How to Audition for Theatre and Dance Productions as a Non-Major
Auditions for Department of Theatre and Dance shows are open to UT Austin students in any major, though Theatre and Dance majors will receive casting priority. General auditions are held in October and February for the following term (auditions in October for Spring productions; auditions in February for productions the following Fall). Information will be posted here in advance of those auditions.
Theatre and Dance General Auditions 2025-26
General Auditions will be held Saturday, Oct. 4th, 12-6pm, WIN 1.134
2 one-minute monologues:
Style: 1 Dramatic and 1 Comedic
Time-period: at least 1 contemporary monologue (your second monologue can be contemporary or classical)
Ain’t No Mo’
Written by Jordan E. Cooper
Directed by Mikala J. Gibson
April 9-19, 2026
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
Synopsis:
Through a blend of sketch, satire and avant-garde theatre, Ain’t No Mo’ answers the incendiary question: What if the United States government offered Black Americans one-way plane tickets to Africa?
This unpredictable comedy speeds through the turbulent skies of being Black in today’s America. A kaleidoscope of moments surrounding this great exodus are told by an ensemble cast featuring Peaches, a larger-than-life flight agent boarding the final plane leaving the United States.
Ain’t No Mo’ leaves audiences crying with laughter - and thinking through the tears.
Ordinary Time
Written by Kaia L
Directed by Julia Kreutzer
UTNT
Feb 26 - March 8, 2026
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
Synopsis:
When a member of their community disappears, a Catholic order of Benedictine monks in England are forced to reckon with their conceptions of loyalty, justice, and Godliness. Ordinary Time is a durational, experiential performance that considers what we gain and lose in silence.
VULTURINE
Written by Matt Thekkethala
Directed by Sunghyun Lim
UTNT
Feb 26 - March 8, 2026
The Lab Theatre
Synopsis:
As per his final will and testament, a conceited Old Man demands a 'sky burial,' an ancient ritual in which vultures will eat his corpse. His quietly resentful son, Small Fry, is just about ready to bid his father adieu, but there's one problem: there are only two vultures left on earth. What begins as a family dispute over funeral arrangements spirals into a visceral reckoning with an impending extinction. Vulturine is a darkly humorous confrontation between father and son, tradition and nihilism, life and the abyss.
A Tale for Home
Written and Directed by Chih-Ching Chester Tsai
UTNT
Feb 26 - March 8, 2026
The Lab Theatre
Synopsis: On an island once named for peace, two childhood friends, Ling and Mei, spend decades digging in a parking lot—for silkworms, rabbits, ants, and the stories that root them to home. As folklore, memory, and myth blur with personal loss, their bond is tested by absence, return, and the shifting meaning of belonging. When “outsiders” return with new narratives and old claims, the island itself becomes a contested ground—for memory, identity, and the right to tell the story.
Diet of Worms
Written by Nick Hart
Directed by Rodolfo Robles Cruz.
UTNT
Feb 26 - March 8, 2026
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
Synopsis:
Senators on the Congressional floor working late into the night, must vote and pass a budget resolution before midnight in order to avoid a complete government shutdown. The fate of America hangs in the balance. Wild compromises must be made.
The Horribly Agonizing Three Day Death of Father James
Written by Jaden West
Directed by Anabella Friedman
Studio Project
Dec 1st - 6th
The Lab Theatre
Synopsis:
1591 in a village on the outskirts of North Berwick, Scotland. A priest wakes up from a nightmare that foretells he will slowly die a horrible and agonizing death over the course of the next three days. What follows is a mad one man witch hunt to find the source of his curse and hopefully reverse it. Meanwhile, a coven of witches must perform a ritual to stop his slow death, believing that a crusade might ensue otherwise. Turning their quiet small town into a living hell.
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Play and character descriptions attached below
