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Auditions

General Information

All Adult and Youth auditions for Children’s Theatre Company shows are listed here and on MinnesotaPlaylist.com. CTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We advocate for diversity throughout the organization and strongly encourage applications from members of traditionally underrepresented groups.

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Adult Auditions

Auditions for adult Equity and non-Equity actors are held periodically throughout the year. Preparation is needed and based on the specific needs of each production. Adult actor positions are paid.

 

Youth Auditions

Auditions for youths (student actors) between the ages of 10 and 18 are held at various times during the year depending on the needs of each production. Typically, we hold auditions anywhere from 6-9 months in advance of the production’s first rehearsal. Our auditions for student actors are usually group-style format. Each audition notice will detail the specifics of who we are looking for, what the actor will do (e.g. sing, dance, monologues, etc.) and how to schedule an audition.

 

TAT Auditions

Some Theatre Arts Training classes and camps require an audition before enrolling.

TAT AUDITIONS

Auditions Listings

Student Actor Casting Call for Children’s Theatre Company’s

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Based on the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
Book and Lyrics by Timothy Mason
Music by Mel Marvin
Choreography by Karla Grotting
Directed by Dean Holt
A Children’s Theatre Company Original Production

SUMMARY

A miserly and miserable, ever-so-cantankerous Grinch has observed the despicable Christmas joy of the Whos with disdain, from a distance, for decades. Enough! In this CTC holiday favorite, filled with music and Seussian rhymes, he plots the greatest heist imaginable—stealing the very thing they love the most! Until that is, the smallest of the Whos, tiny Cindy Lou, extends a hand. Through the combination of kindness and community, we witness not only a change in the course of Who-History, but the size and capacity of the old green guy’s heart.

Important Dates – Children’s Theatre Company

First Rehearsal: October 1, 2026

First Preview: November 3, 2026        

Opening Performance: November 6, 2026

Closing Performance: January 3, 2027

We rehearse Tuesday through Saturday – after school and all day on the weekends. Performances are Wednesday- Sunday. There would be a 10-week period (October 28 – January 4) in which students would be required to work with their schools to be out of school during our technical rehearsals and for student matinee performances.

PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTICE

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

All roles will be understudied. Who Children are not double cast.

Who Ensemble: (10-17 years old, Any Gender, Any Race/Ethnicity)

Audition Materials: Click Here

Roles Available:

Who Children (10-17 years old, any gender, any race)

AUDITION DATES:

Student Auditions will be on May 4 and 5, 2026, at Children’s Theatre Company. Groups of 15 students will be seen every 40 minutes. Actors will sing the audition material with an accompanist and participate in a dance call. Please dress for movement and bring a water bottle!

HOW TO AUDITION:

If you are auditioning in person please fill out the audition form below and sign up for an audition time. Please note all students will audition in groups of 15.

Audition Form: Audition Form

Sign-Up Link: Sign-Up Here

Due to a limited number of spaces for auditions, we will also be accepting video submissions

To submit a video audition for How the Grinch Stole Christmas, please prepare the below materials and submit them online.

Audition Video

Instructions on how to submit your audition materials online:

  1. Prepare and video your sides and song.
  2. Open your Google Drive and create a folder with your first and last name.
  3. Upload your video, headshot, and resume into this folder as individual files.
  4. Select the folder, go to “Get Link” at the top right corner. Make sure to change permission settings to “Anyone with link.”
  5. Fill out the audition form
  6. Copy and paste the link into your audition form and hit submit

 

The deadline for the video submission is May 9, 2026

CASTING STATEMENT
Children’s Theatre Company is committed to actively recruiting and seeking performers from under-recognized communities which may include, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color, performers with disabilities, and LGBTQ+.

Non-Union Understudy Casting Call for Children’s Theatre Company’s

Twelve Kinds of Ice

Book, Music and Lyrics by Ben Steinfeld
Directed by Rick Dildine
A Children’s Theatre Company Original Production

SUMMARY

Storyteller Ellen enchants the audience with vignettes of growing up with her beloved father and her relationship to the twelve kinds of ice that emerge over the winter. The first ice of the season, followed by icy panes of glass, then thick ice, and eventually skating ice! This cozy wintertime story has Ellen revisiting her youth as a means to find a cathartic end to her story. 

       Important Dates – Children’s Theatre Company

First Rehearsal: September 15, 2026

Understudies First Rehearsal: September 29, 2026

First Preview: October 13, 2026

Opening: October 16, 2026

Closing: November 22, 2026

 

This show will travel to Seattle Children’s Theatre. Understudies will not relocate to Seattle for that leg of the production unless needed. SCT will provide travel and accommodation to understudies as needed.

Tech/Previews: January 25-28, 2027

Opening: January 29, 2027

Closing: February 14, 2027

PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTICE

CTC is seeking non-union actors to understudy the following roles:

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

Ellen/Young Ellen: F, late 20s or 30s: A writer looking back on her childhood, will play adult and child version of herself. Please be sure that Young Ellen is not a caricature of a young person but reads truthfully and genuine.

Dad: M, 40+: A hardworking dad who loves his kids, ice, and creating memories with his family.

HOW TO AUDITION:

All auditions will be submitted virtually. In-person callbacks may be scheduled as individual appointments as needed.

To submit a video audition for Twelve Kinds of Ice, please prepare the materials below and submit them online.

Instructions on how to submit your audition materials online:

  1. Prepare and video your sides and songs.
  2. Videos may be submitted via Google Drive, YouTube, Dropbox, or Vimeo
    1. Please ensure sharing permissions are open so that we may view your submission
  3. Fill out the audition form
  4. Copy and paste the link into your audition form and hit submit

The deadline for the video submission is May 9, 2026

AUDITION MATERIALS

AUDITION FORM

            

CASTING STATEMENT
Children’s Theatre Company is committed to actively recruiting and seeking performers from under-recognized communities which may include, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color, performers with disabilities, and LGBTQ+.

Casting Call for Children’s Theatre Company’s

Princess Kay of the Milky Way

Book, Music and Lyrics by Christopher Anselmo and Jared Corak
Directed by Addie Gorlin-Han
Music Direction by Jason Hansen
A Children’s Theatre Company World Premiere

SUMMARY

It’s 1980, and Minnesota dairy farmers are struggling. The Berglund family is no exception. Middle daughter Sadie Jane prepares to compete in the annual Princess Kay of the Milky Way competition, hoping to keep the family legacy of Dairy Princesses strong. Eldest son Emmett Dean aspires to be a singer-songwriter comparable to Johnny Cash, and youngest daughter Eugenia Marie has her sights set on the stars- the actual Milky Way. When a mysterious intergalactic visitor crash-lands in the Berglund’s barn just days before they travel to the Great Minnesota Get Together (also known as the Minnesota State Fair), the siblings must work together to get their new companion back home without alerting their preoccupied parents or fellow fair-goers.

Important Dates – Children’s Theatre Company

Workshop: July 6-10, 2026, 9:30am-5:30pm

First Rehearsal: January 19, 2027

First Preview: February 23, 2027

Opening Performance:   February 26, 2027

Closing Performance: April 4, 2027

We rehearse Tuesday through Saturday – after school and all day on the weekends. Performances are Wednesday- unday. There would be a 10-week period (February 16–April 4) in which students would be required to work with their schools to be out of school during our technical rehearsals and for student matinee performances.

PLEASE READ ENTIRE NOTICE

AUDITIONS: MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026
Children’s Theatre Company
5:00-8:00pm

Sign up for one audition spot in one 20-minute audition time. Please include the student’s name in the comments of your sign-up.

Materials found here

HOW TO AUDITION:

If you are auditioning in person please fill out the audition form below and sign up for an audition time. Please note all students will audition in groups of 15.

Audition Form: Audition Form

Sign-Up Link: Sing-Up Here

Due to a limited number of spaces for auditions, we will also accept video submissions

To submit a video audition for Princess Kay of the Milky Way, please prepare the below materials and submit them online.

    • Audition: Record yourself performing the linked song and the sides for the character you wish to be considered for.

Instructions on how to submit your audition materials online:

  1. Prepare and video your sides and song.
  2. Open your Google Drive and create a folder with your first and last name.
  3. Upload your video, headshot, and resume into this folder as individual files.
  4. Select the folder, go to “Get Link” at the top right corner. Make sure to change permission settings to “Anyone with link.”
  5. Fill out the audition form, including recent headshot and resume
  6. Copy and paste the link into your audition form and hit submit

The deadline for the video submission is May 25, 2026

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

Students must be 10-17 years old, or 18 and still in high school at the time of the production.

All roles will be understudied.

Sadie Berglund: (16-18 years old, Female-presenting, Any Race/Ethnicity)

Middle daughter, passionate about her family’s farm and the dairy industry. Knowledgeable, driven, and determined. Sadie is competing for Princess Kay of the Milky Way competition.

Emmett Berglund: (16-18 years old, Male-presenting, Any Race/Ethnicity)

Eldest son, musician (guitar), dreams of being a singer-songwriter of country music. Destined to take over the family dairy farm, but none too excited about it.

Eugenia Berglund: (10-13 years old, Female-presenting, Any Race/Ethnicity)

Youngest Berglund sibling, has her sights set on the stars. A reality-checker and dreamer in one, she knows how to keep her older siblings in line.

Palmer Gibson: (16-18 years old, Male-presenting, Any Race/Ethnicity)

4H kid, loves his farm, his cow, and the Minnesota State Fair. Befriends Emmett and encourages him to be his truest self and take pride in his community.

CASTING STATEMENT
Children’s Theatre Company is committed to actively recruiting and seeking performers from under-recognized communities which may include, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color, performers with disabilities, and LGBTQ+.

AEA General Auditions

Children’s Theatre Company is seeking AEA Actors for its upcoming 2026-2027 Season. These are general auditions and not show specific. Auditions will be held at CTC on March 22 and March 23. These auditions are specifically for members of AEA or those in the EMC program (EMC is being phased out of AEA. Per their website: As of May 8, 2026, EMCs will no longer be recognized for prioritized audition access and will be seen on the same basis as other non-Equity actors). 

Non-Equity actors may fill open audition spots starting March 18th, or attend these auditions without a sign-up and be seen as space is available. There is no guarantee that non-equity actors will be seen at these auditions without a sign-up. CTC will also see non-Equity performers for show-specific auditions throughout the season. 

No student actors (performers under the age of 18 or still in high school) will be seen at these auditions. 

Preparation: 

Please prepare 32 bars of a song and 2 contrasting monologues of your choosing. An Accompanist will be provided. Please select challenging, well-written material. There is no need to select work written exclusively for young audiences. 

Sign-Up 

  • Please sign up for an audition time: Click Here 

 

The first show of the season begins rehearsal in early August 2026, and the final show of the season will close in mid-June, 2027.