Casting & Audition Policy
Casting Policy
Casting
decisions are made primarily by the production director and by
the Department of Theatre Arts Chair when necessary. The
department supports the principle of non-traditional casting.
Non-traditional casting is the use of ethnic minority actors
(African American, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, etc.),
female actors, and physically challenged actors in roles where
race, ethnicity, gender and/or physical capabilities are not
absolutely essential to the character's development.
Audition Policy
- Any UWL student enrolled with at least 3 credits are eligible to audition for Department of Theatre Arts productions.
- The nature of auditioning is competitive and the faculty endeavors to cast from the efforts of a specific audition and not past histories, accomplishments or previous roles.
- Majors are ineligible to audition with a GPA below 2.0.
- All Theatre Arts majors are required to audition:
- Performance/General Studies/Music Theatre students must audition for each department production as well as all senior projects and directing scenes.
- Design/Technical/Management students must audition for a least one production each academic year.
- UWL faculty members may be cast if the qualities demonstrated are deemed necessary for a production.
- Members of the La Crosse community may audition with prior approval of the Department of Theatre Arts.
- In production requiring children, the director will establish procedures with the department chair for auditioning child actors.
- In the rare instance when a role cannot be cast through the audition process, the department will determine procedures for filling the role.