Auditions for GCT
GODSPELL AUDITION NOTICE
All actors must be 16 years or older by January 5, 2026.
- We are looking for a diverse cast of players of all races, ages, and backgrounds who are game to create, improv, and will act as a team and a unit together. Ideally, our troupe would be prone to play, imagination, and finding joy.
- We will have a player cast so people with the ability to play an instrument, ANY instrument (recorder, spoons, literally anything) preferred, but it isn’t required. Do not be deterred from auditioning if you don’t play an instrument.
- Looking for strong and creative movers who can develop character primarily through movement.
- Experience in puppeting, clowning, magic, and circusing a plus. If you have something prepared to show us your skill, all the better.
What to prepare:
- Sign up for an audition slot on our SignUp Genius. Please bring a recent headshot, resume, and audition form.
- Pick any song from the show (2011 Revival) you feel you sing well and prepare 16-32 bars of it. Our music director Nathan McHenry will play accompaniment.
- If you are an instrumentalist, please bring an instrument of your choosing and prepare any song you’re comfortable with (doesn’t have to be from the show). Instrumentalists have the option to accompany themselves or have Nathan play accompaniment on piano.
Callbacks:
- If you are called back, you will be asked to prep a specific song. We will also ask you to bring back your instrument, be prepared to jam and/or play in groups.
- Wear clothes you can move in and be prepared to do some movement and improv exercises as well as dance.
Forms:
Questions? Please contact Rachel Crenshaw, GCT Artistic Director, at ad@gctcomeplay.org.
JULIUS CAESAR AUDITION NOTICE
(All-Female Identifying/Female-Presenting Cast)
All actors must be 18 years or older by March 2, 2026.
1. Shakespeare Monologue – 15-30 lines of your choice. Pick something you like, but also something that reflects the tone of our show. I need enough to see you convey character and intention while also demonstrating a grasp on the language. While memorization is nice, you do not have to be completely off book/memorized. If holding the words helps, feel free to do so.
2. Be prepared to answer – What character(s) are you interested in for Julius Caesar and why?
3. Be ready to discuss your experience with Shakespeare, your conflicts and your movement background (there’s lots of fighting in this show).
JULIUS CAESAR – Ruler of Rome; a bit of a conservative lean, or at least of the old-guard of Rome. As any leader, there are varying opinions of his character – some find him to be the greatest ruler of all, some a tyrant. He is killed by conspirators and then haunts them from beyond the grave.
CALPHURNIA – Caesar’s wife; more of a trad-wife than a raging feminist, she loves her husband and fears for his safety. A believer of prophecies and signs, she fears the gods and possibly with good cause.
SERVANT to CAESAR – Lives and works in the house. Brings some unfortunate prophecies to Caesar the night before his murder.
MARCUS BRUTUS – A Roman Senator, a leader among his peers, best friends with Caius Cassius. He wants what is best for Rome and truly believes he knows what that is. He is progressive, seeing his wife as his partner and holds deep friendships and morals that steer his course.
PORTIA – Brutus’ wife; a bold and outspoken woman. She is his equal in every way, possibly even his better, and they both know it. Portia pushes Brutus to be a better man and works to bring comfort and care to her household.
LUCIUS – Servant to Brutus and Portia. He is loyal and steadfast. He believes in Brutus’ vision for Rome and follows him willingly into battle.
CAIUS CASSIUS – A Roman Senator; best friend to Brutus, but a loyal and passionate friend to all. He has a vision of a better Rome, with Brutus at the head, and believes wholeheartedly in his friend’s capacity to lead. He builds the conspirators’ plot, helps to organize them around Brutus, and impassions them to fight for what they believe in.
CASCA – A Roman Senator; second in command in every way. This is both a blessing and a curse for one as ambitious as he is. He approaches most of life acting first and thinking after.
CINNA – A Roman Senator; logistics is his thing. He ensures things are on time, that plans are well executed and that people are where they need to be to get the job done. When this skillset fails him, it does at a great cost.
METELLUS CIMBER – A Roman Senator; Level headed and the relatively calm one among the group. He is measured in his responses and it makes him an important confidante of Brutus’ when his relationship with Cassius is tenuous.
TREBONIUS – A Roman Senator; A bit of a firebrand and a livewire. He is closest to Cassius and amplifies all Cassius’ beliefs in himself, going just a bit further to the extreme of his feelings than is possibly called for.
MARK ANTONY- A Roman Senator; Loyal to Caesar as Caesar is to him, and then to Octavius Caesar after his death. He is a skilled orator and understands how to move people with his words. He believes, like Brutus, that he wants what is best for Rome. In many ways, they are two sides of the same coin.
LEPIDUS – A soldier in Octavius’ army and a key messenger as they approach Rome and lead into battle.
OCTAVIUS CAESAR – Julius Caesar’s great-nephew and adopted son. He is off at war when Caesar is killed but quickly returns to Rome to rule in his absence. He fights to regain command of Rome against the conspirators and their armies.
SOOTHSAYER / ARTEMIDORUS / CINNA the poet – The embodiment of the Gods; The prophecy of the play; One who sees and knows and is ultimately destroyed; They are not fully human, nor fully divine.
MESSENGERs, OFFICERs and SOLDIERs in the armies will be played by actors in the ensemble throughout.
Forms:
READ GCT’S JULIUS CAESAR SCRIPT HERE
Questions? Please contact Rachel Crenshaw, GCT Artistic Director, at ad@gctcomeplay.org.