{"id":30217,"date":"2025-03-10T15:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=30217"},"modified":"2025-03-17T19:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T23:39:38","slug":"theatre-at-tusculum-issues-call-for-auditions-for-5-x-10-plays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2025\/theatre-at-tusculum-issues-call-for-auditions-for-5-x-10-plays\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre-at-Tusculum issues call for auditions for &#8220;5 X 10 Plays&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 Community members are invited to contribute to the region\u2019s quality of life by auditioning for roles in the \u201c5 X 10 Plays\u201d to be held at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\/\">Tusculum University<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_30219\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30219\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30219\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-2-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"Paige Mengel acts in a scene during the \u201c5 X 10 Plays\u201d in 2023.\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-2-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-2-926x1024.jpg 926w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-2-768x849.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-2-181x200.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-2-136x150.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-2-109x120.jpg 109w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-2-90x100.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-2-45x50.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-2.jpg 1249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paige Mengel acts in a scene during the \u201c5 X 10 Plays\u201d in 2023.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_30218\" style=\"width: 302px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30218\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30218\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-1-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"Peyton Bergquist, left, and Zach Gass perform a scene during the \u201c5 X 10 Plays\u201d in 2023.\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-1-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-1-996x1024.jpg 996w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-1-768x790.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-1-1494x1536.jpg 1494w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-1-194x200.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-1-146x150.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-1-117x120.jpg 117w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-1-97x100.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/plays-1.jpg 1793w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peyton Bergquist, left, and Zach Gass perform a scene during the \u201c5 X 10 Plays\u201d in 2023.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Theatre-at-Tusculum, in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/english-2\/\">English<\/a> program, will hold auditions in Behan Arena Theatre Sunday, March 9, and Monday, March 10, from 6-9 p.m. Steve Schultz, director of <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/arts-outreach\/\">Tusculum Arts Outreach<\/a>, who will oversee the production, is seeking people older than 15 to fill 12-25 roles in the plays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis special production provides high-quality entertainment that enables audiences to experience the joy of theater in brief and compelling stories performed by their friends and fellow community members,\u201d Schultz said. \u201cWe encourage new and experienced actors to participate in the auditions and display their skill in this wonderful format.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201c5 X 10 Plays\u201d have traditionally consisted of five plays lasting about 10 minutes apiece that are written by Tusculum students, faculty and staff members and residents of Greene County. Tusculum offers this production, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2023, every other year as part of its comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/center-for-the-arts\/\">arts<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the caliber of submissions, Schultz has decided to expand the number of plays to seven this year. The names of the plays and their writers are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cHome for Christmas\u201d by Cheyenne Hewitt<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIn a Pickle\u201d by Tate Haugen<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Final Stage\u201d by Z.T. Mitchell<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSleeping Upstairs\u201d by Bella Gall<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDead Mom\u2019s Club\u201d by Dodger Kirkland<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Phone Call\u201d by Abigail Malone<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhite Cane Boy\u201d by Tim Hagans and Steve Schultz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Performances will be held April 25, April 26, May 2 and May 3 at 7 p.m. and April 27 and May 4 at 2 p.m. in the Behan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to once again hold the \u20185 X 10 Plays,\u2019 which enrich personal lives through their creativity and innovative style,\u201d Schultz said. \u201cThese plays might take a different approach from the longer-form shows we perform, but they still maintain our commitment to provide the best theater experience for our guests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with questions can email Schultz at <a href=\"mailto:sschultz@tusculum.edu\">sschultz@tusculum.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information about Tusculum\u2019s arts programs is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/center-for-the-arts\/\">https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/center-for-the-arts\/<\/a>. To learn more about the university, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\">www.tusculum.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><h3><strong>GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 Community members are invited to contribute to the region\u2019s quality of life by auditioning for roles in the \u201c5 X 10 Plays\u201d to be held at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\/\">Tusculum University<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>Theatre-at-Tusculum, in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/english-2\/\">English<\/a> program, will hold auditions in Behan Arena Theatre Sunday, March 9, and Monday, March 10, from 6-9 p.m. Steve Schultz, director of <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/arts-outreach\/\">Tusculum Arts Outreach<\/a>, who will oversee the production, is seeking people older than 15 to fill 12-25 roles in the plays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis special production provides high-quality entertainment that enables audiences to experience the joy of theater in brief and compelling stories performed by their friends and fellow community members,\u201d Schultz said. \u201cWe encourage new and experienced actors to participate in the auditions and display their skill in this wonderful format.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2025\/theatre-at-tusculum-issues-call-for-auditions-for-5-x-10-plays\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[131,91,7,19,142,169,146,1,6,148,147,149,172],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Theatre-at-Tusculum issues call for auditions for &quot;5 X 10 Plays&quot; :: Tusculum University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2025\/theatre-at-tusculum-issues-call-for-auditions-for-5-x-10-plays\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Theatre-at-Tusculum issues call for auditions for &quot;5 X 10 Plays&quot; :: Tusculum University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GREENEVILLE \u2013 Community members are invited to contribute to the region\u2019s quality of life by auditioning for roles in the \u201c5 X 10 Plays\u201d to be held at Tusculum University. 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