Highland Summer Theatre
Highland Summer Theatre 2026
(our 59th Season)
Season Contract Dates: May 18-June 14, 2026; four weeks
We are now casting for Highland Summer Theatre 2026!
Always...Patsy Cline
by Ted Swindley
Directed by James C. Van Oort
Musical Direction: Nicholas Wayne
May 18-30 (Performs May 27-30); two-week contract
Freaky Friday
Book by Bridget Carpenter
Music by Tom Kitt, Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Based on the Novel Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers and the Disney Films
Directed by Matthew Caron
Musical Direction: Nicholas Wayne
Choreography: Stephanie Gildner
May 29-June 13 (Performs June 10-13); two-week contract
Rehearsal Schedule, typical week: Sunday-Friday, 1:00-5:00 & 6:00-10:00; Saturday free
Actor salaries:
Always…Patsy Cline:
Patsy, Louise $750/each
Freaky Friday:
Katherine, Ellie, $750/each; Mike, Gretchen, Hannah, Adam, Savannah, Torrey, $500
For more information about Freaky Friday, please visit this website.
Actors may be cast in one or more roles. Please complete this audition form and submit your video audition by Friday, March 6 at midnight. Please send your video to matthew.caron.2@mnsu.edu.
Audition videos should include:
- A 30-second comedic or serio-comic monologue
- 16 bars of a comedic song in the style of Freaky Friday
- Learn this dance combination and include it in your audition video
- Folks auditioning for Always…Patsy Cline should also prepare 32 bars of a Patsy Cline song.
Musical performances are held in the Ted Paul Theatre, a 479 seat, fully equipped proscenium stage; plays are performed in the Andreas Theatre (state-of-the-art black box) in the air-conditioned Earley Center for Performing Arts of Minnesota State University, Mankato. Academic credit is available to those interested (not required).
Looking for the following positions: Production Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, Scene Designer, Sound Designer, Props Master, Props Assistant, Sound Technician, Carpenters, Costume Shop Assistants, House Manager, Box Office Staff.
Technical positions range from $900-$1,500 for the four-week season.
Interested individuals should submit a resume to matthew.caron.2@mnsu.edu.
Questions?
Email: Matthew Caron at matthew.caron.2@mnsu.edu or Nick Wayne at nicholas.wayne@mnsu.edu.
