AUDITIONS

Please note that the ages listed just serve as a guide. All roles are available, and casting is open, and newcomers are welcome and encouraged. 

BILOXI BLUES

Eugene Morris Jerome, an Army recruit from Brooklyn, New York. Eugene is a young Jewish man who aspires to be a writer. He fervently records his deepest thoughts and impressions in his journal, often leaving himself more an observer than a participant in human interactions. He does have principles–respect, compassion, and open-mindedness–but he is hesitant to act on them. He always sees the lighter side of life, and he enlists his quick and acerbic wit to ease him through difficult situations. Having lived a sheltered life, Eugene is eager and determined to lose his virginity and fall in love. At least at the beginning of the play, he does not quite know the difference.

Arnold Epstein, an Army recruit from Queens, New York. Epstein is a stubborn Jewish intellectual who has very strong principles and absolutely refuses to compromise them. He has a nervous stomach and resents being in basic training, and he cannot understand why rigorous discipline and blind obedience are considered superior to respect and compassion in the shaping of soldiers. He immediately identifies Toomey as his enemy and squares off for a fierce battle. To Epstein, life is serious business, a continuous moral quandary. He is clever and sardonic, but rarely light-spirited. When humiliated, and even when beaten on his own terms, he accepts defeat stoically.

Joseph Wykowski, a recruit of Polish background from Bridgeport, Connecticut, with a stomach of steel and an irrepressible sex drive. Wykowski accepts the rigors of Army discipline without question: To him it is a game that, like any game, he can win. He is decidedly nonintellectual and occasionally anti-Semitic, and he has no patience for moral ruminations. He is the self-proclaimed leader of the platoon. His simple strength and basic clear vision validate his arrogance.

Roy Selridge, a recruit from Schenectady, New York. Selridge is a young man with an engaging, though often overbearing, sense of humor. He falls in behind Wykowski as a coarse masculine voice in the group but ultimately lacks the courage to speak out or stand alone. Though his bravado is often hollow, his spirit is always generous and optimistic.

Donald Carney, a recruit from Montclair, New Jersey. Carney loves to sing–he sings in his sleep–and dreams of becoming a recording star. He is basically honest and good-natured but thoughtful to a fault: He has a hard time making decisions. He is faithful to his fiancée in Albany but views the prospect of marriage with serious trepidation.

James Hennesey, another recruit. He is a timid young man, relatively innocent and humorless. He misses his family but seems to be adapting well enough to Army life until he is discovered in a homosexual liaison with another soldier.

Merwyn J. Toomey, the sergeant overseeing the platoon’s basic training. Toomey is a hard-boiled Southern military man who knows how to deal with trickery and back talk. He pits the recruits against one another to subjugate them to Army discipline. He accepts the special challenge that Epstein directs at him and determines to win the battle of wills. He has a steel plate in his head, a souvenir from the North African campaign, that accounts for his wholehearted commitment to the rigorous treatment of his soldiers, his sublimated sense of sadness and doom, and, ultimately, his premature retirement from active duty.

Rowena, a Biloxi prostitute. Rowena is direct and realistic: She is a happily married woman whose business is satisfying the sexual needs of young soldiers and peddling perfume and lingerie for them to send home to their girlfriends.

Daisy Hannigan, a local Catholic schoolgirl. Daisy is friendly, pretty, innocent, and dutiful. the daughter of a journalist from Chicago, she likes books and is enchanted with Eugene’s literary aspirations.

TITANIC, THE MUSICAL

Principals

Thomas Andrews — the ship’s designer and builder, late 30's
J. Bruce Ismay — the ship’s owner, late 40's, fastidiously dressed, dark hair and moustache
E.J. Smith — captain of the Titanic, grey-bearded
Murdoch — first officer; doubles as 2nd-Class Passenger, a Scotsman, 39
Harold Bride — radioman
Frederick Barrett — stoker, 24
Frederick Fleet — lookout; doubles as 1st-Class Passenger & 2nd-Class Passenger
Henry Etches — senior 1st-Class Steward; doubles as 3rd-Class Steward; 50
Joseph Bell — chief engineer, doubles as bandmaster Wallace Hartley & 3rd-Class Passenger
Isidor Straus — 1st-Class Passenger; doubles as 3rd-Class Passenger; late 60's
Ida Straus — Mrs. Isidor Straus; doubles as 3rd-Class Passenger
Alice Beane — 2nd-Class passenger
Kate McGowan — a young Irish girl

Officers & Crew
Lightoller — second officer; doubles as 2nd-Class Passenger, 38
Pitman — third officer; doubles as The Major & Fourth Man; 32
Boxhall — fourth officer; doubles as Taylor, Rogers & 3rd-Class Passenger; 28
Hitchens — quartermaster; doubles as Bricoux & 3rd-Class Passenger, a Cornishman, 23
Bellboy — doubles as 3rd-Class Passenger

First-Class Passengers
(all double as 3rd-Class Passengers)
John Jacob Astor, 47
Madeleine Astor, 19 — the very young Mrs. Astor
Benjamin Guggenheim — an American millionaire
Mme. Aubert — Guggenheim’s French mistress
John B. Thayer
Marion Thayer — John’s wife
Jack Thayer — their nine-year-old son
George Widener — doubles as Carlson
Eleanor Widener — George’s wife
Charlotte Cardoza, a handsome woman in her 40's
Edith Corse Evans — doubles as 2nd-Class Passenger
J.H. Rogers — doubles as Boxhall, a bespectacled American in his 40's
The Major — doubles as Pitman

Second-Class Passengers
Alice Beane - middle-aged, American with middle-west accent
Edgar Beane — husband of Alice
Charles Clark — young, British and middle-class
Caroline Neville — young, British and aristocratic
Third-Class Passengers
(all double as 1st-Class Passengers)
Jim Farrell, a handsome Irishman
The Three Kates - young Irish girls
Kate McGowan
Kate Mullins
Kate Murphey

Others
Frank Carlson — an American on shore; doubles as Widener
Andrew Latimer — steward in First Class
Stewardess Robinson
Stewardess Hutchinson
The DaMicos — professional dancers
Wallace Hartley - bandmaster (doubles as Bell)
Taylor — bandsman; doubles as Boxhall
Bricoux — bandsman; doubles as Hitchens
Stevedore
Stokers
Sailors
Stewards — for all three Classes
Additional 1st-Class Passengers [Fleet, Farrell, McGowan, Mullins and Murphey]
Additional 2nd-Class Passengers [Murdoch, Lightoller, Fleet and Edith
First Man — from 3rd Class; doubles as Thayer
Second Man — from 3rd Class; doubles as Widener
Third Man — from 3rd Class; doubles as Guggenheim
Fourth Man — from 3rd Class; doubles as Pitman
German Man — from 3rd Class; doubles as Isidor
Italian Couple — from 3rd Class; double as Mr. & Mrs. Astor
Additional 3rd-Class Passengers [Boxhall, Hitchens, Bell, Bellboy, Ida, Aubert, Marion, Jack, Eleanor, Cardoza and Edith]

NUNSENSATIONS!

Sister Mary Regina, Mother Superior Lead Mezzo-Soprano Mother Superior, outrageous, quick-witted, knows how to get a laugh, tries to convince you that she is strict, but everyone knows that her “bark is worse than her bite”, Vocal range: F(3)-D(5) Mezzo or Alto range, Jazz/Swing style. 

Sister Mary Hubert, Mistress of Novices Lead Soprano Kind, always tries to be understanding and diplomatic, teaches the Novices the ground rules, and is supposed to be dignified - but with the slightest bit of encouragement, she is ready to kick up her heels, Vocal range: F(3)-C(5) Mezzo or Alto range, Gospel style.

Sister Mary Robert Anne Lead Mezzo-Soprano A tough streetwise nun who has a heart of gold, adored by kids because she speaks their language, a constant source of aggravation for Mother Superior, Vocal range: F#(3)-F(5) Mezzo or Alto range, Show Belter/ballad styles. 

Sister Mary Amnesia The picture of innocence, lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head, can't remember her past, and so she looks at each day with a childlike joy, has a puppet alter ego named Sister Mary Annette (ventriloquism and puppet experience are a plus but not required), Vocal range: G(3)-D(6) High Soprano range, Broadway and Country style. Lead Soprano 

Sister Mary Leo A former professional dancer, always eager to display her talent, impressionable, entered the convent to become the first ballerina nun. Lead Soprano

Others
Announcer — male voiceover from offstage
Assistant Stage Manager — non-speaking

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Marguerite St. Just – Lead, Female, around 30, Mezzo-Soprano, French accent Marguerite is not only beautiful and talented, but the “cleverest woman in Europe”. She is passionate but has garnered wisdom and refinement from her tumultuous youth. She is able to support herself and holds a progressive role in society for a woman at the time. Stage combat required, possible stage kiss.

Sir Percy Blakeney – Lead, Male, around 35, Tenor, English accent This role requires an actor who can portray a strong, capable man with means and persuasive leadership skills, then melt seamlessly into a preoccupied socialite and fashionista obsessed with the ridiculous. (At times, he must also convince us he is a mysterious Belgian spy.) Percy is a leading man meets character actor, completely convinced himself of who he is in order to convince us that he is anyone he wants to be. Stage combat required, possible stage kiss.

Chauvelin – Lead, Male, around 35, Baritone, French accent Chauvelin relies on fear and violence to prove his relevance to the French Republic. However, he is appealing and powerful; he is seductive, wise and charismatic. With a harsh background, he is ignorant of love, but not ignorant of passion and connection. Stage combat required. 

Armand St. Just – Supporting, Male, 25-35, Tenor, French accent Marguerite’s only surviving family member and sole confident, Armand is true to his own moral compass. At first a supporter of the French republic, he is disillusioned with the violence of the Reign of Terror and betrays France to join Percy in saving innocent lives. Brave, strong, not necessarily young. Possible stage combat. 

Bounders – Supporting, Male, 30-40, Baritone, English accents Wide variety of strong personalities needed to portray a natural collection of Percy’s life-long friends. Comedic flexibility and timing a must; improvisational skills a desired perk. Possible stage combat.

Marie Grosholtz – Featured, Female, 30, French accent Clever, careful artist with a future in wax figures. 

The Prince of Wales – Featured, Male, 30, English accent Playful friend of Percy who looks to him for advice and social direction. Realizes Percy’s power in the “neighborhood” and presses Percy to behave, but hasn’t donned the full weight of his monarchal responsibilities just yet. 

Female Ensemble & Male Ensemble – 18-70, English/French accents Including- Jessop, Tussaud, Mercier, Coupeau, St Cyr, Robespierre We are looking for performers with a variety of strengths in order to create a dynamic cast full of energy with a passion for clear and believable story telling. Dancing, singing and many costume changes. Possible stage combat.

DADDY’S DYIN’, WHO’S GOT THE WILL?

SARA LEE TURNOVER, 36, the middle sister. Twenty pounds overweight, the town beautician, sports a bleached beehive. Single and still lives at home. Strong-willed and has a wonderful sense of humor.

LURLENE TURNOVER ROGERS, 42, the oldest sister. A preacher's wife and elementary school teacher. Attractive, stylish, very Christian-but she has a bite.

MAMA WHEELIS, 80, the Turnover children's grand mother. She's fiesty, speaks her mind, and rules the household.

EVALITA TURNOVER, 35, the youngest sister. Six-times married, loves to shock her family. She was a beauty-and still is from a distance. Has a worn look about her. A wounded soul.

HARMONY RHODES, 36, Evalita's latest fiance. A musician and vegetarian. Attractive, tan, off-beat, long curly hair. Looks like Jesus with earrings. Has a past.

ORVILLE TURNOVER, 38, the brother. Fat, abusive, unhappy and mean. A redneck trash collector.

BUFORD "DADDY" TURNOVER, 67, the father. A stroke victim. Partially paralyzed on his left side, but can walk with a slight limp. Has occasional moments of coherency.

MARLENE TURNOVER, 36, Orville's wife. Temporarily overweight. A constant victim of Orville's abuse. However, losing. sixty-two pounds can boost a girl's confidence.

LITTLE WOMEN – THE MUSICAL

Jo March

Our story's protagonist. Passionate, adventurous, and brave. She has the idea of writing Little Women and eventually becomes engaged to Professor Bhaer.

Gender: Female

Age: 18 to 23

Vocal range top: A5

Vocal range bottom: E3

Professor Bhaer

German Professor who exemplifies proper manners. He is a boarder in Mrs. Kirk's boarding house and eventually falls in love with Jo.

Gender: Male

Age: 35 to 45

Vocal range top: F#4

Vocal range bottom: G2

Amy March

The youngest, most energetic sister with a rather pompous air about her. She later marries Laurie. Can double as Troll.

Gender: Female

Age: 14 to 18

Vocal range top: Gb5

Vocal range bottom: -1

Meg March

The world-weary, yet hopeful, oldest sister who yearns for a great life. She marries John and has twins with him. Can double as Clarissa.

Gender: Female

Age: 21 to 25

Vocal range top: Gb5

Vocal range bottom: A#3

Beth March

The second youngest sister who tragically dies of Scarlet Fever. Peace-maker, lover, and an optimist who is always encouraging her sisters to dream. Can double as Rodrigo II.

Gender: Female

Age: 17 to 21

Vocal range top: G5

Vocal range bottom: A3

Marmee March

The girls' mother. She is the strong backbone of the family, who is courageous in spite of the difficult odds she faces. Can double as Hag.

Gender: Female

Age: 45 to 55

Vocal range top: Eb5

Vocal range bottom: Eb3

Mr. Laurence

Laurie Laurence

The bright-eyed boy-next-door with considerable charm. He loves Jo but later falls in love with Amy.

Gender: Male

Age: 18 to 23

Vocal range top: Bb4

Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Aunt March

A formidable, over-bearing matron and great-aunt to the March sisters. The wealthy socialite in town. Can double as Mrs. Kirk.

Gender: Female

Age: 45 to 60

Vocal range top: F5

Vocal range bottom: E3

Mr. John Brooke

Laurie's tutor and a rather stiff man; shows very little emotion. He later marries Meg and changes.

Gender: Male

Age: 30 to 40

Vocal range top: F#4

Vocal range bottom: C#3

SHE LOVES ME

Arpad Laszlo

Delivery boy at Maraczek's Parfumerie. His exuberance is infectious and commitment to his job remarkable. He is ambitious and adorable.

Gender: Male

Age: 14 to 17

Vocal range top: E4

Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Ladislav Sipos

Not the brightest employee at Maraczek's Parfumerie. A confidant to Georg, he is an optimistic family man who looks like a huggable father.

Gender: Male

Age: 45 to 55

Vocal range top: E4

Vocal range bottom: A2

Ilona Ritter

Employed at Maraczek's Parfumerie. She is sexy and learned in the ways of romance, but longing for something more from the game of love.

Gender: Female

Age: 25 to 30

Vocal range top: E5

Vocal range bottom: F#3

Steven Kodaly

A well respected and liked employee at Maraczek's Parfumerie. Though he is considered dapper and occasionally charming, he is more of a shallow womanizer.

Gender: Male

Age: 25 to 30

Vocal range top: A4

Vocal range bottom: B2

Georg Nowack

An established employee of Maraczek's Parfumerie, he resembles a hopeless romantic. Shy, intelligent, and soft spoken.

Gender: Male

Age: 25 to 30

Vocal range top: F4

Vocal range bottom: B2

Mr. Maraczek

Owner of Maraczek's Parfumerie. With a commanding presence, his dedication to the trade is rivaled only by his faithfulness to his wife.

Gender: Male

Age: 55 to 65

Vocal range top: C4

Vocal range bottom: B2

Amalia Balash

The eager new employee at Maraczek's Parfumerie. Despite being a skilled saleswoman, she easily becomes intimated and nervous. Attractive, bright, and a lover of literature.

Gender: Female

Age: 20 to 25

Vocal range top: B5

Vocal range bottom: C4

HAIR

Berger - He is an irreverent, anti-establishment, free spirit and the Tribe’s most expressive member. Vocal Range: Tenor (A2-B4)

Woof - An androgynous, gentle soul., he loves plants, his family and the audience. Hung up on Mick Jagger. Vocal Range: Tenor/High Baritone (D3-G4) 

Hud - He is a militant African American Vocal Range: Baritone (B2-F4) Claude He is the nominal leader and moral center of the Tribe Vocal Range: Tenor (A2-F4) 

Jeanie - An idealistic, pregnant environmentalist (earth-mother) who is in love with Claude Vocal Range: Alto (G3-F4)

Dionne - She is a vivacious, strong, free-thinking African American Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano/Soprano (F4-F5) 

Crissy - She is sweet and innocent. The youngest member of the Tribe. Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano/Soprano (A3-C5) 

Sheila - An NYU student and antiwar protestor. She is hung up on Berger. Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano/Alto (G3-C5)

Margaret Mead - He is a Tribe member who at one point in the show, portrays a female tourist Vocal Range: Tenor (A2-B4)

Hubert -He is a Tribe member who at one point in the show, portrays a tourist w/Margaret Mead Vocal Range: Baritone (B2-F4) 

Other Members of the Tribe (who play multiple characters in the show): Ronny Leata Paul Walter Steve Hiram Suzannah Mary Emmaretta Diane Marjorie Linda Natalie