September 14–15, 2025 @ Tusculum University
Explore your interest in performing theater or expand your acting résumé by auditioning for a role in an upcoming productionatTusculum University.
Theatre-at-Tusculumholds auditions for Anton Checkov’s “The Sneeze” Sunday, Sept. 14, and Monday, Sept. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in Behan.
“The Sneeze” consists of a collection of short plays by Checkov that was translated by Michael Frayn, another playwright. The segments in “The Sneeze” are mostly comedies with a satirical element and another that is insightful. Each piece within “The Sneeze” is five to 15 minutes long.
Schultz said “The Sneeze” can be performed with as few as six actors and as many as 20, so that will give Erin Hensley Schultz, the director, flexibility based on the skill sets she encounters during auditions. Those who audition should be at least 16 years old.
Auditions will consist of actors reading from the script along with others who are vying for parts.
Steve Schultz said “The Sneeze” is one of his favorite theater productions, but Erin Shultz, who also serves as the university’s costume director, has a connection as well. She performed in “The Sneeze” when state Rep. David Hawk, R-Greeneville, served as the director.
“Everyone knows Checkov, and ‘The Sneeze’ is a classic piece of literature,” Steve Schultz said. “The audience will enjoy the humor and the caliber of the writing. This will be a great production to showcase our students, faculty and staff as actors. This show is going to have Tusculum’s handprints all over it.”
Performances of “The Sneeze” take place Friday, Nov. 14, and Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m.
More information about “The Sneeze” is available from Steve Schultz by emailing him atsschultz@tusculum.edu.
Theatre-at-Tusculum is part of Arts Outreach and Tusculum’sCenter for the Artsand is supported in part by a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission and many generous donors. To learn more about the Center for the Arts and Arts Outreach, visithttps://site.tusculum.edu/center-for-the-arts/.
Category: Auditions