Performers for “Feels Like The First Time” Musical
Seeking cast for “Feels Like The First Time: The Foreigner Musical” a new musical. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the details below. Rate: $2,250 total fee + $250 stipend. Additional info: A non-equity production. Local hires only. The production will comprise student and professional (non-equity) actors. Student exposure to working professionals is a paramount necessity for this production. All personnel hired must work “as local” to the NYC Area and Long Island. All IP becomes property of this and future productions regardless of use in this and use in future promotion. Callbacks in person In NYC - January 29 and 31, 2026. The cast will be employed for the terms and dates listed below and are expected at all noted times inclusive of listed rehearsals, techs, and performances. Additional time may be required based on actor availability and subject to change the listed time. Full Rehearsal Schedule (Subject To Change): Typical Rehearsal Schedule (MOST Sun/Mon are Dark) · TUE-THU: 6P-11P · FRIDAYS: 3P-11P · SATURDAYS: 1P-6P · TBA - FIRST REHEARSAL/FULL CAST TABLE READ (this can be done on Zoom, if performer is not in town)(Likely to take place on March 7, 2026) § Includes Live Reading and Costume Fitting/Measurements REHEARSALS - MARCH 17 - APRIL 16 PERFORMANCES - APRIL 17 - APRIL 26 (schedule as below) Full Performance Schedule: · PERF #0: THU APR 16 @7:30PM [INVITED DRESS/PHOTO CALL] · PERF #1: FRI APR 17 @7:30pm [OPENING NIGHT] · PERF #2: SAT APR 18 @2:00pm [MATINEE] · PERF #3: SAT APR 18 @7:30pm · PERF #4: SUN APR 19 @2:00pm [MATINEE] · PERF #5: SUN APR 19 @7:30pm · REH>>>: TUE APR 21 @TBD [BRUSH UP REHEARSAL] · PERF #6: WED APR 22 @7:30pm · PERF #7: THU APR 23 @7:30pm · PERF #8: FRI APR 24 @7:30pm · PERF #9: SAT APR 25 @2:00pm [MATINEE] · PERF #10: SAT APR 25 @7:30pm · PERF #11: SUN APR 26 @2:00pm [MATINEE] · PERF #12: SUN APR 26 @7:30pm [CLOSING] This schedule should be considered all-inclusive and does not warrant or guarantee participation following the end date of the agreement. NOTE: Unless specified, directors are looking to cast all ethnicities and types. Broadway performance level vocal skill is required for the following roles. NOTE: A documentary will be filmed of the making of this production, and all performers must agree to take part in it. NOTE: The student cast may vary giving understudies a chance to perform at certain shows. When applying, please include a headshot and resume along with two clips of your singing contrasting songs in the style of Foreigner. Looking for pop/rock music that shows off your voice and range. Please send these as unlisted You Tube Links or Vimeo Videos without a password. You can also direct the casting team to your website.
6 role s
Male Presenting. Vocal Range: HIGH male rock tenor. E3-D5 (Yes—D5!). Big rock icon vibes, vocally and physically. Strong comedic chops. Simon’s been one of the hottest rock icons in America for the past decade but he’s at a crossroads. He’s battling bad publicity, suffering a herculean writer’s block, and needs to find inspiration fast. Right now, he just needs some downtime to clear his head. He ain’t gonna find it on Lake Avenue!
Female Presenting. Vocal Range: Mezzo. Strong rock voice. A3-E5. Big voice. Can be both confident and insecure. Val helps Bruce at the pet store. With both kids about to graduate, she worries what chapter two of married life with Bruce is going to be. She feels invisible to her husband and longs for the intimacy their marriage once had.
Male Presenting. Vocal Range: Tenor. Strong rock voice. Eb3-Ab4. Comedic role. Good at playing awkward and flummoxed. Bruce is the owner of a small pet store in danger of being driven out of business by a national chain. In his efforts to stay above water, he often forgets the wife and kids he’s doing all this for. Bruce is eager for his 18-year-old son to work full-time at the store as he did with his father 30 years ago, but he’s beginning to fear his son may have other plans.
Female Presenting. Vocal Range: Mezzo. Rock singer with strong lower range. B3-E5. Big Voice. Funny and energetic with dramatic chops. Jan is a cancer survivor with a lot of life left in her and very few “efs” to give. She is the matriarch of a three-generation household of women, including her daughter—who moved in after her divorce—and granddaughter. Jan’s brush with mortality has taught her that every day counts.
Female Presenting. Vocal Range: Soprano. Strong rock belter. A3-E5. Big Voice. Less comedic than dramatic role. Comfortable air guitarist and if you can really play the guitar, even better. Steph’s gifts as a singer and guitarist made a career in the music industry seem pre-ordained. But single motherhood put that career on hold, and then helping her mother through cancer ended her dreams entirely. She has found fulfillment as a music teacher but now faces another roadblock.
Male Presenting. Vocal Range: Tenor. Strong rock voice. G2-G4. More dramatic than comedic role. Six months ago, Charlie’s world came crashing down when his wife’s social drug habit ended her career and rocked their marriage. Suddenly, Charlie finds himself a single dad working double shifts to pay the bills while trying desperately to shield his son, T.J., from the domestic fallout around them. He thinks he’s succeeding. Think again, Charlie. Seeking a black performer for this role.
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