Storyteller
Playing age: Any age (over 18)
A charming traveler who comes into town and seems to have magical powers by making delicious soup out of stones.
- Singing
- Banjo
- Guitar
- Ukelele
- Mandolin
- Similar instrument
Stone Soup
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association
Audition · Chicago
- Roles
- Storyteller · Any age (over 18)
- Pay
- $2,300 Full terms
- Auditions
- Oct 16, 2026
- Commitment
- Rehearsals: Nov 30, 2026Performances: Dec 5, 2026
Who they’re looking for
Any gender, any ethnicity, any age (over 18).
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.
What does it pay?
$2,300
Dates & location
Auditions
Oct 16, 2026
DIGITAL PRE-SCREEN: DUE Friday, October 16th, 2026
Callbacks
Oct 27, 2026
Callbacks will be Tuesday, October 27th, 2026 6pm-8pm at 67 E Adams St, Chicago, IL 60604
Rehearsals
Nov 30, 2026
Monday November 30, 2026, 1:30-4:00pm
Rehearsals
Dec 1, 2026
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 1:30-4:00pm
Rehearsals
Dec 4, 2026
Friday, December 4, 2026, 4:00-6:30pm
Rehearsals
Jan 29, 2027
Friday, January 29, 2027, 4:00-6:30pm (Pick-Up Rehearsal)
Performances
Dec 5, 2026
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 10:00 and 11:45am
Performances
Dec 7, 2026
Monday, December 7, 2026, 10:15 and 11:30am
Performances
Jan 30, 2027
Saturday, January 30, 2027, 10:00 and 11:45am
Performances
Feb 1, 2027
Monday, February 1, 2027, 10:15 and 11:30am
Performances
Feb 13, 2027
Saturday, February 13, 2027, 10:00 and 11:45am
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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.
How to apply
Create your video as an unlisted YouTube video or Vimeo. Upload your headshot, resume, and link to your audition using the following submission form. Please perform one contemporary monologue no more than 90 seconds in length, and 16 bars of a contemporary song accompanying yourself with any of the following: banjo, guitar, ukelele, mandolin, or any other handheld string instrument.
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Production & casting team
- Producing company
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association
- Production
- Stone Soup
No casting or creative-team names are available here yet. Check the original posting for more information.
Full posting and updates
Musical adaptation of the classic tale in which a traveler helps villagers make stone soup and share food. The Storyteller sings and plays banjo, guitar, ukelele, mandolin, or a similar instrument. The video audition should include one contemporary monologue (no more than 90 seconds) and 16 bars of a contemporary song with self-accompaniment.
We last checked the posting on Oct 03, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.