Auditions and Crew Calls
EMU Theatre auditions and crew calls are open to any currently enrolled EMU student, in good academic standing, regardless of major/minor. We encourage students of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, and abilities to participate in the EMU Theatre production program.
If you have any questions please contact Pam Cardell at [email protected] or 734.487.1220.
Upcoming Auditions for Lab Bill B and The Lightning Thief
Auditions for Lab Bill B: The Things She Held will be held on Friday, March 7, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Lab Theatre/107 Judy Sturgis Hill building.
Lab Bill B Audition information:
- Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. No preparation necessary.
- Please plan to stay the entire time.
- ALL possible rehearsal conflicts must be submitted on your audition form in order to be considered.
- Complete the Lab Bill B prior to arriving for auditions.
If you are interested in auditioning but are unavailable during the audition timeframe please contact Pam Cardell at: [email protected]
Lab Bill B Audition Process:
Arrive at the Judy Sturgis Hill building and enter the main lobby off of the circle drive. Stage management will greet you in the lobby and confirm your audition form is complete. Auditionees will be sent to the Lab Theatre and directed from there.
Lab Bill B Callbacks: TBD
LAB BILL B REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES:
- The rehearsal period begins March 24, 2025.
- Performances: April 14, 15, 16 at 8 p.m., 2025.
The Things She Held
Written by Martha Epstein,
Directed by Abby Labbé
The Things She Held follows a girl as she delivers an acceptance speech to one person, or a few people, or an empty space, or a collection of memories. It’s a play about how we hold onto the things we love. Or maybe it’s about how we let them go. Do they go? Can anything really last forever? Isn’t it all so crazy?
Roles available for up to 6 performers; 5 female-identifying/presenting, 1 any gender.
Some performers may be assigned more than 1 role. There will be little to no physical contact/intimacy between performers in this production.
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Auditions for The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical will be held Saturday, March 8, from 2-5 p.m. in the Sponberg Theatre, located in the Judy Sturgis Hill building.
Lightning Thief Audition information:
- Please prepare two 16-bar contrasting song cuts from musical theatre, rock/pop style preferred, songs from the show are welcomed.
- Have your sheet music in a 3-ring binder to present to the accompanist.
- Slate at the start of your audition with your name and the titles of what you'll be singing.
- ALL possible rehearsal conflicts must be submitted on your audition form in order to be considered.
- Complete the Lightning Thief prior to arriving for auditions.
If you are unavailable to audition in person on March 8, please submit a video (due the day of the auditions) of your two 16-bar songs cuts and slate to [email protected].
Lightning Thief Audition Process:
Arrive at the Judy Sturgis Hill building and enter the main lobby off of the circle drive. Stage management will greet you in the lobby and confirm your audition form is complete. Auditionees will be assigned an audition time and directed from there. Those invited to callbacks will be contacted via email following the auditions.
Lightning Thief Callbacks:
Callbacks will be held on Sunday, April 13 from 10am-2pm in the Sponberg Theatre. Please come dressed to move and plan to stay the entire time. Auditionees who are called back will be emailed with details of what to prepare.
Lightning Thief REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES:
- Rehearsals will begin on August 25, 2025 and will be primarily in the evening. There will be a read through of the script on August 24 at 7 p.m.
- Performances are October 2, 3, 4, at 7 p.m., October 4* & 5 at 2 p.m., 2025. Performances will be in the Legacy Theatre. *Drama Day performance.
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
Book by Joe Tracz, Music & Lyrics by Rob Rokicki, Adapted from the book by Rick Riordan
Directed by Pam Cardell, Music Direction by R. MacKenzie Lewis, Choreography by Phil Simmons
A dynamic musical adaptation of Rick Riordan’s bestselling book. When teenager Percy Jackson discovers he’s a demigod, he and his friends embark on an epic journey to find Zeus’ missing lightning bolt and prevent a war among the gods. https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/93490/the-lightning-thief
Roles Available:
PERCY JACKSON – Son of Poseidon, a good kid with a teenage temper
ANNABETH – Daughter of Athena, smarter than you
GROVER – A happy-go-lucky satyr, like a hippie kid with hooves.
LUKE – Son of Hermes, cool camp counselor
SALLY JACKSON – Percy’s hard-working mother
MR. BRUNNER aka CHIRON – Wise centaur, part-time Latin teacher
CLARISSE – Tough jock girl, daughter of Ares
MRS. DODDS – A Fury posing as a substitute algebra teacher
GABE UGLIANO – Percy’s foul stepfather
MINOTAUR – Half-human, half-bull
POSEIDON – God of the sea, salty beach bum
MR. D, aka DIONYSUS – God of wine & theatre, snarky camp director
SILENA BEAUREGARD – Daughter of Aphrodite
KATIE GARDNER – Daughter of Demeter
THE ORACLE – a hippie mummy
AUNTY EM, aka MEDUSA – Avid sculptor
ECHIDNA – Mother of monsters
ARES – God of war, rock star in leather pants
BIANCA – A mysterious girl in 1930’s clothes
KRONOS – A voice in a pit
THALIA – Daughter of Zeus, tough
CHARON – Ferryperson to the Underworld
HADES – God of the dead, aging rock star type
SQUIRREL, NEWSCASTER, FARMER, TRAIN CONDUCTOR, GREYHOUND DRIVER, PASSENGERS 1&2, JAMES BROWN, MOZART, KURT COBAIN, JANIS JOPLIN, DJ CERBERUS, CHORUS, ECHOES, STATUES, etc.
Performers will be in close physical proximity/contact with each other during rehearsals & performances. Staged violence and use of weapons will be part of this production and will be choreographed.
Winter 2025 Crew Calls
If you are interested in volunteering on a crew for one of our productions, complete our
or for more information on upcoming auditions and production opportunities, please email [email protected] or call the EMU Theatre Administration Office at 734.487.1220.
Production Handbook
For more information on the EMU Theatre production program download our EMU Theatre Program Handbook of Policies and Procedures [pdf].