Upcoming Auditions:

The Importance of Being Earnest: September 12th, 2026
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The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
directed by Felix Crim

Auditions will be held Saturday, September 12th.
If callbacks are needed, they will be held Sunday, September 13th.

Looking to cast 8 roles (4 men and 4 women, plus understudies).

There will not be a scheduled understudy performance.

Rehearsals will begin the week of October 19th with performances December 3rd-13th.

TO AUDITION:
You will be asked to perform readings from the script at the audition. Please review the sides and character descriptions before auditioning. Slots will be mostly duo readings, with some solo slots for major characters. You may be asked to read for multiple roles, and to work on a scene with a scene partner or take direction before performing it again.

The Station Theatre’s auditions are open to all levels of actors regardless of experience, and we strive to make the audition experience a fun and relaxed one.

Audition Links can be found at https://linktr.ee/StationTheatreCU

Please sign up for one audition slot and review the audition sides. Please also complete the Audition Form before your audition.

ABOUT THE PLAY:
First performed on Valentine’s Day in London, 1895, the last published play of Wilde’s “quartet” of comedies- Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance- it is renowned as Wilde’s most popular and best work. A romp consisting of mistaken identity, love, and the follies of marriage, Earnest reminds us of the importance of, well, simply being.

There will be some onstage intimacy. We will have an intimacy coordinator.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
(Ages & Genders are guidelines for the characters, not requirement of the actor)

Algernon Moncrieff: Mid to Late 20s, male.
Boisterous, ridiculous, Jack’s foil. Gwendolyn’s cousin, Lady Bracknell’s nephew.

Jack Worthington: Late 20s/Early 30s, male.
Classic “straight man”. Cecily’s guardian.

Gwendolyn Bracknell: Early to Late 20s, female.
As equally ridiculous as her cousin, Algernon.

Cecily Cardew: Freshly 18, female.
Jack’s ward.

Lady Bracknell: Late 50s/Early 60s or older, female.
Strict, Gwendolyn’s mother and Algernon’s aunt.

Miss Prism: Mid to Late 40s or older, female.
Buttoned up but also a bit of a mess. Cecily’s governess.

Rev. Chausible: Late 40s or older, male.
A man of God.

Lane: Any age, male.
Algernon’s butler. Sets the tone of the play, very dry. Played by the same actor who portrays Merriman.

Merriman: Any age, male.
Jack’s butler. Polite, efficient. Played by the same actor who portrays Lane.

For further information, please contact stationtheatre.cu@gmail.com

Code of Conduct
Everyone auditioning will need to read and sign The Station Theatre Code of Conduct.
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