Park Ranger
Playing age: 20-30s
Femme/Non-Binary; a sexually frustrated park ranger who wishes she was doing more to help the environment.
O, Possum!
Theatre Arcana and Instrumental Theatre Company
Audition · Chicago
- Roles
- Park Ranger · 20-30s; Opossum · 20-30s
- Pay
- $350 stipend Full terms
- Auditions
- Nov 15, 2026
- Commitment
- Check the full schedule below
Who they’re looking for
The posting encourages BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and non-binary performers to submit.
Opossum
Playing age: 20-30s
Femme/Non-Binary; a marsupial who has recently migrated from West Philly to Tucson; the o is silent, but in the face of injustice, Opossum is anything but.
Tumbleweed
Our opinionated, omniscient narrator; lead vocalist for Ecosystem of a Down.
- Lead vocalist
Rattlesnake
A snake that shakes when you get too near because boundaries are important; percussionist for Ecosystem of a Down.
- Percussion
Cactus
A Saguaro cactus; guitarist/banjoist for Ecosystem of a Down.
- Guitar
- Banjo
The Humans
A group of 2-3 actors here to party, protest, and drink cactus juice.
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?
$350 stipend
Dates & location
The full schedule hasn’t been listed. Check rehearsal and performance dates with the theatre before committing.
Auditions: Nov 15, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
Auditions location
LFC Center for the Arts
4702 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 Chicago
Open the download in your calendar app to add the dates and a reminder the day before.
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
Sign up for a live audition slot or submit a tape using the Google Form. For all roles, prepare one contemporary monologue, preferably comedy, 45-90 seconds long. Park Ranger and Opossum should also prepare 30-60 seconds of a cappella singing. Tumbleweed, Cactus, and Rattlesnake should prepare 30-60 seconds of a punk, rock, and/or country song self-accompanied on an instrument. If playing multiple instruments, choose one to demonstrate. Drummers may email a clip and leave a note on the form. If a headshot and resume were uploaded to the Google form, there is no need to bring them.
Open application form →Opens another website. You’ll complete your application with the theatre.
Production & casting team
- Producing company
- Theatre Arcana and Instrumental Theatre Company
- Production
- O, Possum!
- Playwright
- Val Dunn
Full posting and updates
Co-produced by Theatre Arcana and Instrumental Theatre Company. Live auditions are at LFC Center for the Arts; video submissions are also accepted, with up to 100 submissions accepted until Nov 15.
We last checked the posting on Oct 18, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.