Oakton College
Audition · Des Plaines, IL
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 11:59 PM Chicago time
The role
Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities.
Playing age: all ages
Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities; six daring, hilarious, and philosophical one-act plays and storytelling monologues written by community college students in the Midwest, directed by Oakton students and alumni.
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
No Pay
Contract: Non-Equity
Sep 28, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026
Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Sep 29, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026
Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Nov 20, 2026 – Nov 21, 2026
Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Nov 22, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026
November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
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Get ready
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
Email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu.
Go to the application page →Opens another website. You’ll complete your application with the theatre.
Application email: dcunning@oakton.edu
We last checked the posting on Sep 24, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.
Schedule · Sep 23, 2026
Description: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm
End: 2026-09-28
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-29
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m.
End: 2026-11-21
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20
Description: and November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-22 → Description: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm
End: 2026-09-28
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-29
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m.
End: 2026-11-21
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20
Description: November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-22
Locations · Sep 23, 2026
Address: 1600 East Golf Road
City: Des Plaines
Kind: audition → Address: 1600 East Golf Road
City: Des Plaines, IL 60016
Kind: audition
Eligibility · Sep 23, 2026
Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities; no appointment necessary. → Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities.
How to apply · Sep 23, 2026
Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: To apply for this job email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu. Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading. Audition dates: Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (no appointment necessary).
Materials: Monologue or cold reading
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: http://oakton.edu/auditions → Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: Email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu.
Materials: Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading.
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: http://oakton.edu/auditions
Schedule · Sep 18, 2026
Description: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm
End: 2026-09-28
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-29
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m. and November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20 → Description: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm
End: 2026-09-28
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-29
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m.
End: 2026-11-21
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20
Description: and November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-22
Roles · Sep 18, 2026
Description: Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities
Name:
Playing age: all ages
Status: open → Description: Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities; six daring, hilarious, and philosophical one-act plays and storytelling monologues written by community college students in the Midwest, directed by Oakton students and alumni.
Name:
Playing age: all ages
Status: open
Eligibility · Sep 18, 2026
Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities. → Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities; no appointment necessary.
How to apply · Sep 18, 2026
Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: To apply for this job email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu
Materials: Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading.
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: http://oakton.edu/auditions → Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: To apply for this job email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu. Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading. Audition dates: Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (no appointment necessary).
Materials: Monologue or cold reading
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: http://oakton.edu/auditions
Schedule · Sep 15, 2026
Description: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm & Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m. and November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20 → Description: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm
End: 2026-09-28
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-29
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m. and November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20
Roles · Sep 15, 2026
Description: Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities.
Name:
Playing age: all ages
Status: open → Description: Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities
Name:
Playing age: all ages
Status: open
Eligibility · Sep 15, 2026
Open call, no appointment necessary. Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities. → Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities.
How to apply · Sep 15, 2026
Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: To apply for this job email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu. No appointment necessary for the auditions.
Materials: Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading.
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: http://oakton.edu/auditions → Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: To apply for this job email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu
Materials: Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading.
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: http://oakton.edu/auditions
Schedule · Sep 15, 2026
Description: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-28
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-29
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m.
End: 2026-11-21
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20
Description: ...and November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-22 → Description: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm & Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m. and November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20
Eligibility · Sep 15, 2026
Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities; Non-Equity; no appointment necessary. → Open call, no appointment necessary. Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities.
How to apply · Sep 15, 2026
Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: To apply for this job email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu. No appointment necessary for auditions. Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading.
Materials: monologue
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: http://oakton.edu/auditions → Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: To apply for this job email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu. No appointment necessary for the auditions.
Materials: Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading.
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: http://oakton.edu/auditions
Schedule · Sep 14, 2026
Description: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm & Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m. and November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20 → Description: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-28
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-29
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m.
End: 2026-11-21
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20
Description: ...and November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-22
Locations · Sep 14, 2026
Address: 1600 East Golf Road
City: Des Plaines
Kind: audition
Name: Oakton College → Address: 1600 East Golf Road
City: Des Plaines
Kind: audition
Eligibility · Sep 14, 2026
Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities. → Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities; Non-Equity; no appointment necessary.
How to apply · Sep 14, 2026
Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: Open call - no appointment necessary. Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading. To apply, email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu.
Materials: Monologue
Cold reading
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: http://oakton.edu/auditions → Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: To apply for this job email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu. No appointment necessary for auditions. Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading.
Materials: monologue
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: http://oakton.edu/auditions
Schedule · Sep 13, 2026
Description: Audition Date and Time: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm & Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m. and November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20 → Description: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm & Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m. and November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20
Eligibility · Sep 13, 2026
Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities; open call, no appointment necessary. → Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities.
How to apply · Sep 13, 2026
Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: To apply for this job email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu
Materials: Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading.
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago → Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: Open call - no appointment necessary. Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading. To apply, email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu.
Materials: Monologue
Cold reading
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago
Link: http://oakton.edu/auditions
Schedule · Sep 13, 2026
Description: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm
End: 2026-09-28
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-29
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m.
End: 2026-11-21
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20
Description: November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-22 → Description: Audition Date and Time: Monday, September 28; 6:00 - 9:00 pm & Tuesday, September 29; 6:00 - 9:00 pm (No appointment necessary)
End: 2026-09-29
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-28
Description: Rehearsals are mostly weeknight evenings and some weekend days, depending on actors' availability.
Kind: rehearsal
Description: Performances are November 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m. and November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
End: 2026-11-22
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-20
Roles · Sep 13, 2026
Description: Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities.
Name:
Playing age: all ages
Status: unknown → Description: Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities.
Name:
Playing age: all ages
Status: open
Eligibility · Sep 13, 2026
Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities. → Casting men and women of all ages and ethnicities; open call, no appointment necessary.
How to apply · Sep 13, 2026
Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: To apply for this job email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu
Materials: Monologue or cold reading
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago → Deadline: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Deadline text: 2026-10-08T23:59:59-05:00
Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Instructions: To apply for this job email your details to dcunning@oakton.edu
Materials: Prepare a monologue or be ready to do a cold reading.
Method: email
Timezone: America/Chicago