wants to join the sexual revolution before it is too late. A gentle soul with no experience in adultery, he fails in each of three seductions:
  • Elaine Navazio, a sexpot who likes cigarettes, whiskey, and other women’s husbands;
  • Bobbi Michele, an actress friend whom he discovers is madder than a hatter; and
  • Jeannette Fisher, his wife’s best friend, a staunch moralist.

Doubt by John Patrick Shanley

Auditions: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 – 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM drop-in
Rehearsals: October 27, 29, November 3, 5, 10, 12
Performances: November 13-15, 2026 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 PM
Friday & Saturday performances in 35below at ACT; Sunday performance at the Reuter Center at UNCA.

Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, suspects Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the school’s male students in this powerful drama, winner of the 2005 Pulitzer and Tony Award.

Directed by Hazel Robinson

The Stranger by Agatha Christie

Auditions: Tuesday, January 5, 2027 – 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM drop-in
Rehearsals: January 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28
Performances: January 29-31, 2027 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 PM
Friday & Saturday performances in 35below at ACT; Sunday performance at the Reuter Center at UNCA.

Enid, on the verge of marrying her long-time fiancé, meets an enigmatic stranger and decides to follow her heart, but has she taken the path to true love or disaster?

Directed by Marc Cameron

The Columnist by David Auburn

Auditions: Tuesday, February 16, 2027 – 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM drop-in
Rehearsals: February 23, 25, March 2, 4, 9, 11
Performances: March 12-14, 2027 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 PM
Friday & Saturday performances in 35below at ACT; Sunday performance at the Reuter Center at UNCA.

The political and personal life of Joe Alsop, as the nation’s most influential journalist at the height of the Cold War, is explored in this intense drama about the press, power, sex, and betrayal.

Directed by Mary Dillon

Ripcord by David Lindsay-Abaire

Auditions: Tuesday, May 11, 2027 – 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM drop-in
Rehearsals: May 18, 20, 25, 27, June 1, 3
Performances: June 4-6, 2027 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 PM
All performances in 35below at ACT.

Abby and Marilyn, forced to share a room in a senior living facility, gleefully engage in a high stakes bet in which they are not afraid to lie, steal, blackmail, humiliate, or even drug one another to see who can drive the other one out first.

Directed by Elliot Weiner

Asheville Community Talent Showcase (ACTS)

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 2027 Asheville Community Talent Showcase will take place on Wednesday, March 10, 2027. The performance is on Wednesday, April 14, 2027. Audition sign-ups will open in Spring 2027.

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.