Audition for a Role at Shelby County Community Theatre

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Shelby County Community Theatre welcomes performers of all experience levels to audition for upcoming productions in our Mainstage and Upstairs at 801 seasons. Whether you’re a seasoned actor or stepping onto the stage for the first time, our community theatre auditions are open, inclusive, and designed to celebrate local talent.

Auditions typically consist of cold readings from the script, and some productions may include a vocal or movement component. Specific requirements will be listed in each casting call.

We believe theatre should reflect the community it serves, and we encourage individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to audition.

Upcoming Auditions at Shelby County Community Theatre

Audition notices will be posted as they are available. If there are no audition notices are listed below, check back soon! There is always a show being planned at SCCT.

  • By James Goldman

    Directed by Clint Gill 

    July 19 & 20, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

    Shelby County Community Theatre Mainstage Theatre

    801 Main St, Shelbyville, KY 

    Performance Dates: September 19-21, 26-28

    What’s the show about? 

    The Lion in Winter is a play set during Christmas 1183, focusing on the power struggles within the Plantagenet royal family. King Henry II, his estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, and their three sons – Richard, Geoffrey, and John – are all plotting to secure power for themselves. The play explores themes of family, ambition, betrayal, the cost of power, and love. All within the context of a family feud of imperial proportions. 

    Roles:
    Ages listed are historical to the setting.
    Actors will be cast according to playable range and any necessary adjustments.
    Additional “walk-on” roles may be added.

    Henry II, King of England (Male, 50) – Though aging, Henry is still vital as ever. Descended from William the Conqueror, he rules the largest kingdom since Charlemagne, encompassing England and all the best parts of France. Are his manipulations spontaneous and emotional? Or calculated? Whom does he love?

    Queen Eleanor (Female, 61) – Eleanor of Aquitaine is the wife of Henry and a beautiful woman of hot temperament, and great authority and presence. She has been queen of France, then Queen of England, together totaling nearly 45 years. She is thoroughly capable of holding her own in a man's world. She schemes against Henry and manipulates her children. But does she also love them deeply?

    John (Male, 17) – He is the youngest son of Henry and Eleanor. He is sulky and sullen, a spoiled brat. He is Henry's favorite, but also the weakest. He vacillates throughout the play, not out of cleverness, but out of fear and weakness. 

    Geoffrey (Male, 25) – He is a son of Henry and Eleanor, and a man of energy and action. Attractive, charming, and intelligent; he is also a cold, amoral schemer.

    Richard (Male, 26) – The eldest surviving son of Henry and Eleanor, Richard is handsome, graceful, and impressive. He has been a famous soldier since his middle teens. War is his profession, and he is good at it. He is easily the strongest and toughest of the three princes.

    Alais Capet (Female, 23) – She is the sister of the French King (Philip.) While deeply in love with Henry, she is treated as a pawn by all. Have they underestimated her influence and intellect?

    Philip II, King of France (Male, 18) – He has been King of France for three years. He is impressive and handsome, without being petty. He faces off with Henry in a game of influence and manipulation.

  • By Jeffrey Hatcher 
    Directed by Nathan Milliner 

    Auditions will be held in the Upstairs at 801 theatre

    August 30 at 2pm
    August 31 at 5pm

    801 Main Street, Shelbyville, KY 40065 

    Performance Dates are October 24-26 and October 31-November 2. Note: there will be two performances on Saturday the 1st so 7 performances total. 

    What’s the show about?

    A dark and dreadful night. A woman in white lost within a wood. And the only shelter is a house full of murderers. Mixing funhouse tricks, Grand Guignol and a deadly game of cat and mouse, MURDER BY POE is a theatrical reimagining of some of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous tales of terror-"The Black Cat," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "William Wilson," "The Purloined Letter,"

    "The Mystery of Marie Roget" and "The Fall of the House of Usher." As each haunted figure tells a story of crime and mayhem, the woman must solve the puzzle of the house and the riddle of the man who ushers her into its mysteries.

    Roles/Cast of Characters:

    • The Woman (18–40): A young woman seeking refuge in an old dark house where she meets a detective and a collection of shady characters. 

    • Roderick Usher (50+ Male): A tall, sickly old man who suffers from a painful acuteness of the senses who owns the old dark house. Will also play (Accent Actor/Old Man)

    • Cat (35-60 Male): A drunk who loves his cat and hates his wife. Will also play (doctor)

    • Heart (20-40): Man or Woman tormented by their companion’s evil eye which is slowly driving them mad. Will also play (Zoo Man/Waiter)

    • Marie (18–40): A young perfume shop employee who resembles The Woman and goes missing. 

    • Pluto (18-45): A cat. Looking for graceful actress to embody a sensual feline in a cat suit. 

    • C. Auguste Dupin (30–45 Male): A master detective from France who can solve almost any case. (Has French accent)

    • Cat’s Wife (30-60 Female): Annoying, dimwitted house wife May also play (Prefect/Not Dead Woman 2)

    • William Wilson (25-60 male): A man tormented by his doppleganger. May also play (Inspector/Policeman 1/Tortured Man 2 

    • Minister (30–45) Male (double for Dupin): Royal minister who tries to blackmail the Queen. 

    • The Queen (45-70 female): The Queen of France involved in covering up her affair. May also play (Madame Roget/Mrs. Clemm)

    • Policeman 2/Ape/Tortured Man 1/Waiter (18–40)

    • Guard/Raven (18+)

    • Guard/Raven (18+)