Performers Needed for 2025 Theatre Season
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Auditions for upcoming 2025 season shows. Directors are accepting submissions from performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages as well as performers with disabilities. See more details below. About the project: 1. "SOMETHING ROTTEN!" 2. "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK" 3. "FRONT ROW TO MURDER" 4. "THE MOUSETRAP" 5. "THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" Rate: CORST $776 AEA weekly minimum (Cat. zz) / $ 450 non-union. Additional info: PREPARATION: Please prepare 1 or 2 brief monologues or, a monologue and 16-32 bars of a song, appropriate for the season. No more than 3 minutes total. An accompanist will be provided. If you would prefer, you are welcome to prepare something from one of our season’s plays or musicals in place of a monologue and / or song. Bring your headshot and resume stapled together and a notebook or binder with sheet music in the correct key. All rehearsals and performances will be located in Tamworth, NH. EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. See the attachment for details. If you're interested, please apply.
50 roles
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" The Bard. Charismatic, loves his stardom and talent, almost as much as he loves himself. Over the top with a huge ego. Tap experience preferred. Vocal range top: Ab4, Vocal range bottom: Ab2
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" A frustrated struggling writer who cannot stand Shakespeare. Nigel’s older brother. Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: A2
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" Nick’s sweet younger brother. A struggling writer who falls in love with Portia, a Puritan. Vocal range top: A4, Vocal range bottom: Eb3
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" An eccentric soothsayer, who sees the future of musical theatre. Vocal range top F4, Vocal range bottom D3
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" Nick’s wife. She loves Nick despite his past lack of success. She dresses up like a man to prove she can be an actor. Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: D3
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" Portia's father. A Puritan who thinks Nick and Nigel's plays are sinful. Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: G3
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" A Puritan woman who loves poetry, theater, and ultimately Nigel. Vocal range top: F#5, Vocal range bottom: G3
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" ENSEMBLE: strong dancers and singers. Opening of Act 1 and Act 2 solos Vocal range: Tenor
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" ENSEMBLE: strong dancers and singers.
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" ENSEMBLE: strong dancers and singers.
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" ENSEMBLE: strong dancers and singers.
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" ENSEMBLE: strong dancers and singers.
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" ENSEMBLE: strong dancers and singers.
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" ENSEMBLE: strong dancers and singers.
"SOMETHING ROTTEN!" ENSEMBLE: strong dancers and singers.
"BAREFOOT IN THE PARK" Lives life to the fullest. Ready to take NYC by storm. A free spirit, who is outgoing and optimistic, and unaware of her own magnetism. An energetic young woman who is deeply in love with her new husband, Paul.
"BAREFOOT IN THE PARK" A bit uptight. Deeply in love. He likes to stay in his comfort zone. Considers himself to be dignified and level-headed, and keeps his emotions in check, perhaps little too much.
"BAREFOOT IN THE PARK" Corie’s mother. Quite a sensible person, she is more like her son-in-law Paul. Mrs. Banks is rather healthy, but she does need to take these pink pills that help her stomach.
"BAREFOOT IN THE PARK" The neighbor who lives in the attic. The quirky eccentric long time New Yorker. Loves travel fashion and food and has a flair for the romantic.
"BAREFOOT IN THE PARK" Blue collar New Yorker. Family guy with a great dry sense of humor. Not a fan of stairs. He counts the stoop.
"BAREFOOT IN THE PARK" One small, comedic scene in the play, where they can’t catch their breath. No lines. Physical comedy chops are a must for this role.
"FRONT ROW TO MURDER" Jo is a savvy, non-nonsense, and attentive Brooklyn Police Detective on holiday. Out of place in a theatre, she's come up to Worthingtam to visit her Aunt Gertrude’s summer stock theatre.
"FRONT ROW TO MURDER" Jo’s Aunt and a brilliant, but kooky actress. She once had a short career in New York, but many years ago moved to Worthingtam, and became a company member of the local theatre.
"FRONT ROW TO MURDER" Worthingtam Theatre's Artistic Director. Handsome and overconfident, with a great head of hair.
"FRONT ROW TO MURDER" Longtime Chairwoman of the theatre’s board and wife to DICK CADE. Loves the theatre, but not an actress herself. Businesslike and loving. She is also the granddaughter to the late founder of the Playhouse.
"FRONT ROW TO MURDER" Leading man at the theatre for decades. Now too old to play the lead . . . yet still is.
"FRONT ROW TO MURDER" Long time actress at the theatre. Bubbly and sweet, but not as bright as her name would suggest.
"FRONT ROW TO MURDER" The town's long time country doctor. Also, a minor thespian.
"FRONT ROW TO MURDER" Leading Actress at the theatre.
"FRONT ROW TO MURDER" Theatre Company's longtime Stage Manager. A practical problem solver keeping everything running smoothly. Or trying her best anyway.
"FRONT ROW TO MURDER" Assistant Stage Manager. Local girl grew up in Worthingtam. Loves being a part of the theatre every summer.
"FRONT ROW TO MURDER" He's been the Sheriff for 30 years. There has never been a murder during his tenure. He'd rather be fishin
"FRONT ROW TO MURDER" Young, eager, and terribly clumsy. He grew up around the theater.
"THE MOUSETRAP" New Owner/hostess of Monkswell Manor; Anxious about hosting; married to Giles for one year.
"THE MOUSETRAP" Owns Monkswell Manor with wife, Mollie, somewhat arrogant and jealous of the other guests’ attention towards Mollie.
"THE MOUSETRAP" The first guest to arrive. A hyperactive and peculiar acting young man. Claims to have been named after the famous architect of the same name.
"THE MOUSETRAP" An imposing woman in a bad temper; complains about everything. Disapproving of every attempt by Mollie and Giles to make her comfortable.
"THE MOUSETRAP" Square-shouldered, military in manner and bearing. Friendly and very polite.
"THE MOUSETRAP" Aloof. A unique person who speaks offhandedly about the horrific experiences of her childhood
"THE MOUSETRAP" A man of unknown provenance who turns up claiming his car has overturned in a snowdrift. He appears to be affecting a foreign accent and artificially aged with makeup.
"THE MOUSETRAP" Cheerful, common-place man who arrives at the guest house on skis to investigate a local murder.
"THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" An athletic, social, boy scout and champion of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, he returns to defend his title, but he finds puberty hitting at an inopportune moment. Vocal Range: C3-B4
"THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" Logainne is the youngest and most politically aware speller, often making comments about current political figures. She is driven by internal and external pressure, but above all by a desire to win to make her two fathers proud. She is somewhat of a neat freak, speaks with a lisp, and will be back next year. Vocal Range: A3-F5
"THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" The second runner-up in his district, Leaf gets into the competition on a lark and finds everything about the bee incredibly amusing. He is home-schooled and comes from a large family of former hippies. He has severe Attention Deficit Disorder and spells words correctly while in a trance. Vocal Range: A2-A4
"THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" A Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year, he was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts and is back for vindication. His famous "Magic Foot" method of spelling has boosted him to spelling glory, even though he only has one working nostril and a touchy, bullying personality. He develops a crush on Olive. Vocal Range: E2-B4
"THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" The ultimate overachiever, Marcy has never been given another option. She comes from a family where excellence is expected and so simply produced. A parochial school student, she assumes God, too, expects perfection. She sees herself as a mass of problems but she keeps them to herself. Having moved often because of her parents' work, she knows she can beat thelocal competition. Vocal Range: C4-E5
"THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" A young newcomer to competitive spelling. Her mother is in an ashram in India, and her father is working late, as usual, but he is trying to come sometime during the bee. Having found comfort in its words and vastness, Olive made friends with her dictionary at a very young age, helping her to make it to the competition. She starts enormously shy, and shyly blossoms. Vocal Range: B3-F5
"THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" The number-one realtor in Putnam County, a former Putnam County Spelling Bee Champion herself, and the returning moderator. She is a sweet woman who loves children, but she can be very stern when it comes to dealing with Vice Principal Panch and his feelings for her. Her interest in the competition is unflagging and drives it forward Vocal Range: B3-F5
"THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" The Vice Principal. Frustrated with his life, he finds the drive of the young spellers alien to him. After five years' absence from the Bee, Panch returns as judge There was an "incident" at the Twentieth Annual Bee, but he claims to be in "a better place" now, thanks to a high-fiber diet and Jungian analysis. He is infatuated with Rona Lisa Peretti, but she does not return his affections. Impeccable comic timing and the ability to improv.
"THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE" The Official Comfort Counselor An ex-convict, Mitch is performing his community service with the Bee, and hands out juice boxes to losing students. He has no idea how to offer comfort, but does find himself wishing he could find a way to make the kids feel better. Vocal Range: E3-A4
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