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Spring 2025 Theatre Auditions

The Bobbi Biron Theatre Program invites all students to audition for its upcoming productions on Friday, October 18th, in the Fulton Hall Black Box Theatre! Auditions are for the Spring 2025 play Heroes of the Fourth Turning .

Callbacks will be on Sunday, October 20th, in the Fulton Hall Black Box Theater

AUDITIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS—YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A THEATRE MAJOR!

We always seek casts embodying our program’s commitment to diversity of identity, artistry, and ideas. The Bobbi Biron Theatre Program’s values include casting that embraces diversity in race, culture, gender identity, sexuality, varying physical abilities, neurodivergence, socio-economic background, and age. You do not have to be an SU theatre student to audition.

NOTE TO THEATRE MAJORS: All current SU Theatre Majors in the Performance Track are required to audition. Please indicate on your audition form if you cannot commit to being cast.

Audition Requirements

Audition: Tuesday, August 27 at 7:00 PM

Please prepare:

• a fully-memorized contemporary monologue from a play published since 2010 that is 1:00-1:30 minutes long. The monologue should show range and offer a glimpse of your interests and strengths as a performer.

Callbacks: Sunday, October 20th at 7:00

Callbacks will be held this evening, during which you will be asked to read selections from the script while paired up with other actors.

Please complete the audition form before Friday, October 18th :

Show Descriptions

Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery

• Description: As a celebratory reunion between college friends draws late into the night, a group of young conservatives spiral until spiritual crisis and political clashes. This haunting play explores personal and national conflicts with rapture and clarity, capturing the essence of a nation at odds with itself.
• Characters: 
  • Justin- A man in his 30s. He is a stoic former marine who works at the college.
  • Kevin- A man in his late 20s. He is lost and lonely, struggling with alcohol, and curious about the outside world.
  • Teresa- A woman in her late 20s. She lives in New York and writes for a right-wing publication. She’s fiery and follows the political ideas of Steve Bannon.
  • Emily- A woman in her mid-20s. She is Gina’s daughter and is chronically ill. She is less rigid in her conservatism than the others and empathizes with those Teresa would disparage.
  • Gina- A woman in her 60s. She is Emily’s mother and the newly inducted president of the Catholic college. She has an older right-wing view that contrasts heavily with Teresa’s.
• Intimacy Requirements: There is a kiss as well as physical touching between the characters Paula and Cecilia. All intimacy and combat will be carefully choreographed in the rehearsal room with an intimacy/combat coordinator, ensuring the physical, psychological, and emotional safety of those involved. Best practices regarding consent will be a part of the production process.
• Schedule: Rehearsals typically run Sundays through Fridays, 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
  
  • Rehearsals- Sunday through Friday from 7:00-11:00 PM, beginning Monday, March 24
  • Tech- April 24 & 25 at 7:00-11:00 PM, and April 26 & 27 at 9:30 AM-1:30 PM and 3:30-7:30 PM
  • Dress- April 27 @ 3:30-7:30 PM, April 29 & 30 7:00-11:00 PM
    • *TECH AND DRESS REHEARSALS CANNOT BE MISSED*
  • Performances- May 1-3 at 7:30 PM, May 4 at 2:00 PM
  • Strike- May 4 post-show