Auditions

Knoxville Children’s Theatre (KCT) will hold auditions on Monday, September 30 for our upcoming production of THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER.

The audition will take place from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM at KCT, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue.  KCT Alum and 2-time Tony award winner Ashlee Latimer will direct the production. Auditions are by appointment only. Auditionees may choose from the following appointment times: 4:30 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:00 PM, 6:30 PM, 7:00 PM, and 7:30 PM. Seven auditionees will be seen at each appointment time; a maximum of 49 auditioners will be seen.   

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids:  probably the most inventively awful kids in history!  You won’t believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdman’s collide with the Christmas story head on!

This delightful comedy is adapted from the best-selling book and has become a holiday staple for theatre audiences everywhere, featuring lots of laughs for audiences of all ages.

Actors are asked to complete an online audition appointment form to register for a submission time.  Once the theater receives that request, actors will receive an email with detailed instructions for submitting their auditions. 

There are at least 19 available roles for actors aged 8 to 17.  There are at least four roles for actors making their KCT debut.

Auditonees should prepare a SHORT (one-minute) monologue from a play or novel. The monologue should express emotional range and a theatrical level of volume and expression.  

• The play’s genre is broad comedy.
• Choose an appropriate monologue, preferably from a published play.  Auditionees may select a cutting from a published book.
• No songs or poems. 
• Please, no monologues from films or television shows. 
• Monologues will be evaluated on volume, clearness of diction, and depth of emotional expression.  
• Ability of physical transformation is an advantage.
• Memorization is highly recommended.

Auditionees should bring their calendars. Actors will be asked to list all conflicts with the rehearsal schedule. A detailed schedule will be available at the auditions. The director will make every attempt to work around conflicts, whenever possible.
 
Rehearsals will begin on Sunday, October 20 continuing through Thursday, December 5.  Rehearsals are held Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings.  Actors should expect to attend most, but not all, rehearsals; conflicts may be listed at audition.  

• Orientation/First rehearsal on Sunday, October 20 is mandatory for first time participants.
• Tech rehearsals, November 25, December 1, 2, 4, 5 are mandatory.
• Actors must also be available for all 18 regular performances: December 6 – 22, Thursdays through Sundays, including two morning matinees on Wednesday 12/11.  
• The production will not rehearse 11/26-30 for Thanksgiving.
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  To make an audition appointment please use the online audition request form found at: http://knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com/register-for-an-audition/. 

No calls for appointments, please.
 
Due to time restrictions, auditionees without an appointment will not be seen.

You will find some helpful tips for your audition by visiting our website: https://knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com/audition-tips/