Bread and Wine Theatre Company

08/29/2026

Auditions for our Christmas Short Play Festival are this Tuesday and Wednesday nights (9/1 & 9/2) with callbacks Thursday (9/4)! Signup and learn more at the link :)

•Auditions are at Five Star Senior Center (2832 Arsenal St) •Callbacks on Thu 9/3 (6:00-9:30pm) also at Five Star Senior Center (2832 Arsenal St) •Prepare a 90 second comedic monologue and be ready for cold reads; Email headshot & resume to [email protected] •Rehearsal period is...

08/28/2026

Owen is back at it directing! Signup for our auditions Tue Sep 1st and Wed Sep 2nd with callback Thu Sep 3rd to be a part of our new show! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044BABAA2DAAFCC61-65101730-auditions #/

Owen Brown (M. A.) is the artistic director and CEO of Bread & Wine Theatre Company in St. Louis, as well as being on the board of directors for the Thornton Wilder Society. He is excited to get the chance to direct Blessings in this year's Christmas Short Play Festival. Past directorial work of Owen's includes First Person Shooter with VPCT (now Harbor Theatrics) as well as The Long Christmas Dinner and Babette's Feast with Bread & Wine.

08/27/2026

Want to work for Michael Cox in one of his first professional directing roles? Signup to audition for our 2nd Christmas Short Play Festival! Auditions are this upcoming Tuesday and Wednesday with callbacks on Thursday: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044BABAA2DAAFCC61-65101730-auditions #/

Michael Cox is an actor, aspiring playwright and now director in the STL Theatre area. He is directing two short plays (Carol of the Reluctant Host and McGrew's First Christmas) and was also a part of the committee that helped choose the selection of plays being performed these two weekends. He enjoys helping to create art in this growing community and hopes you continue to do your part as well. His favorite experiences as an artist include his performances in two shows at this year's STL Fringe Festival (Henchmen & The Colors We Carry), all he offered for last year's Christmas Short Play Festival both as actor (Jim in The Gift of the Magi and Bosco in Bosco's Xmas) and playwright (The Last Mall Santa), and his Shakespearean work (Lord Capulet in Romeo and Juliet with with Commonwealth Shakespeare's Apprentice Program and as Ferdinand & Caliban in Missouri Baptist University's The Tempest), plus countless other roles across the country. He's also worked behind the curtain apart of the crew in Clayton Community Theatre's The Play that Goes Wrong. He hopes you enjoy this year's Christmas Short Play Festival!

08/26/2026

Introducing our stage manager for our 2nd Annual Christmas Short Play Festival, Kaitlyn Beth! Want the chance to work with Kaitlyn? Signup for next week's auditions at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044BABAA2DAAFCC61-65101730-auditions #/

Kaitlyn is thrilled to be back working with Bread and Wine Theatre Company for the Christmas Short Play Festival. She has lived in St. Louis for 2 years now and has worked with a few theatre companies in that time. She has Assistant Stage Managed at Act Two Theatre, Stage Managed for Bread and Wine Theatre Co., and is currently Stage Managing for The Alpha Players production of Anastasia. Kaitlyn wants to thank her family for the continued support throughout her work in theatre!

08/25/2026

Auditions for our 2nd annual Christmas short play festival are ONLY A WEEK AWAY! Don't wait as slots are filling up! Signup at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044BABAA2DAAFCC61-65101730-auditions #/

•Auditions are at Five Star Senior Center (2832 Arsenal St)
•Prepare a 90 second comedic monologue and be ready for cold reads; Email headshot & resume to [email protected]; VIDEO AUDITIONS ACCEPTED
•Callbacks on Thu 9/3 (6:00-9:30pm) also at Five Star Senior Center (2832 Arsenal St)
•Rehearsal period is 10/26-12/2; Shows are 12/3-6 & 12/10-13. Most rehearsals are at Five Star Senior Center w/ selected rehearsals, tech, and shows at the Historic Sappington House (1015 S Sappington Rd).
•Auditions are for five short plays. Actors will be cast in one to two plays. All five shows will play every night of the festival. Four of them are world-wide premieres.
•Directors: Haley Clegg, Michael Cox, and Owen Brown. Stage Manager: Kaitlyn Beth
•Paid; Non-equity

Character Descriptions:

- Goats of Olympus Mons - WALTER, (55, male) An intelligent but troubled science-fiction author who struggles to connect with his daughter following the loss of his wife. CASSIE, (26, female), A driven young woman who takes after her father in many ways: her creative impulse, witty humor, and even her grief.
- Cooking with Sherry - SHERRY, (30s-60s, female), An animated woman who is deeply devoted to her passion as a cooking influencer. HORACE, (30s-60s, male), An anxious fan and cameraman of Sherry's cooking channel with a gruff Texas charm.
- McGrew’s First Christmas, CHARLIE MCGREW, (Late 30s-60s, male), A hillbilly who don’t trust nobody & nothing. SANTA, (50s-60s, male), Jolly ol’ fellow that we all know
- Carol of the Reluctant Host, WALTER, (40s-50s, male), Crotchety old man who has a heart of gold and a soft-spot for caroling. THE CAROLER, (20s-30s, female), Hiding a long-held secret that will push her beyond her comfortable boundaries
- Blessings - ANN, (40, female), A supportive mother whose desire to become a nun rekindles after her husband’s passing. FRANCIS, (18, male), Her devout son confused by the life transitions college & his mother’s new wishes create

08/21/2026

We want to give a special shout out to Clinton County Showcase for the plethora of amazing costumes they generously lent us for Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the Murder! CB Adams described T-Jeff as having the best costumes of any saw he show in the Fringe and Clinton County Showcase is a big reason for that!

08/15/2026

AUDITION NOTICE! 2nd Annual Christmas Short Play Festival! Signup @ https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044BABAA2DAAFCC61-65101730-auditions #/

Character Descriptions:

Goats of Olympus Mons - WALTER, (55 years old, male) An intelligent but troubled science-fiction author who struggles to connect with his daughter following the loss of his wife. CASSIE, (26 years old, female), A driven young woman who takes after her father in many ways: her creative impulse, witty humor, and even her grief.
Cooking with Sherry - SHERRY, (30s-60s, female), An animated woman who is deeply devoted to her passion as a cooking influencer. HORACE, (30s-60s, male), An anxious fan and cameraman of Sherry's cooking channel with a gruff Texas charm.
McGrew’s First Christmas, CHARLIE MCGREW, (Late 30s-60s, male), A hillbilly who don’t trust nobody & nothing. SANTA, (50s-60s, male), Jolly ol’ fellow that we all know
Carol of the Reluctant Host, WALTER, (40s-50s, male), Crotchety old man who has a heart of gold and a soft-spot for caroling. THE CAROLER, (20s-30s, female), Hiding a long-held secret that will push her beyond her comfortable boundaries
Blessings - ANN, (40, female), A supportive mother whose desire to become a nun rekindles after her husband’s passing. FRANCIS, (18, male), Her devout son confused by the life transitions college & his mother’s new wishes create

08/12/2026

Our 2nd Annual Christmas Short Play Festival is coming back after coming within five tickets of selling out last year! Tickets are already on sale at breadandwinetheatreco.com/tickets