CHARLESTON STAGE AUDITIONS
Charleston Stage’s annual auditions are for members of the community interested in performing with Charleston Stage. Auditions are open to adults and high school students (rising Grades 9-12). While Charleston Stage has a Resident Acting Company and employs guest actors, community actors make up a large portion of our acting company each season, playing leading, as well as, supporting roles. Newcomers are welcome!
Charleston Stage auditions for Fiddler on the Roof, Purlie Victorious and A Christmas Carol are over. Callbacks (for those who have been called back) will be held on Saturday, May 11th. Auditions for The Glass Menagerie and Legally Blonde will be announced at a later date.
CLICK HERE to view a list of roles currently available in these shows and their character descriptions.
CALLBACK DATE (for those who are called back): Saturday, May 11, 2024:
- Fiddler on the Roof and A Christmas Carol, 10am - 1pm
- Purlie Victorious, 1-3pm
LOCATION: West Ashley Theatre Center, 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd, Suite 11
*Some roles will be able to be cast without needing a callback, so don’t assume you aren’t cast if you don’t receive one!
Any general audition questions can be addressed to Ashley Palmer, Production Manager, at
Vocal Audition Instructions:
1. Everyone wishing to audition for Fiddler On The Roof and/or A Christmas Carol will perform one of the provided cuttings from Fiddler along with the provided accompaniment track. Options: Tevye “If I Were A Rich Man” full song; Soprano/Alto “Sunrise, Sunset” cutting; and Tenor/Baritone “To Life” cutting
2. You may choose whichever cutting and vocal part best fits your vocal range (soprano, alto, tenor or bass), but please sing the same part throughout (don’t jump around between soprano and alto for example). An accompaniment track, guide vocal track, and piano track playing each individual part are provided via the website (no piano track provided for “If I Were A Rich Man”).
3. The style for these shows is golden age musical theatre with a somewhat contemporary approach. Think “Little Women”, “Mary Poppins”, etc. Please sing with appropriate vocal qualities and stylizations: clear music theatre mixed sounds, crisp but not artificial diction, natural sounding vibrato, etc.
4. Any questions? Email Sam Henderson at
Tevye “If I Were A Rich Man”
| TEVYE TRACK |
TEVYE GUIDE VOCAL | TEVYE vocal CUTTING |
Soprano/Alto “Sunrise, Sunset”
| SOP/ALTO TRACK |
SOP/ALTO GUIDE VOCAL |
SOPRANO PIANO TRACK | ALTO PIANO TRACK | sop/alto vocal CUTTING |
Tenor/Baritone “To Life”
| TENOR/ BARITONE TRACK |
TEN/BAR GUIDE VOCAL |
tenor PIANO TRACK |
BARITONE PIANO TRACK | ten/bar vocal CUTTING |
PERFORMANCE TROUPES
PERFORMANCE TROUPES are weekly classes for advanced students and admittance is by audition only. Auditions are held once a year. Students in Performance Troupe train in acting and singing weekly with movement included as needed. They are the only students (younger than high school) permitted to audition for Charleston Stage professional productions.
TUITION: $800 for Classes August 2024 - April 2025
Performance Troupe auditions for our 2024-25 Season are over. Please check back in April 2025 for more information about auditioning for our 2025-26 Season.
RESIDENT ACTOR PROGRAM
Charleston Stage is South Carolina's largest professional non-union theatre. Our Resident Actor Program is an intensive 12-month program that allows its participants to combine multiple performance opportunities with a well-structured and practical teacher training program. Our company is in residence at the Historic Dock Street Theatre and presents a Main Stage series of six full productions as well as a Family Series of two to three productions each season. In addition, our CityStage program and other educational outreach programs provide opportunities for artists to engage with the community through theatre performance and education.
Casting for our 2024-25 Resident Acting Company has been completed. Please check back in December 2024 for more information about auditioning for our 2025-26 Season.