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Casting Performers for Upcoming MainStage Season

Branford, CT, United States
ID: 279808Exp: 2/28/2025
online audition
Description:

Seeking performers for MainStage Season. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: 1. "A Spoonful of Sherman" Note, that this production may go on tour. The ideal candidate is able to continue touring the show (not outside of North America) for additional dates from 2025-2026. Rehearsals April 21-30; Performances May 1- May 18. 2. "Long Days" Rehearsals May 19-June 11; Performances June 12-29. 3. "Sweeney Todd" Rehearsals July 15-August 6; Performances Aug 7-24. 4. "Noises Off" Rehearsals Aug 25-Sep 17; Performances Sep 18- Oct 5. Additional info: See the attachment for audition Information. When applying, please submit a video link for viewing (YouTube or Vimeo preferred) and an attached PDF of your headshot and resume, with the subject line "Actor Full Name /Local or Non-Local/ Union Status (Equity or Non-Equity)". Submission deadline is Feb 28. Callbacks will be TBD. All submissions should prepare two contrasting monologues. To be considered for a musical this season, please include a song that best shows your range and ability. General reels accepted. Note that the video should be listed as "Unlisted" rather than "Private" on YouTube, and as "Anyone" or "People with the private link" on Vimeo. Do not share via WeTransfer, Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, or other file-sharing platforms that require downloading to view.

24 roles

Strong SingersBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"A Spoonful of Sherman" Strong singers (seeking Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass) and dancers who can blend well and hold tight harmonies; also seeking two male singers who can play piano as featured performers throughout the revue.

DancersBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"A Spoonful of Sherman" Strong singers (seeking Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass) and dancers who can blend well and hold tight harmonies; also seeking two male singers who can play piano as featured performers throughout the revue.

VicBoth genders18-22 y.o.All ethnicities

"Long Days" Female-presenting BIPOC, exhuberant actress turned stage manager

JackMale50-59 y.o.All ethnicities

"Long Days" Handsome and often hungover director of a failing theatre; father of Wes

SueFemale50-59 y.o.All ethnicities

"Long Days" Serious stage actress with regrets of being caught up in the regional scene

WesMale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

"Long Days" Actor, son of Jack, who is unsure of the life he’s been given

BobbyMale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

"Long Days" Talented and driven actor on his way to the big time

AnthonyMale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

"Sweeney Todd" A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He rescues Todd and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna. Strong, brave and full of the joys of the world. He has yet to inhabit the cynical qualities of Todd. He grows more and more terrified of the world around him. Vocal range: Tenor - Bb2-F4

JoannaFemale18-25 y.o.All ethnicities

"Sweeney Todd" (Needs to appear 16) a high-spirited girl, full of innocence with a flirtatious demeanor. She is constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Judge Turpin's ward. Vocal range: Soprano - Bb3-A5 Audition

TobiasMale18-29 y.o.All ethnicities

"Sweeney Todd" A poor simpleton youngster apprenticed to Pirelli and who finds a surrogate mother in Lovett. He is loyal, truthful and innocent to a fault with a heart of gold and a sharp eye. He does not trust Todd. Vocal range: Tenor - Bb2-Ab4.

Beggar Woman (Lucy)Female30-39 y.o.All ethnicities

"Sweeney Todd" An eerie, poor soul living on the streets of London making her living prostituting herself to sailors at London docks. She is a deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret. She is Todd’s wife unrecognizable, but a consistent character through the show. Her interjections go unheeded. Vocal range: Mezzo - Ab3 - F5

Judge TurpinMale50-60 y.o.All ethnicities

"Sweeney Todd" A lecherous, corrupt and evil public official who portrays himself as sanctimonious. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd. He lusts after Joanna. Vocal range Bass - E2-Gb4.

Beadle BamfordMale30-50 y.o.All ethnicities

"Sweeney Todd" A pompous public official, deeply loyal to Judge Turpin. He is eager, violent, unscrupulous and terrorizing. Vocal range: High Tenor - D3-D5

Adolfo PirelliMale30-49 y.o.All ethnicities

"Sweeney Todd" An Irish charlatan and former employee of Todd’s who has since developed a public persona as a flashy and flamboyant Italian barber. He is crooked, calculating and conniving with a hot temper. A comedic role. Both Italian and Irish accents are required. Vocal range: High Tenor - B2-C5

Ensemble/UnderstudiesBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Sweeney Todd" 2-3 male presenting (tenor/bass) and 2 -3 female presenting (soprano/alto)

Dotty Otley / Mrs. ClacketFemale40-60 y.o.Native American

"Noises Off" (Off stage Dotty) Forgetful. Dating Garry, though she attempts to make him jealous by meeting with Freddy. On Stage Character, Mrs. Clackett: A Cockney Housekeeper for the Brent's home in England. Hospitable, though slow.

Brooke Ashton/VickiMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Noises Off" (Off Stage: Brooke) A young inexperienced American actress. Pays no attention to other performers, either in performance or backstage. She seems as though she is not really present – like she is somewhere else inside her head. Is always losing her contact lenses. One-third of a Lloyd–Poppy–Brooke love triangle. On Stage Character, Vicki: An English woman who works for Inland Revenue and is trying to woo Roger.

Belinda Blair/Flavia BrentFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Noises Off" (Off stage Belinda): Cheerful and sensible, a reliable American actress. She may have feelings for Freddy. On Stage Character, Flavia Brent: Phillip Brent's English wife. She is dependable, though not one for household duties.

Poppy Norton-TaylorFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Noises Off" American Stage Manager. Emotional, over-sensitive and envious of Brooke, whom she understudies. Carrying Lloyd's child. One-third of a Lloyd-Poppy-Brooke love triangle.

Lloyd DallasMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Noises Off" The director of the play, Nothing On. Temperamental. One third of a Lloyd–Poppy–Brooke love triangle.

Garry Lejeune / RogerMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Noises Off" (Off stage: Garry) An American actor who never finishes a sentence. Always is completing sentences with, "you know..." Easily fired up, repeatedly tries to attack Freddy after believing that Dotty was cheating on him with Freddy. Speech affectations disappear onstage but are everpresent offstage. Dating Dotty. On Stage Character, Roger: An English Real estate agent who is attempting to rent Flavia's and Phillip's home, but uses it for his own personal benefit.

Frederick Fellows /Phillip Brent / SheikhMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Noises Off" (Off stage: Freddy) An American actor with a serious fear of violence and blood. Gets nosebleeds easily. Often questions the meaning of his lines and moves. Blames himself often for things going wrong. On Stage Character, Phillip Brent: An Englishman who lives out of the country with his wife Flavia to avoid paying taxes. He enters the country knowing that if he is caught by Inland Revenue, he will lose most of the year's income.

Selsdon Mowbray / BurglarMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Noises Off" (Off Stage: Selsdon Mowbray): An elderly alcoholic Englishman who hides his bottles onstage. If he is not in sight while rehearsing, the stage crew must find him before he passes out. Is hard of hearing when he wants to be. On Stage Character, Burglar: Old Cockney man in his seventies, breaking into the Brent's home.

Timothy AllgoodMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Noises Off" An over-worked American Assistant Stage Manager. Understudies Selsdon and Freddy.