Performance Majors Auditions
No audition is required as part of the application process to Tulane, however a submission of a portfolio can strengthen an application. Please learn more about portfolio submissions and performing arts-related admissions events on the Tulane Admissions website or contact Nathaniel Malkow at nmalkow@tulane.edu in Admissions.
Students interested in majoring in theatre or dance should enroll in a department class their first semester. Auditions to pursue a performance degree (major) are held for enrolled students in the Fall for dance, and early Fall and Winter for theatre.
Performance degree auditions will be announced on this webpage, in all department classes, and department social media channels.
Upcoming Auditions
Blanched Auditions
When: 4:00 PM, Tuesday, November 3
Where: McWilliams Hall, Room 300
How: Complete the Blanched Auditionee Information Form; arrive on time and ready to work
Performance Dates: Wednesday–Sunday, March 10–14, 2027
Rehearsal Times: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4–7:30 PM
This work is a prescient dream that Blanche is having the night before she leaves for New Orleans. The Allan Monologue from scene 6 of A Street Car Named Desire is the driving force of the show. It articulates what haunts Blanche and is how she wound up on that street car. The dream is prophetic not only about what will happen to Blanche but women and media as well.
What to Prepare
- Sides are available to prepare from Ali in 215 McWilliams or Audition Sides and Info
- The audition will be run like a rehearsal, with set choreography, choreographic assignments, and some improvisation
- Students must be available during the posted rehearsal hours to be cast
Greek Chorus (3–6 cast):
The Greek chorus is a female ensemble that propels the show forward and are the backbone of the show. Dancing, breath rhythm, speaking, movement composition, humming, possible singing, and active stillness required. I am thinking of the Greek Chorus as the Lead.
Singer chorus (3 singers):
These parts will be connected to the Greek Chorus. They will be dancing, speaking, making movement, and part of the larger overarching vision.
Blanche:
Looking for 1–2 additional young Blanche performers. The character from which the title of the show comes. She is an embodiment of the old south struggling to move forward and maintain genteel ways while life is crumbling and drastically changing. She is destitute and comes to New Orleans to stay with her sister and her husband. Professors Beverly Trask and Jenny Mercein will also be playing the role. These will be the largest speaking roles, and the Allan monologue from scene 6 of streetcar is the main focus.
Allan/Young Man:
Allan is the man that Blanche marries very young, discovers he is gay, and says something to him that makes him kill himself.
Numb Auditions – Acting Upfront series
When: 7:00 PM, Monday, November 16 (Callbacks at 7 PM, Tuesday, November 17)
Where: McWilliams Hall, Lab Theatre, Room 104
How: Contact mpayne4@tulane.edu for an audition slot
Uptown Performance Dates: Thursday, April 1–3, 2027
Downtown Performance Dates: Wednesday, April 7 and Friday, April 9, 2027
Numb is a play that was originally created by Chris Kaminstein and Goat in the Road Productions. It is an ensemble-driven piece for 6 actors which explores the complicated history of anesthesiology, 19th century medicine, and the human beings who were affected. (Did you know there was a time when limbs would have been amputated without pain medication?) This production is part of our Acting Upfront series, focusing primarily on the excellence and storytelling skill of the actors themselves.
What to Prepare
- Reading copies of the script are available for review with Ali in 215 McWilliams Hall
- Actors will be scheduled in small groups. Come dressed to move. (Sweatpants or leggings – be comfortable!) All actors are welcome, regardless of experience level or “type”
- Memorize the below text before the audition; ‘Fanny’ may become ‘Frank,’ and ‘Husband’ can become ‘Wife,’ if you prefer
FANNY: (speaking to her maid)
Clarisse, make sure that Alexander and Husband do indeed leave the house. Push their asses out the door if necessary. Furnish Doctor 2 with what he requires, and if you strangle him in the process I won’t object.
(to the audience) And it went on like that. I filed through some work orders that Husband would need if I expired. And a few quick notes. One to him, and one to Alexander. Here, I’ll read that one…
“My dear sweet Alexander, I cannot blame you were you to be bitter at me for dying so early in your life and were you to be angry that I cannot watch your graduation and meet your future wife. For my part, you should know that you have been the one uncomplicated joy in my life...”
(Beat)
I’m sorry, the rest of this is private.