This page contains all the information you need to successfully submit your audition submission for AUTD Fall 2026 productions of The Revolutionists (a staged reading) and Ride the Cyclone.
Auditions must be submitted digitally no later than 5pm CDT on Wednesday, August 19th and callbacks will be held in person on Monday, August 24th from 6:30-10pm (for Ride the Cyclone) and Tuesday, August 25th from 6:30-10pm (for The Revolutionists).
All current BFA Performance and Musical Theatre majors are required to audition for both productions.
Audition Requirements for The Revolutionists: Please submit a 1-3 minute comedic or dramatic monologue from a contemporary play of your choice. For character breakdown and disclosures, please go to The Revolutionists Audition Resources.
Audition Requirement for Ride the Cyclone: Please submit a ’16-32 bar’ musical theatre or pop/rock song in the style of the show or corresponding to the character range and genre you’d like to audition for. For any questions regarding vocal range and style, please refer to the character information sheet on the second page of the Ride the Cyclone Audition Info.
Please read through all resources before continuing to the audition application form.
We would also like to encourage you to read the scripts for the productions before auditioning: Script for The Revolutionists and Libretto for Ride the Cyclone
To complete your audition, please visit the following link to complete an audition form: AUTD Fall 2026 Audition Form. Once you have submitted the audition form, instructions about how to submit your video file will be provided, which will include a link to upload your video.
You must complete these tasks - completing the form and uploading your video(s) - before 5pm CDT on Wednesday, August 19th to be considered as auditioning.
Please have your video(s) ready to upload once you submit your audition form – you will not be able to go back to the link at a later date/time to submit your video.
Please let us know if you are unable to make the callback night(s) due to scheduling. Once all submitted audition videos and forms are reviewed, a callback list will go out to everyone that auditioned no later than 5pm CDT on Friday, August 21st and will include the information needed to complete callbacks.
To ensure that no audition is overlooked during this process, we will be sending out confirmations once we have received all portions of your audition. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 2 business days of completing your audition requirements, please reach out to theatre@auburn.edu so that this can be addressed.