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Season auditions

Have you ever dreamed of being on stage? Now is your chance! The Department of Theatre and Dance will be presenting two theatre productions this fall 2025 — Nunsense by Dan Goggin and CLUE by Sandy Rustin, based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn — and you're invited to be a part of them.

Nunsense

General Auditions for Nunsense will be held on Wednesday, August 27, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm in Poorman Black Box Theater, located in Climenhaga Building. Callbacks will be held on Thursday, August 28. An audition sign-up sheet and character descriptions will be posted starting August 22 on the callboard in the Theatre Hallway of lower-level Climenhaga. This is an all female cast.

AUDITION Requirements

Those planning to audition should prepare the following:

  • 16-32 bar cut from an up-tempo song from a contemporary musical comedy. Bring sheet music in three ring binder for the live accompanist with the 32-bar cuts marked.      
  • 1 minute contemporary comedic monologue.

 CLUE

General Auditions for CLUE will be held on Wednesday, August 27, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm in Miller Theater, located in Climenhaga Building. Callbacks will be held on Thursday, August 28. An audition sign-up sheet will be posted starting August 22 on the callboard in the Theatre Hallway of lower-level Climenhaga.

AUDITION Requirements

Those planning to audition should prepare the following:

  • Two contemporary comedic monologues (1 min in length each) that showcases your comedic timing and character creation. 

Production Crew Opportunities

If you're interested in being part of the behind-the-scenes magic of our theatre productions, we want to hear from you! We’re looking for dedicated students to join our production teams in a variety of technical and crew roles. Opportunities are available in stage management, costumes, scenic construction and painting, props, lighting, and sound. No matter your experience level, there's a place for you to get involved and grow your skills.

To learn more or to express interest, contact Professor Daniel Inouye at Dinouye@Messiah.edu. Come be a part of the creative energy that brings our shows to life!

Nunsense

Written by: Dan Goggin
Directed by:  Ed Cohn
Poorman Blackbox Theater
Oct. 2-4 & 9-11 at 8 p.m.
Oct. 5 & 12 at 3 p.m.
Oct. 9 at 10:00 a.m. special school performance.

An all female musical comedy about the Little Sisters of Hoboken, a group of nuns staging a fundraiser to bury the last of their order who died from botulism after eating a bad batch of vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia, Child of God. The nuns are trying to raise money because they ran out of funds before burying all the deceased sisters, who are currently being stored in the convent's freezer. The show is a riotous revue filled with song and dance, and often involves audience participation.

CLUE

Written by: Sandy Rustin
Directed by: Daniel Inouye
Miller Theater
Nov. 13-15 & 21-22 at 8 p.m.
Nov. 16 & 23 at 3 p.m.
Nov. 20, 10:00 a.m. special school performance


Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Led by Wadsworth – the butler, Miss Scarlet, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard race to find the killer as the body count stacks up. Clue is the comedy whodunit that will leave both cult-fans and newcomers in stitches as they try to figure out…WHO did it, WHERE, and with WHAT!

Casting is open to all members of the academic community. Occasionally, guest actors will be employed. Any Messiah University student enrolled and in good academic standing as defined by the statement on satisfactory academic process in the student handbook is encouraged to audition.

The Department of Theatre & Dance follows an Inclusive Casting Policy which means that casting is open to all actors regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, disability, or age. Exceptions to the Inclusive Casting Policy may be taken when specified by the director's production concept. An exception to the Inclusive Casting Policy must be made when the dramatist's stage directions regarding race, ethnicity, gender, disability, or age are both explicit and protected by the license to produce the play.

Theatre majors who have declared the acting emphasis are required to audition for all department productions. Specific details about semester auditions are posted in the Climenhaga Building Theatre Hallway on the call board.