Audition

If you are unable to attend auditions in-person, you may submit a virtual audition by emailing casting@greenvilletheatre.org. We will provide you with detailed instructions for your virtual audition. 

Subject line: Greenville Theatre Virtual Audition, [Insert Your Name] 

Please indicate the following in the body of your email:

–        I am seeking instructions to submit a virtual audition for Steel Magnolias at Greenville Theatre

Virtual auditions must be submitted by Friday, July 18, 2025 for consideration.

PREPARATION

Please prepare 1 monologue of your own choosing (2 minutes in length or less).  Actors are allowed and welcome to perform monologues from the show. 

Please bring a hard copy of your headshot (picture) and resume, stapled together back to back.

CALLBACKS

If you are called back, you will be sent an email with detailed instructions by Tuesday, July 22, 2025. If you have not received an email from us by that date, you have not been given a callback for this specific show. 

Callbacks will be taking place on Saturday, July 26, 2025.  

Please note that some roles may not need a callback process. 

AUDITION LOCATION/ CHECK-IN INFORMATION

Audition Location:

444 College St.

Greenville, SC 29601

McCalla Hall, located at the back of our theatre. Auditions will be in progress so please do not come into the rehearsal hall. 

Parking: 

Parking is free and located behind our building. This is a shared parking lot with the other buildings on Heritage Green. Parking can be tricky on the weekend, so please give yourself time. There is no need to take a ticket on the weekend as parking is free.  

Check-in: 

Please go to our theatre’s “Stage Door” located on the right side of the building when facing the backend. There will be a monitor to greet you and check you in. There will be an audition form for you to fill out. You may wait in the Greenroom until the monitor lets you know it is your time to head to the rehearsal hall. Restrooms are available in our backstage area for usage. 

DETAILS

Greenville Theatre is the oldest and largest professional producing non-profit theatre company in the Upstate. Now entering Season 100, our Mission is to inspire, educate, entertain, and connect our community through necessary art and storytelling. 

Greenville Theatre is an equal opportunity employer and encourages performers of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender expressions, ages, and abilities to audition.

As an organization, we are dedicated to a casting process that is nurturing and welcoming to all. Our goal is to create an audition space where individuals are seen, heard, respected, and appreciated. We can’t wait to see your work! 

In order to participate in any production at Greenville Theatre, actors must have minimal conflicts for the rehearsal process and be available for the 3 weeks leading to opening night, including all of: tech week, preview week, and every performance of the show. Our productions typically rehearse Monday-Friday 7pm-10:30pm, with Saturdays off, and Sunday rehearsals from 1pm-6pm. Our performance schedule runs Thursday-Sunday with 7:30pm evening shows, Saturday matinees at 2pm (when applicable), and Sunday matinees at 3pm. Actors are called 1 hour prior to showtime. 

Auditions, callbacks, and the casting process are not purely based on talent and ability. There are many factors that go into each casting decision for the different worlds we are creating. Auditions are an opportunity to showcase your work, who you are as an individual, and to see if you fit the creative teams’ vision for their specific play(s). If you have not been cast at Greenville Theatre in the past, we encourage you to audition again. If you have been cast at Greenville Theatre in the past, we look forward to seeing if you fit into these specific shows. If you have never auditioned at Greenville Theatre before, we invite you into our space to share your talents with us. 

STEEL MAGNOLIAS

By: Robert Harling

Director: Maegan Azar

First Rehearsal on/about: Monday, March 9, 2026

Tech Week: Monday, April 6 – Sunday, April 12, 2026

Previews: Monday, April 13 – Thursday, April 16, 2026

Opening: Friday, April 17, 2026

Closing: Sunday, May 3, 2026

Seeking actors for the 6 roles who are willing to have honest conversations about gender roles, gender-based discrimination, parental relationships, caregiving, health and wellness, pregnancy, religion, and death in the American South of the recent past of the 1980s. The women in this show navigate family dynamics and a variety of topics through camaraderie, companionship, and creating a safe space to be their most emboldened selves at Trudy’s beauty shop. As playwright Robert Harling states, “The women in this play are witty, intelligent, and above all, real characters. They in no way, shape or form are meant to be portrayed as cartoons or caricatures.”

TRUVY JONES – 40ish-aged woman. Can be played by an actor of any race, ethnicity, or cultural identity. Owner of a beauty shop. Hands out advice like candy and has a saying for every situation.

ANNELLE DUPUY-DESOTO – 19ish-aged woman. Can be played by an actor of any race, ethnicity, or cultural identity. Beauty shop assistant. She begins the show quiet and reserved and evolves passionately as the story progresses. 

CLAIREE BELCHER – 66ish-aged woman. White. Widow of former mayor. Grande dame. Knows everybody’s business. Loves to poke fun and laugh out loud. Finds herself a second career throughout the course of the play. 

SHELBY EATENTON–LATCHERIE – 25ish-aged woman. White. Sparkling personality who likes to rebel against restriction. Diabetic. Gets married, gets pregnant, becomes a mother, and dies throughout the course of the play.

M’LYNN EATENTON – 50ish-aged woman. White. Shelby’s mother. Socially prominent career woman. Balances being the mother of a spirited daughter and, what feels like, a house full of men. Grieves the loss of her daughter deeply at the end of the play.

OUISER BOUDREAUX – 66ish-aged woman. Can be played by an actor of any race, ethnicity, or cultural identity. Wealthy curmudgeon. Acerbic but loveable. Would do anything for any one of these women.