Auditions
Upcoming Auditions
** = Musical.
Scroll to the bottom of the page for cast/character information pertinent to auditions for each show.
About Auditions
Auditions will begin at 7:00 PM. Actors can sign in at the lobby of ACT. If needed, callbacks will be held the following evening at 7:00 pm.
Auditions for musicals will consist of two parts: singing and dancing on day one, and callbacks will consist of cold reads from the script on day 2.
Auditions for straight plays will consist of cold reads from the script.
If you are interested in crewing for a show, please fill out a form at auditions and speak to the stage manager.
Preparations For Musical Auditions
Actors should come prepared with 16 bars of music - this is 30 to 45 seconds of a song. Actors are encouraged to find a backing track or karaoke track to play on ACT’s bluetooth speaker. Acapella is discouraged.
Actors should come in clothes they are comfortable to move around in.
Other Information
Please be prepared to mark all conflicts on the calendar provided at auditions.
Tech Week (mandatory rehearsal period) Starts on Sunday prior to opening night.
Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM.
Rehearsal times 7-10 pm M-F.
Community theatre is on a volunteer basis; we try our best to source all costumes and props for the show, however every actor should expect to supply themselves with several basics for each show they are in. This includes, but is not limited to:
* Hair - styling it, cutting/growing, dying, and/or providing a wig if one is not available in the costumes.* Makeup - any and all makeup needed for your character, applying said makeup with guidance from the costumer and directors. This includes makeup needed to cover tattoos if necessary.
* Undergarments - slips, underwear/shorts, bra, camisole/tank tops, shapewear, tights, socks, etc as necessary for your character and costumes.
* Shoes - character shoes or other shoes as necessary for your character. Color TBD by costumer and directors.
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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre. In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story. Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land.
ENSEMBLE
Large singing-dancing ensemble with numerous small roles
CHARACTERS
Aunt Eller (Range: D3-A4)
Curly (Range: Db3-F4 (opt. F#4))
Laurey (Range: D4-E5 (opt. A5))
Ike Skidmore (Range: D3-F4)
Fred (Range: E3-B3)
Slim
Will Parker (Range: Eb3-F4)
Jud Fry (Range: D3-C#4)
Ado Annie Carnes (Range: C4-E5 (opt. F5))
Ali Hakim
Gertie Cummings
Ellen
Kate
Sylvie
Armina
Aggie
Andrew Carnes (Range: E3-F4)
Cord Elam (Range: F#3-A3)
Jess
Chalmers
Mike
Joe
Sam -
Set in nineteenth-century Switzerland, this classic tale of horror and suspense details the ill-fated experiments of young Dr. Frankenstein as he attempts to fathom the secrets of life and death. Purchasing cadavers from two unsavory grave robbers, he give life to a creature both hideous and touching—and so physically powerful and mentally twisted that he soon brings death or destruction to all who stand in his way. Adhering more closely to the original novel than did the famous motion picture versions, the play blends moments of brooding terror and sudden shock with questions of morality and the dangers of unrestrained scientific inquiry.
Victor Frankenstein - a young scientistElizabeth Lavenza - his adopted cousin
Alphonse Frankenstein - his father
William Frankenstein - his young brother (10-14)
Henry Clerval - a friend of Victor’s
Lionel Mueller - the local magistrate
Frau Mueller - his wife
Hanz Metz - a villager
Peter Schmidt - a villager
DeLacey - a blind hermit
Justine Mortiz - a maidservant
The Creature
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Focusing on Dickens’ powerful language, humor and warmth, this charming version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL simply and directly tells the story of the redemption of a human soul. The play follows the ever-powerful story of Scrooge, a lonely miser, who, through the help of spirits and visions from his past, present and future, finds a second chance to become a loving, generous human being. It begins with a child reading the story for the first time. As the scenes are played out behind him, the child becomes totally caught up in the story and is finally invited by the other characters to enter the play as one of them. With traditional carols and English folk tunes creating the proper atmosphere, the world of Scrooge, Fezziwig and Tiny Tim comes alive, igniting the holiday spirit for young and old alike.
Scrooge
Actor 1 - Schoolboy, Dick Wilkins, Tiny Tim and Turkey Boy
Actor 2 - Bob Cratchit, Marley’s Ghost, Fezziwig, and Old Joe
Actor 3 - Fred, Christmas Present, Peter Cratchit
Actor 4 - Gentlewoman 1, Fan, Mrs. Fezziwig, Belle, Martha, Laundress
Actor 5 - Gentlewoman 2, Christmas Past, Mrs. Cratchit, Charwoman
*optional* Fiddler
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Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.
MARTHA BREWSTER - an elderly lady
ABBY BREWSTER - her elderly sister
TEDDY BREWSTER - their brother who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt
MORTIMER BREWSTER - their nephew
ELAINE HARPER - his fiance
REV. DR. HARPER - her father
OFFICER KLEIN
OFFICER O'HARA - a raconteur
OFFICER BROPHY
LIEUTENANT ROONEY
JONATHAN BREWSTER - Mortimer's murderous brother
DR. EINSTEIN - his accomplice
MR. GIBBS -
After losing her Mississippi home to creditors, Blanche du Bois relocates to the New Orleans home of her younger sister and brother-in-law, Stella and Stanley Kowalski. Undermined by romantic illusions, Blanche is unable to cope with life's harsh realities. Though she finds a glimmer of hope while connecting with Stanley's gentlemanly friend, Mitch, Blanche cannot face the truth of her own troubled past and ultimately descends into madness.
WOMAN
EUNICE HUBBELL
STANLEY KOWALSKI
STELLA KOWALSKI
STEVE HUBBELL
HAROLD MITCHELL (MITCH)
MEXICAN WOMAN
BLANCHE DUBOIS
PABLO GONZALES
A YOUNG COLLECTOR
NURSE
DOCTOR -
Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys’ and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head “greaser” Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their “Summer Nights” as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as “Greased Lightnin’,” “It’s Raining on Prom Night” and “Alone at the Drive-In Movie.” (ages 16+)
DANNY ZUKO: Male, (Range: tenor, D4–B5)
The leader of the Burger Palace Boys; good-looking, strong and confident, with an air of easy-going charm.
SANDY DUMBROWSKI: Female, (Range: Soprano, A3–F#5)
New girl in town; sweet, wholesome, naive, cute, and innocent.
BETTY RIZZO: Female (Range:Alto A3–C5)
Leader of the Pink Ladies; tough, sarcastic, and outspoken but vulnerable.
FRENCHY: Female, (Range: Alto, A3–D5)
A dreamer; good-natured but not too smart, she is heavily made up, fussy about her appearance, particularly her hair. She can't wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician.
MARTY: Female, (Range Alto, C4–C5)
The 'beauty' of the Pink Ladies; pretty and looks older than the other girls, but betrays her real age when she opens her mouth. She tries to act sophisticated.
JAN: Female, (Range: Alto, A3-C5)
Funny, loud, compulsive eater, and awkward member of the Pink Ladies. Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with boys.
DOODY: Male, (Range: Tenor, D4-A5)
The youngest of the guys; small, boyish, and open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude towards the other guys. He also plays the guitar.
KENICKIE: Male, (Range: Tenor, C4–F5)
The second in command of the Burger Palace Boys; tough-looking, tattooed, surly, and avoids any show of softness. He has an offbeat sense of humor.
SONNY LATIERRI: Male, (Range: baritone, G3–A5)
A member of the Burger Palace Boys; funny Italian-American, he is a braggart and wheeler-dealer who thinks he's a real lady-killer
ROGER: Male, (Range: Tenor, D4-A5)
The anything-for-a-laugh stocky type of boy; a clown who enjoys winding people up, he is full of mischief and is always dreaming up half-baked schemes and ideas.
VINCE FONTAINE: Male, (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
A typical 'teen audience' disc jockey; slick, egotistical and fast-talking. He is also a veteran 'Greaser.'
CHA-CHA, aka CHARLENE, DIGREGORIO: Female, (Range: Alto, C4–C5)
The best dancer at St. Bernadette's; a loud mouth, she wins the dancing competition with Danny.
EUGENE FLORCZYK: Male, (Range: Tenor, A3–E5)
The class valedictorian; physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high-pitched voice. He's a typical 'apple-polisher' - both smug and pompous, but gullible.
JOHNNY CASINO: Male, (Range: Tenor, G4-E5)
All-American, rock-star “greaser” student at Rydell High, whose real name is Clarence.
MISS LYNCH: Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
A no-nonsense, serious, loud English teacher.
PATTY SIMCOX: Female, (Range: Alto, D4-A4)
A typical cheerleader; attractive, athletic, sure-of-herself, but can be given to bursts of disconcerting enthusiasm. She's a bit of a pain and unpopular with the Pink Ladies, and can twirl a baton.
TEEN ANGEL: Male, (Range: Tenor, E4–F5)
Frenchy's suave and slick guardian angel, who encourages her to stay in school.
THE PINK LADIES: Ensemble
The club-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls' gang who hang around with the Burger Palace Boys.
THE BURGER PALACE BOYS: Ensemble
A super-cool, DA-haired, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers... or so they think.
Radio Voice: Male, Age Flexible (Rage: Tenor, A3–C5)