Incoming Freshmen are not required to audition in order to declare a theatre major.  We do encourage prospective students to visit our facility, observe a class, talk to faculty and students, and attend a production to familiarize yourself with our program.

Auditions for Department of Theatre productions are open to ALL students enrolled at the University of Kentucky, regardless of major or rank.

We hold open auditions on a regular basis on the dates posted below.

Sign-up sheets and specific requirements for each audition are posted on the bulletin board near the sitting area outside Room 114 of the Fine Arts Building.

*COLOR-BLIND CASTING POLICY*

The University of Kentucky Department of Theatre practices color-blind and non-traditional casting (the practice of casting a role without considering the actor's ethnicity or race) for all of its productions.

Anton Chekhov’s Seagull

Date: Saturday, Oct. 30 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm

 Callbacks: Sunday, Oct. 31. 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

 Place: The Guignol Theatre, The Fine Arts Building.

 Performance Dates: February 17-19, 24-27.

 Director: Andrew Kimbrough, U.K. Assistant Professor of Theatre

 For more information see call board in Fine Arts Building outside the Theatre Department Office, room 114, or go to the website at http://www.uky.edu/FineArts/Theatre

 Information: 

1. Please sign up for auditions in advance on the call board outside FA 114.

 2. Please be familiar with the play and the characters for whom you would like to audition.

 3. Come prepared with a one-minute monologue from the play for each character or a two-minute scene with a scene partner. “Prepared” means “memorized and rehearsed”! An audition monologue can cut together several short speeches for the character.

 4. Race and gender are not important factors in the casting. Audition for the characters you would like to play.

 5. Call-backs will be posted the first night of audition or the next morning. Please be available both nights.

 6. Be prepared for cold reading of scenes from the play at call-backs.

Character Breakdown:

 Irina Arkadina: A very famous actress; mother to Konstantin, lover of Trigorin.

 Konstantin Treplev: Irina’s son, in his 20s; aspires to be a famous writer. In love with Nina.

 Peter Sorin: Irina’s brother

 Nina: 19; first in love with Konstantin, then in love with Trigorin. Aspires to be an actress.

 Shamrayev: Manager of Peter Sorin’s country estate, where the action takes place.

 Paulina: Shamrayev’s wife, in love with Dr. Dorn.

 Masha: Daughter of Shamrayev and Paulina; in love with Konstantin, marries Medvedenko.

 Boris Trigorin: Very famous novelist; lover to Irina, has an affair with Nina.

 Dr. Dorn: The local doctor, worldly, single; admires Irina a great deal.

 Medvedenko: Single, a local schoolteacher, in love with Masha, whom he marries.

 Small roles (may or may not be cast):

 Yakov, the hired hand

 The Cook

 The Maid