Children's Theatre Company 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Children's Theatre Company Auditions

Children's Theatre Company 2026–27 Season — Minneapolis, MN

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Sunday, March 22, 2026 — Children's Theatre Company, 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404-3506. 10:00 AM–6:00 PM (Central). Break: 12:30 PM–1:30 PM.

PERSONNEL

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

APPOINTMENTS

To sign up for an audition spot, please visit the following link:
https://airtable.com/app26OkZZe722X0Jj/shrVHRoSfyDRQJct0.

The CTC Casting Director and Artistic Director will be present for the CTC-hosted General Auditions on March 22 and 23, 2026.

OTHER DATES

After you have secured an audition appointment, please fill out the auditions form at the following link:
https://airtable.com/app26OkZZe722X0Jj/shrVHRoSfyDRQJct0. See the production breakdowns below for production-specific dates.

OTHER

Website:
www.childrenstheatre.org

CONTRACT

Special Agreement: $943.37 weekly minimum.

If you are unable to attend the in-person auditions, video submissions will be accepted at:
https://airtable.com/app26OkZZe722X0Jj/shrVHRoSfyDRQJct0.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Children's Theatre Company's 2026–27 Season (see breakdown). 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.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a 32-bar song and two contrasting monologues of your choice. Choose challenging, well-written material. There is no need to select exclusively from works written for young audiences.

BREAKDOWN

Pinocchio

Stage: UHG Stage

By: Carlo Collodi, adapted by Greg Banks

Directed by: Greg Banks

Synopsis: Adapted for four actors, Greg Banks’ retelling of this classic tale invites audiences into rough theater magic to tell the tale of woodworker Geppetto and his wooden marionette, Pinocchio.

Important Dates

• First Rehearsal: August 4, 2026
• First Preview: September 8, 2026
• Opening: September 11, 2026
• Closing: October 18, 2026

Seeking (any roles not listed have already been cast)

• Understudies for Cricket / Showman / Fairy / Coachman / Old Man: Male, 20+, any race
• Geppetto / Fox / Donkey: Male, 30+, any race
• Policeman / Cat / Lampwick: Female, 30+, any race
• Pinocchio: Female, 20+, any race

Twelve Kinds of Ice

Stage: Cargill Stage

Based on the book by: Ellen Obed

Book, Music, Lyrics by: Ben Steinfeld

Directed by: Rick Dildine

Synopsis: Storyteller Ellen enchants the audience with vignettes of growing up with her beloved father and her relationship to the twelve kinds of ice that emerge over the winter — from the first ice of the season to icy panes of glass, thick ice, and eventually skating ice. This cozy wintertime story has Ellen revisiting her youth as a means to find a cathartic end to her story.

Important Dates

• First Rehearsal: September 15, 2026
• First Preview: October 13, 2026
• Opening: October 16, 2026
• Closing: November 22, 2026

Seeking (all roles will be understudied)

• Ellen / Young Ellen: Female, late 20s–30s — a writer looking back on her childhood; will play adult and child versions of herself
• Dad: Male, 40+ — a hardworking dad who loves his kids, ice, and creating family memories

Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Stage: UHG Stage

Based on the book: How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

Book and Lyrics by: Timothy Mason

Music by: Mel Marvin

Choreography by: Karla Grotting

Directed by: Dean Holt

Production: A Children’s Theatre Company Original Production

Synopsis: A miserly and miserable, ever-so-cantankerous Grinch has observed the despicable Christmas joy of the Whos with disdain for decades. Enough! In this CTC holiday favorite, filled with music and Seussian rhymes, he plots the greatest heist imaginable—stealing the very thing they love the most! Until, that is, the smallest of the Whos, tiny Cindy Lou, extends a hand. Through kindness and community, we witness a change in Who-history and in the size and capacity of the old green guy’s heart.

Important Dates

• First Rehearsal: October 1, 2026
• First Preview: November 3, 2026
• Opening: November 6, 2026
• Closing: January 3, 2027

Seeking (any roles not detailed below have been cast; all roles will have an understudy)

• JP Who: 30+, male-presenting, any race — father of the Who family

Princess Kay of the Milky Way

Stage: UHG Stage

Book, Music, Lyrics by: Christopher Anselmo and Jared Corak

Directed and Conceived by: Addie Gorlin Han

Synopsis: It’s 1980 and Minnesota dairy farmers are struggling. The Berglund family is no exception. Middle daughter Sadie Jane prepares to compete in the annual Princess Kay of the Milky Way competition to keep the family legacy of Dairy Princesses strong. Eldest son Emmett Dean aspires to be a singer-songwriter comparable to Johnny Cash, and youngest daughter Eugenia Marie has her sights set on the stars — the actual Milky Way. When a mysterious intergalactic visitor crash-lands in the Berglunds’ barn just days before they travel to the Great Minnesota Get Together (the Minnesota State Fair), the siblings must work together to get their new companion back home without alerting their preoccupied parents or fellow fair-goers.

Important Dates

• First Rehearsal: January 19, 2027
• First Preview: February 23, 2027
• Opening: February 26, 2027
• Closing: April 4, 2027

Seeking (any roles not listed have already been cast; all roles will have an understudy)

• Narrator: Female, White, 40s — a storyteller who doubles many roles throughout

School of Rock

Stage: UHG Stage

Book by: Julian Fellowes

Music by: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Directed by: Rick Dildine

Synopsis: Dewey Finn is a failed, wannabe rock star who poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school to earn some cash. There he turns a class of straight–A pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. Can he get them to the Battle of the Bands without their parents and the school’s headmistress finding out?

Important Dates

• First Rehearsal: March 30, 2027
• First Preview: May 4, 2027
• Opening: May 7, 2027
• Closing: June 27, 2027

Seeking (any roles not listed have already been cast; all roles will have an understudy)

• Dewey Finn: 30–40s, tenor — a burnt-out rocker who rediscovers a passion for teaching music to kids
• Rosalie Mullins: 30–40s, soprano — headmistress of the esteemed Horace Green Academy
• Ned Schneebly: 30–40s, baritone — reputable substitute teacher and friend/roommate to Dewey
• Patti DiMarco: 30–40s, mezzo — Ned’s girlfriend and not a fan of Dewey
• Teacher / Parent Ensemble: 20s–50s, SATB ensemble — various teachers and musicians