Casting Talent for Theatre 2025-2026 Season
The 2025-26 theatre season is now looking for male and female talent. Please find more details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: 1. "Bobtail BONG BONG: A Monkey’s Tale" Directed by: Ali Oliver-Krueger First Rehearsal: late August 2025 Performances: Daytime performances Sep 26, 27, 28; October 3, 4, 5, 18, 19 (no shows 10/11 & 10/12). SYNOPSIS: Bob the Monkey is the smartest monkey in the land, and they want everyone to know it! Bob the Monkey wants what they want, and they should be able to get it! But why is everyone mad at Bob? Bob didn’t do anything! In this interactive theatre forum, children follow Bob’s misadventures and help Bob figure out where they went wrong, and where they could try out better solutions to turn things around. This play for young children incorporates forum theatre, playback theatre, and improv techniques to tackle fairness and problem solving. 2. "Jewel the Great" First rehearsal: Mid-February 2026 Performances: March 14 – late May, 2026 (Average 2 performances a week, with time off for spring break) SYNOPSIS: In a small mountain community where people are known and labeled for one sterling quality, who is Jewel? And how can she become someone great? This premiere of a new work for young audiences grapples with identity, positive and negative attention seeking behavior, and finding your way in the world. 3. "KidStory Theatre Festival" Rehearsals Dates: 5 - 6 rehearsals starting late April 2026; exact rehearsal dates/times are based on actor and space availability. Performances: Weekend of May 16 - 17, 2026; plus 1 - 2 possible school day performances. SYNOPSIS: All year long, InterAct Story Theatre artists create stories with kids, and invite them to share their epic stories with us. We’re choosing some of our favorite stories written by kids over the year, as we present a series of short plays and stories performed by professional actors. Rate: Non-Equity, $95 per performance and $18/hour for rehearsal. Additional info: Please prepare the sides (directors will email to you after you sign up for an audition). If you are interested in Bobtail BONG BONG, please prepare a children’s song, nursery rhyme, or other short song (8 – 16 bars) to be sung a cappella. To be considered please apply.
8 roles
"Bobtail BONG BONG: A Monkey’s Tale" A very clever monkey who is very proud of their brains and their deal-making skills. Quick-witted and occasionally soulful, but doesn’t think about the effects of their actions. Character falls from a 4-foot level onto a crash pad.
"Bobtail BONG BONG: A Monkey’s Tale" A kindly if sometimes simple-minded crab who loves being a barber, just like their grandcrabby and great grandcrabby before them.
"Bobtail BONG BONG: A Monkey’s Tale" An industrious and cheerful beaver with a toothache and a project to finish.
"Bobtail BONG BONG: A Monkey’s Tale" A high-strung rabbit who is very worried about not being able to bake enough bunny bun buns for everyone.
"Jewel the Great" Jewel and other roles: A shy, somewhat quiet individual who wants to be seen, and wants to be appreciated as something fabulous and wonderful…although she’s not quite sure how or what that means.
"Jewel the Great" Val the Strong and other roles: A charming, affable, and physically strong person who is always happy to lend a helping hand. However, they would love to be seen as more than just a handy strong worker to have around.
"Jewel the Great" Kerry the Kindhearted and other roles: A family member of Jewel’s. Loving and kind, and feeling somewhat bewildered by Jewel’s behaviors and not sure what to do about them.
"KidStory Theatre Festival" Who are flexible, have good timing and are able to adapt quickly.
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