New Hope Theatricals, LLC | New Hope, PA
REVISED
Producing organization revised.
Wednesday, March 5, 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
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
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
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
SYNOPSIS: A wildly comedic, fast-paced original musical set at Coney Island in the Gilded 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.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ROLES: 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.
[JACK CHAPMAN, III / OTHERS] TENOR voice range, 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.
[HANK BEECHER / OTHERS] ALTO voice range, 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.
[NATHAN HANDWERKER / OTHERS] BARITONE voice range, 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.
[WARREN LINCOLN TRAVIS / OTHERS] BASS voice range, 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. Amalia is an outsider, both to the city and as the newest addition to Maraczek’s perfume shop. She’s looking for love and connection but feels uncertain she’ll ever find it. 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. Georg comes from humble beginnings and has worked at Maraczek’s perfume shop as a salesclerk for many years as Maraczek’s right-hand man. He takes great pride in his work and presents as strong and self-reliant but deep down, like Amalia, is looking for connection, love, and acceptance. Hard-headed, tender, awkward, and uses dry humor to hide his insecurities. He feels the weight of the world on his shoulders. Solid bari-tenor with a high F.
[ILLONA RITTER] Female presenting, late 30s/early 40s. A salesclerk at Maraczek’s perfume shop. Illona is often misunderstood by her friends, family, and the men she dates. She is having an unrequited love affair with Stephen Kodaly. She knows she deserves better and is on a quest to find herself compassion, and ultimately, her self-love. She’s impatient, impulsive, and despite the setbacks, has a heart of gold and remains resilient. She has a deep love for her chosen family at Maraczek’s. Brassy belt with a high mix.
[STEPHEN KODALY] Male presenting, late 30s/early 40s. A salesclerk at Maraczek’s perfume shop. People call Stephen by his last name, “Kodaly” which tells a story in and of itself. He moves through the world using his charisma to get what he wants and can see people for who and what they are. While self-involved and manipulative, he brings joy to the shop and is too looking for connection, albeit through the wrong channels. Kodaly is a man always searching. Pure musical theater tenor.
[ZOLTON MARACZEK] Male presenting, late 50s/early 60s. The owner of the perfume shop, handed down from his father and grandfather. Maraczek is a tender but lonely man who has lost his connection to his wife. The employees of his shop are his beloved chosen family, even if he often gives them grief about their job performance. He’s tenacious, stubborn, generous, and is trying to find the silver linings of his mundane life as he ages. He sees a great deal of himself in Georg. Baritone.
[LADISLOV SIPOS] Male presenting, 40s. A salesclerk at Maraczek’s perfume shop. Sipos has always been a man who observes, and participates in, life from the “outside.” He’s wise beyond his years and has become the repository for everyone’s secrets. Though he’s cowardly and afraid, he loves his family, his children, and friends. He’s clever, quiet, and grounded. Baritone.
[ARPAD LASZLO] Male presenting, 18 to 25. Arpad is a highly motivated and enthusiastic delivery boy who wants to be treated like a grown man and taken seriously. Incredibly bright, self-sufficient, and caring. Has no family in the city.
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. Magenta is a domestic, her job is simple, keep the castle clean and prepare all meals and wait on Frank hand and foot. Cater to his every whim. Magenta is fond of her brother Riff Raff, and can be seen laughing at the other's misery. Magenta is not afraid to put her foot down to get her point across, and will be pushy or rude to get what she wants. Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt, Bb3 - Eb5.
[BRAD] Male presenting, 25-35. Quirky and overly optimistic at times. An All-American man who proposes to his girlfriend Janet Weiss. After a flat tire incident he finds himself at the mercy of Dr. Frank N Furter, his servants, and ends up confused over his own sexuality after the events in the castle. Bari Tenor, Bb2 - G4.
[JANET] Female presenting, 18-35. Good, innocent girl who is madly in love with Brad. Always seems to be frightened of something. Emotionally weak and caves into pressure easily. Mezzo Soprano Belt, A3 - Eb5.
[NARRATOR/DR SCOTT] Male presenting, 50+. Follows our two heroes through the story by narrating directly to the audience. Dr. Scott is Brad’s former science teacher and close friend. He ends up at the castle while looking for his nephew, Eddie. Non-singing role.
[RIFF RAFF] Male or Female presenting, 30s. Frank's personal butler, Riff Raff is a shady character who seems to be up to something. High Rock Tenor, D3 - B4.
[COLUMBIA] Female presenting, 30s. One of Frank’s servants. A groupie who is both Frank's and Eddie's ex-girlfriend. She starts off as being extremely loyal to Frank. Though, she quickly realizes that he's simply using her and turns on him. Tap dancing skills are an asset. Mezzo Soprano Belt, E4 - E5.
[FRANK 'N' FURTER] Male, Transvestite, 25-45. Master of the castle and of seduction. Welcomes Janet and Brad with open arms. Frank is a Mad Scientist bent on creating the perfect man, which he succeeds in doing so by creating Rocky. Baritone, D3 - G4.
[ROCKY] Male presenting, 18-30. Very lean and fit, Frank's beloved creation, Rocky is supposed to be the perfect man. However, things don't go well when Janet seduces him causing Frank to go into a jealous rage. Comfortable being in underwear/speedo for most of the show. Tenor, A3 - G4.
[EDDIE/ENSEMBLE] Male presenting, 30-40. A former delivery boy who was Columbia's ex-boyfriend. Half of his brain was used to create Rocky. 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, any ethnicity. Born a human but raised at the North Pole as a Christmas Elf, Buddy is eager to find his place in the world. He is a child at heart and that child-like curiosity makes him both endearing and gets him into trouble. Vocal range: Ab2 - C5.
[JOVIE] Female presenting, 20s-30s, any ethnicity. Buddy's girlfriend. She works at Macy's and has a bit of a cynical outlook on life and love because of the men she's dated. She is caught off guard by Buddy's genuinely big heart. Vocal range: G3 - D5.
[WALTER HOBBS] Male presenting, 40s–60s, any ethnicity. Buddy's workaholic father. He is a Children's book writer, but lacks any of the childlike spirit that Buddy has. He is selfish, tense, and generally angry with life. Vocal range: A2 - G4.
[DEB] Female presenting, any age, any ethnicity. Walter's secretary. Takes an instant liking to Buddy simply for the novelty of it. Though she aims to please and is a bit of a suck-up, she feels underappreciated. Vocal range: D4 - Eb5.
[EMILY HOBBS] Female presenting, 40s-50s, any ethnicity. Walter's wife. Though she is sweet and willing to take him in, she thinks Buddy is crazy at first. Wishes her husband would spend more time with the family. Vocal range: F3 - Eb5.
[MICHAEL HOBBS] Male presenting, 10 - 12 years old, any ethnicity. Buddy's stepbrother who is excited to have a new friend and brother. Unlike his mother, he doesn't take much convincing to have Christmas spirit, but like his mother, he wishes his father would spend more time with the family. Vocal range: F3 - G5.
[MR GREENWAY] Male presenting, 50s-60s, any ethnicity. Walter's boss. He is what Walter will become if he continues down the path he is on. A tyrannical, workaholic who cares nothing about the people around him or who work for him.
[SANTA] Male presenting, 60s to 70s. Just another workingman. Loves his job and Christmas, but also likes to kick back and watch the game when a rare opportunity arises. A natural storyteller. Vocal range: A2 - E4.
[MACY’S MANAGER/VOICE OF MR. NARWHAL] Male presenting, any age, any ethnicity. A manager at Macy's. He is a good, friendly guy just trying to do his job and get by. Vocal range: B2 - F#4.
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