The show performs on October 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, & 18 at the Forest Theater, Chapel Hill, NC. In case of inclement weather, we may add an additional performance to the schedule in the week following (19-25 October).

Final rehearsal space will be in the Durham/Chapel Hill area.  Rehearsals will be held on Sundays (2pm – 6pm), Mondays, and Thursdays from 6:30pm – 9pm.

Audition Information

Callbacks

Callbacks will be conducted in groups and will last approximately 15 – 20 minutes. You may be asked to stay and read with a subsequent group; however, if you need to leave, it will not negatively impact your audition. Callbacks are on August 1, 2026 at Chapel Hill School of Musical Arts in Chapel Hill at 1829 E Franklin Street, Bld 500. They will begin at 6pm, but call times will be staggered to reduce downtime for actors.

Role Information

Storytelling First!

We believe that storytelling is at its best when it reflects the full depth and diversity of human experience. For this production, auditioners will be considered without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, or gender expression. All roles are open to any actor who can effectively embody the heart and spirit of the character.

Roles

• John Proctor (30s-50s): A proud, independent, and hardworking farmer. This role will require the actor to engage in fight and intimacy choreography.
• Abigail Williams (18+ to 20s, played as 17): Striking, highly intelligent, magnetic, and deeply passionate. This role will require the actor to engage in fight and intimacy choreography.
• Elizabeth Proctor (30s-50s): John’s steadfast, deeply moral, and loyal wife. 
• Reverend John Hale (30s-40s): An intellectual, idealistic minister who considers himself an expert on witchcraft. 
• Reverend Samuel Parris (40s-60s): Salem’s minister. Weak, paranoid, and deeply insecure, obsessed with his reputation, and authority. This role will require the actor to engage in fight choreography.
• Deputy Governor Danforth (50s-70s): The presiding judge. A rigid, imposing man of absolute authority and dogmatism. This role will require the actor to engage in fight choreography.
• Mary Warren (13+ to early 20s): The Proctors’ naive, timid, and easily influenced servant. This role will require the actor to engage in fight choreography.
• Giles Corey (60s-80s): A sharp-witted, fiercely independent, and surprisingly spry old farmer. 
• Rebecca Nurse (60s-80s): A gentle, wise, and deeply respected pillar of the Salem community. 
• Thomas Putnam (40s-60s): A wealthy, bitter, and arrogant landowner. 
• Ann Putnam (40s-50s): Thomas’s haunted, grief-stricken wife. 
• Tituba (30s-50s): Parris’s vulnerable enslaved servant. This role will require the actor to engage in fight choreography.
• The Youth of Salem (13+ to early 20s): The emotional engine of the play. Requires high emotional endurance and vocal stamina. Actors must be comfortable with intense physical acting, including simulated fits, fainting, screaming, and synchronized, trancelike movements during court scenes. This role will require the actor to engage in fight choreography.