CCBC Theatre Program Auditions for Spring Semester: Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl and The Christians by Lucas Hnath
Calling all actors and singers! Join us for TWO great Spring shows on the main stages of Catonsville and Essex Campuses!
AUDITION DATES AND TIMES
December 9, 5 – 8 pm: CCBC Catonsville Center for the Arts Theatre
December 10, 5 – 8 pm: CCBC Essex Arts and Humanities Building Recital Hall
Auditioning For:
Eurydice
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by TBA
Essex F Scott Black Theatre
Performances March 12 – 16, 2026
The Christians
By Lucas Hnath
Directed by Damon Krometis
Catonsville Center for the Arts Theatre
Performances April 23 – 27, 2026
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Rehearsals will generally be held 3-4 times per week. Conflicts will be taken into consideration when scheduling specific days/times for rehearsals. Although CCBC students are given preference, these auditions are OPEN to all community members, as well. We have many parts to cast! We love diverse casts. We encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, abilities, and ages, to attend auditions.
We ask that actors bring a list of ALL conflicts they have from now until the closing of the shows to their auditions.
AUDITION INFORMATION
Monologues/Readings – Actors will NOT need to prepare monologues. Actors will be asked to read sides or sing. We encourage to look at the material ahead of time, which can be found HERE.
Audition Packet Hard Copies available at:
Catonsville Center for the Arts Room 113
Essex Arts & Humanities Building Room 234
You do not need to attend all three hours of the audition block and you only need to audition on one campus to be considered for both shows.
Choir Auditions
The production will include a Choir of roughly 8 people. All voice parts are wanted and welcome.
The Choir is onstage throughout the first hour of the show and sings four separate church hymns. Choir Members will have separate vocal rehearsals and then will be added to full-cast rehearsals later in the process.
To audition for the Choir, please prepare a short piece of music (any style) to sing at auditions. Accompaniment is not necessary, but you are welcome to play accompaniment from your personal device.
If you can’t make either audition day, please email jlewis2@ccbcmd to send a video of a one minute monologue and/or song.
Eurydice
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by TBA
Summary
In Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Full of dark humor, lyrical beauty, and wit, this play transforms a traditional myth into a visceral, contemporary meditation on love worth grieving for. Eurydice is not realistic and flows easily between the world of the living and the underworld.
Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. Eurydice was written after Ruhl had lost her own father, and the play ultimately speaks to a seductive, destructive impulse that, perhaps, we all carry with us, an impulse that would have us follow the ones we love into the depths of oblivion.
Casting Breakdown
7-10 Performers. This production will be cast using identity-conscious casting practices. Students of all gender identities, racial identities, ethnicities, abilities, and ages are encouraged to apply to audition for this show. While we cannot legally change the pronouns of the characters in the script, this production doesn’t have to be bound by the traditional interpretations of identities, expressions or presentations. We are excited to see new interpretations of these fictional mythic characters.
Character Descriptions
Eurydice (she/her) 20s to 30s
Woman (trans or cis), femme of center, or gender variant folks. Any race or ethnicity.
The playful protagonist. She loves books, and is always truthful. Eurydice and Orpheus are “a little too young and a little too in love” After her premature death, she is reunited with her loving father who helps her remember. This role includes stage intimacy with Orpheus.
Orpheus (he/him) 20s to 30s
Man (trans or cis), masculine of center, or gender variant folks. Any race or ethnicity.
An infamously talented musician who prefers music to words, and is very much in love with Eurydice. When she dies shortly after their wedding, he makes the unlikely journey to the underworld to rescue her but is unsuccessful. This role includes stage intimacy with Eurydice. (The Director is interested in performers who play instrument(s) but it is not a necessity.)
Eurydice’s Father (he/him) 50s +
Man (trans or cis), masculine of center, gender variant folks. Any race or ethnicity.
Resident of the underworld, watches Eurydice from afar, gently cares for her after her death and helps her remember details of her life.
Lord of the Underworld
Open to any gender identity, expression. Any age, race or ethnicity.
He is the catalyst of Eurydice’s death, makes a deal with Orpheus, and lures Eurydice to the Underworld in hopes to make her his bride. Hades? Satan? Whatever you call him, he orchestrates all characters’ suffering. Appears both as Nasty Interesting Man as well as a child.
Chorus of Stones (3-6 performers)
All gender identities and expression. Any age, race or ethnicity.
As our narrators, our Greek chorus, our interpreters, the stones reside in the underworld and communicate with the audience as well as other characters. Are they Fates? Minions? Witches? Cryptids? (While not a necessity, the Director is interested in exploring physical theatre movement for these characters.)
The Christians
By Lucas Hnath
Directed by Damon Krometis
Summary
When the pastor of a mega-church announces a major change to a core belief, it begins to ripple through the congregation, causing rifts to form in the pastor’s more precious relationships. A powerful and compassionate story about how faith can bring us together or tear us apart.
Casting Breakdown
We are casting the following roles. Please review the audition sides before auditions. No other monologue is needed.
Note: See below for Choir audition requirements.
Character Descriptions
Pastor (Paul) – Middle aged, male presenting. The pastor and founder of a highly successful megachurch. Charming, compassionate, intelligent, yet secretive and pragmatic, he’s experiencing a crisis in his beliefs.
Actor Disclosure: Character talks about hell, damnation, bigotry, and violence. Small acts of intimacy to establish a long-term marriage (hand holding, hugs, etc.) are anticipated in the stage action but will be created within the actor’s boundaries. Interaction with the audience is anticipated.
Wife (Elizabeth) – Middle aged, female presenting. The wife of Pastor Paul. Smart, reserved, and assertive. She is guided by her faith, even if it costs her, and unwilling to be the silent, dutiful Pastor’s Wife.
Actor Disclosure: Character talks about hell and damnation. Small acts of intimacy to establish a long-term marriage (hand holding, hugs, etc.) are anticipated in the stage action but will be created within the actor’s boundaries. Interaction with the audience is anticipated.
Associate Pastor (Joshua) – Late 20s/Early 30s, male presenting. The associate pastor and a major presence in the church. Zealous, driven, self-assured, but deeply haunted. He leads the resistance to the Pastor’s change.
Actor Disclosure: Character talks about hell, damnation, bigotry, violence, and death. Interaction with the audience is anticipated.
Church Elder (Jay) – Middle aged, male presenting. A member of the church’s Elders who must consider the financial health of the church. Polite, humble, navigating how to support decisions with which he disagrees.
Actor Disclosure: Character talks about hell, damnation, and bigotry. Interaction with the audience is anticipated.
Congregant (Jenny) – 20s, female presenting. A member of the choir and congregation. Assured yet troubled, with deep convictions and deep resentments. She asks the toughest questions to the Pastor and demands clear answers.
Actor Disclosure: Character talks about hell, damnation, bigotry, and genocide. The actor must be able to sing.