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Auditions - Fall 2025 (The Moors)

Everyone is welcome - majors, non-majors, experienced, and new! If you have questions, reach out to Danielle (dbarre@roanoke.edu)

The Moors will audition on April 21 from 7-10pm in Olin Studio Theatre (downstairs, Olin 103), with callbacks on April 22.

"Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. The Moors is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility." (Concord Theatricals)

Non-majors/minors should come to their audition slot prepared to read a monologue and take direction. You may read a one-minute monologue that we provide (see below) or one of your choosing.  You do not need to memorize the monologue; we will provide a physical copy to hold while you perform.

If you are a Theatre major/minor, you should memorize a one-minute monologue. There will be monologues appropriate for the show on the call board, which you may select, but you can also choose your own. We would suggest you avoid film monologues.

NB: There will be a separate audition for the musical in the Fall semester. While being cast in more than one production per semester is possible, our aim is always to give the most people opportunities as possible. There will not be overlap between productions, so you could conceivably be cast in both shows. 

Please find below a list of monologue options for the spring auditions:

The Moors
- Charlotte from Underdog: the Other Other Bronte ("This... is not about me")
- Wlizabeth from You on the Moors Now ("You love me?")
- Guildenstern from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead ("Actors! The mechanics of cheap melodrama...")

There will be copies of these monologues on the call board outside of Olin Theater's backstage.

NOTE: If you need directions to any of these locations, please email Nelson (barre@roanoke.edu). He will personally give you a tour of the building!

AUDITION SUPPORT and PLAY READINGS

Don't know what to prepare for your auditions? Never done this before? Want to brush up on your monologue and get feedback? Just want to see what this is all about? Our acting professor Danielle Barre can help you out! Get in touch with Danielle (dbarre@roanoke.edu) if you have any questions.

We will also host an informal reading of The Moors. Come to the Olin Green Room on Wednesday, April 16 at 7:00pm.

All are welcome at these events, whether you plan to audition or not! This is a chance just to hear the plays out loud so you know what you are auditioning for. It is not an audition. There will be snacks and drinks provided! Have questions? Email Danielle (dbarre@roanoke.edu)

 

THE MOORS

The Moors by Jen Silverman will be a full production on Friday, September 26 thrugh Sunday, September 28 in the Studio Theatre (downstairs in Olin).

You should prepare a one-minute monologue from a contemporary play (either comedic or dramatic). That could include one that we provide (copies on the call board), or you may select your own.

Please sign up on the callboard or contact director Danielle Barre (dbarre@roanoke.edu) for a five-minute audition slot. Feel free to get in touch if you have questions about the play or audition process.