“Heartland Theatre Company is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our casting and production assignments. We encourage an openness to diversity and inclusion.”
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CAST OF BLOOMSDAY!
Directed by Sandra Zielinski
Performances: November 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, — 2023
AUDITIONS FOR EVERY BRILLIANT THING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 & TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 (2023) from 7 – 10 pm at Heartland Theatre
Directed by Aaron Sparks
Ice cream. Kung Fu movies. Burning things. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out of your nose. So begins a young child’s list of every brilliant thing in life, a list composed as a way of coping with their mother’s struggle with depression and mental illness. A one-person theatrical tour de force that invites the audience to participate in the storytelling and share in the experience of being human.
Every Brilliant Thing Audition Notes from the Director:
The play details one person’s struggle to find and bring happiness to a family member living with severe depression. It tracks the effects of that search from childhood to adolescence and adulthood, detailing both the pain and joy along the way
The Narrator can be a person of any gender expression (male-identifying/female-identifying/non-binary), any ethnicity, and any age. Every Brilliant Thing is a solo show that features intense audience interaction, with audience members even portraying the other people in the Narrator’s life. It is essential that the actor portraying the role is able to carry the show while being comfortable improvising in their interactions with the audience and synthesizing those interactions into their performance.
Actor must be comfortable singing on stage. Some piano skills are a plus but not required.
Performances: February 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 — 2024
[Content Advisory: Mature Audiences. Contains descriptions of depression, self-harm, and suicide.]Actors at Heartland Theatre receive an honorarium at the end of each production for Season shows.
AUDITIONS FOR CLYDE’S
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 & TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (2024) from 7 – 10 pm at Heartland Theatre
Directed by Jason A. Vales
In this highly entertaining comedy by veteran playwright, Lynn Nottage, four ex-cons aspire to lead a better life—and make the “perfect sandwich”—as they flip burgers at Clyde’s, a truck stop diner owned and managed by the sassy, devilish Clyde herself. Led by the angelic Montrellous, the ragtag bunch of short order cooks put their differences aside and rally together for a brighter future.
[Content Advisory: Mature Audiences. Contains adult language and themes]
First Read Through: Sunday, February 25 – 2024
Performances: April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 — 2024
Actors at Heartland Theatre receive an honorarium at the end of each production for Season shows.
AUDITIONS FOR GHOSTS
MONDAY, APRIL 22 & TUESDAY, APRIL 23 (2024) from 7 – 10 pm at Heartland Theatre
Directed by Darlene Lloyd, Dave Montague, Lynda Rettick and G. William Zorn
At Heartland Theatre we believe in ghosts, and soon you’ll believe in them, too. For our next 10-Minute Play Festival we’re going to put them on stage. Our theme for 2024 is GHOSTS.
We’ll feature eight original short plays in a paranormal presentation that frightens and enlightens. Remember that at Heartland we want to you think, feel, and live!
In June of 2024, everyone will be leaving our theater looking like they’ve seen a ghost and we’ll be delighted. Next summer at Heartland, the living will meet the dead, spectators will see specters, and everyone will applaud the apparitions! GHOSTS–Heartland Theatre’s 10-Minute Play Festival for 2024.
First Read Through: At Directors’ discretion
Performances: May 30, 31, June 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 (2x) — 2024 [Note: Our 2024 Festival will be condensed into a three-week run, instead of four, to allow more actors to participate.] In certain circumstances, accommodations are made to double-cast a role due to actor availability. Come out to audition and bring your calendar.
Actors at Heartland Theatre receive an honorarium at the end of each production for Season shows.
AUDITIONS FOR 2024 NEW PLAYS FROM THE HEARTLAND
MONDAY, JUNE 10 & TUESDAY, JUNE 11 (2024) from 7 – 10 pm at Heartland Theatre
Directed by Douglas Malcolm, Tabitha Miller and Natasha Warloe
Three Winning One-act Plays submitted from 10 Midwest states are presented as enhanced staged readings, holding scripts. Familiarity with the scripts is required, but memorization is not.
First Read Through: Sunday, June 23, 2024: At Directors’ discretion
Performances: July 12, 13, 14 — 2024
Watch this page for announcements of (or changes to) upcoming auditions!
If you are interested in becoming involved with Heartland on stage or behind the scenes, please submit our volunteer form, email [email protected] or call the Heartland Box Office at 309-452-8709.
Audition location: Heartland Theatre Company
1110 Douglas St, Normal IL 61761
Mailing Address: PO Box 1833, Bloomington IL 61702
SAFETY PROTOCOLS for ACTORS/STAFF have been lifted as of May 21, 2023, by the Heartland Board of Directors and restored to pre-Covid times.
