TAPS Auditions
Auditions are open to all current University of Chicago students, regardless of major. Every quarter is a new opportunity to get involved and start learning, making friends, and making art!
Auditioning isn't the only way to get involved. The whole experience is open to you, from the first draft to the closing curtain. We're also looking for production staff, stage managers, designers, administrative support, and eager arts enthusiasts.
(The TAPS Pro Show for Autumn Quarter 2026 has been casted. Check back in here in here for upcoming auditions for the dance pro show, writer's room pro show applications and other upcoming TAPS acting opportunities.)
ALL EIGHT has been casted.
ALL EIGHT By Lilly Camp
Directed by Leslie Buxbaum
It’s 2011 in Upstate New York, and nine freshmen women sit in a boat together every morning at 6am on their collegiate rowing team, competing with each other up for the fastest times, lowest body weights, and most influential seats, until race day when they are asked to put it all aside and row together as comrades in one boat. When one rower secretly rats out the Coach for allegedly sleeping with a student and is seemingly rewarded with the best seat in the boat when he’s fired, her motives come into question– as does her position of privilege on the team. Over the course of their freshman year, All Eight examines how the world of collegiate sports drives these young women with varied power to fight to win– races, love, power– at the expense of even each other.
REHEARSALS & PERFORMANCES
Rehearsals begin Oct 4; Sundays 12 – 4p / Mondays – Thursdays 6:30 – 10p
Technical Rehearsals Sat-Sun Nov 7-8 and Tue-Wed Nov 10-11
Performances: November 12 – 15, 2026 | 2:00p & 7:30p in Theater East, Logan Center
CASTING NEEDS
9 female-identifying or non-binary actors
- Amanda– white, wealthy, SJW [social justice warrior]
- Logan– short butch lesbian or non-binary person, sensitive, any race/ethnicity
- Alex– butch lesbian or non-binary person, Big Dick Energy, any race/ethnicity
- Sarah– POC, strong
- Gina – POC, fun, petite
- Mary– bubbly, naive, any race/ethnicity
- Kate– soft, genuine, any race/ethnicity
- Jennie– smart, sarcastic, any race/ethnicity
- Sally– impressionable, sweet, any race/ethnicity
TO AUDITION
- Choose and prepare a side (see below).
- Complete this AUDITION GOOGLE FORM as soon as possible (we’ll confirm your audition slot by email and text).
- Attend in-person audition on either Sunday Sep 27 (1-4p) or Monday Sep 28 (6:30 - 10p) in 501.
- Bring your prepared side to auditions; there will be a reader at auditions to read the scene with you.
CALLBACKS
- Callbacks will be held Tuesday September 29, 6:30 - 10p. You’ll be notified by the end of day Monday.
SELECT A SIDE
On the google form you’ll be able to indicate all the characters you’d like to be considered for. Choose ONE character side for the audition.
TIPS FOR PREPARING THE SIDE:
- Memorize or be familiar with the dialogue.
- You can hold the sheet but also be able to connect with your scene partner.
- A reader will be provided at auditions.
- Make choices! Why are you saying what you’re saying? Enjoy the liveness of performance – follow impulses, be bold. It can be messy, that’s ok! Human is messy.
- If you have two different ideas on how to do the scene, ask to do it twice!