Goodspeed Opera House | East Haddam, CT
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
LORT Non-Rep
$1100 weekly minimum (LORT B)
$1144 weekly minimum (LORT B) - after 6/30/25
Equity actors for roles in Goodspeed Musicals' 2025 Season (See breakdown). Auditions for Goodspeed Season. All Principal roles will have understudies, and two offstage swings are employed for each project.
Goodspeed Musicals is committed to creating an equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace environment, and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Toward that end, Goodspeed affirms its commitment to non-discrimination and a flexible, imaginative casting policy. Goodspeed strongly encourages the casting of women, non-gender binary/trans individuals, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), and people with disabilities in roles where these are not germane to the role.
Please sing a short song in the style of the show/role you are auditioning for. Please bring sheet music in your key, no lead sheets. Also, bring one headshot and resume stapled together. If you are an actor who cannot attend the EPA, feel free to send your picture and resume and what show/role you are interested in plus a clip of your singing to:
Goodspeedsubmissions@gmail.com.
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Holding room - Studio 404
Donna Lynn Hilton: Artistic Director
Michael Fling: Associate Artistic Director
Adam Souza: Music Director
Paul Hardt: Casting Director
Expected to attend:
Paul Hardt: Casting Director
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
www.goodspeed.org
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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
Director - Christopher Betts
Choreographer - Sara Edwards
Music Director - Adam Souza
Book - Terrence McNally
Music - Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics - Lynn Ahrens
1st Rehearsal - 3/25/25
1st Performance - 4/25/25
Opening - 5/7/25
Closing - 6/15/25
[MOTHER] Character is female, 30–40, Caucasian. The consummate wife and mother. A kind woman with incredible moral fiber. Refined, intelligent, graceful and open-minded. G3 — F#5.
[TATEH] Character is male, 35–45, Caucasian. A Latvian immigrant. He wears the trials and tribulations of his past on his sleeve but remains optimistic that he will be successful. Full of genuine drive and heart. He lives for his little daughter. Bb2 — F#4.
[COALHOUSE WALKER JR.] Character is male, 25–35, Black. A proud and talented pianist. A Black man who believes that he can take part in the new America and will be treated fairly. G2 — A4.
[SARAH] Character is female, 20–25, Black. Sarah is a young Black woman, beautiful and filled with a strong will to live, fueled by an innocent spirit. Falls deeply in love with Coalhouse after much resistance. G#3 — F#5.
[FATHER] Character is male, 30–45, Caucasian. Mother’s professionally successful husband. Fancies himself an amateur explorer, he is commanding and attractive. Enjoys being the family breadwinner, a traditionalist. A2 — F4.
[YOUNGER BROTHER] Character is male, 20–25, Caucasian. Mother’s younger brother. He is an erratic and passionate soul, a firework waiting to be lit. Influenced greatly by Goldman’s teachings. B2 — F#4.
[LITTLE BOY] Character is male, 8–12, Caucasian. Mother and Father’s son. He is open-hearted and curious with inexplicable clairvoyance. Never passes judgment on others. E4 — D5.
[LITTLE GIRL] Character is female, 7–10, Caucasian. Tateh’s daughter. A vulnerable child in a brand-new home, she has lost her mother and is guarded and shy. She clings to her father. C4 — Bb4.
[EVELYN NESBIT] Character is female, 21–25, Caucasian. Beautiful vaudeville performer. Thrust into the limelight after the high-profile murder of her lover, the entire world is her stage. B3 — D5.
[HARRY HOUDINI] Character is male, 25–35. The famous magician, originally from Hungary. With notable physical ability, he stands as a symbol of The American Dream. E3 — G4.
[EMMA GOLDMAN] Character is female, 35–45, Caucasian. Social activist. Originally from Russia, she is a leader, a fearless advocate for the oppressed. B3 — D5.
Director - Danny Goldstein
Choreographer - TBA
Music Director - Adam Souza
Book - Joe DiPietro
Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley
Music - Elvis Presley
Lyrics - Elvis Presley
1st Rehearsal - 5/27/25
1st Performance - 6/27/25
Opening - 7/9/25
Closing - 8/24/25
[NATALIE HALLER] — Character is female. Early 20s. An excellent mechanic who is much more at home in greasy overalls than a dress.
[CHAD] — Character is male. 20s. A great-lookin’, motorcycling, guitar-playing, leather-jacketed roustabout. What he lacks in brains, he makes up for with charm and charisma.
[JIM HALLER] — Character is male. Mid 40s-50s. Natalie’s widowed father who still longs for his wife. A gentle man whose heart is always in the right place.
[SYLVIA] — Character is female. Mid 40s. The no-nonsense, Black owner of SYLVIA’S HONKY-TONK. She is a hardworking, single mom who suffers no fools.
[LORRAINE] — Character is female. Sylvia’s bright 16-year-old daughter and a hopeless romantic.
[DENNIS] — Character is male. A young, awkward, aspiring dentist and Natalie’s best friend. He is a loyal and good friend who pines after her despite her crush on Chad.
[MISS SANDRA] — Character is female. The intellectual caretaker of the town’s museum, frustrated with the simple-mindedness of her community.
[MAYOR MATILDA HYDE] — Character is female. Mid 40s-50s. The town’s conservative mayor who expects every law to be followed to the letter.
[DEAN HYDE] — Character is male. Matilda’s 16-year-old son. He has grown up at a military boarding school and has never disobeyed his mother but yearns for something different in his life.
[SHERIFF EARL] — Character is male. Mid 40s-50s. A man of not many words, he is Matilda’s devoted sidekick.
Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett
Director - Rob Ruggiero
Choreographer - Parker Esse
Music Director - Adam Souza
Book - James Kirkwood, Nicholas Dante
Music - Marvin Hamlish
Lyrics - Edward Kleban
1st Rehearsal - 8/5/25
1st Performance - 9/5/25
Opening - 9/17/25
Closing - 11/2/25
[ZACH] Character is male, 40s. Dynamic and successful director/choreographer of a Broadway show. Driven and at times coldly manipulative. Dances.
[LARRY] Character is male, 30s. Zach’s assistant. Professional and efficient with leadership qualities. An accomplished dancer.
[MIKE] Character is male, Mid 20s. Accomplished Italian American dancer who sings well. Athletic and grounded with a street-wise charm. Tenor. Acrobatics a plus.
[RICHIE] Character is male. Black, Mid 20s. Accomplished dancer who sings well. Spunky and fun energy. Tenor. Flexibility and basic acrobatic skills a plus.
[PAUL] Character is male. Latinx, Mid 20s – 30s. Dances very well. Survivor of a troubled childhood. This character has a lengthy dramatic monologue within the play.
[MARK] Character is male, Late teens – early 20s. Accomplished dancer who sings well. The youngest male on the line. Boyish and charismatic.
[GREG] Character is male, late 20s – Early 30s. Accomplished dancer who sings. Highly sophisticated, wry and intelligent with a decidedly wicked wit. Out and proud.
[BOBBY] Character is male, Mid – Late 20s. Accomplished dancer who sings well. He has a quirky almost outrageous comedic sense yet remains immensely likeable.
[AL] Character is male, Mid – Late 20s. Accomplished dancer who sings very well. Tough and streetwise. Supportive husband, married to Kristine.
[CASSIE] Character is female. Early – Mid 30s. Dynamic “Star” dancer who sings extremely well. Ex-lover of Zach seeking to restart her career. Strong and charismatic. Soprano with strong belt.
[SHEILA] Character is female. Early – Mid 30s. Dances well. Beautiful showgirl, sexy with a killer wit. Tough and proud of it. Alto.
[VAL] Character is female, Mid – Late 20s. Accomplished dancer who sings well. Smart, sassy, and sure of herself; yet the girl next door. Mezzo with strong belt.
[DIANA] Character is female. Latina, Mid – Late 20s. Accomplished dancer who sings very well. Often underestimated, with lots of fight and warmth. Dimensional. Mezzo.
[JUDY] Character is female, Mid 20s. Accomplished dancer who sings well. Energetic, quirky, and decidedly offbeat. 5’7 and up a plus. Soprano.
Director - TBA
Choreographer - TBA
Music Supervisor – Larry Blank
Music Director - Adam Souza
Book - Alexis Scheer
Music - Jerry Herman
Lyrics - Jerry Herman
1st Rehearsal - 10/14/25
1st Performance - 11/14/25
Opening - 12/3/25
Closing - 12/28/25
[MRS. CLAUS] Character is female. Any race/ethnicity/nationality. Timeless. Mezzo. Santa Claus’ delightful but overlooked wife. Warm, determined, whimsical. Mrs. Claus is on the adventure of a lifetime after she sets off to prove she is more than a trophy wife and accidentally lands on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This is a star vehicle whose charm will make us all believe in the magic of Christmas.
[SANTA] Character is male. Timeless. Baritenor. Mrs. Claus’ jolly but overworked husband. Traditional, stubborn, tender. Santa puts both Christmas and his marriage in jeopardy when he overlooks Mrs. Claus.
[AUGUSTUS TAVISH] Character is male. 30s-40s. Tenor. The deliciously wicked owner of Tavish Toys. Cruel, scheming, haughty. Tavish has had a chip on his shoulder since Santa branded him “Naughty” as a child. Willy Wonka meets Jeff Bezos.
[NORA KILKENNY] Character is female. Irish. 10. Soprano. A street-smart kid who’s had to grow up too fast. Independent, charismatic, naughty. Nora is an Irish immigrant who works at Tavish Toys and loves to pull pranks and cause mischief. She has a winsome attitude and real emotional depth.
[SADIE LOWENSTEIN] Character is female. Eastern European Jewish. 20s. Soprano. A suffragist. Radical, sharp, pragmatic. Sadie is a Jewish immigrant and political activist fighting for a woman’s right to vote. Known as “Soapbox Sadie” because she’s usually standing on the corner of the street delivering speeches about gender equality.
[ELIJAH SMALLS] Character is male. African and Irish American. 20s. Tenor. A stableboy. Romantic, helpful, dreamer. Elijah is an optimist with a great passion for life and the animals he cares for. His mother is Irish and his father is African-American, so he’s more open-minded than most. Elijah has a massive crush on Sadie and big pie-in-the-sky ideas about what their life could look like... if only he could get a word in.
[MRS. LOWENSTEIN] Character is female. Eastern European Jewish. 40s. Alto. Owner of the boarding house and Sadie’s mother. Hospitable, nurturing, hilarious. Mrs. Lowenstein is a Jewish immigrant with a cutting sense of humor and a deep fear that it’s just a matter of time before her family is driven from this home too.
[OFFICER DOYLE] Character is male. Irish. 40s. Baritone. A policeman. Bumbling, exasperated, soft. Officer Doyle is more often than not the target of Nora’s pranks but is always a step behind in catching her. Doyle also has a crush on Mrs. Lowenstein but is terrible at flirting.
[ARVO] Character is any gender. 20s. Tenor/Alto. Head Supervising Elf. Optimistic, resourceful.
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