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Highland Summer Theatre

Highland Summer Theatre 2025
(our 58th Season)

Contract Dates: For season—May 19-June 15, 2025; four weeks
Rehearsal Schedule, typical week: Sunday-Friday, 1:00-5:00 & 6:00-10:00; Saturday free

Audition info!

Please complete this audition form.

Auditions should consist of a 30-second self-tape comedic or seriocomic monologue and 16 bars of a comedic song in the style of the musical (songs from the musical itself are fine). Please also submit a self-tape of you doing the dance combo linked below.
Normal Speed Dance Video
Slow Dance Video

Please email your audition videos, resume and headshot to Matt: matthew.caron.2@mnsu.edu by Friday, March 14th by 11:59 pm.

More information about HST 2025 including production opportunities

Marvin's Room

by Scott McPherson
May 19-31 (Performs May 28-31); two-week contract

Escape to Margaritaville

Book by Greg Garcia and Mike O'Malley
Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Buffet
June 2-15 (Performs June 11-14); two-week contract