Coalition 2026 Sketch Team Auditions

ABOUT

The Coalition Theater is casting our house sketch comedy teams. These teams will perform 4 Shows each in 2026. Our goal is to cast 2 teams of writers and performers who will alternate performing 1 hour shows on the last saturday of the month.

Sketch Teams will be expected to meet most weeks for writing and workshopping their shows. Teams will consist of any mix of writers and performers however there will be no assigned roles unless individual performers volunteer to exclude themselves from any activities; for example if you like to write but don’t like to get on stage that is totally fine.

Please sign up below, if you’re interested! If you are a writer please bring printed copies of a writing sample, enough for each character in the sketch plus 1 for the audition panel. We will be doing staged readings of your work with a mix of auditioners. Please bring writing samples that have no more than 4 characters and be prepared to quickly direct your piece and put it on stage.

THE COACHES

Shawn Hambright

Shawn Hambright has written, filmed, edited, and performed sketch comedy with Coalition Theater since 2013. He has been a part of the sketch teams Trash Bang, Anarchy Barn, and Legs Akimbo, and has performed with improv teams such as The Johnsons, Rodeo, and Street Jelly. By day Shawn is a freelance video editor for Richmond-based companies like Double Take and Lionheart Filmworks, and occasionally works in special effects for TV and film. His four favorites on Letterboxd as of this writing are The Apartment, Alien, Drive, and Grosse Pointe Blank.

Meg Rudman & Lauren Serpa

Meet Meg and Lauren, Coalition Theater’s newest sketch coaching duo! Meg has been performing at Coalition since 2022. She has done sketch house teams for the last three years and loves the wonderful community here. Lauren has been performing and teaching improv since 2012. More recently, she joined Coalition teams Submarine and Hundred Gallon Hat where she met and got to know Megan! Now they are joining forces to coach and they want YOU!

WHAT WE REQUIRE

• Previous improv or sketch training. With a demonstrated grasp of performance skills.

• Ability to practice weekly in the lead-up to your debut, and on a consistent basis during your run. (weekly, bi-weekly, etc as needed to ensure consistent show quality.)

• All team members must be 18 years or older.

HOW TO PREPARE

Please print enough copies of your writing sample and bring any props if your sketch is prop dependent.

TIMESLOTS are 2 Hours at 9, 11, and 1

We look forward to seeing you at auditions!