WIT to hold Harold team auditions in September
The next auditions for WIT’s Harold team program, which gives players the chance to practice weekly with a WIT coach and perform regularly on Harold Nights, will be held next month!
Harold teams are currently programmed on a cycle of approximately six months. These auditions are for people wishing to join existing and new teams that will rehearse and perform during the cycle from early October 2025 to the end of March or early April 2026.
All auditions will take place at Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW).
AUDITIONS:
- Tuesday, Sept. 2 from 7 to 9 PM
- Wednesday, Sept. 3 from 7 to 9 PM
- Thursday, Sept. 4 from 7 to 9 PM
- Saturday, Sept. 6 from 11 AM to 12 PM and 2 to 5 PM
- Sunday, Sept. 7 from 4 to 6 PM
- Thursday, Sept. 11 from 7 to 9 PM
Please note: We will consolidate auditions into as few days as possible, which means not all of the audition windows that are listed above will be used. Please give as much availability as you can! We plan to share the audition schedule on Friday, Aug. 29.
THE SIGN-UP DEADLINE IS THURSDAY, AUG. 28 at 11:59 PM!
Please review the frequently asked questions regarding Harold auditions HERE on WIT’s website before signing up. You should also review our mission and expectations document, which includes important attendance requirements, HERE.
Please ensure that you are eligible to audition. Sign-ups who are not eligible will be removed from the auditions.
We will try to include as many people as possible in the auditions, but space may be limited.
Eligible players:
- Have successfully completed the Harold class at WIT (Level 5) or
- IN SOME CASES, have commensurate training and/or performance experience. (Audition eligibility for people in this situation will be confirmed on a case-by-case basis.)
In the auditions, we’re looking for players to demonstrate these skills:
- Make clear choices
- Making agreeable, playful choices (i.e. “Yes, and!”)
- Keep one’s point-of-view or “deal”
- Have honest reactions
- Play with emotional believability and depth
- Make moves that support other players
- Share focus (i.e. give and take)
- Recognize and play with pattern and game
- Basic knowledge of the Harold format
For those auditioners who have studied at WIT, we will sometimes take teacher feedback into account.
COVID POLICY for Auditions
Auditioners may remain masked or unmasked, per their preference. If you do not feel well on the day of your audition, we encourage you to please stay home, and we will see if we can reschedule you.
If you have any questions, please contact Mark Chalfant, WIT’s Artistic and Executive Director: mark@witdc.org.
Check out WIT’s current roster of Harold teams here.