Theatre Momentum
The Small Hours, an instant drama
Audition · Chicago
No deadline listed
The role
Who they’re looking for
Actors and improvisers; 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?
Cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales/proceeds; no stated unit.
Contract: Contractor
Dates & location
Auditions
Sep 19, 2026 – Sep 26, 2026
Auditions are Saturday, September 19 and 26, 3-5:30 PM; slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between.
Rehearsals
Oct 3, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026
Rehearsals: Saturdays, 3-5:30 PM, October 3-November 7. Preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals.
Performances
Nov 13, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026
Shows: Fridays/Saturdays, 9:30 PM, November 13-December 12 (8 shows, no shows 11/27-28). 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 for a 40-minute audition slot, then email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com. If you are available for more than one slot, email to let them know so auditioners can be spread evenly. Nothing to prepare; the entire audition will be improvised scenes.
Go to the application page →Opens another website. You’ll complete your application with the theatre.
Application email: info@theatremomentum.com
Before you apply
- Listing location tag says "Anywhere" while the audition location is Studio Momentum, 1541 W Belmont (Chicago).
- The employer's aggregator listing expires 2026-10-11 per metadata; this is a posting validity date, not a stated submission deadline.
Full posting and updates
We last checked the posting on Sep 15, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.
What changed?
Schedule · Sep 15, 2026
Description: Auditions are Saturday, September 19 and 26, 3-5:30 PM (slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between)
End: 2026-09-19
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-19
Description: Auditions are Saturday, September 19 and 26, 3-5:30 PM (slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between)
End: 2026-09-26
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-26
Description: Rehearsals: Saturdays, 3-5:30 PM, October 3-November 7
End: 2026-11-07
Kind: rehearsal
Start: 2026-10-03
Description: Shows: Fridays/Saturdays, 9:30 PM, November 13-December 12 (8 shows, no shows 11/27-28)
End: 2026-12-12
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-13 → Description: Auditions are Saturday, September 19 and 26, 3-5:30 PM; slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between.
End: 2026-09-26
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-19
Description: Rehearsals: Saturdays, 3-5:30 PM, October 3-November 7. Preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals.
End: 2026-11-07
Kind: rehearsal
Start: 2026-10-03
Description: Shows: Fridays/Saturdays, 9:30 PM, November 13-December 12 (8 shows, no shows 11/27-28). Show dates have flexibility and off-nights built into the schedule.
End: 2026-12-12
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-13
Pay · Sep 15, 2026
Basis: unspecified
Description: cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales
Maximum: 35
Minimum: 35
Status: paid → Basis: unspecified
Description: Cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales/proceeds; no stated unit.
Maximum: 35
Minimum: 35
Status: paid
Pay · Sep 15, 2026
35% of ticket proceeds ("some pay") → Some pay: cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales
How to apply · Sep 15, 2026
Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: After signing up, email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com. If available for more than one 40-minute audition slot, email to let them know so auditioners can be spread evenly across slots. The entire audition is improvised scenes, so there is nothing to prepare.
Materials: headshot
resume
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions → Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: Sign up for a 40-minute audition slot, then email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com. If you are available for more than one slot, email to let them know so auditioners can be spread evenly. Nothing to prepare; the entire audition will be improvised scenes.
Materials: headshot
resume
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions
Schedule · Sep 14, 2026
Description: Saturday, September 19, 3-5:30 PM
End: 2026-09-19
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-19
Description: Saturday, September 26, 3-5:30 PM
End: 2026-09-26
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-26
Description: Rehearsals: Saturdays, 3-5:30 PM, October 3-November 7
End: 2026-11-07
Kind: rehearsal
Start: 2026-10-03
Description: Shows: Fridays/Saturdays, 9:30 PM, November 13-December 12 (8 shows, no shows 11/27-28)
End: 2026-12-12
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-13 → Description: Auditions are Saturday, September 19 and 26, 3-5:30 PM (slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between)
End: 2026-09-19
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-19
Description: Auditions are Saturday, September 19 and 26, 3-5:30 PM (slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between)
End: 2026-09-26
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-26
Description: Rehearsals: Saturdays, 3-5:30 PM, October 3-November 7
End: 2026-11-07
Kind: rehearsal
Start: 2026-10-03
Description: Shows: Fridays/Saturdays, 9:30 PM, November 13-December 12 (8 shows, no shows 11/27-28)
End: 2026-12-12
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-13
Pay · Sep 14, 2026
Basis: unspecified
Description: Cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales.
Maximum: 35
Minimum: 35
Status: paid → Basis: unspecified
Description: cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales
Maximum: 35
Minimum: 35
Status: paid
Pay · Sep 14, 2026
35% of ticket proceeds → 35% of ticket proceeds ("some pay")
Locations · Sep 14, 2026
Address: 1541 W Belmont
Kind: audition
Name: Studio Momentum → Address: 1541 W Belmont
City: Chicago
Kind: audition
Name: Studio Momentum
How to apply · Sep 14, 2026
Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: Auditions are Saturday, September 19 and 26, 3-5:30 PM. Audition slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between; if available for more than one slot, email to say so. The entire audition will be improvised scenes, so there is nothing to prepare. After signing up, please email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com.
Materials: headshot
resume
Method: form
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions → Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: After signing up, email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com. If available for more than one 40-minute audition slot, email to let them know so auditioners can be spread evenly across slots. The entire audition is improvised scenes, so there is nothing to prepare.
Materials: headshot
resume
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions
Pay · Sep 13, 2026
Basis: unspecified
Description: 35% of ticket sales
Maximum: 35
Minimum: 35
Status: paid → Basis: unspecified
Description: Cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales.
Maximum: 35
Minimum: 35
Status: paid
Locations · Sep 13, 2026
Address: 1541 W Belmont
City: Chicago
Kind: audition
Name: Studio Momentum → Address: 1541 W Belmont
Kind: audition
Name: Studio Momentum
Eligibility · Sep 13, 2026
Non-Equity → Actors and improvisers; preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals.
How to apply · Sep 13, 2026
Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: Auditions slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between. If you are available for more than one slot, please email us to let us know, so we can spread out auditioners across the slots evenly. The entire audition will be improvised scenes, so there is nothing to prepare. After signing up, please email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com.
Materials: headshot
resume
Method: form
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions → Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: Auditions are Saturday, September 19 and 26, 3-5:30 PM. Audition slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between; if available for more than one slot, email to say so. The entire audition will be improvised scenes, so there is nothing to prepare. After signing up, please email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com.
Materials: headshot
resume
Method: form
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions
Schedule · Sep 13, 2026
Description: Auditions are Saturday, September 19 and 26, 3-5:30 PM
End: 2026-09-19
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-19
Description: Auditions are Saturday, September 19 and 26, 3-5:30 PM
End: 2026-09-26
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-26
Description: Rehearsals: Saturdays, 3-5:30 PM, October 3-November 7
End: 2026-11-07
Kind: rehearsal
Start: 2026-10-03
Description: Shows: Fridays/Saturdays, 9:30 PM, November 13-December 12 (8 shows, no shows 11/27-28)
End: 2026-12-12
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-13 → Description: Saturday, September 19, 3-5:30 PM
End: 2026-09-19
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-19
Description: Saturday, September 26, 3-5:30 PM
End: 2026-09-26
Kind: audition
Start: 2026-09-26
Description: Rehearsals: Saturdays, 3-5:30 PM, October 3-November 7
End: 2026-11-07
Kind: rehearsal
Start: 2026-10-03
Description: Shows: Fridays/Saturdays, 9:30 PM, November 13-December 12 (8 shows, no shows 11/27-28)
End: 2026-12-12
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-11-13
Pay · Sep 13, 2026
Basis: unspecified
Description: 35% of ticket proceeds / Some pay: cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales.
Maximum: 35
Minimum: 35
Status: paid → Basis: unspecified
Description: 35% of ticket sales
Maximum: 35
Minimum: 35
Status: paid
Pay · Sep 13, 2026
Some pay: cast members receive 35% of the ticket sales. → 35% of ticket proceeds
Eligibility · Sep 13, 2026
Preference will be given to actors who can do all 6 rehearsals. → Non-Equity
How to apply · Sep 13, 2026
Email: info@theatremomentum.com
Instructions: Auditions slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between. If you are available for more than one slot, please email us to let us know, so we can spread out auditioners across the slots evenly. The entire audition will be improvised scenes, so there is nothing to prepare. After signing up, please 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: Auditions slots are 40 minutes apiece with 15 minutes between. If you are available for more than one slot, please email us to let us know, so we can spread out auditioners across the slots evenly. The entire audition will be improvised scenes, so there is nothing to prepare. After signing up, please email your headshot and resume to info@theatremomentum.com.
Materials: headshot
resume
Method: form
Link: https://www.theatremomentum.com/auditions