Xavier Theatre

Fall 2026 Audition Information

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Announcing AUDITIONS for Xavier Theatre’s Fall 2026 productions of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW and MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING! 

PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION BELOW!

DATES
Auditions will take place for the Fall shows from August 21 - August 25. Here is the breakdown:

Friday 8/21: MUCH ADO General Auditions, 6:30pm-10:30pm. Location: Studio Theatre on the lower level of Gallagher Student Center. MUCH ADO callbacks are TBD. More information will be shared here once available.

Saturday 8/22: ROCKY HORROR SHOW Dance Auditions, 10:00am - 1:00pm. Location: Gallagher Student Center Theatre.

Sunday 8/23: ROCKY HORROR General Auditions, 12:00pm - 6:00pm. Location: Gallagher Student Center Theatre.

Monday 8/24: ROCKY HORROR Callbacks, 6:30pm-10:30pm. Location: Gallagher Student Center Studio Theatre. 

Tuesday 8/25: ROCKY HORROR Callbacks (as needed), 6:30pm-10:30pm. Location: Studio Theatre on the lower level of Gallagher Student Center. 

Please come prepared with the following materials:

For MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING:
  • General auditions for MUCH ADO will take place on Friday night (8/21/26) from 6:30-10:30pm.
  • Auditions on Friday will take place in the Studio Theatre on the lower level of the Gallagher Student Center.
  • Please come prepared with two, memorized monologues: a 1-2 minute comic Shakespearean monologue, and a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue (comic or dramatic). Together, your audition should last no longer than four minutes.  
  • Please bring two copies of your headshot and resume.
  • Callbacks, if necessary, will take place on....
  • Click HERE to access the General Audition sign-up form.

 

For THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW:

  • General Auditions will take place on Sunday (8/23/26) from 12:00pm-6:00pm. 
  • Auditions will take place in the Gallagher Student Center Theatre.
  • Prepare a one-minute cut of a slow-to-medium tempo musical theatre song that showcases your expressive range. 
  • Also prepare the two, short monologues from the Narrator (below). Please come in memorized, with an interesting and dynamic characterization. 
  • You MUST sign up for either the 10:00am, 11:00am or 12:00pm DANCE AUDITION on Saturday, 8/22/26.
  • Please bring three copies of your headshot and resume.
  • Please bring sheet music as you will be singing with an accompanist.
  • Callbacks will take place on Monday night (8/24/26) and, as necessary, on Tuesday night (8/25/26). Emails will be sent to those called back after Sunday's general auditions. 
  • Click HERE to access the DANCE Audition sign-up form.
  • Click HERE to access the GENERAL Audition sign-up form.
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Top of Act I

NARRATOR: I would like - if I may - to take you on a strange journey. It seemed a fairly ordinary night when Brad Majors, and his fiancée Janet Weiss . . . (two young ordinary healthy kids) ... left Denton that late November evening to visit a Dr. Evrett Scott ex tutor and now friend to both of them . Its true there were dark storm clouds, heavy - black and pendulous - toward which they were driving, its true also that the spare tire they were carrying was badly in need of some air - but they being normal kids and on a night out - well - they were not going to let a storm spoil the events of their evening. On a night out. (Thunder) It was a night out they were to remember (Thunder) for a very - long - time.

Top of Act II

NARRATOR: Welcome back, (Insert City.). Do pay attention. There are those who say life is an illusion - And reality as we know it, is merely a figment of our imaginations. If this is so, Brad and Janet are quite safe. But - there are some who have a far more physical philosophy - those who would stop at nothing to satisfy their base desires - It could be that Brad and Janet are among those who hold the devil's reins.

TECHNICAL POSITIONS

If you are interested in filling a technical position on ANY Fall production (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 other questions.

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