Improvisers
Improvisers perform this production; each performance stands alone, with relationships and who succumbs to the illness differing between performances.
- improvisation
Theatre Momentum
The Constant Ending, an instant drama
Audition · Chicago
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Sat, Sep 26, 2026 · 11:59 PM Chicago time
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The role
Who they’re looking for
Improvisers with a personal connection to small-town life or the themes of isolation, bigotry, stigma, etc. are encouraged to audition. Preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals.
Playing age, Equity, understudy… what do these mean?
Playing age is how old a character appears, which may differ from your own age. Equity is the actors’ union; check each theatre’s eligibility rules. An understudy learns a role to perform when the main actor is unavailable.
The commitment
What does it pay?
35% of ticket proceeds; cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales.
Contract: CONTRACTOR
Dates & location
Auditions
Sep 1, 2026 – Sep 1, 2026
Tuesday, September 1, 6-8:30 PM; audition slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between.
Rehearsals
Sep 8, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
Tuesdays, 6-8:30 PM, September 8-October 13; preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals.
Performances
Oct 16, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026
Fridays/Saturdays, 7:30 PM, October 16-November 7 (8 shows); show dates have flexibility and off-nights built into the schedule.
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Get ready
What to prepare
Help with headshots, résumés, and self-tapes
A headshot is a clear photo of you. An acting résumé lists your performance experience and training. A self-tape is a recorded audition video. Sides are the short script excerpts the theatre asks you to perform. Follow this theatre’s specific instructions.
Your next step
How to apply
Sign up via the Theatre Momentum auditions page. After signing up, email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com. Audition slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between; if available for more than one slot, email to let them know so auditioners can be spread evenly. The audition consists of improvised scenes; nothing needs to be prepared.
Application email: info@theatremomentum.com
Before you apply
- The listing gives the location as "Anywhere," while the body specifies an audition location at Studio Momentum, 1541 W Belmont.
Full posting and updates
Grounded improvisational drama set in Farrow, a small, isolated downstate Illinois town facing an unexplained illness that causes residents to stop making sense, stop their routines, and slowly decompose while still living. Directed by Matt Elwell.
We last checked the posting on Sep 23, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.
What changed?
Status · Sep 23, 2026
active → expired
Schedule · Sep 23, 2026
Description: Auditions are Tuesday, September 1, 6-8:30 PM. Auditions slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between.
End: 2026-09-01
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-01
Description: Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 6-8:30 PM, September 8-October 13. Preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals.
End: 2026-10-13
Kind: rehearsal
Start: 2026-09-08
Description: Shows: Fridays/Saturdays, 7:30 PM, October 16-November 7 (8 shows). Show dates have flexibility and off-nights built into the schedule.
End: 2026-11-07
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-10-16 → Description: Tuesday, September 1, 6-8:30 PM; audition slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between.
End: 2026-09-01
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-01
Description: Tuesdays, 6-8:30 PM, September 8-October 13; preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals.
End: 2026-10-13
Kind: rehearsal
Start: 2026-09-08
Description: Fridays/Saturdays, 7:30 PM, October 16-November 7 (8 shows); show dates have flexibility and off-nights built into the schedule.
End: 2026-11-07
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-10-16
Roles · Sep 23, 2026
Not specified → Description: Improvisers perform this production; each performance stands alone, with relationships and who succumbs to the illness differing between performances.
Name: Improvisers
Skills: improvisation
Status: open
Pay · Sep 23, 2026
Basis: unspecified
Description: Some pay: cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales/proceeds.
Status: paid → Basis: unspecified
Description: 35% of ticket proceeds; cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales.
Maximum: 35
Minimum: 35
Status: paid
Pay · Sep 23, 2026
Some pay: cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales → 35% of ticket proceeds
Eligibility · Sep 23, 2026
Improvisers with a personal connection to small-town life or the themes of isolation, bigotry, stigma, etc. are encouraged to audition; auditioners are encouraged to consider themselves actors first and improvisors second. → Improvisers with a personal connection to small-town life or the themes of isolation, bigotry, stigma, etc. are encouraged to audition. Preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals.
How to apply · Sep 23, 2026
Deadline: 2026-09-26T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-09-26T23:59:59-05:00
Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: Sign up for an audition slot via the theatre's auditions page; if you are available for more than one 40-minute slot, email to let them know so auditioners can be spread evenly across slots. After signing up, email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com.
Materials: Headshot
Resume
Method: form
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions → Deadline: 2026-09-26T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-09-26T23:59:59-05:00
Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: Sign up via the Theatre Momentum auditions page. After signing up, email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com. Audition slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between; if available for more than one slot, email to let them know so auditioners can be spread evenly. The audition consists of improvised scenes; nothing needs to be prepared.
Materials: headshot
resume
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions
Status · Sep 17, 2026
expired → active
Schedule · Sep 17, 2026
Description: Auditions are Tuesday, September 1, 6-8:30 PM
End: 2026-09-01
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-01
Description: Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 6-8:30 PM, September 8-October 13
End: 2026-10-13
Kind: rehearsal
Start: 2026-09-08
Description: Shows: Fridays/Saturdays, 7:30 PM, October 16-November 7 (8 shows)
End: 2026-11-07
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-10-16 → Description: Auditions are Tuesday, September 1, 6-8:30 PM. Auditions slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between.
End: 2026-09-01
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-01
Description: Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 6-8:30 PM, September 8-October 13. Preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals.
End: 2026-10-13
Kind: rehearsal
Start: 2026-09-08
Description: Shows: Fridays/Saturdays, 7:30 PM, October 16-November 7 (8 shows). Show dates have flexibility and off-nights built into the schedule.
End: 2026-11-07
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-10-16
Roles · Sep 17, 2026
Not specified →
Pay · Sep 17, 2026
Basis: unspecified
Description: Some pay: cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales (percentage of ticket proceeds, not a stated currency amount).
Status: paid → Basis: unspecified
Description: Some pay: cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales/proceeds.
Status: paid
Pay · Sep 17, 2026
Some pay: cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales. → Some pay: cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales
Eligibility · Sep 17, 2026
Improvisers/actors; improvisers with a personal connection to small-town life or the themes of isolation, bigotry, stigma, etc. are encouraged to audition. Preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals. Listed as Non-Equity. → Improvisers with a personal connection to small-town life or the themes of isolation, bigotry, stigma, etc. are encouraged to audition; auditioners are encouraged to consider themselves actors first and improvisors second.
Deadline · Sep 17, 2026
→ 2026-09-26T00:00:00Z
How to apply · Sep 17, 2026
Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: Sign up for an audition slot; auditions are Tuesday, September 1, 6-8:30 PM. Audition slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between; if you are available for more than one slot, email to let them know so auditioners can be spread evenly across slots. After signing up, email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com. Nothing to prepare.
Materials: headshot
resume
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions → Deadline: 2026-09-26T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-09-26T23:59:59-05:00
Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: Sign up for an audition slot via the theatre's auditions page; if you are available for more than one 40-minute slot, email to let them know so auditioners can be spread evenly across slots. After signing up, email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com.
Materials: Headshot
Resume
Method: form
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions
Pay · Sep 13, 2026
Basis: unspecified
Description: 35% of ticket sales / 35% of ticket proceeds
Status: paid → Basis: unspecified
Description: Some pay: cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales (percentage of ticket proceeds, not a stated currency amount).
Status: paid
Eligibility · Sep 13, 2026
Improvisers with a personal connection to small-town life or the themes of isolation, bigotry, stigma, etc. are encouraged to audition; preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals. → Improvisers/actors; improvisers with a personal connection to small-town life or the themes of isolation, bigotry, stigma, etc. are encouraged to audition. Preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals. Listed as Non-Equity.
How to apply · Sep 13, 2026
Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: Sign up for an audition slot (40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between). If available for more than one slot, email to say so, so auditioners can be spread evenly across slots. Nothing to prepare; the entire audition is improvised scenes. After signing up, email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com.
Materials: headshot
resume
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions → Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: Sign up for an audition slot; auditions are Tuesday, September 1, 6-8:30 PM. Audition slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between; if you are available for more than one slot, email to let them know so auditioners can be spread evenly across slots. After signing up, email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com. Nothing to prepare.
Materials: headshot
resume
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions