Live auditions for Thompson Street Opera Company’s 2025-2026 season's mainstage productions will take place on Tuesday, May 20 @ Bramble Arts Loft between 3:00pm and 9:00pm. A pianist will be provided. The deadline to submit a recorded audition is Friday, May 23 @ 11:59pm.

Please fill out the form below to submit materials/request an audition time and email cdivizio@thompsonstreetopera.org with any questions.

Click here to view and submit an Audition Form

FALL 2025
Double Bill: THE DAY THE DOGS BEGAN TO TALK//THE PEOPLE VS. AMERICAN CHEESE 
Performances October 3, 4, 5 and October 9, 10, 11, & 12 with rehearsals beginning 4-5 weeks prior

THE DAY THE DOGS BEGAN TO TALK - premiere
music & libretto by H. Dick Turner

THE PEOPLE VS. AMERICAN CHEESE 
music by Durra Leung; libretto by Clare Fuyuko Bierman

SPRING 2026
OFF-NIGHTS AT THE SOMETIMES CAFÉ by Dave Walther - premiere
Performances March 20, 21, 22 and March 26, 27, 28, & 29 with rehearsals beginning 4-5 weeks prior

IF AUDITIONING FOR A SINGING ROLE:

+Please prepare at least two contrasting selections, which if possible meet the following criteria:

*at least one selection in English
*at least one selection written AFTER 1950
*at least one selection from an opera (others may be art song, chamber music, etc) 

If you do not have any selections available in English and/or written after 1950, please contact us and we will be happy to recommend a few selections for your voice. If performing a recommended selection, it need not be memorized.

IF INTERESTED IN A DRAG DANCER ROLE: 

*please share 1-2 videos or a collection photos of recent performances. 

(recorded audition is suggested for your own sanity, but if you don't have any media available, we will gladly book a live audition slot for you!)

IF INTERESTED IN THE ROLE OF THE NARRATOR
in "Off-nights at the Sometimes Café," please write to us to request a monologue from the show to prepare. This need not be memorized. You may also prepare one additional monologue of your choice, though this is not required. 

You will also need:
*a headshot & current resume
*a document listing all repertoire you have performed by living composers
*a basic idea of your schedule for the listed production periods

No fee is required of any audition application. If cast, compensation is a stipend in the range of $300-$500. Higher stipends may be offered if additional funding is secured.