History Theatre | Saint Paul, MN
Monday, March 10, 2025
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM (C)
BREAK: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Please fill out an audition form
here. Email
auditions@historytheatre.com to request a time slot. Please suggest two half-hour time slots you are available within the given audition days and times.
SPT
$576 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
Equity actors for roles in History Theatre's 2025-2026 Season (see breakdown). The shows in History Theatre's 2025-2026 Season cannot be announced at this time. Additional in-person Equity auditions will be held once the season has been announced.
All actors please prepare one contemporary comedic monologue and one contemporary dramatic monologue. Together, the monologues should be no longer than two minutes total. If you are a singer, please also prepare a brief cut of a contemporary musical theatre number. Please bring your own music; an accompanist will be provided.
History Theatre
30 10th St E
Saint Paul, MN 55101-2205
Rehearsal room at History Theatre, 30 E 10th St. in downtown St. Paul. Once inside the building take the stairs or elevators to the lower level and check in with the stage manager. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes before your assigned time. There is lobby seating available on the main level and on the lower level for your convenience; please wait in one of those areas after checking in with stage management. See breakdown for further details.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
History Theatre’s Artistic Director Richard D. Thompson
New Works and Producing Associate Laura Leffler
Dates are unavailable at this time.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
VENUE NOTES:
Parking: The best ramp parking is in the 7A ramp at 13 W Exchange Street under the Gallery Professional Building. On-street metered parking is also available. There is a light rail stop immediately outside the building on the Green Line.
Accessibility: The History Theatre is accessible by exterior stairs at the main entrance, or via a ground-level entrance on the southeast side of the building on Cedar Street. The rehearsal room is accessible via stairs or elevator. The backstage spaces at the History Theatre are only accessible via stairs.
by Tylie Shider
Cast size: 5 (3F, 2M)
When Doris Hines, a promising nightclub singer, moves to Minneapolis from Yonkers, NY, her young marriage is on the rocks, but she is determined to establish a career in show business in an effort to raise her six children in a post-WWII society. Reputedly, Nat King Cole told Ella Fitzgerald, DO NOT Miss Doris Hines! and she didn't. This quote encompasses Doris' career in show business, and playwright Tylie Shider’s interest in adapting her relatively unsung story for the stage. Doris Hines is the mother of Gary Hines, director of the world-renowned musical group, THE SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS. The group has received three Grammy Awards, among other awards and accolades.
book and co-lyrics by Rachel Teagle music and co-lyrics by Keith Hovis
Cast size: 9 (2F, 3M with flexible ensemble of 4)
When Saint Paul city architect Clarence “Cap” Wigington is tasked with designing a glorious ice palace for the Winter Carnival, he and his wife Viola get much more than they bargain for when the magic of the Carnival enters their lives. With a gust of icy wind, Viola and Cap are whisked away into the realm of King Boreas and find themselves at the center of the epic myth that drives the festival. In this magical land of the North Wind, historical figures from the Carnival’s long and storied history are seeking a new King to bring back the magic and see in Cap’s brilliance the leader they’ve been hoping for. Meanwhile, jealous Fire Lord Vulcanus and his right-hand woman Klondike Kate see in Viola an opportunity to disrupt the winter king and end the festival once and for all. In a journey through both myth and history, they meet Minnesota figures from 19th century amateur poets to champion snowmobile racers, all of whom helped make the Winter Carnival a lasting and marvelous tradition. As the realm discovers the magic in creativity and community, Cap and Viola melt the ice that has formed between them, and the power of the Winter Carnival is ignited once again. In this brand-new musical comedy adventure, playwright Rachel Teagle and composer Keith Hovis explore the strange and wonderful world of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival and the resilience, imagination, and heart that make Minnesota such a wonderful place, especially in the snow.
By Andrew Erskine Wheeler with music by The Lost Forty
Cast size: 2 (2M) (One of the roles has been pre-cast)
A raucous, comical, emotionally gripping ghost story performed by solo artist, Andrew Erskine Wheeler, performing multiple characters, and involving Minneapolis’ St. Anthony Falls in the days immediately following Minnesota’s involvement in the Civil War. Wheeler weaves an emotionally gripping ghost tale using song and storytelling to recount his Irish ancestors' intersectional history with St. Anthony Falls and Minneapolis, known respectively as Owámniyomni and Gakaabikaang in Dakota and Anishinaabe. Folk musicians, The Lost Forty, will accompany the award-winning production.
by Sandra Struthers
Cast size: 5 (4F, 1M)
A fast-paced, irreverent comedy exploring the first American bank strike and fight for women's labor rights, an '80s TV-movie flop, a starlet's battle with McCarthyism, and a young woman's obsession with Duran Duran. In this coming-of-age story, audiences will learn about the Willmar Eight—the eight women who led the famous 1977 strike—the film made about them, and Lee Grant—the fascinating actress-turned-director who told their story. Hungry Like the Wolf blends personal narrative storytelling, sketch comedy, off-kilter game shows, and totally tubular 80's hits! While playful and humorous, this show invites audiences to ask: how can we draw upon humor and fellowship to dream into a better tomorrow.
by Lee Blessing
Cast size: 6 (2F, 4M)
This production follows Minnesota natives Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger and Justice Harry Blackmun, lifelong friends whose strong bonds are tested by the momentous decisions before them. Burger and Blackmun were best friends growing up in the same St. Paul neighborhood, and remained close despite their differing career paths, not to mention their often conflicting personal and political ideologies. But when Richard Nixon appointed them both to the highest court in America, they found themselves at odds over some of the most controversial legal cases in American history. History Theatre produced the world premiere of the show in 2013, and after its critically acclaimed run, brings back the same director to make a new production of this important script for our contemporary times.
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