Various Producers
Monday, March 24, 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please email Jarel Davidow at:
jarel@lakegeorgedinnertheatre.org. Put Combined EPA in the subject line. Walk-ins are welcome and will be seen on a first arrival, first seen basis as time allows. Doors open at 9am.
SPT / Dinner Theatre
$550 weekly minimum (SPT 5) - Adirondack
$630 weekly minimum (Dinner Theatre) - Lake George
Equity actors for roles in Adirondack Theatre Festival (ATF) & Lake George Dinner Theatre's (LGDT) 2025 Seasons (See breakdown).
Please prepare EITHER 16-bars of an up-tempo song plus a short comedic monologue OR a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue only (comedic or dramatic). If singing, please bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided. Please also bring TWO copies of your headshot & resume, with each one stapled together.
Charles R. Wood Theater
207 Glen St
Glens Falls, NY 12801-3506
Audition located on second floor. Street parking.
Expected to attend:
Jarel Davidow: Artistic Director - LGDT
John Benware: Musical Director - LGDT
Miriam Weisfeld: Artistic Director - ATF
See breakdown for production specific dates.
atfestival.org
lakegeorgedinnertheatre.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Equity 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: EPA
Adirondack Theatre Festival/Lake George Dinner Theatre 2025 Seasons
First Rehearsal: June 20
Opening: June 27
Closing: June 29
TRACK #1: (age range: 40 - 60, wide vocal range) female-identifying, multiple roles including Karolin, the keeper of her community’s history.
TRACK #2: (age range: 40 - 60, wide vocal range) male-identifying, multiple roles including a villager and a voice of the Y’ahra tree spirits.
TRACK #3: (age range: 20 - 40, wide vocal range) female-identifying, multiple roles including a villager and a voice of the Y’ahra tree spirits.
TRACK #4: (age range: 40 - 60 wide vocal range) male-identifying, multiple roles including Abel, Karolin’s loyal companion.
TRACK #5: (age range: 20 - 40, wide vocal range) female-identifying, multiple roles including a villager and a voice of the Y’ahra tree spirits.
TRACK #6: (age range 20 - 40, wide vocal range) male-identifying, multiple roles including a villager and a voice of the Y’ahra tree spirits.
TRACK #7: (age range 18 - 30, tenor) male-identifying, multiple roles including Tiny Nemus, an inquisitive teen, and Nemus the Second, a woodcutter devoted to his father Nemus the First.
TRACK #8: (age range 18 - 30, alto) female-identifying, multiple roles including Essa, an innocent teen, and a voice of the Y’ahra tree spirits.
TRACK #9: (age range 30 - 50, baritone/bass) male-identifying, multiple roles including Elder Keeper, a task-master, and Nemus the First.
First Rehearsal: June 24
Opening: July 11
Closing: July 18
DOUG SIMON: (age range 25 - 45) an innocent would-be musical theatre writer. Jack of all trades and master of none. He’s incredibly proud of the show he wrote with Bud, and thinks Bud, whom he adores, is a genius.
BUD DAVENPORT: (age range 25 - 45) an innocent would-be musical theatre writer. Too naive to be an egomaniac. Bud enjoys getting caught up in Doug’s passion and admires his friend’s Big Ideas.
First Rehearsal: July 15
Opening: August 1
Closing: August 6
BLACK FEMALE: (age range: 18 - 30) multiple roles including Jackie, an idealistic student at Bennington College in the 1960s - Gloria, a white girl who is Jackie’s first roommate - Ruby Dee, the influential Black theatre artist - Gilliam Dendricks, Jackie’s South African crush - Grace, Jackie’s wise mother - and Charles, Jackie’s West Indian physician and activist father.
First rehearsal: July 22
Opening: July 25
Closing: July 27
KEN TINGLEY (age range: 40 - 65) Ambitious new editor of a small-town newspaper.
MARK MAHONEY (age range: 30 - 45) Idealistic but undisciplined journalist who matures into an award-winning editorial writer.
WILL DOOLITTLE (age range: 30 - 55) Sensitive, thoughtful journalist who sometimes acts as the moral compass of the newsroom.
MARY JOSEPH (age range: 30 - 55) Local journalist with a deep understanding of her community.
LYDIA MOORE (age range: 20 - 35) Feisty, Columbia-educated rookie reporter.
DON LEHMAN (age range: 30 - 50) Gruff reporter driven by a high moral standard.
First Rehearsal: June 23
Opening Night: July 11
Closing Night: August 30
LGDT performs 7-8 shows per week. MARVIN and LLOYD are working class guys from northern Wisconsin. They may seem a little slow on the uptake, but there is a native intelligence and wry good humor that suggests active thought life. There is a casual pace to life in Door County, especially in the winter. No locals are in a hurry to get anywhere.
NOTE: All must have an impeccable Wisconsin accent with great comedic timing and strong vocal ability. Songs feature close harmonies and some a cappella singing. The show will be performed with piano only. Lake George Dinner Theatre is a small venue, and actors will not be wearing body mics.
LLOYD (age range 35-50; Tenor range D3-E4, occasionally up to Bb4) A married ice fisherman.
MARVIN (age range 35-50; Bari-tenor range C3-E4, occasionally up to G4) A bachelor ice fisherman.
ERNIE (age range 35-50; Baritone range A2-E4) A moocher. The kind of guy who always says the wrong thing, maybe on purpose, maybe not. In other cultures he would be a coyote or trickster. Up here he’s just a pain in the butt. Ability to play any type of hand-held instrument that can sound goofy or sentimental a plus (harmonica, ukulele, trombone, accordion, etc).
First Rehearsal: August 25
Opening Night: September 12
Closing Night: October 11
LINDA O’SHEA (19-year-old female) Linda is highly intelligent, caring, and curious. She alternates between thinking she knows everything and thinking she knows nothing. Responsible and rarely impetuous. Narrates the story directly to the audience.
JOSEPHINE ‘JO’ O’SHEA (late 40s, early 50s female) Jo juggles more plates than Cirque de Soleil. A great mom who defines multi-tasking. She's also a little more emotional and prone to outbursts than usual because, well...you’ll see.
THERESA ‘TERRI’ CARMICHAEL (late 50s female) Terri is definitely going through a rough patch, but she is not a depressive or phlegmatic. Think Thelma Ritter or Eve Arden, with a touch of Dorothy Parker. Fast talker.
BECKY O’SHEA (18+ to play 13-year-old, female) Becky is an unusual child. Bright and verbal. Full of energy and a crazy-huge imagination. She speaks quickly, not unlike some of the characters in the movies she loves, like His Girl Friday.
MIKE O’SHEA / FATHER LOVETT / BETTY HECKENBACH (50s, Male). MIKE is loud, loyal, and single-task oriented. His definition of a father is: Breadwinner and disciplinarian. Lousy listener. FATHER LOVETT is an old school, Catholic priest. Egotistical, imperious, and pampered. Unused to any kind of pushback from parishioners or anyone else for that matter. BETTY HECKENBACH, There is a Betty Heckenbach in everyone's life. She's right up there with death and taxes — only less fun. Played absolutely straight — no winking or flamboyance. Just a homely, judgmental, middle-aged woman sticking her big puss into other people's business.
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