CAST at Julian
2025-2026 Spring Auditions
TUESDAY January 20, 2026 @ 3:30PM in the Julian Auditorium
CAST is back with another exciting round of auditions!
This month auditions will place performers into either our spring play (TBA) or our spring musical (Shrek Jr.).
Are you ready to join us?
CAST 2025-26: Spring Season INFO
1. ALL REHEARSALS TAKE PLACE AFTER SCHOOL.
We will remain on the stage or in classrooms at Julian for all rehearsals this year! Afterschool rehearsals will be scheduled in advance and involve only those actors who are called for the scheduled scenes. A detailed schedule will be available ahead of time. Performers must be able to attend all the rehearsals for which they are called. Please help us by only participating in these activities if you can happily keep the commitment. Since commitment plays a large part in the casting process, please be fair and don’t audition if the commitment will be broken.
2. This winter we will offer a spring audition workshop
Whether this is your first time auditioning or you're preparing for your 10th show the How to Audition Workshop is a great opportunity to build confidence, refresh your skills, and get feedback on your audition monologue. This workshop will take place right after school at 3:30 in the auditorium on Wednesday, January 7th.
3. The season will contain a play and a musical
Unlike in previous spring seasons we do not anticipate students be able to take part in both shows. Please make sure that when you are giving your availability on the audition form you are considering all aspects of the process beginning with the first day of rehearsals.
ABOUT AUDITIONS (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)
Auditions will be held in the Julian Auditorium Theatre immediately after school. You must have filled out a google form before you audition. It is required to have a 30-60 second audition piece prepared for your audition. Memorization is suggested but not required. The better you are prepared, the better you will audition. Poetry or a cutting from a play is certainly acceptable. The key to success is preparation. For assistance with your audition visit the CAST Lab (D103) or attend the How to Audition Workshop on January 7th after school in the Auditorium.
During auditions, enter the auditorium in an orderly fashion and wait to be called. The time allowed for the audition process is dependent on the number of students participating in the audition process. We will keep you as short a time as possible; however, we want you to have a fair and objective audition. For this reason we cannot predict the time you will have completed your audition. Please plan your travel home accordingly. If you cannot attend or cannot stay for the entire audition please contact us in the CAST office as soon as possible to reschedule: (708) 524-7848 or cmarshall@op97.org.
CAST 2025-26: Rehearsals
Rehearsals will generally be held after school until 5:30PM or 6:00PM during the rehearsal period for each activity listed below. No one will be called five days a week and no one will be called less than two days a week, however the amount of rehearsal time you will need is determined by the size of your role and the proximity to performance. A detailed schedule will be sent with your casting information. It is assumed that any conflicts will be addressed before the first rehearsal. A medical or family emergency is the ONLY excused absence. Detentions or any other engagement are not an excuse to miss or arrive late at rehearsals. Excessive absence (3 or more) from rehearsal makes it impossible for an actor to receive the instruction needed to participate in performance. Your absence will affect every CAST participant not just yourself, so please consider your responsibility to family and school before agreeing to participate.
Technical rehearsals will take place during the week preceding the performance. These rehearsals are mandatory for all activity members. They are the only time during which all elements of production are coordinated and rehearsed with stage crew. Often these rehearsals are at night from 6 - 9:30 PM. Missing even one technical rehearsal constitutes a serious lack of preparation for performance. Your absence will affect directly affect everyone’s ability to put on a good show. Please consider your responsibility to family and school before agreeing to participate.
REHEARSAL PERIODS
Before selecting which shows you would like to perform in, please check that you are available after any regularly scheduled school day during the following rehearsal periods. It is assumed that if you indicate interest in a production on your audition form that you will cancel all other commitments to participate in preparations for that performance. Only conflicts described above will be considered excused. If you have questions about this process please contact the CAST office at 524-7848 or cast@op97.org.
ThIS Spring audition is for these productions
SPRING MAINSTAGE- January - March Performance March 20-21, 2026
SPRING MUSICAL- March - April Performance April 24-26, 2026
Click here for more information about the shows in the ARCADIA SPRING SEASON
ABOUT PERFORMANCES
All performances will take place at the Julian Auditorium Theatre or the CAST Studio Space (unless otherwise indicated). Tickets may be purchased from the CAST Lab or at the door or online in the District 97 webstore.
CAST Spring 2026: Audition Sign Up
Feel free to perform anything, but if you need some monologue ideas check out these. If you are not able to audition this day please contact cmarshall@op97.org immediately.
THIS GOOGLE FORM IS MANDATORY PRIOR TO ENTERING AUDITIONS
ON CAST & SCHOOL
We believe it is essential to your success that you keep current or ahead on your school work. Your teachers want you to be as successful in school as you are in CAST. We know you can do it. CAST has a long history at Julian because it enhances the overall academic experience. Participation in CAST is not to be used as an excuse for missing or late work. By agreeing to participate in CAST you are agreeing to uphold the high academic standards that CAST participants have enjoyed for over thirty years. Your participation in CAST as made tangible by this agreement is your way of saying yes to your best self.
