auditions

Come play with us…

All nimbus productions start with an ensemble, a playwright, a director, a production team, and an idea. From there, the play is built collaboratively with everyone participating in shaping the story and the production. As our process is unique, we always start our ensemble with a selection of actors who have worked with us before, but we value having new collaborators in the room as well.

As we are not casting pre-existing parts, we are generally not looking for the right actor for the right part, but rather the right people for the process. We love working with people who are collaborative, who have experience creating devised work, and thrive in an environment that includes ambiguity and change.

Actors who are cast in a production should expect to hear back from nimbus within a week of auditions. We will respond to all who audition, regardless of whether they are cast in the ensemble or not. nimbus seeks to build ensembles that reflect the diversity of the world we live in, and we encourage BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and non-binary actors to apply to work with us.

Auditions are publicized on mnplaylist.org, and through our auditions email list. Actors interested in nimbus are encouraged to sign up for this email list. 

AEA Members: We regret that we are unable at this time to work with members of the Actors Equity Association.

Stipends: nimbus pays a $500 stipend for all roles. Ultimately, we seek to do work that is exciting and fulfilling to artists, in an environment that lets each artist explore, grow, and collaborate. We greatly respect the time, energy, and commitment that goes in to honing ones art and craft, and are dedicated to growing compensation amounts whenever possible.

New Audition Process in 2025: We have found that “cattle call” auditions where actors cold-read monologues isn’t the best way of discovering who we want for our ensembles. Instead of an open round of auditions, we are asking people to apply to be considered for the ensemble. A selection of people will be invited to a group audition, and the ensemble will be built from there.

check back here for future audition opportunities

Available Roles:

Important dates (some dates subject to change):

We will contact all applicants to let them know if they are invited to the group audition no later than .