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Rehearsals are underway for Chatt State Repertory Theatre’s summer professional production of PROOF by David Auburn! Mar...
06/03/2026

Rehearsals are underway for Chatt State Repertory Theatre’s summer professional production of PROOF by David Auburn! Mark your calendars to see this dynamite cast perform June 26 & 27 at 7:30pm and June 28 at 2:30pm!

Performances are free to attend, but seating is limited! Reserve your seats at chattstate.ludus.com!

Auditions for our fall 2026 productions will be held AUGUST 17-18 at 6:30pm in the Humanities Auditorium. Each actor sho...
05/20/2026

Auditions for our fall 2026 productions will be held AUGUST 17-18 at 6:30pm in the Humanities Auditorium. Each actor should only attend one night. Any necessary callbacks will be Thursday, August 20.

Auditions for our fall musical, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, are open to the community.
*The role of Heidi Hansen has been cast. All other roles available.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN will be directed by Dylan Kussman, music directed by Andrew Chauncey, Choreographed by Lindsay Fussell, and stage managed by Katie Hamilton. Rehearsals will begin August 24. Tech week begins September 25; performances October 2-4.

Auditions for our fall play, LITTLE WOMEN by Kate Hamill, are open to students and alumni only, with the exception of the following 3 roles, which are open to the community:
MARMEE/AUNT MARCH
MRS. MINGOTT/HANNAH/MESSENGER
MR. LAURENCE/ROBERT MARCH
*All roles available

LITTLE WOMEN will be directed by Jennifer Wilson, Assistant Directed by Michael Webb, and Stage Managed by Katie Hamilton. **Rehearsals begin October 12. Tech week begins November 13; performances November 20-22.

WHAT TO PREPARE
All actors auditioning for either/both shows should prepare one contemporary dramatic monologue approximately one minute in length.

All actors auditioning will participate in a movement audition. (LITTLE WOMEN is not a musical, but there will be a basic movement component to some roles in the show. Actors who are only auditioning for LITTLE WOMEN needn’t stress about being a good dancer, but being able to move/walk on beat with music is a must!)

If you are auditioning for DEAR EVAN HANSEN, you will sing from the show. Musical sides will be provided sometime this summer if you’d like to prepare in advance. Keep your eyes on this page for those sides to be posted! (If you are only auditioning for LITTLE WOMEN, you will not sing at auditions.)

Actors high school and older are eligible to audition for either production. All genders, races, and ethnicities are encouraged to audition.

Email [email protected] with questions!

Earlier this month a couple of our alumni were invited to sing at a reception honoring retirees from Chattanooga State. ...
05/20/2026

Earlier this month a couple of our alumni were invited to sing at a reception honoring retirees from Chattanooga State. Special thank you to Jacob Taylor, tenor, and Katie Hamilton, mezzo soprano (pictured here with Chatt State president Dr. Rebecca Ashford), for sharing their beautiful voices as a part of this event!

Planning to come to Chatt State as a theatre major next year? There are scholarships available for performance majors an...
05/12/2026

Planning to come to Chatt State as a theatre major next year? There are scholarships available for performance majors and design/tech majors! Submit an audition application now at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/pDLHw7jJeG

Congratulations to all of the Chatt State students who graduated on May 1! The theatre department had 11 graduates in th...
05/11/2026

Congratulations to all of the Chatt State students who graduated on May 1! The theatre department had 11 graduates in the 2025-2026 academic year, and pictured here are five of them!

📸 From left to right: Jameson Bespalec-Davis, Heidi Brock, Lydia Bridgforth, Jolay Gourley, and Hunter Roessel.

Audition submissions for PROOF by David Auburn are due May 3! (Performances are June 26-28) *please note: a previous pos...
04/30/2026

Audition submissions for PROOF by David Auburn are due May 3! (Performances are June 26-28)

*please note: a previous post erroneously said the deadline was “Sunday, May 1.” Sunday is actually May 3 (🤦‍♀️) so this is an updated post to reflect the correct submission deadline - Sunday, May 3!

Chattanooga State Repertory Theatre (CSRT), Chattanooga State’s Professional Theatre company seeks 4 actors for the play PROOF by David Auburn. All roles available. This is a paid non-equity casting call. Talent should be local to Chattanooga, as housing is not provided. Auditions are open to anyone age 18+.

AUDITION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please complete the audition form found at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyYQDeRD_JLT5nA-PMX0kBmJDMxeilMz0SjJOi6mc98lumGQ/viewform

As part of this form you will submit a link to a video of you performing a one-minute contemporary monologue (dramatic preferred). Please upload your video either as an unlisted YouTube link or to a shared drive folder and submit the direct link to view your video. If you are unable to do that, you can also email the video directly to [email protected]

Submission deadline is Sunday, May 3 at 11:59pm.

Any necessary callbacks will be held on Monday, May 11 at 6:30 PM.

PRODUCTION DETAILS:
Once the show is cast, there will be a table read on Thursday, May 14 at 6:30pm.

Regular rehearsals will be held Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evening evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 PM beginning Monday, June 1.

Tech week begins Saturday, June 20, and rehearsals will be held every day that week.

Performances will be June 26 and 27 at 7:30 PM and June 28 at 2:30 PM.

Please email [email protected] with any questions!

Tuesday evening our theatre students will present some of what they’ve been working on this semester! The showcase is fr...
04/27/2026

Tuesday evening our theatre students will present some of what they’ve been working on this semester! The showcase is free and open to the public.

Congratulations to all of our students who gave wonderful end-of-semester performances in music concerts and recitals! I...
04/26/2026

Congratulations to all of our students who gave wonderful end-of-semester performances in music concerts and recitals! In the month of April, our music students have had a Symphonic Band concert, choir concert, jazz band concert, two students gave a sophomore recital, and 15 students performed in a student recital showcasing the work they’ve done in lessons and chamber ensemble rehearsals this semester. These pictures are from that student recital, which was held on April 21. We are so proud of our students!!

Photos featuring: Claire Brillhart, soprano; String Trio: Grace Greenwood, violin, Calen Singgo, violin, Ananth Kidambi, viola; Heidi Brock, mezzo soprano; and Myles Robinson, countertenor

Audition submissions for PROOF by David Auburn are due May 1! (Performances are June 26-28) Chattanooga State Repertory ...
04/21/2026

Audition submissions for PROOF by David Auburn are due May 1! (Performances are June 26-28)

Chattanooga State Repertory Theatre (CSRT), Chattanooga State’s Professional Theatre company seeks 4 actors for the play PROOF by David Auburn. All roles available. This is a paid non-equity casting call. Talent should be local to Chattanooga, as housing is not provided. Auditions are open to anyone age 18+.

AUDITION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please complete the audition form found at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyYQDeRD_JLT5nA-PMX0kBmJDMxeilMz0SjJOi6mc98lumGQ/viewform

As part of this form you will submit a link to a video of you performing a one-minute contemporary monologue (dramatic preferred). Please upload your video either as an unlisted YouTube link or to a shared drive folder and submit the direct link to view your video. If you are unable to do that, you can also email the video directly to [email protected]

Submission deadline is Sunday, May 1 at 11:59pm.

Any necessary callbacks will be held on Monday, May 11 at 6:30 PM.

PRODUCTION DETAILS:
Once the show is cast, there will be a table read on Thursday, May 14 at 6:30pm.

Regular rehearsals will be held Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evening evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 PM beginning Monday, June 1.

Tech week begins Saturday, June 20, and rehearsals will be held every day that week.

Performances will be June 26 and 27 at 7:30 PM and June 28 at 2:30 PM.

Please email [email protected] with any questions!

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Chattanooga, TN
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