Zeitgeist Theater Co. 2026 Auditions
Schedule
Sat Jan 17 2026 at 11:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
222 E Superior St, Duluth, MN, United States, Minnesota 55802 | Duluth, MN
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Zeitgeist Theater is pleased to announce auditions for its 2026 Season!General Auditions for all shows in 2026 will be held January 17th, 11am–4pm in the theater.
Please sign up for a five-minute time slot by visiting https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/110110280014/false#/invitation.
For questions please contact Mary at [email protected].
2026 Audition/Callback Lineup
BEAUTIFUL THING
Auditions Saturday, Jan 17th
11am-4pm
Callbacks Saturday, Jan 24th
11am-3pm
WITCH
Auditions Saturday, Jan 17th
11am-4pm
Callbacks Saturday, March 21st
11am-3pm
AMERICAN SON
Auditions Saturday, Jan 17th
11am-4pm
Callbacks Sunday March 15th.
3pm-5pm
URINETOWN
General Auditions Saturday, Jan 17th
11am-4pm
2nd round of Auditions, Saturday, May 9th (if you attended auditions on Jan 17th, you do not need to attend the 2nd round)
11am-2pm
Callbacks Saturday, May 30th.
11am-3pm
What to prepare for General Auditions:
Please prepare one 60-90 second dramatic or comedic monologue of your choice. If you are also auditioning for UrineTown please include a 32-bar comedic/upbeat song in the style of the show in addition to your monologue. Folks who are not auditioning for UrineTown do not need to prepare a song. An accompanist will be provided.
There will be an audition form to fill out upon your arrival, please bring TWO copies of your headshots and resumes.
VIDEO SUBMISSIONS ARE WELCOME. If you are unable to attend auditions and would still like to be considered for ZT’s 2026 season, please send your audition video to [email protected] no later than January 17. PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH SHOWS YOU ARE AUDITIONING FOR.
SHOWS AND CASTING DETAILS:
Show #1
BEAUTIFUL THING
By Jonathan Harvey
Directed by Mary Fox
With music from Mama Cass
April 9th-18th
Beautiful Thing is a 1993 play by Jonathan Harvey about two teenage boys, Jamie and Ste, who live on a working-class London housing estate and fall in love. The story follows their blossoming romance against the backdrop of their challenging home lives, including Jamie's single mother, Sandra, and Ste's abusive father and brother. It's a tender, funny, and heartwarming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, sexuality, and finding joy.
CASTING
(all roles available)
Jamie - Actor must be able to play 16 years of age
Ste - Actor must be able to play 16 years of age
Leah - Actor must be able to play 16-18 years of age
Sandra - 30s-50s
Tony - 20s-50s
AUDITIONS/CALLBACKS:
Auditions Saturday, Jan 17th
11am-4pm
Callbacks Saturday, Jan 24th
11am-3pm
Paid stipend
NOTE FOR YOUR AUDITION - Dialects are encouraged but not required for your audition. Southeastern London accents will be mandatory for the show - FYI.
Callbacks will be Jan 24th. Our Stage Manager will let you know if you'll be needed at callbacks by Thursday, January 22nd.
Important Dates:
First read-through - February 25th 6pm
Rehearsals begin - March 9th. M-F 6pm. Rehearsal times/days may be subject to change.
Tech begins - Sat, April 4th
Preview - Wednesday April 8th.
Performances - April 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th & 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, (all shows, 7:30pm. Matinee Sunday the 12th at 2pm)
Show #2
WITCH
By Jen Silverman
Directed by Anika Thompson
July 30th-August 8th
A charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled a “witch” and cast out by the town, but her soul is not so readily bought. As the devil returns to convince her – and then returns again – unexpected passions flare, alliances are formed, and the village is forever changed. An inventive retelling of a Jacobean drama, this sharp, subversive fable debates how much our souls are worth when hope is hard to come by.
CASTING
(all roles available)
Elizabeth Sawyer - 40s/ 50s/ 60s. An outcast
Scratch - 20s/30s/40s/50s/60s. Ageless really. The devil
Sir Arthur Banks - 50s/60s. A wealthy and powerful man
Cuddy Banks - 20s/ early 30s. Sir Arthur’s son, painfully shy, a morris-dancer. He is secretly in love with Frank (and also in hate)
Frank Thorney - 20s/ early 30s. A confident and successful young man, charming and ruthless. His ambition knows no bounds
Winnifred - 20s/ early 30s. Sir Arthur’s servant, resigned and pragmatic, secretly married to Frank
AUDITIONS/CALLBACKS
Auditions Saturday, January 17th
11am-4pm
Callbacks Saturday, March 21st
11am-3pm
Paid stipend
Callbacks will be March 21st. Our Stage Manager will let you know if you'll be needed at callbacks by Thursday, March 19th.
Important Dates:
Rehearsals begin - June 15th. M-F 6pm Rehearsal times/days may be subject to change
Tech begins - Sat, July 25th
Preview - Thursday, July 29th
Performances - July 30th, 31st, Aug 1st, 2nd, & 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, (all shows, 7:30pm. Matinee Sunday the 2nd at 2pm)
Show #3
AMERICAN SON
By Christopher Demos-Brown
Directed by Dennis F. Johnson
September 24th-October 3rd.
An estranged biracial couple must confront their feelings about race and bias after their son is detained by the local police following a traffic stop incident. Their disparate histories and backgrounds inform their assumptions as they try to find out what happened to their son.
CASTING
Larkin - White male mid-20s/30s
AUDITIONS/CALLBACKS
Auditions Saturday, January 17th
11am-4pm
Callbacks Sunday, March 15th
3pm-5pm
Paid stipend
Our Stage Manager will let you know if you'll be needed at callbacks shortly following your audition.
Important Dates:
Rehearsals begin - August 31st. M-F 6pm. Rehearsal times/days may be subject to change
Tech begins - Saturday, September 19th
Preview - Wednesday, September 23rd
Performances - September 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th & 30th; October 1st, 2nd, 3rd
(All evening shows at 7:30pm, Matinee on the 27th at 2pm)
Show #4
URINETOWN
By Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Directed by Robert Lee
Music Direction by Beth Brophy
November 12th-21st
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America's greatest art forms.
In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
CASTING
(All roles available)
OFFICER LOCKSTOCK
Age: 30-55 Voice Type: Baritone (A2-A4) The tongue-in-cheek narrator of our story. Bold, brash, and larger than life in many ways
PENELOPE PENNYWISE
Age: 30 to 45 Voice Type: Soprano (A3-C6) The tough, jaded warden of the poorest, filthiest town urinal. She is Cladwell's one-time lover and mother to Hope who eventually softens her temper
BOBBY STRONG
Age: 20 to 30 Voice Type: Tenor (A2-C5) The dashing, rebellious everyman who works for Miss Pennywise at the poorest, filthiest town urinal
LITTLE SALLY
Age: 20 to 40 Voice Type: Mezzo Soprano (A3-E5) A precocious and irreverent street urchin. She serves as a quasi-narrator who often questions Lockstock and the play's logic
SENATOR FIPP
Age: 40 to 55 Voice Type: Tenor/Mezzo Soprano (C#3-F4) A greedy politician in Cladwell's pocket. A bumbling coward
OFFICER BARREL
Age: 30 to 50 Voice Type: Baritone/Bass (G2-F4) Lockstock's patrol partner. A thuggish and aggressive policeman
HOPE CLADWELL
Age: 20 to 30 Voice Type: Soprano (A3-A5) Cladwell's ravishingly beautiful daughter, torn between her father and her new love for Bobby
TINY TOM
Age: 30 to 50 Voice Type: Baritone/Alto (D3-A3) One of the Poor, he is an idiotic man-child
SOUPY SUE
Age: 25 to 40 Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano/Alto (Bb3-B4) One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked. Optional Doubling as CALDWELL'S SECRETARY
LITTLE BECKY TWO SHOES
Age: 20 to 40 Voice Type: Soprano (Bb3-F5) One of the Poor. She is foul-mouthed, impulsive, and accusatory. Optional Doubling as MRS. MILLENIUM
CLADWELL B. CALDWELL
Age: 50 to 65 Voice Type:Baritone/Bass (A2-G4) The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company. He is a miserly money-grubber who gleefully exploits the poor
JOSEPHINE STRONG
Age: 55 to 65 Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano/Alto (Bb3-D5) Bobby's mother and Joseph's wife. A strong-willed woman with a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her
HOT BLADES HARRY
Age: 45 to 60 Voice Type: Baritone (A2-F4) One of the Poor, he is a psychopathic and can become a violent loose cannon
DR. BILLEAUX
Age: 30 to 50 Voice Type: Baritone/Alto (E3-A3) Head of Research and Development at UGC
MR. MCQUEEN
Age: 30 to 45 Voice Type: Baritone/Alto (B2-E4) Cladwell's sycophantic lackey. A servile assistant
OLD MAN STRONG
Age: 50 to 65 Bobby's rebellious father. His refusal to pay the fee sends him to Urinetown, ultimately launching the revolution
AUDITIONS/CALLBACKS
Auditions Saturday, Jan 17th
11am-4pm
Callbacks Saturday, May 9th
11am-4pm
(Additional callbacks might be needed, dates - TBD)
Paid stipend
Our Stage Manager will let you know if you'll be needed at callbacks by Thursday, May 7th.
Important Dates:
Rehearsals begin - October 5th, M-F 6pm-10pm. Rehearsal times/days may be subject to change
Tech begins - Sat, November 7th
Preview - Wednesday November 11th
Performances - 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th & 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st
Possible extension - November 27th, 28th, 29th
(All evening shows at 7:30pm, Matinee on the 15th at 2pm, possible matinee on the 29th)
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