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nimbus holds open auditions for all of its productions. Auditions are by appointment only, take approximately ten minutes, and consist of cold reading selections from the script for that production. There will be a variety of script samples for selection, and actors will be given time to prepare the material. All readings will be heard privately by the director and one or two members of the production team.

Please bring a resume and headshot to auditions. We also take digital photographs of actors at auditions. Actors who are cast in a production should expect to hear back from nimbus within a week of auditions or call-backs. Call-backs are held for most productions. nimbus casting decisions are color blind, unless script needs stringently dictate otherwise. We encourage actors of all backgrounds to audition.

Auditions are publicized on mnplaylist.org, and through our auditions email list. Actors interested in nimbus are strongly encouraged to sign up for this email list. Please note that we no longer use the Star-Tribune 550's.

AEA Members: We regret that we are unable at this time to work with members of the Actors Equity Association. However, our organization is growing, and we hope that this will change someday soon. Please keep an eye on our audition notices- we will make sure to keep the community informed when this does change.

Stipends: nimbus pays a small stipend for all roles. Ultimately, we seek to do work that is exciting and fulfilling to artists, in an environment that lets each artist explore, grow, and collaborate. We greatly respect the time, energy, and commitment that goes in to honing ones art and craft, and are dedicated to growing compensation amounts whenever possible.

Appointments: Appointments may now be scheduled online. At the bottom of this page is a form that may be used to schedule a time to read. You may still make an appointment over the telephone by calling 612-548-1379. Please note that all auditions are by appointment only.

Upcoming Auditions

Auditions for Babel, by Josh Cragun

Nimbus Theatre will hold auditions for an exciting new production entitled Babel, which will be performed March 2 – 22nd, 2012.

Inspired by Jorge Luis Borge's short story "The Library of Babel," the play is a mystery set in an infinate underground library built by an architect of the ancient Tower of Babel. The library is maintained by the prestigous Order of Librarians, and the story centers around two initiates into that order. Fresh from graduation at the academy, they enter into the arcane and mysterious world of The Library, with its endless galleries, corridors, and staircases, and its unending supply of volumes containing wisdom, lunacy, insight, and even nonsense.

Together, they discover the secret of The Library's origin, and in doing so, become involved in a plot by outsiders to discover the library's secrets, and ultimately, destroy the library itself. The story of the initiates as well as the story of the architect and The Library's origin will be told using a simple staging that relies on ensemble work by the acting company, simple theatrical devices, and the audience's imagination to create a fantastical and mysterious world.

Babel will be directed by nimbus co-Artistic Director Josh Cragun.

Auditions will take place Satuday December 17th and Sunday December 18th. Callbacks will be the evening of Sunday December 18th at 7pm. Auditions and callbacks will take place at the theatre, 1517 Central Ave NE in Northeast Minneapolis.

Important Dates:

  • Saturday December 17 – Auditions
  • Sunday December 18 – Auditions
  • Sunday December 18 – Callbacks
  • Monday January 16 – Rehearsals begin
  • Monday February 27 – First Tech Rehearsal
  • Friday March 2 – Opening Night
  • Monday March 12 – Pay-what-you-can performance
  • Sunday March 25 – Closing night, strike

Rehearsals are Monday through Friday evenings
Performances are Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm.

Or view the entire Online Production Schedule.

Character Breakdown:

The Architect (M/F)
The person responsible for the creation of the library, formerly an architect for the famous tower. Guardian of the librarie's greatest secrets.
Marina (F)
Fresh from the academy, she is an initiate into the order of librarians. Inquisitive, prone to exploration.
Elliot (M)
Another initiate from the latest class of the academy. Seeks the elusive catalog of catalogs.
Louis (M)
Elliot's Mentor, a librarian who has travelled widely and is well respected within the order.
Emma (F)
A librarian, and the Mentor to Marina.
Arratus/Arrata (M/F)
An outsider, who has infiltrated the Order of Librarians in order to discover the secrets that lay at the heart of the library.

All actors will play ensemble roles outside of their primary role. These ensemble roles will be used to act out two stories within the main plot, as well as provide narraration and atmosphere.

Audition Appointments: To make an appointment, click on one of the links below to find a time that works for you.

You may also schedule an appointment by calling 612-548-1379.