We hold auditions for our autumn productions in spring and our spring productions in autumn. Details are posted as soon as they're available.
The Ohio State University Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts promotes diverse casting opportunities in its productions for artists of any race, ethnicity, heritage, color, culture, country of origin, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or cognitive ability, and body shape. You do not need to be a theatre major or minor to participate. All Ohio State students and affiliated persons are invited and welcome.
Spring 2026 Auditions
Production
Acute Exposure
By August Hakvaag
Directed by J. Briggs Cormier
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised)
Based on The Comic Strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Directed by Mandy Fox
Music Direction by Theo Jackson
Date
Acute Exposure, Thursday, September 25th
4th Floor, Theatre, Film, and Media Arts Building
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised), Friday, September 26th
4th Floor, Theatre, Film, and Media Arts Building
Time
Starting promptly at 6:00pm
Method
In-Person or Recorded Video Submission
Audition Workshop
Associate Professor Kevin McClatchy will conduct an auditions workshop for any interested Ohio State students.
Date and Location TBD
Complete Audition Details
What if I'm not available on the audition date?
- Submit a video audition instead.
Is there a script I can read prior to auditions?
- Scripts will be made available at a later date.
Do you have any tips for setting up the camera for a recorded video submission?
- Please set up your device (smartphone, laptop, camera) so there is a clear and centered view of at least your upper body, hands, and face as you perform. Make sure you don't move out of the frame! You may have your device vertical or horizontal, whichever you think captures a better overall view.
- Ideas for holding the device: a music stand, a chair with a pile of books, 2-3 plastic storage bins stacked up. Try to have the device at eye level with you, or as close as possible. Sometimes, the sound quality is better if the device is on something soft--like a pillow or blanket. If all else fails, you could have another person hold the device for you.
- Make sure you can be heard. We suggest recording a test and then playback to make sure your volume is not too soft.
Individual Production Details
Acute Exposure is an exciting new play by August Hakvaag. It is the 2025-26 winner in the EMOS Ecodrama Playwrights' Festival.
Current Schedule
To be directed, rehearsed, and performed in person on campus.
Additional Details forthcoming.
Synopsis
In the small town of Loving, New Mexico, Dell has a mission: to tell the people of the far-flung future that there is a dangerous store of nuclear waste hidden below the ground. Her neighbor and morbidly curious classmate, Mara, comes along for the ride after they're assigned to work on a project together for English class. As they grow closer, and the enormity of what's buried in their backyards sinks in, they find that their relationship is changing them: for better, for worse, forever. When Dell's path out of town becomes uncertain, the two will have to choose what they bring with them into their futures, and what they leave behind.
Character breakdown
Dell: High school senior. She/her. Wild, with some walls up.
Mara: High school senior. She/her. Realizing she can make decisions.
At least one of the two, if not both of them, should be an actor of color. Dell can be played by a cis actress, a trans actress, or a non-binary actor.
Mrs. Gastrock (recorded voice-over): High school AP English teacher. She/her. One of those teachers who you didn't like, but you gotta admit, made you a better writer.
Current Schedule
To be directed, rehearsed, and performed in person on campus.
Additional details forthcoming.
Synopsis
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang grapple with life’s big questions as they enjoy a childhood filled with baseball, kite-flying, difficult homework, childhood crushes, and Snoopy’s heroic aerial battles with the Red Baron.
Character breakdown
Details forthcoming.