Auditions: email for details. xeniaarea@gmail.com
X*ACT is excited to announce auditions for our upcoming production of:
š AUDITION CALL: The Bald Sopranoš
Xenia Area Community Theater announces open auditions for the one-act, Absurdist comedy The Bald Soprano, by Eugene Ionesco. This production will be one part of the āEvening of the Absurdā at X*ACT, paired with Samuel Beckettās Krappās Last Tape.
Audition Dates: Monday, January 19, 2026 and Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
Audition Location: Xenia Area Community Theater – 45 East 2nd Street, Xenia, OH 45385
Time: Auditions will begin each evening at 7:00 pm. (Auditioners are encouraged to arrive 10-15 minutes early
to fill out the audition form.)
Tech Week: Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Thursday, March 12, 2026
Production Dates: Friday, March 13, 2026 through Sunday, March 22, 2026
Theatre resumes are welcome, but not required. Auditioners are encouraged to arrive 10-15 minutes early for auditions to complete the audition form. Please be prepared to list all conflicts between January 21, 2026 and March 22, 2026 – the final performance of the production. It is anticipated (but subject to change) that rehearsals will be three weeknights per week until the week before Tech Week.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. You can preview the Audition Sides at this link. No prepared monologues are needed. The Bald Soprano is not a musical – there will not be singing auditions.
Director Matt Lindsay is looking to cast all six roles. Actors of any race, ethnicity are invited to audition for all roles. The relative ages of these characters is not critical, however all characters are adults.
Mrs. Smith – (F) – Talkative, shallow, bland, and empty
Mr. Smith – (M) – Dogmatic, argumentative, condescending, and contradictory (even with himself)
Mary – (F) – Classic āpushy servant;ā in possession of information that others lack
Mrs. Martin (F) – Sarcastic, unsatisfied, and unhappy in her marriage
Mr. Martin – (M) – Peacemaker, agrees with everyone and wants everyone to agree and be happy
Fire Chief – (M) – A windbag of ill-placed authority