Audition for a Role at Shelby County Community Theatre

Your moment in the spotlight starts here.

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 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+)