Theatre Northwest announces auditions for fall productions

Northwest Missouri State University students of all majors are invited to audition for Mainstage and student-directed Lab Series productions being staged during Theatre Northwest’s fall season.

Theatre Northwest’s 2024-2025 season features eight productions beginning with “A Fall Evening of One-Acts,” Sept. 26-28. The fall schedule continues Oct. 3-6 with the annual First-Year Showcase, “The Shady Lady: A Robust Blend of Privilege, Influence, and White-Collar Crime,” and “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” Nov. 14-17, before concluding with the annual Alpha Psi Omega children’s show on Dec. 15.

The spring schedule features “A Spring Evening of One-Acts,” Feb. 13-15; “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors,” Feb. 21-22; and “God of Carnage,” March 28-29. Theatre Northwest will end the season with its biennial musical production, “Pride and Prejudice: A New Musical,” April 10-13.

Audition times and locations for fall productions are provided below; all auditions are at the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts. Auditions for spring shows will be Jan. 15-18.

Cold readings will be provided for all first-year students and non-majors; returning theatre majors must present two contrasting pieces no longer than two minutes.

For more information about auditions, contact Associate Professor of Theatre Katheryn Bilbo at kbilbo@nwmissouri.edu.

Audition schedule

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28

• First-year student auditions for “The Shady Lady: A Robust Blend of Privilege, Influence, and White-Collar Crime” (Studio Theater)
• General auditions for “A Fall Evening of One-Acts” (Mary Linn Auditorium)

Friday, Aug. 30

• 5:30 p.m. – General auditions for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” (Mary Linn Auditorium)
• 7 p.m. – Callbacks for “The Shady Lady: A Robust Blend of Privilege, Influence, and White-Collar Crime” (Studio Theater)
• 7:15 p.m. – Callbacks for “A Fall Evening of One-Acts” (Mary Linn Auditorium)

11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31

• Callbacks for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” (Studio Theater)