Audition Information
Auditions for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 10:00AM – 1:00PM
Keizer Homegrown Theatre
980 Chemawa Rd, Keizer
Keizer Homegrown Theatre returns to its roots with Shakespeare outdoors – a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Linda Baker, in the backyard of the Keizer Elks Club. Performances: July 16–18.
Directed by Linda Baker
Prepare: 1 minute of a speech from one of Shakespeare’s comedies. It does not have to be memorized Be ready for improvisation and ensemble adventures.
Casting
All ages and experience levels welcome. Ensemble casting — many roles and doubling likely.
Principal roles:
- Four Young Lovers: Hermia, Lysander, Helena, Demetrius
- Theseus, Duke of Athens
- Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons
The Mechanicals – they don’t speak in verse
- Peter Quince (carpenter)
- Francis Flute (bellows-mender)
- Tom Snout (tinker)
- Snug (joiner)
- Robin Starveling (tailor)
- Nick Bottom (weaver
The Fairie Kingdom
- Oberon, King of the Fairies\
- Titania, Queen of the Fairies
- Robin Goodfellow (Puck)
Fairies attending Titania:
- Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Mote, Mustardseed
Rehearsals begin late May/early June (exact schedule TBD).
Visit keizerhomegrowntheatre.org/get-involved/audition-information to download the audition form.
Questions
We do auditions differently than most theaters. The majority of the shows in our season are cast in one weekend! It’s unconventional but it works for us and has proven to be pretty convenient for our actors and directors.
Directors are assigned a time slot to hear people read (or sing!) on a Saturday. Actors can choose to audition for any shows that interest them. Call backs on Sunday follow the same pattern – each director has a call-back slot, and by the end of the weekend, most of our plays have been cast and Keizer Homegrown Theatre has a Season Company!
For more audition information on our 2026 shows, download our Audition Form!
Pro Tip: To save time at your audition, you can download and print your form and bring it already filled out!
Keizer Homegrown Theatre exists to explore what it means to be human. To that end, we value and celebrate all humanity. Therefore, we do not and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, size, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion or socioeconomic status.
