Audition Details

How to audition in person

• You will be able to sign up to audition starting at 5:30pm at the check-in table located in the Theatre, Film, and Media Arts Building, 3rd Floor, just outside of Room 350. Upon signing up, you will be given an audition form to complete. You may attach a photo and/or resume.
• People will be seen in the order they signed up. We start promptly at 6:00pm.
• PLEASE NOTE: the cut-off time for signing up for an in-person audition is 6:30pm.

How to audition via recorded video submission

• If you are unable to join us for an In-Person audition, we are also accepting recorded video submissions through April 10th at 5:00pm. This is a firm deadline.
• Please limit your video submission to 3 minutes maximum. This time limit includes your slate: (your name, name of play and character of the piece you will be performing.)
• Please upload your video audition to YouTube, Vimeo or similar video sharing site and provide a link for viewing. Please do not share via WeTransfer, Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud or other file sharing platform.
• Please send the link to your video submission directly to Sherée Greco along with headshot and resume (if you have them) in JPG/PNG and PDF formats, respectively by April 10th @ 5pm.  Once video is received, Sherée will send an audition form to you via email for you to complete and return.
• Resumes/headshots must be saved with your name: Example: SGreco_Headshot.pdf

Material for both in person audition and recorded video submission

• Please prepare 1 monologue (in the style of the play) no more than 3 minutes in length.

Callback notices

• Will be announced via email Friday, April 11th after auditions have concluded. They will be emailed directly to all who auditioned. It is the student’s responsibility to check their email for the callback notices.
• Callbacks will occur in person on Sunday, April 13th in the Theatre, Film, and Media Arts Building.
  • Callbacks for After the Blast will start at 10:00am and end at 1:00pm.
  • Callbacks for The Squirrels will start at 2:00pm and end at 5:00pm.

Final cast list and enrollment

• Cast List will be emailed during the week of Monday, April 14th to all who were called-back.
• If cast, you will be enrolled in THEATRE 4000.08 for 3 credit hours
• If you decide to decline your role, you need to email the director and Greco.73@osu.edu .

***After reading all of this information, you may send additional audition process questions to the Production Manager, Sherée Greco. 

Any questions regarding monologue choice should be emailed to the directors, Mandy Fox and Kevin McClatchy.

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?

• A pdf copy of After the Blast script can be found at After the Blast - script - NOT PRODUCTION SCRIPT.pdf and of The Squirrels script can be found at The Squirrels - script - NOT PRODUCTION SCRIPT.pdf

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.

Written by Robert Askins
Directed by Mandy Fox
Blackbox Theatre

To be directed, rehearsed, and performed in person on campus.

Current Schedule

• Rehearsals begin as early as Wednesday, August 27, 2025.  Rehearsals will take place M-F 6:30pm – 10:30pm and potentially Saturdays or Sundays each week up to 5 hours.
• Tech/Dress Rehearsals: Monday, October 20th - Tuesday, October 28th, 6:00pm-10:30pm during the week and 11:30am-5:00pm on weekends
• 8 Performance dates – October 29 - 31 and November 5 - 8 at 7:30pm; November 2 at 3:00pm
  • (Call times for evening shows will be 6:00pm and 1:00pm for matinees.)

Synopsis

Scurius, the patriarch of a family of gray squirrels, has collected enough nuts to last ten winters. When a group of starving fox squirrels begs him to share his hoard of food, animosity erupts into a ferocious war. The Squirrels is a boundary-pushing, darkly satirical look at wealth inequality in which no creature comes out unscathed.

Character breakdown

Scurius: Great old gray squirrel. Big. Fat-ish. The greatest gather of nuts the forest has ever seen. Now gone to seed. Father of Chordata. Partner to Mammalia. Adopted father of Rodentia.

Chordata: Young gray squirrel. Squirrel sexy. Squirrel smart. She knows the forest is changing. She is in love with Carolinensis. She is perhaps a little too sentimental.

Mammalia: Older gray squirrel. The long-suffering partner of Scurius. She loves him. Knows his faults. Has aided his schemes. She is dedicated to her daughter and wants only the best for her.

Rodentia: Adopted daughter of Scurius. Young fox squirrel. She swims with the tide that raises her boat.

Carolinensis: Young fox squirrel. Fierce. Strong. Idealistic, but hungry. It is after all the dead of winter and mating season is coming.

Sciuridae/The Scientist: Gray squirrel. He is smooth. Too smooth. He stares too long. He's creepy like an evil Ricky-Tikki-Tavi. The scientist is not a real scientist. He's a cartoon scientist. Make of that what you will.

Squirrel Ensemble: There will be four.

Squirrel Understudies: TBA.

Written by Zoe Kazan
Directed by Kevin McClatchy
Proscenium Theatre

To be directed, rehearsed, and performed in person on campus.

Current Schedule

• Rehearsals begin as early as Wednesday, August 27, 2025.  Rehearsals will take place M-F 6:30pm – 10:30pm and potentially Saturdays or Sundays each week up to 5 hours.
• Tech/Dress Rehearsals: Monday, November 3rd - Wednesday, November 12th, 6:00pm-10:30pm during the week and 11:30am-5:00pm on weekends
• 7 Performance dates – November 13 - 14 and November 18 - 21 at 7:30pm; November 16 at 3:00pm
  • (Call times for evening shows will be 6:00pm and 1:00pm for matinees.)

Synopsis

Generations ago, humans retreated underground after an environmental disaster ruined the world above. Nature is now simulated through brain-implanted chips, and fertility is regulated to keep the surviving population in balance. Anna and Oliver want to have a baby, and their options are running our.

Character breakdown

The world of the play has been intentionally populated with an eye towards ethnic and racial diversity. The casting should reflect that.

Anna Katz: female, 30s. Looking for purpose in a new world. Writer. Hoping to become a mother. Married to Oliver.

Oliver Erkenbrecker: male, 30s. Brilliant scientist. Works in Environmental Solutions, a crucial job. Hoping to becoming a father. Desperate to help Anna. Married to Anna.

Carrie Maybill: Female, late 20s. Pregnant, which is quite an accomplishment. Married to Patrick. Anna's best friend.

Patrick Maybill: Male, 30s. Works in Cultural Collection, a great job. Married to Carrie. Oliver's best friend.

Sam Hakitano: Male, 20s/30s. Works in Cultural Collection with Patrack, a great job.

Lowes Cartwright: Male, 20s/30s. Works for the robot transition and placement unit.

Margarita: 70s or older. Spanish-speaking. The woman who The Robot (Arthur) is placed with after training.

The Robot (Arthur): Mechanical object/puppet. The robot will be voiced and operated live. Vocally will go from somewhat mechanical to perfectly natural and engaging.