When: Friday, May 16 from 6:00-9:00; Saturday, May 17 from 10:00-6:00; and Sunday May 18 from 10:00-6:00. If you cannot attend these dates, please contact the director of the show you’d like to audition for. Marcia Eppich-Harris is directing EQUIVOCATION and Eric Bryant is directing THE CRUCIBLE.
Where: Dance Kaleidoscope, 1125 E Brookside Ave, Suite D5, Indianapolis
Please review the characters and available slots below for Southbank’s fall plays, EQUIVOCATION and THE CRUCIBLE. Click on the button to sign up. NOTE: It is possible to appear in both plays. (Only sign up for one slot, and you can be considered for both plays.) If you are in EQUIVOCATION, you will be allowed to start rehearsal late for THE CRUCIBLE.
Auditions for the spring 2026 plays will be held separately in November.
Actors from marginalized communities are encouraged to audition. Unless otherwise indicated, roles are open race. “Male” and “Female” in the descriptions below indicate the gender of the character; actors are encouraged to audition for roles they identify with. Ages ranges are general and could be stretched.
What to prepare:
Compensation: $250 stipend for all actors.
England, 1605: A terrorist plot to assassinate King James I and Parliament has been thwarted. Shakespeare is commissioned to write the “true historie” of the plot and is confronted with the ultimate moral and artistic dilemma: Speak truth to power—and perhaps lose his head, or take the money and lie. Is there a third option—equivocation? A high-stakes political thriller with contemporary resonances.
This timeless classic challenges American ideas of power, intolerance, and justice. In the Puritan community of Salem, Massachusetts, a servant girl accuses a farmer’s wife of witchcraft. One accusation spirals into many, uncovering a web of bigotry and deceit that changes their lives forever. The Crucible is both a gripping historical drama and an evergreen parable about contemporary society.
We perform at the lovely Shelton Auditorium at Butler University.
Rehearsals are held at Dance Kaleidoscope, typically 4 evenings per week, including Sundays. Questions? Contact Marcia Eppich-Harris at marcia@southbanktheatre.org
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