New Hope Theatricals, LLC | New Hope, PA
REVISED
Producing organization revised.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
$914 weekly minimum (Tier 1)
Equity actors for roles in Bucks County Playhouse's 2025 Season (see breakdown). Bucks County Playhouse does employ off stage and onstage understudies that are scheduled to cover the principal and ensemble roles.
Please prepare a song in the style of the show/role you are auditioning for. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
Studio D
Producer: Bucks County Playhouse Theatre, Inc.
Producing Director: Alexander Fraser
Executive Producer: Robyn Goodman
Producer: Josh Fiedler
Associate Producer: Thomas Rodriguez Gallogly
General Manager: Parker Thomas Kaeding
Casting Director: Paul Hardt, Hardt Casting LLC
Thomas Rodriguez Gallogly - Associate Producer
Paul Hardt - Casting Director
Fiona McIntyre Sucher, CSA - Associate Casting Director
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
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.
Music and Lyrics: Ben Bonnema
Book: Jonothon Lyons
Director: David Alpert
Choreographer: Marc Kimelman
Casting Director: Jason Styres, The Casting Collaborative
First rehearsal: April 7, 2025
Opening: May 2, 2025
Closing: May 25, 2025
A wildly comedic, fast-paced original musical set at Coney Island in the Guilded Age. This full ensemble of performers all needs to have great comedic chops, excelling at playing multiple exaggerated characters. The music of the show is almost entirely close-chord four-part harmony, so the ideal performer has some barbershop quartet or choir experience.
Everybody plays multiple characters. There is a “primary role” listed for each track, so you can understand where the bulk of the time/energy will be spent. The other roles are equally important, but will have less stage time. Any gender information listed is about each character (not a requirement for the actor playing the roles). The vocal ranges listed are important to consider, as there will need to be a full spectrum of voices for the barbershop harmony aspect of the piece.
Voice range: Tenor, D3-A4. The primary role for this track is JACK. Doubles as IDA HANDWERKER, FREDERICK, JAMES WELDON JOHNSON.
JACK: Male-identified character, Black, 20s-30s. Jack is Johnny Appleseed's grandson. Runs an apple orchard.
IDA HANDWERKER: Female-identified character, 35 years old. Nathan Handwerker's business partner and wife.
FREDERICK: Male-identified character, 30 years old. Baritone of The Note Takers. Tough New Jersey debt collector.
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON: Male-identified character, Black, 77 years old. Civil Rights activist and wealthy Broadway musical theater lyricist.
Voice range: Alto, G3-D5. The primary role for this track is HANK. Doubles as UNCLE HOWIE, VIOLET, ALVA VANDERBILT BELMONT.
HANK: Male-identified character, any ethnicity, 20s-30s. Hank, the primary character for this track, is a shy and reserved man. Dreams of designing his own roller coaster.
UNCLE HOWIE: Male-identified character, 73 years old. Owner of Howard's Superior Apple Orchard.
VIOLET: Female-identified character, 22 years old. Tenor of The Note Takers. Tough New Jersey debt collector.
ALVA VANDERBILT BELMONT: Female-identified character, 85 years old. Prominent wealthy socialite and suffragist.
Voice range: Baritone, D3-A4. The primary role for this track is NATHAN. Doubles as JOHN B. GAGNON, HAROLD, FIORELLO HENRY LAGUARDIA.
NATHAN: Male-identified character, 30s, any ethnicity. Ambitious & optimistic. Founder of Nathan's Famous Hotdogs.
JOHN B. GAGNON: Male-identified character, 30 years old. Rival strong man to Warren Lincoln Travis.
HAROLD: Male-identified character, 25 years old. Lead of The Note Takers. Tough New Jersey debt collector.
FIORELLO HENRY LAGUARDIA: Male-identified character, 93 years old. Wealthy Mayor of New York City.
Voice range: Bass, D#2-D4. The primary role for this track is WARREN. Doubles VERNON KEENAN, CLARENCE, HENRIETTA HOWLAND ROBINSON GREEN.
WARREN: Male-identified character, 30s-40s, any ethnicity. Holds the unofficial title The World's Strongest Man. More heart than brains.
VERNON KEENAN: Male-identified character, 42 years old. Designer of the Cyclone Roller Coaster.
CLARENCE: Male-identified character, 30 years old. Bass of The Note Takers. Tough New Jersey debt collector.
HENRIETTA HOWLAND ROBINSON GREEN: Female-identified character, 79 years old. Richest woman in the world.
Music and Lyrics: Ellie Greenwich
Book: Anne Beatts
Director and Choreographer: Shea Sullivan
First rehearsal: June 2, 2025
Opening: June 21, 2025
Closing: July 20, 2025
[DARLENE LOVE] Female presenting, 20s-30s. The show's narrator. Very strong singer. Moves well.
[ANNIE GOLDEN] Female presenting, 20s-30s. Ellie's friend. Strong singer, actor. Moves well.
[ELLIE GREENWICH] Female presenting, mid 20s. Strong singer and actor.
[JEFF BARRY] Male presenting, 20s-30s. Music writer. Strong singer, actor.
[ROSIE/LOUNGE SINGER/AS CAST] Female presenting, 40s-50s. Ellie's mother. Strong singer and actor.
[GUS SHARKEY/AS CAST] Male presenting, 40s-50s. Music producer and manager of the Brill Building. Strong singer and actor.
Music and Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock
Book: Joe Masteroff
Director/Choreographer: TBD
First Rehearsal: July 28, 2025
Opening: August 16, 2025
Closing: September 14, 2025
[AMALIA BALASH] Female presenting, late 20s/mid 30s. Secretly in love with her unknown pen pal, who turns out to be her “rival” co-worker, Georg. She is warm, funny, shy, self-reliant and a bit eccentric, with a quiet confidence. Classic lyric soprano with a solid high B.
[GEORG NOWACK] Male presenting, late 20s/mid 30s. Secretly in love with his unknown pen pal, who turns out to be his “rival” co-worker, Amalia. Solid bari-tenor with a high F.
[ILLONA RITTER] Female presenting, late 30s/early 40s. A salesclerk at Maraczek’s perfume shop. Brassy belt with a high mix.
[STEPHEN KODALY] Male presenting, late 30s/early 40s. A salesclerk at Maraczek’s perfume shop. Pure musical theater tenor.
[ZOLTON MARACZEK] Male presenting, late 50s/early 60s. Tender but lonely owner of the perfume shop.
[LADISLOV SIPOS] Male presenting, 40s. A salesclerk at Maraczek’s perfume shop. Baritone.
[ARPAD LASZLO] Male presenting, 18 to 25. Highly motivated and enthusiastic delivery boy who wants to be treated like a grown man. Tenor.
Book, Music and Lyrics: Richard O’Brien
Director: Hunter Foster
Choreographer: Shannon Lewis
First Rehearsal: September 22, 2025
Opening: October 11, 2025
Closing: November 2, 2025
[MAGENTA] Female presenting, Age Flexible. Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt, Bb3 - Eb5.
[BRAD] Male presenting, 25-35. Range: Bari Tenor, Bb2 - G4.
[JANET] Female presenting, 18-35. Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt, A3 - Eb5.
[NARRATOR/ DR SCOTT] Male presenting, 50+. Non-singing role.
[RIFF RAFF] Male or Female presenting, 30’s. High Rock Tenor, D3 - B4.
[COLUMBIA] Female presenting, 30’s. Mezzo Soprano Belt, E4 - E5.
[FRANK 'N' FURTER] Male Transvestite, 25-45. Baritone, D3 - G4.
[ROCKY] Male presenting, 18-30. Tenor, A3 - G4.
[EDDIE/ENSEMBLE] Male presenting, 30-40. Range: Baritone, E3 - F#4.
Music and Lyrics: Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
Book: Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan
Director: John Tartaglia
Choreographer: Shannon Lewis
First Rehearsal: November 3, 2025
Opening: November 22, 2025
Closing: January 4, 2026
[BUDDY] Male presenting, late 20s - early 30s. Vocal range: Ab2 - C5.
[JOVIE] Female presenting, 20s-30s. Vocal range: G3 - D5.
[WALTER HOBBS] Male presenting, 40s – 60s. Vocal range: A2 - G4.
[DEB] Female presenting, any age. Vocal range: D4 - Eb5.
[EMILY HOBBS] Female presenting, 40s-50s. Vocal range: F3 - Eb5.
[MICHAEL HOBBS] Male presenting, 10 - 12 years old. Vocal range: F3 - G5.
[MR GREENWAY] Male presenting, 50s-60s.
[SANTA] Male presenting, 60s to 70s. Vocal range: A2 - E4.
[MACY’S MANAGER/VOICE OF MR. NARWHAL] Male presenting, any age. Vocal range: B2 - F#4.
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