Magnolia Theatre Company, Dayton’s feminist theatre company, announces auditions as well as a call for technicians and designers for UTOPIA: AN MTC Theatre Festival.
Magnolia Theatre Company (MTC) is teaming up with three other Dayton Theatre organizations:Dayton Playhouse, Dayton Theatre Guild, and TheatreLab Dayton to launch UTOPIA, a collaborative Festival aimed at supporting Dayton’s emerging artists while pushing our own artistic possibilities.
Auditions will be held at the TheatreLab Dayton’s Space, 116 N Jefferson St, Ste 200, Dayton, Ohio, 45402, Second floor on Sunday, April 26, 2026 from 1pm- 8pm.
Eligible auditioners and technicians must be an Early-Career Artist (ages 18-22 and/ or just graduated from college or university at the start of rehearsal). Everyone is asked to prepare two monologues, contrasting in style, not to exceed 3 minutes. Please sign up for auditions via this Google form. Video submissions will be accepted, and must be received by April 25, 2026. Callbacks will be held as needed.
Are you an Early-Career Stage Manager or Designer? Want to be on the Run Crew? Click Here.
This is a Festival format, with a condensed rehearsal process. All shows will be performed off book, with specific technical parameters.
All actors and technicians will be paid a stipend to be a part of this Festival.
Personnel: Gina Handy Minyard and Annie Pesch (MTC), Philip Drennen and Mackensie King (TLD), Shanna Camacho (DPH), Melissa Kerr Ertsgaard (DTG)
Performances run Sept. 11-13.
For more information on the festival click here.
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