Barnstormers Inc. | Tamworth, NH
Updated Breakdown.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
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$776 weekly minimum (Cat. zz)
Equity actors for roles in Barnstormers Theatre's 2025 Season (See breakdown). No roles will have understudies. The Barnstormers Theatre encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition. We are looking for a diverse company for the 2025 Season. The Barnstormers Theatre is committed to dismantling structures that may prevent all people from applying for employment with us. The Barnstormers Theatre aspires to cultivate Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity. We are committed to continuing to prioritize our journey as an anti-racist and fully inclusive organization, and we encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to audition. The Barnstormers Theatre is an equal opportunity employer and as such, we consider individuals for employment according to their abilities and performance.
Boston Playwrights' Theatre
949 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215-1305
Expected to attend:
Jordan Ahnquist: Artistic Director/Director - SOMETHING ROTTEN!
Ilyse Robbins: Director - BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
Dori A Robinson: Director - THE MOUSETRAP
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
barnstormerstheatre.org
All rehearsals and performances will be located in Tamworth, NH.
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: EPA.
Please prepare 1 or 2 brief monologues or a monologue and 16-32 bar cutting of a song, appropriate for the season. No more than 3 minutes total. If you would prefer, you are welcome to prepare something from one of our season’s plays or musicals. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together and a notebook or binder with sheet music in the correct key.
Barnstormers Theatre 2025 Season
NOTE: As written, characters are listed as binary, however we encourage actors of all genders to audition for roles they feel suited for.
Writer: Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Director: Jordan Ahnquist
Choreographer: TBD
Music Director: TBD
1st Rehearsal: Monday, June 16, 2025
Opening: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Closing: Saturday, July 5, 2025
NOTE: All performers must be strong movers. Tap dance experience preferred.
Male, 30s-40s The Bard. Charismatic, loves his stardom and talent, almost as much as he loves himself. Over the top with a huge ego. Tap experience preferred. Vocal range top: Ab4, Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Male, 30-40 A frustrated struggling writer who cannot stand Shakespeare. Nigel’s older brother. Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: A2
Male, 25-35 Nick’s sweet younger brother. A struggling writer who falls in love with Portia, a Puritan. Vocal range top: A4, Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Male, 30s-50s An eccentric soothsayer, who sees the future of musical theatre. Vocal range top: F4, Vocal range bottom: D3
Female, 30-40, Nick’s wife. She loves Nick despite his past lack of success. She dresses up like a man to prove she can be an actor. Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: D3
Male, 40s-60s Portia's father. A Puritan who thinks Nick and Nigel's plays are sinful. Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: G3
Female, 20-35 A Puritan woman who loves poetry, theater, and ultimately Nigel. Vocal range top: F#5, Vocal range bottom: G3
Strong dancers and singers. Ensemble roles include: MINSTREL: Opening of Act 1 and Act 2 solos Vocal range: Tenor
LORD or LADY CLAPHAM, SHYLOCK, TROUPE, TOWNSPEOPLE, BARD BOYS, and more, various parts, dancers, etc. (very busy in the show!)
By Neil Simon
Director: Ilyse Robbins
First Rehearsal: Monday, June 30
Opening: Thursday, July 10
Closing: Saturday, July 19
Female, 20s-30s. Lives life to the fullest. Ready to take NYC by storm. A free spirit, who is outgoing and optimistic, and unaware of her own magnetism. An energetic young woman who is deeply in love with her new husband, Paul.
Male, 20s-30s. A bit uptight. Deeply in love. He likes to stay in his comfort zone. Considers himself to be dignified and level-headed, and keeps his emotions in check, perhaps a little too much.
Female, 45-65. Corie's mother. Quite a sensible person, she is more like her son-in-law Paul. Mrs. Banks is rather healthy, but she does need to take these pink pills that help her stomach.
Male, 40s–60s. The neighbor who lives in the attic. The quirky eccentric long-time New Yorker. Loves travel, fashion, and food and has a flair for the romantic.
Male, 30s-60s. Blue collar New Yorker. Family guy with a great dry sense of humor. Not a fan of stairs, he counts the stoop.
Any Gender, 30-70. One small, comedic scene in the play, where they can't catch their breath. No lines. Physical comedy chops are a must for this role.
By Jordan Reeves
Director: Blair Hundertmark
1st Rehearsal July 14
Opening July 24
Closing August 2
Female, Mid-late 30s. Jo is a savvy, non-nonsense, and attentive Brooklyn Police Detective on holiday. Out of place in a theatre, she's come up to Worthingtam to visit her Aunt Gertrude’s summer stock theatre.
Female, 50s-60s. Jo’s Aunt and a brilliant, but kooky actress. She once had a short career in New York, but many years ago moved to Worthingtam, and became a company member of the local theatre.
Male 40-60s. Worthingtam Theatre's Artistic Director. Handsome and overconfident, with a great head of hair.
Female, 50s-60s. Longtime Chairwoman of the theatre’s board and wife to DICK CADE. Loves the theatre, but not an actress herself. Businesslike and loving. She is also the granddaughter of the late founder of the Playhouse.
Male 40s-50s. Leading man at the theatre for decades. Now too old to play the lead... yet still is.
Female, 40s. Long-time actress at the theatre. Bubbly and sweet, but not as bright as her name would suggest.
Male, 60s-70s. The town's long-time country doctor. Also, a minor thespian.
Female, 30s. Leading Actress at the theatre.
Female, 30s-40s. Theatre Company's longtime Stage Manager. A practical problem solver keeping everything running smoothly or trying her best anyway.
Female, 20s-30s. Assistant Stage Manager. Local girl grew up in Worthingtam. Loves being a part of the theatre every summer.
Male, Mid-late 60s. He's been the Sheriff for 30 years. There has never been a murder during his tenure. He'd rather be fishing.
Male, 20s-30s. Young, eager, and terribly clumsy. He grew up around the theater.
By Agatha Christie
Director: Dori A. Robinson
First Rehearsal July 28
Opening August 7
Closing August 16
Female, 20s-30s. New Owner / hostess of Monkswell Manor; anxious about hosting; married to Giles for one year.
Male, 20s-30s. Owns Monkswell Manor with wife, Mollie, somewhat arrogant and jealous of the other guests’ attentions towards Mollie.
Male, 20s-30s. The first guest to arrive. A hyperactive and peculiar acting young man. Claims to have been named after the famous architect of the same name.
Female, 40s-60s. An imposing woman in a bad temper; complains about everything. Disapproving of every attempt by Mollie and Giles to make her comfortable.
Male, 40s-60s. Square-shouldered, military in manner and bearing. Friendly and very polite.
Female, 20s-30s. Aloof. A unique person who speaks offhandedly about the horrific experiences of her childhood.
Male, 30s-50s. A man of unknown provenance who turns up claiming his car has overturned in a snowdrift. He appears to be affecting a foreign accent and artificially aged with make-up.
Male, 20s-40s. Cheerful, common-place man who arrives at the guest house on skis to investigate a local murder.
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
Director: Clayton Phillips
Rehearsal August 11
Open August 21
Close August 30
While all spellers are middle school aged children, they will be played by adults 18+
Male. An athletic, social, boy scout and champion of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, he returns to defend his title, but he finds puberty hitting at an inopportune moment. Vocal Range: C3-B4
Female. Logainne is the youngest and most politically aware speller, often making comments about current political figures. She is driven by internal and external pressure, but above all by a desire to win to make her two fathers proud. She is somewhat of a neat freak, speaks with a lisp, and will be back next year. Vocal Range: A3-F5
Male. The second runner-up in his district, Leaf gets into the competition on a lark and finds everything about the bee incredibly amusing. He is home-schooled and comes from a large family of former hippies. He has severe Attention Deficit Disorder and spells words correctly while in a trance. Vocal Range: A2-A4
Male. A Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year, he was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts and is back for vindication. His famous Magic Foot method of spelling has boosted him to spelling glory, even though he only has one working nostril and a touchy, bullying personality. He develops a crush on Olive. Vocal Range: E2-B4
Female. The ultimate overachiever, Marcy has never been given another option. She comes from a family where excellence is expected and so simply produced. A parochial school student, she assumes God, too, expects perfection. She sees herself as a mass of problems but she keeps them to herself. Having moved often because of her parents' work, she knows she can beat the local competition. Her many talents include piano, dance, martial arts, baton twirling, and/or whatever special gifts you can find in your casting pool. Vocal Range: C4-E5
Female. A young newcomer to competitive spelling. Her mother is in an ashram in India, and her father is working late, as usual, but he is trying to come sometime during the bee. Having found comfort in its words and vastness, Olive made friends with her dictionary at a very young age, helping her to make it to the competition. She starts enormously shy, and shyly blossoms. Vocal Range: B3-F5
Female, 25s-40s. The number-one realtor in Putnam County, a former Putnam County Spelling Bee Champion herself, and the returning moderator. She is a sweet woman who loves children, but she can be very stern when it comes to dealing with Vice Principal Panch and his feelings for her. Her interest in the competition is unflagging and drives it forward. Vocal Range: B3-F5
Male, 40s-50s. The Vice Principal. Frustrated with his life, he finds the drive of the young spellers alien to him. After five years' absence from the Bee, Panch returns as judge. There was an incident at the Twentieth Annual Bee, but he claims to be in a better place now, thanks to a high-fiber diet and Jungian analysis. He is infatuated with Rona Lisa Peretti, but she does not return his affections. Impeccable comic timing and the ability to improv. While he does not need to sing, he is a vitally important role.
Male, 25-50. The Official Comfort Counselor. An ex-convict, Mitch is performing his community service with the Bee, and hands out juice boxes to losing students. He has no idea how to offer comfort, but does find himself wishing he could find a way to make the kids feel better. Vocal Range: E3-A4
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