Xavier Theatre

Fall 2025 Audition Information

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Announcing AUDITIONS for Xavier Theatre’s Fall 2025 productions of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE and THE CRUCIBLE!

PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION BELOW!

DATES
Auditions will take place for the Fall shows on August 22, 23 and 24. Here is the breakdown:

Friday 8/22/25 6:30-10:30 and Saturday 10-1:00: General auditions for PUTNAM.

Saturday 8/23/25 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00: Dance Auditions for PUTNAM.

Sunday 8/24/25 12:00pm-4:00pm: Callbacks for PUTNAM 

Sunday 8/24/25 4:00-8:00pm: Callbacks for CRUCIBLE (these will be online)

Please come prepared with the following materials:

For THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE:
  • Prepare one song from the show of your choosing.
  • Sing the entire song in your own voice (no character voices, please) and sing the song in its entirety.
  • Please bring three copies of your headshot and resume.
  • Bring copies of the sheet music and an accompaniment track for your song.
  • Auditioners must also sign up for a one-hour dance call on Saturday, August 23.
  • Callbacks will take place on Sunday afternoon from 12:00pm-4:00pm. Those called back will receive an email on Saturday evening with further information.
  • Click HERE to access the General Audition sign-up form.
  • Click HERE to access the Dance Audition sign-up form.
  • Please note that rehearsals will begin Tuesday evening, 8/26/25, at 6:30pm if you are cast in the show.

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For THE CRUCIBLE:

For THE CRUCIBLE, here are details from our director, Regina Pugh: I’m asking you to prepare two monologues totaling about 3-4 minutes. One should be a piece you already know, love and feel good about. The other should be one of the options in this folder from The Crucible.

You may choose any monologue from this folder regardless of gender. Enjoy and use the language. Look for the words that we might want to ring out to our audience. Focus on what the person wants and allow them to strive hard for it. Remember that striving can take lots of different forms and humans will switch tactics when they sense one isn’t working.

Many of these options are spliced together from a larger scene. I’ve tried to make them clear but you are welcome to contact me if you are confused.

For your Crucible choice, you are welcome to memorize it, but you are also welcome to keep the script in your hand. I am fine with you spending your preparation time exploring the character rather than memorizing the words. If you do that enough, you will have it in your head pretty solidly and the script can be there to prompt you, if needed.

It is ok to record your pieces separately but if you do, you will need to edit them into one video.

Please record your CRUCIBLE audition and post as a hidden link on YouTube. You will need to email me (skiless1@xavier.edu) your link, along with a digital copy of your headshot and resume, no later than Friday, August 22 at 6:00pm.

Click HERE to access the link the google folder with Crucible materials.

Callbacks for THE CRUCIBLE will be held on Sunday, 8/24/25, from 4:00pm-8:00pm in the Studio Theatre on the lower level of Gallagher Student Center. These will be live and online via Teams. Those called back will receive an email with information on Saturday evening.

TECHNICAL POSITIONS

If you are interested in filling a technical position on either show in the Fall (these are open to all students), please email Joe Leonard, our Technical Director, at leonardj3@xavier.edu to express your interest!

Please email Stephen Skiles (Director of Theatre) at skiless1@xavier.edu with any questions.

PLEASE NOTE: AUDITIONS ARE OPEN TO THE ENTIRE XAVIER UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY!