Production Auditions
Spring 2026 AUDITIONS: December 1 – 4, 2025
Hello and Welcome to the UB Theatre and Dance Performance Auditions Page!
We are glad that you are here and are considering auditioning for one or more of the many productions that will be happening as a part of UB’s Theatre and Dance Spring ‘26 Season! Auditions are open to ALL Current UB Students – (not just those in the Theatre and Dance Department!).
Please see below for information regarding the shows in the Spring ‘26 Season.
- UPDATE: Info Sheets for the two Student Directed Productions have been ADDED to the website as of 11/25/25. You can find direct links to these in the Student Directed Series Productions Dropdown. These sheets contain information on what you will need to prepare for each of the SDS production auditions, as well as vital information about the show and these productions.
- ADDITIONALLY: Two provided monologues have been linked in the Info Sheets for MACBETH and Into the Woods, as well as in the Audition Notice, for those who would like to audition with a provided monologue for that portion of their in-person auditions. Please see any of these documents for the direct link to these provided monologue options.
MACBETH
By William Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by Dr. Danielle Rosvally
Opens March 5, 2026
Performances: March 5 – 8, 2026
MACBETH Info Sheet - HERE
MACBETH Rehearsal Schedule - HERE
MACBETH Script - HERE
Into the Woods
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed and Choreographed by James Beaudry
Music Direction by Matt Marco
Opens April 23, 2026
Performances: April 23 – 26, 2026
Into the Woods Info Sheet - HERE
Into the Woods Rehearsal Schedule - HERE
Into the Woods Script - HERE
Artist in the Loop: AI and the Ghosts of Spanish Poets
From works by Spanish Poets in the Public Domain
Conceived, Curated, and Directed by Maria S. Horne
Co-directed by Dominic Sellitto
Opens April 10, 2026
Performances: April 10 – 11, 2026
Artist in the Loop Info Sheet - HERE
Krapp’s Last Tape
By Samuel Beckett
Directed by Nasir Faulknor
Performances: February 13 – 14, 2026
Krapp’s Last Tape Info Sheet – HERE
Krapp’s Last Tape Script - HERE
In the End of Times
Written and Directed by Alex Fawkes
Performances: February 13 – 14, 2026
In the End of Times Info Sheet - HERE
In the End of Times Script - HERE
**PLEASE NOTE:
The 2 above SDS Productions will present as part of one production, with an intermission between one piece and the other. Pieces will likely rehearse separately, and then tech TOGETHER during the same week, leading up to the performances.
SPRING 2026 CURRICULAR PRODUCTIONS
Monday, Dec 1 – Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025
Center for the Arts, Room B83 - Rehearsal Workshop
6pm - 10pm Individual In-Person Prelim Auditions for Macbeth and Into the Woods
· Macbeth (Play)
· Into the Woods (Musical)
**Auditions for the Spring ‘26 TSE, Artist in the Loop: AI and the Ghosts of Spanish Poets, will ONLY be via Virtual, Video auditions. This requires a pre-recorded video submission, via the Box Link HERE PRIOR to Monday, Dec 1st at 6pm. No representative from the TSE production will be present in the rehearsal room over the course of Dec 1st – 2nd.
STUDENT DIRECTED SERIES PRODUCTIONS
Monday, Dec 8, 2025
Alumni Arena, Rm AA 190
6pm - 10pm Auditions for the Student Directed Series Shows:
· Krapp’s Last Tape
· In the End of Times
Callbacks for the THD Department Curricular Productions will be held on the following dates, for the following shows:
Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025
Center for the Arts, Room B83 - Rehearsal Workshop
6pm - 8pm Callbacks for Macbeth
Thursday, Dec 4, 2025
Center for the Arts, Room B83 - Rehearsal Workshop
6pm – 10pm Callbacks for Into the Woods
All Callback Information will be distributed to the appropriate individuals following the preliminary auditions. This includes: who is called back, for which roles, when they are called, and any sides (a series of lines or parts of a scene from the play/musical, chosen by the Director(s) and/or Choreographer) they should familiarize themselves with prior to the Callback.
For Artist in the Loop: AI and the Ghosts of Spanish Poets: There will be no callbacks. Casting will take place on Friday, 12/5, after Into the Woods and Macbeth have already been cast. Casting offers will then be sent out to auditionees for Artist in the Loop.
Cast Lists will be Posted & Emailed to all who Auditioned in Person no later than:
Saturday, Dec 6, 2025
**Video Auditions for the TSE Casting may take longer to determine
Proposed Cast Lists for Macbeth and Into the Woods will be emailed to ALL of those who auditioned by the end of the night on Thursday, Dec 4, 2025. Those who have been cast will need to email me back to either accept or decline their roles. You will have 24 hours to do this, with finalized cast lists for Macbeth and Into the Woods being determined by 11:59pm on Friday, Dec 5, 2025. After the cast lists for Macbeth and Into the Woods have been finalized, the casting offers for Artist in the Loop will be emailed out, and those offered roles will also have 24 hours to either accept or decline their roles. Fully Finalized Casting must be completed by 9am on Monday, Dec 8, prior to SDS Auditions later that evening. All finalized cast lists will be emailed back out to the group, and also posted on the Department of Theatre and Dance’s bulletin boards in the basement of the Center for the Arts.
Once ALL casting has been finalized, full cast lists will be shared with the UBTHD Department at large.
Casting for SDS Productions Krapp’s Last Tape and In the End of Times will be communicated by the Directors, individually.
1. Read the Audition Notice linked HERE carefully. This document includes all of the information you will need regarding:
· What monologue/song specifics to prepare for your auditions
· A link to the Audition Form you will need to fill out
Also available as a PFD Form here: AUDITION FORM
· How to label your Audition Materials
· How and where to upload your Audition Materials
· Information about the Season’s Directors and Choreographers
2. Please see the Production Info Sheets (linked above) for more information on each production. Read them carefully and consider the schedules and content of the shows while deciding which ones you wish to audition for. Also please note that these Information Sheets include specifics regarding Understudy Requirements and Expectations, where applicable.
3. Sign-up for an Audition Appointment. Macbeth and Into the Woods auditions will be in person, and take place on the dates and times listed above. Artist in the Loop Auditions will be via individual submitted video auditions. All SDS Auditions will be in person, 1 week after Curricular Auditions have started. Please reach out with any questions or conflicts regarding these audition dates. Please sign up for individual slots for all preliminary auditions below:
- Curricular Productions of Macbeth and Into the Woods In-Person Prelim Auditions:
Sign up HERE
Please arrive at least 15 MINUTES prior to your audition slot. For instance, if you are scheduled for an 8:15pm Audition Slot, please arrive no later than 8pm.
· TSE (Curricular) Production of Artist in the Loop: AI and the Ghosts of Spanish Poets Virtual Auditions:
Submit a video recording via the Audition Materials Submission Link listed HERE, no later than Dec. 1, 2025 by 6pm. Information regarding WHAT you should prepare for your Virtual Audition can be found in the TSE production’s Info Sheet, linked above and also accessible on the UBTHD Audition Website. You MUST ALSO submit a current AAR (Academic Advisement Report) and completed Audition Form to the link provided, in order for your audition to be considered complete and valid.
· SDS Production Auditions: Sign up HERE
***PLEASE NOTE: Your In-Person auditions will automatically mean that you will be considered for BOTH Macbeth and Into the Woods, however you will have room on your Audition Form to indicate any preference of production you may have.
If you would like to be considered for Artist in the Loop (TSE), please follow the VIRTUAL Audition Information as listed in the production’s Info Sheet.
4. Submit all Audition Materials, including: your AAR (for UBTHD Curricular Productions ONLY – NOT SDSs!!), your Audition Form, an updated Photo/Headshot, and any Supplemental Materials (Resume), to Links Below:
· Macbeth & Into the Woods Box Link: HERE
· Artist in the Loop: AI and the Ghosts of Spanish Poets Box Link: HERE
· SDS Box Link: HERE
The deadline to submit these materials is
- Friday, Nov 28th by 11:59pm for Macbeth & Into the Woods
- Monday, Dec 1st by 6:00pm for Artist in the Loop
- Friday, Dec 5th by 11:59pm for SDS Productions
If you do NOT upload the necessary documentation by the specified date and time, your audition slot will be vacated for you by the administrator, or your audition materials considered incomplete.
**As part of the College of Arts and Sciences, UB’s Department of Theatre and Dance is committed to creating and sustaining a research and learning environment that truly honors the contributions that diversity makes to our strength. We understand that supporting diversity and inclusion through all of our department-sponsored activities not only benefits our university, but benefits all of the peoples and communities our institution was created to serve. For more information please visit CAS’ Diversity, Equity, and Belonging webpage at the link HERE.
