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School of Theater Spring 2025 Unified Auditions

Here is everything you need to know about the School of Theater Spring 2025 Auditions! Most importantly: They will be held December 2nd-4th! 

Thank you for your interest in auditioning for the School of Theater Spring 2025 productions. Welcome to our audition portal! Join the Unified Auditions group on Teams here

Casting is open to all full-time degree-seeking Mason students, regardless of major, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. Students audition for all shows to be produced in the semester in one session.

 The productions are scheduled to rehearse/perform as follows:

  • Mason Cabaret
  • Dates: January 21st – February 8th
  • Presented in Harris Theatre and The Gregory Theater at the Hylton PAC
  • Directed by Erin Gardiner and James Gardiner
  • Mainstage: The Tempest
  • Dates: February 3rd – April 6th
  • Presented in Harris Theatre
  • Directed by Rick Davis
  • Spring Fringe: Twelve Angry Jurors
  • Dates: March 17th – May 4th
  • Presented in TheaterSpace
  • Directed by Aven Hagen Grote

Go to the SOT Unified Auditions Group on Teams

Scripts and character/cast breakdowns can be found under Files

Audition Materials Checklist:

Here are the steps you need to do to be considered for a role in any production
(
only one copy of the audition form is needed even if you are auditioning for multiple shows):

1.      Complete the audition form

2.      Complete the sign up form

Audition Materials:

  • Theater Majors: Prepare a 60-90 second classical monologue, and a minute long cut of a musical theater song.
  • Incoming Freshman Theater Majors: May present a monologue and song OR read from sides
  • Non-Theater Majors: May present a monologue and song OR read from sides

*If you are only auditioning for Twelve Angry Jurors, you do not need to prepare a song. The Tempest will require a song for the audition.

A live pianist will be provided. It is preferable that you use live accompaniment.  Place your double-sided music in a three-ring binder.  No loose pages, please. Music for most songs is available from musicnotes.com for a very modest fee, in a variety of keys.

If you chose to bring a music track to play on your phone or sing without any accompaniment that is acceptable but not preferred.

Auditions: Mon Dec 2nd 5pm-10pm in MTB 2013, Tues Dec 3rd 5pm-10pm in MTB 2013

Callbacks: Wed Dec 4th 5pm-10pm in MTB 2013

Video Auditions: If you cannot attend the in person auditions you can submit a video audition through the audition form. Only submit a video audition if you are NOT auditioning in person.

Casting Policy: Participation in School of Theater productions is open to all George Mason University students who maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. Students are eligible to perform in two productions per semester. The two productions cannot have overlapping rehearsal schedules.

TL;DR – You can perform in Mason Cabaret and Tempest or Mason Cabaret and Twelve Angry Jurors. You cannot participate in Tempest and Twelve Angry Jurors.

 

Please email Production Manager Lena Salins at LSalins@gmu.edu with any audition questions.


 

2024-2025 Season

Fall 2024

Mason Players Originals!

Co-Directed by April Brassard and Franklin Robinson Jr.

September 13th and 14th

TheaterSpace

 

110 in the Shade

Book by N. Richard Nash  Music by Harvey Schmidt
Lyrics by Tom Jones  Based on a play by N. Richard Nash

Directed by Erin Gardiner 

Musical Direction by Joe Walsh 

October 31st – November 3rd

Concert Hall 

 

MORE DOGS 

Co-Production with Solas Nua

Devised and Directed by Rex Andrew Daugherty

November 21st – 24th

TheaterSpace 

 

The Originals! Staged Reading Series

Co-Directed by April Brassard and Franklin Robinson Jr. 

December 6th

TheaterSpace

 

Spring 2025

Mason Cabaret

Directed by Erin and James Gardiner 

Musical Direction by Joe Walsh 

January 31st – February 2nd

Harris Theater 

February 7th

Gregory Family Theater  

 

1,001 Plays 

Co-Directed by Nicholas Horner and Kristin Johnsen-Neshati 

Date TBD 

 

The Tempest 

By William Shakespeare 

Directed by Rick Davis 

March 27th – 30th

April 4th -6th

Harris Theater

FRINGE

12 Angry Jurors

Adapted by Sherman L. Sergel. Based on the Emmy award-winning television movie by Reginald Rose.  

Directed by Aven Grote

May 1st – 4th

TheaterSpace

Mason's School of Theater and School of Music
Jessica Barraclough, Rebecca Kinard and Rachel Sharp, class of 2021.