Auditioning for a Role
Theatre majors, theatre minors, and non-majors from any discipline are welcome to audition for NDSU productions.
Auditions are held in Askanase Hall. Audition dates are announced via the Theatre NDSU ListServ during the early and late fall semester. Please email Samm Dregseth at karen.dregseth@ndsu.edu to be added to the Theatre ListServ.
Play scripts are available for student perusal several weeks before each audition. Please contact Marc Devine at marc.devine@ndsu.edu for script access.
Find more information about auditions here.
Students cast in a role in Theatre NDSU production may earn one credit hour by signing up for THEA 210, Theatre Practicum.
In addition, Newfangled Theatre Company produces several shows during the school year. Cast and crew opportunities are available for all NDSU students. Newfangled posts audition notices and crew needs via the Theatre NDSU ListServ.
Other Acting Opportunities
Students enrolled in a directing course offered by the Department of Theatre Arts are always looking for students to act in their class projects. If you would like to act in a directing class scene, email John Smiley at john.smiley@ndsu.edu.
Working Behind the Scenes
Theatre NDSU offers students many opportunities to become involved behind the scenes on a production.
Students who work on a crew for any Theatre NDSU production may earn one credit hour by signing up for THEA 210, Theatre Practicum. Please email the Production Manager Tiffany Fier at tiffany.fier@ndsu.edu for more information.
Construction Crews: Construction crews help prepare the scenery, costumes or properties for a production. Their work is done in the weeks preceding the production. While carpentry skills are helpful in working on scenic construction and sewing skills are helpful in doing costume construction, the theatre staff is willing to train interested students.
Running Crews: Running crews help the show run smoothly while it is in production. They may work the light or sound board during the show, shift scenery or properties during scene changes, or help with wardrobe. Typically, the running crews begin their work during technical rehearsals, which are held the week before the show opens, and continue through the run of the show.
Earning Academic Credit for Your Work
Students participating in a Theatre NDSU production may earn one credit hour by signing up for THEA 210.
THEA 210 is available only to students working on a Theatre NDSU production.
Ushering at a Production
Any interested person may serve as an usher for a Theatre NDSU production. Ushers see the performance free of charge.
Ushers are required to be at the theatre by 7:00 p.m. on performance nights and to stay through the end of the play.
If you or your group is interested in ushering for a Theatre NDSU performance, contact Marc Devine at marc.devine@ndsu.edu.