Singing Audition for "1776" Musical Show
The company is holding auditions for "1776" musical and looking for singers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: It’s the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence… if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration of Independence. Additional info: PERFORMANCES June 20 – 29, 2025 Fridays – Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm Thursday, June 26 at 7:30pm Acting auditions: consist of cold-readings from the script. Music Auditions: For those interested in a singing role, please prepare 16-32 bars of a song in the style of, or similar to, this show. Please bring background music for the piece you will be singing – send a link ahead or be prepared to play via bluetooth from your phone. Rehearsals are set to begin Monday, April 21 and will be Mondays thru Thursdays with some Fridays and Saturdays as opening gets closer. Schedule will be solidified once casting is complete / after the table read. There can be no conflicts during tech week or performances. Please apply if interested.
27 roles
A Pennsylvania delegate, he is urbane and coolheaded. His logic often prevails where the emotions of other fail. He and Adams lead the charge for independence – Lead, Mezzo-Soprano/Alto
A Massachusetts delegate, he is the leading voice for separation from England and the Declaration of Independence. Unfortunately his tendency toward fiery rhetoric makes him generally disliked by other Congress members – Lead, Mezzo-Soprano
A Virginia delegate, he, in spite of his many protests, is selected to pen the Declaration of Independence – Lead, Soprano
President of the 1776 Continental Congress, he put the first and largest signature on the Declaration of Independence – Supporting, Spoken
A Delaware delegate, he works hard for independence, despite the fact that he is suffering from skin cancer. – Supporting, Spoken
A Delaware delegate, he is Scottish and very vocal – Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano
The secretary of the Congress – Supporting, Spoken
A Virginia delegate, he is selected to make the argument for independence to the Congress, as Adams is having little luck – Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano
A Pennsylvania delegate, he leads a group of Congress members who favor petitioning King George III with their grievances rather than declaring independence from England – Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano/Alto
Wife of John Adams, her communications with John tell some of the story of the Declaration and much of the story of her and John’s love and life – Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano
The young and beautiful wife of Thomas Jefferson, she is brought to Philadelphia to help dispel Jefferson’s writer’s block – Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano
A South Carolina delegate, he is opposed to the Declaration of Independence because of his passionate opposition to the document’s call for an end to slavery – Supporting, Soprano
A Rhode Island delegate, he is given to indulgence in alcoholic beverages – Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano
A New Jersey delegate, he argues for, and wins, the inclusion of the Supreme Being in the Declaration – Featured, Spoken
A North Carolina delegate, he sides with Rutledge on the slavery issue, demanding the Declaration allow slavery – Featured, Spoken
A leather worker – Featured, Spoken
An artist who paints Benjamin Franklin’s portrait – Featured, Silent
A New Hampshire delegate, he sides in favor of independence – Featured, Spoken
A Connecticut delegate, he sides in favor of independence and is on the committee to write the Declaration – Featured, Soprano
A New York delegate, Lewis Morris abstains from the original vote – Featured, Spoken
A New York delegate, he is a member of the committee assigned to write the Declaration – Featured, Mezzo-Soprano
A Pennsylvania delegate, he casts the final vote to approve the Declaration, not because of his own belief in the cause, but because he does not want to be remembered in history as “the man who prevented American independence” – Featured, Spoken
A Delaware delegate, he is opposed to independence and sides with Dickinson – Featured, Spoken
A Maryland delegate, he is always seems to be eating and is portly. He initially sides with Dickinson – Featured, Spoken
A Georgia delegate, he is initially sides with Dickinson – Featured, Spoken
The custodian and bell-ringer – Featured, Spoken
A young messenger for Congress – Featured, Soprano
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