Auditions

Charleston Stage Season Auditions

Auditions for Charleston Stage's 2013-2014 season were held on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Charleston Stage welcomes newcomers and encourages all actors, singers and dancers throughout the Lowcountry to audition for our shows. Last season 25 newcomers joined Charleston Stage's acting ensemble. While Charleston Stage does have a Professional Resident Acting Company, the majority of roles including many leading roles are cast from actors in the Charleston community, with more than 70 roles available to local actors this year!  Click Here For A List of Roles Available 

 

View the Casting List For 9 To 5: The Musical and Annie

View the Callback List From the May 5 Auditions

 

Callbacks:

Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure and The Foreigner and Next To Normal

Callbacks will be held on Monday, July 15. Time TBA. (There is no dance callback for these shows.)

 
Gershwin at Folly

Callbacks for Gershwin at Folly TBA in Fall. (There is a dance callback for this show.)

 

Rehearsal Dates, Performance Dates and Other Information:

Please review the rehearsal dates and performance dates below for our 2013-2014 season. If you know you have a conflict with any of the dates below and you are on our callback list, please inform us by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . This is very important for us to know as we cast the season. Please also note that some productions have school matinee performances. All school matinee performances take place during the day at the Historic Dock Street Theatre and are 70-minute adaptations performed at 9:30am and 11:45am. Actors are required to be at all school matinee performances for the show they are cast in.

 

9 To 5: The Musical
Directed by Marybeth Clark
Rehearsal starts July 30, 2013
Performance dates are August 29 - September 21, 2013
NO school matinees

 
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure
Directed by Julian Wiles
Rehearsal starts September 24, 2013
Performance dates are October 17 - November 3, 2013
School matinees are October 22, 29 and 30

 
Annie (Musical)
Directed by Marybeth Clark
Rehearsal starts November 4, 2013
Performance dates are December 4 - 22, 2013
School matinees are December 10,11, 17 and 18

 
Next To Normal (Musical)
Directed by Julian Wiles
Rehearsal starts January 20, 2014
Performance dates are February 13 - March 2, 2014
NO school matinees

 
The Foreigner
Directed Kyle Barnette
Rehearsal starts February 3, 2014
Performance dates are March 6 - 23, 2014
NO school matinees

 
Gershwin at Folly (Musical)
Directed by Marybeth Clark
Rehearsal starts March 3, 2014
Performance dates are April 3 - 26, 2014
School matinees are April 8,15 and 16

 

 

 

Performance Troupe

For Advanced Students (Grades 4-8 school year 2013-2014)
(Admission by Audition Only)

Troupe Auditions:
Troupe auditions for our 2013-2014 season were held on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. If you have any questions, please contact Marybeth Clark, Director of Education, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please check back in March 2014 for more information about our 2014-2015 Troupe auditions.

Tuition (for those accepted): $600
A non-refundable deposit of $300 is due April 22nd and the full balance is due August 1, 2013. Please login to pay your balance or contact our Education staff for assistance at 843.856.3822.

 

 

 

 

Resident Acting Intern Program 2013-2014 Season

For our Resident Acting Intern Program, we hire actors from UPTA (Unified Professional Theatre Auditions) which is held in February of every year. http://www.upta.org/. Our 2013-2014 Resident Acting Company have been hired and there are no more internships available. Please check back in January 2014 for more information about our 2014-2015 Resident Acting Intern Program.

Charleston Stage Company is South Carolina's largest professional (NON-EQUITY) theatre. Our Resident Acting Intern Program is an intensive 10 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, a 450-seat proscenium space which just underwent a 19 million dollar renovation, and does not tour.

Contract Dates:
July 1, 2013 - May 1, 2014

Salary:
• $200 weekly
• 2 weeks paid Christmas vacation
• $500 completion of contract bonus

Housing:
• Furnished apartment provided free of charge with utilities.
• Modern, Convenient, Safe, Private Bedroom and Bathroom

Primary Responsibility:
• Acting - Resident actors are typically cast in 7 of the 9 shows within a season.

Secondary Responsibility:
• Teaching weekly acting classes for students in our Theatre School grades K5 - 8

Additional Duties Include:
• Working in the box office
• Strike and load-in

The Following Make You a Good Candidate:

• Undergraduate degree in theatre or related performance area
• Vocal and dance ability
• Teaching experience, respect and appreciation for children and the willingness to be guided in teaching them theatre
• Strong work ethic
• MUST have a working reliable car

For more information on Charleston Stage's Resident Acting Intern Program please contact Marybeth Clark, Associate Artistic Director at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 
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