"Hot Jambalaya" Audition for the Theater
Seeking performers for the "Hot Jambalaya" show. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Hot Jambalaya is a new musical written by Travis Sharp and Matt Hobbs. Taking place on a decrepit riverboat setting sail from New Orleans in 1923, local fatcat Papa Joe Van Horn is dead of mysterious circumstances. Only seven mourners have shown up for the detested bigwig’s funeral at sea. Passengers include the loud, fur-draped widow; the weird adult daughter with her talking doll; and her mysterious and flamboyant twin Teddy—back from the Far East. Also on board are the amorous French captain, a violent New Orleans chef, notorious journalist “Little Miss Murder,” and our unlikely hero—disgraced former detective (and freelance pianist) Benny Broussard. Throughout the fast-paced musical farce bodies pile up, shocking secrets are unveiled, and everyone aboard reveals their opportunity, means, and motive to kill. By the roller-coaster end, our detective discovers the Van Horn family’s dark past, uncovers the killer, and even finds unexpected (but tragic) love. Additional info: Rehearsals: Mon - Thu evenings & Sat-Sun afternoons; First Rehearsal: Monday, February 3, 2025; Tech Begins: Saturday, February 22, 2025. Performances: Th-Sat at 8 pm; First Preview: Friday, February 28, 2025; Opening: Friday, March 7, 2025; Closing: Saturday, March 29, 2025. A 16 to 32-bar cut of a song of your choosing (Musical theatre or Jazz) Aside from the character you would like to audition for” Dialects encouraged when doing sides. If you would like to be considered for multiple roles, include readings for all sides on a single video. See the file attached for other details. If interested, please apply.
8 roles
New Orleans musician-for-hire; recently fired police detective. Wears a trademark boater hat and moustache. Male presenting.
InfamousNew York investigative reporter, AKA “Little Miss Murder.” Chirpy 20’s New York accent. Has an ugly scar on her face and a magnolia leaf-shaped birthmark on her left shoulder (usually unseen). Wears a pillbox hat and with a veil that hides her scar. Female-presenting.
Loud, nouveau-riche matriarch. Makes up high-falootin’ vocabulary to sound upper-crust. (Doubles with Papa Joe) Female-presenting.
Capable, drab daughter. Carries a hideous old child’s doll, Yofee, which she speaks to and for (with an unbridled voice that’s very different from Mary’s own). Twin to Teddy. Female-presenting,
Mysterious man from the Far East. Flamboyant con-artist prodigal son. Showman. Twin to Mary. Male-presenting.
Perpetually bloody chef with a gift for food and violence. Female-presenting.
Former French Navy captain in his 60s; French accent. Carries a walking cane, has a limp. Male-presenting.
Garish, egomaniacal, and dead self-proclaimed “Sewer King” of New Orleans. Thick New Orleans accent. (Doubles with Dorothy Van Horn) Male-presenting.
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