Revised
Marriott Theatre | Lincolnshire, IL
Updated the sign-up procedure.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
11:00 AM (C)
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
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Dinner Theatre
$924 weekly minimum
Equity chorus dancers (Femme/Heels characters) for Marriott Theatre's 2nd Half of their 2025 Dinner Theater Season. All roles will be understudied.
Come warmed up and prepared to dance in groups. Dancers will need to bring jazz shoes, sneakers, or heels if they are comfortable dancing in them. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. All performers will fill out an online talent submission form upon arrival.
Marriott Theatre Rehearsal Hall
1342 Barlcay Blvd
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Expected to attend:
Artistic Director: Peter Sullivan (He/Him)
Associate Artistic Director/Choreographer: Katie Johannigman (She/Her)
Artistic Coordinator: Kavin Moore, CSA (He/They)
See breakdown for production specific dates.
Marriott Theatre
Please reach out to Kavin Moore at
Kavin.Moore@MarriottTheatre.com or 847-465-1326 ext. 1 if you have any questions or access needs.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC
Casting Note by Kavin Moore, CSA: Our goal is to create a warm and welcoming casting process. The team strives to lead with respect, kindness, and generosity. In regard to the character descriptions – they outline the characters as described in the script and in consultation with the creative team. They do not aim to be all-encompassing representations of who might fill these roles. We aim for an expansive and deliberate casting process. We acknowledge that the characters in the script are traditionally presented as either male or female (using he/him or she/her pronouns). Our character descriptions are marked with HIGHER VOICE or LOWER VOICE. Higher voiced roles are written for those with soprano, mezzo, and alto vocal ranges. Lower voice roles are written for tenor, baritone, and bass vocal ranges. We warmly welcome submissions from individuals who identify as gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, or non-binary for the roles that resonate most with their identity.
All shows at Marriott will accept video submissions on a show-by-show basis announced at a later date. All audition information can be found at
Marriott Theatre Auditions
First Rehearsal - May 29th, 2025
First Preview - June 18th, 2025
Press - June 25, 2025
Close - August 10, 2025
SAMANTHA CRAIG (Higher Voice, Late Teens/Early 20s): A girl with a huge heart and unencumbered ambition, masked by classic teenage angst.
SAMANTHA CRAIG [STEVENS/ROY] (Higher Voice, 40s): Initially seen as a woman at the bottom of the barrel, and later as a woman living her best life.
CAMELIA SHACKELFORD (Higher Voice, Late Teens/Early 20s): Samantha's best friend. A trend setter and feminist before it was trendy.
COOPER ROY (Lower Voice, Late Teens/Early 20s): Samantha's secret crush, he is shy and sensitive in the way that Led Zeppelin fans often are.
JOHNNY STEVENS (Lower Voice, Late Teens/Early 20s): This boy will not survive the #metoo movement as he ages. Samantha's bully of a high school boyfriend and eventual ex-husband, he is the literal worst.
ELLA MENKEN (Higher Voice, Late Teens/Early 20s): Sam and Camelia’s friend. She loves lip gloss so much, she keeps one in each pocket, her locker, and her Trapper-Keeper. She is a closet brainiac.
SCARLET WALTON (Higher Voice, Late Teens/Early 20s): Sam and Camelia's other friend. She is serious about two things in the world: Ralph Macchio and fashion.
DEBBIE IGNATOFF (Higher Voice, Late Teens/Early 20s): Sam's replacement in the band. Never met another girl she wasn't ready to buoy. A sensitive, pragmatic feminist ahead of her time. A Joan Cusack-esque gal.
WINSTON LEE (Lower Voice, Late Teens/Early 20s): Cooper's friend. He basically started Dungeons and Dragons as like a thing. One day, he will invent apps and marry Camelia.
GAVIN LOUIS (Lower Voice, Late Teens/Early 20s): Johnny's sidekick. He's never been in an actual fight, but he has threatened to punch the lights out of 27 kids in his graduating class. This week.
DUCKIE MELBER (Lower Voice, Late Teens/Early 20s): The anxious drummer in Cooper's band with a mad crush on Scarlet.
HOBBS TOTONCHI (Lower Voice, Late Teens/Early 20s): Hobbs on Keys is what he wants on his gravestone. Ella is what he wants for the dance.
ENSEMBLE WOMAN (Higher Voice, 40s): HOTEL CLERK (a wry sense of humor and an unusual hairdo will get her far). SAMANTHA'S MOM (Never met a Jane Fonda video she couldn't drink a Tab while watching. She's the kind of mom who forgets her daughter's birthday sometimes). SEÑORA JACKSON (Spanish Teacher at the high school).
ENSEMBLE MAN (Lower Voice, 40s): ADULT COOPER ROY (Samantha's husband in a revised alt-reality) and others.
ENSEMBLE: (All Voices, Late Teens, Early 20s) To play other students/friends at Trevian High, Hotel Concierge, Hotel Lobby Band, Schmadonna Band.
First Rehearsal - August 7th, 2025
First Preview - August 27th, 2025
Press - September 13th, 2025
Close - October 19th, 2025
FRANK ABAGNALE, JR. (Lower Voice, 20s): Our story's conniving protagonist, he is a handsome and youthful con artist. Grew up learning to disappear into another skin to avoid his problems. He eventually falls in love with Brenda and desperately tries to change his ways.
CARL HANRATTY (Lower Voice, 40s): An FBI agent leading the investigation and search for Frank Jr. A knowledgeable and habitual workaholic who idolizes the moment he catches his perp. Lives a private life of loneliness and depression.
FRANK ABAGNALE, SR. (Lower Voice, 50s+): Frank Jr.'s father. He is an inspiration when it comes to swindling. Upbeat and fast-talking, he undergoes a series of progressive failures that leaves him a miserable drunk.
PAULA ABAGNALE (Higher Voice, 50s+): Frank Jr.'s gorgeous mother. She met Frank Sr. in France, during the war, but has fallen out of love. Caring and loving, with an underlying resentment toward her husband and son.
BRENDA STRONG (Higher Voice, 20s): A young nurse and Frank Jr.'s eventual love interest. Hard-working and initially insecure, she meets Frank Jr. after running away from a wedding. Comes to trust him but his true identity clouds her feelings.
CAROL STRONG (Higher Voice, 50s+): Brenda's traditional mother. She is talkative and boisterous.
ROGER STRONG (Lower Voice, 50s+): Brenda's conservative father. He is stern and interrogatory, but reveals himself to be deeply romantic.
ENSEMBLE (All Voices, Ages 18+): Commuters; Assistants; Stewardesses (Mindy, Cindy, Lindy, Jane, Kellie, Shellie); Pilots; Agents; Targets; Party-Goers; Doctors; Nurses; Interns.
First Rehearsal - October 16th, 2025
First Preview - November 5th, 2025
Press - November 12th, 2025
Close - January 4th, 2026
Roles play listed instruments live on-stage.
JERRY LEE LEWIS (Lower Voice, 20s): rock ‘n’ roll’s legendary piano prodigy and celebrated Last Man Standing.
CARL PERKINS (Lower Voice, 20s): lead guitar player, singer, the originator of one of the first rock ‘n’ roll hits, “Blue Suede Shoes.”
JOHNNY CASH (Lower Voice, 20s): singer, guitar player, a giant of American music at the dawn of his epic career.
DYANNE (Higher Voice, 20s): an aspiring singer, Elvis’ girlfriend.
ELVIS PRESLEY (Lower Voice, 20s): guitar player, the first and still undisputed king of rock ‘n’ roll.
BROTHER JAY (Lower Voice, 20s): bass player, brother of Carl Perkins.
FLUKE (Lower Voice, 20s): drummer.
SAM PHILLIPS (Lower Voice, 30s): the Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll and founder of Sun Records; discovered JLL, Elvis, Cash, Perkins, and many others, including Roy Orbison and B.B. King. A towering and charismatic figure in American music.
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