The Flick Auditions
Theatre Charlotte is pleased to announce auditions for The Flick, the Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Annie Baker, directed by Kyle Britt. The Flick will be uniquely staged at Theatre Charlotte and the Independent Picture House from February 12-21, 2026.
AUDITION AND SIGN UP DETAILS
Auditions will be held in person on Sunday, December 7th from 6:00pm to 9pm and Monday, December 8th, 2025 from 6:30pm to 9pm at Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207.
Please sign up for an audition time and fill out an audition form here.
For this audition, we would love for you to come prepared to improv with other actors and to perform one of the monologues for the character you are auditioning for. Monologues can be found here. You may be asked to stay beyond your audition time to read or work with others.
Video auditions are also being accepted through the audition form and should include only one of the monologues. Deadline for video auditions is December 5th at 5PM.
In person callbacks for certain roles will be held at the discretion of the creative team and may be incorporated into the second night of auditions. Not receiving a callback is not indicative of casting decisions.
Please note –Elements of intimacy and physical contact are noted in the character descriptions below. Discomfort with intimacy will by no means impact future casting decisions by Theatre Charlotte or the creative team. All simulated intimacy will be choreographed by a trained intimacy choreographer.
Theatre Charlotte is a volunteer-based organization and all positions are unpaid.
REHEARSALS
Rehearsals are typically held Sunday through Thursday evenings starting at 6:00pm and are expected to begin the week of December 14th. Detailed rehearsal schedules will be created as soon as possible after the show is cast.
ABOUT THE FLICK
Three underpaid employees sweep up stale popcorn in a run-down movie house called The Flick, one of the last theaters in Massachusetts still projecting 35mm films. For Avery, this isn’t a dead-end job, it’s a way to get closer to the art form he loves. Passionate debates about cinema lead to a friendship of sorts with co-workers Sam and Rose. But will their tentative bond survive as they reveal what they actually need from each other? The Flick is a heartfelt cry for the kind of authentic connection we all want, even if we’re a little afraid of it.
AVAILABLE ROLES
Theatre Charlotte is seeking a cast that can bring this slice of life play to the stage in a way that feels more lived in than acted out. The roles and descriptions listed below are intentional and reflect the characters written by the playwright. Ages listed are ages of the characters to be played not necessarily the age of the performer. Some roles may be double cast.
The dialogue spoken by the characters in this play includes profanity, derogatory slang and explicit sexual references.
Please review character descriptions closely before auditioning.
AVERY | male-presenting, 18-22, African American.
Avery is in love with the movies and maybe nothing else. He’s experiencing major depression throughout the duration of the play, sometimes masking and sometimes letting slip the mask.
Intimacy Note: Avery requires on-stage intimacy in the form of simulated sexual touching (hidden from audience view) with the actor playing Rose.
SAM | male-presenting, early 30s, Caucasian.
Sam wears a Red Sox ball cap every day and maybe speaks with a little bit of a Massachusett’s accent. The Flick is his dead-end job and he knows it.
ROSE | female presenting, mid-20s, any race except African American.
The projectionist at The Flick, Rose has a sexual magnetism that comes from her devil-may-care attitude and casual, comfortable, and cool presentation.
Intimacy Note: Rose requires on-stage intimacy in the form of simulated sexual touching (hidden from audience view) with the actor playing Avery.
ADDITIONAL ROLES
2 other single-scene roles may be played by another actor or by an understudy/alternate for the main roles.
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Theatre is full of magic that vibrates throughout the essence of art, imagination, culture, and history. We strive to provide theatre to our community and our city that is saturated in excellence, community, experience, inclusion, and influence. Our goal is to mount productions that reflect the growth and beauty of the diversity of Charlotte and we sincerely hope that our friends in the BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities will consider joining us for auditions for The Flick.