Oct. 26 - Nov. 16
It is the year 3,000,485,000 BC. The once nutrient-rich primordial sea has grown thin due to overeating by the ravenous, multiplying yeasts. To forestall famine, the yeast king forbids feasting, propagating, or (strangely) rising above the ocean’s floor. Prompted by a lowly yeast maiden, the king’s first born defies his father and rises to the ocean’s surface where he finds a new source of food that seems to save the desperate kingdom. As the story unfolds, the lovers fall in and out of love, villains vie for power, new life-forms emerge, and the world is changed forever. Part Greek tragedy, part Shakespearian court drama, part bio-historical sci-fi fantasia, Yeast Nation explores hunger, greed, love, and sustainability through an absurdist creation myth and a driving rock score.
ACC Drama is holding auditions for our upcoming Spring 2027 production of:
Yeast Nation (The Triumph of Life)
From the creators of Urinetown the Musical
Book by Greg Kotis
Music & Lyrics by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis
Director: Anna Skidis Vargas
Music Direction: Andy Grobengeiser
Choreography: Korie Thompson
Auditions are open to all ACC students and the community. You do not need to be an ACC student to audition.
Casting a diverse ensemble of 10+ - Character Descriptions are on the audition form.
You may audition via a video submission OR at an in-person audition.
Video submissions will be accepted until 10:00 PM CST on Sunday, November 15th
In-person auditions will take place on Monday, November 16th at 7:30 PM at the ACC Highland Campus Black Box Theater Building 2000.
Please fill out this audition form, regardless of whether you'd like to audition with a video submission or in-person. You do not need to do both video submission and in-person.
Callbacks will be in-person Monday, November 23rd. Callback notifications will be sent via email.
Please prepare:
a headshot
a resume
A 32 bar cut or 1 minute cut of a contemporary rock/pop musical in the style of the show
an 1 to 2 minute monologue
Tentative rehearsal schedule:
Spring 2027: January 5th - February 25th, 2027
Mon-Thurs: 7:00 PM-10:00 PM
Sunday: TBD during the day
All rehearsals and performances will be held at the ACC Highland Campus Black Box Theatre.
PERFORMANCE RUN: February 26th- March 13th, 2027
Friday & Saturday 7:30 PM
Sundays 2:00 PM
For more information or if having issues accessing the audition form, please email cnichol4@stedwards.edu
Audition form link is in comments, QR code and can also be found on the ACC Drama website!
