Ocean Professional Theatre Company | Beach Haven, NJ
Saturday, March 8, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
This audition will be run on a first come, first served basis, beginning on the morning of the audition. The space will be open at 9:30 AM.
LOA
$600 weekly minimum (Ref. to CORST)
Equity actors for roles in Surflight Theatre's 2025 Season (See breakdown). Performers are typically cast as a resident company who will perform several consecutive shows during the course of their contract. Surflight rarely jobs in for just one show.
ELF is a stand-alone production. Surflight Theatre is fully committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in all casting consideration and hiring. All principal roles will be understudied.
Please prepare 2 contrasting musical pieces or a monologue if auditioning for plays. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Surflight Theatre
201 Engleside Ave
Beach Haven, NJ 08008-1764
Expected to attend:
Steve Steiner, Producing Artistic Director
Gail Anderson, Associate Artistic Director/Casting Director
Paula Sloan, General Manager/Director/Choreographer - TOP HAT, 42ND STREET
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates. Season begins with the first rehearsal on May 12th - Closes December 21, 2025.
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.
Director/Choreographer: Paula Hammons Sloan
First Rehearsal: 5/12
Opens: 5/28
Closes: 6/15
Jerry Travers: 20s-30s, Male. An American Broadway star. Fred Astaire in the original movie. A suave, charming, impulsive American gentleman. Seems genuinely like a great guy to hang out with. Baritone to F4. Exceptional dancer including tap.
Dale Tremont: 20s-30s, Female. An American society beauty. Ginger Rogers in the movie. Model for Alberto Beddini. Feisty, elegant, strong and yet with a romantic side. Alto mezzo and belt. Exceptional dancer including tap.
Horace Hardwick: 30s-60s, Male. British theatre producer. Great friend of Jerry Travers. Older than Jerry. Nervous. Unintentionally very funny. Bass/Baritone (to E4) British accent. Comedic. Light mover.
Madge Hardwick: 30s-60s, Female. Wealthy American wife of Horace. Dale's best friend. Brassy. Confident. Light-hearted. Alto, mover.
Bates: Any age, Male. Horace’s personal valet. A curious character. Adorably uptight and judgmental. Currently feuding with Horace over Horace’s choice of tie. Group singing only. British accent. Comedic. Light mover.
Alberto Beddini: Any age, Male. Italian fashion designer. Beautifully put together. Very proud. Very eccentric. Very fond of Dale (his muse). Bariteno to G4. Mover.
Director/Choreographer: Kelli Barclay
First Rehearsal: 5/29
Opens: 6/18
Closes: 7/6
Violet: The company's Head Secretary and Mr. Hart's Administrative Assistant, she is a single mother and typically stands up for what she believes in. Attractive, strong, ambitious. Female, 40-50, Mezzo belter F3 to D5.
Doralee: A young, sexy spitfire who works at Mr. Hart's office. She is proof that there is more to a woman than just her looks. Female, 20s, G3 to E5 Mezzo belter.
Judy: The new girl at the firm, she has been burned by her husband's affair and is searching for personal empowerment. Insecure, determined, and hopeful. Female, 30-35, Ab3-F5.
Franklin Hart: One of the firm's executives and a notorious chauvinist. He is capable of faking charm but usually shows his true colors as an arrogant, self-absorbed boss. Male, 45-50, C3 to Gb4.
Roz Keith: The attentive office gossip queen and snitch. She has an unrequited love for Mr. Hart and will do anything she can to win his approval. Female, 35 to 45, Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: G3.
Joe: A handsome, young office accountant. Genuine and nice, and smitten with Violet. Male, 25 to 35, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: B2.
Dwayne: Doralee's attractive husband. He is very supportive of her professional pursuits. Male, 25 to 30, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: E2.
Josh: Violet's awkward teenage son. Male, 15 to 18.
Missy Franklin: Hart's wife, clueless to her husband's true nature. Female, 20 to 35.
Maria: A young and vibrant secretary in Hart's office. Female, 20 to 30, Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: F4.
Dick: Judy's soon-to-be ex-husband. An average guy, he is sporting a little less hair and a little more paunch than he did ten years ago. Male, 35 to 45.
Kathy: A secretary in Hart's office with a tendency to gossip. Female, 30 to 40, Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: G4.
Margaret: A secretary in Hart's office with a tendency to drink. Female, 30 to 40.
Tinsworthy: Franklin Hart's boss and Chairman of the Board. A good man, who may be wiser to Hart's ways than he lets on. Male, 50 to 65.
Director/Choreographer: Paula Hammons Sloan
First Rehearsal: 6/19
Opens: 7/8
Closes: 7/27
Dorothy Brock: An established Broadway star. Female, 30s-60s, Range: Eb3-B4.
Peggy Sawyer: Young, talented and hopeful. Female, 18-25, Exceptional tap dancer with ballet training. Range: Eb3-E5.
Maggie Jones: Co-author of Pretty Lady. Female, 30s-60s. Range: Ab3-Bb4.
Ann Reilly Anytime Annie: Chorus girl, sub-principal of Pretty Lady. Female, 20s-30s. Exceptional tap dancer with ballet. Range: Ab3-Bb4.
Julian Marsh: Broadway director/producer. Handsome, dynamic. Male, 40s-60s. Range: D3-Ab4.
Billy Lawlor: Juvenile lead of Pretty Lady. Male, 20s-30s. Exceptional tap dancer. Range: C#3-A4.
Bert Barry: Co-author of Pretty Lady. Male, 30s-60s. Great song and dance man. Range: C3-D4.
Oscar: Piano Player male. Does not need to play.
Andy Lee: Dance director. Male. Outstanding tap dancer. Range: D3-Db4.
Pat Denning: Former vaudeville partner of Dorothy. Male. Range: D3-Eb4.
Abner Dillon: “Angel” for Pretty Lady. Male, 60s plus. Range: Gb3-D4.
Director/Choreographer: Elizabeth Troxler
First Rehearsal: 7/9
Opens: 7/29
Closes: 7/17
Riff: A spritely, quick-tempered leader. He seeks to eliminate the Sharks and establish his own gang's dominance. Tony's best friend, has a vocal range top: G4, bottom: Bb2. Excellent dancer. Age: 25 to 30.
Tony: A romantic young man and former leader of the Jets. Genuinely sweet and sincere. Vocal range top: Bb4, bottom: Bb2. Age: 25 to 30.
Bernardo: Proud, strong, handsome Puerto Rican man. Leader of the Sharks. Vocal range top: Eb4, bottom: Bb2. Excellent dancer. Age: 25 to 40.
Maria: A hopeless romantic and innocent young girl. Strong mover/dancer. Vocal range top: C6, bottom: Bb3. Age: 18 to 21.
Anita: Feisty and assertive. Outstanding dancer. Vocal range top: D5, bottom: F3. Age: 25 to 40.
Chino: An angry and, at times, naive Shark. Excellent dancer. Age: 20 to 25.
Anybodys: A spunky tomboy who is desperate to become a member of the Jets. Excellent dancer. Age: 15 to 25.
Doc: The owner of the candy store where the Jets hang out. Age: 60 to 75.
Schrank: A local police detective. Age: 40 to 55.
Krupke: The local beat cop. Age: 30 to 60.
Gladhand: Moderator of Gym dance. Male any age.
Director: Steve Steiner
First Rehearsal: 8/30
Opens: 8/19
Closes: 9/7
Buddy Holly: Male 20s. Excellent guitar player, sings.
Jerry Allison: Male 20s. Excellent drummer, sings.
Joe B, Maudlin: Male, 20s. Plays stand-up and electric bass, sings.
4th Cricket, Niki: Male 20s. Plays acoustic and electric guitar, sings.
Vi Petty: Female 30s-40s, sings. Plays keyboard.
Maria Elena: Female Puerto Rican, 20s. Buddy's girlfriend. Plays either trumpet, trombone, sax, or fiddle.
Marlena Apollo Singer: Female, Black, any age. Strong singer. Instruments a plus (brass, drums, or woodwind).
Tyrone Apollo Singer: Male, Black, any age. Strong singer. Plays either a brass instrument, drums, or woodwind.
Big Bopper: Male 20s-30s. Sings Chantilly Lace.
Norman Petty: Male 30s-40s, instruments a plus.
Ritchie Valens: Male 20s, Mexican. Sings La Bamba and is a very strong mover.
Hi Pockets Duncan: Male 30s-40s. Instruments a plus.
Director: Andrew Glant Linden
First Rehearsal: 8/20
Opens: 9/10
Closes: 9/21
CHRIS: 50s. You want Chris at your party. She will talk to people she doesn’t know, holding court, being the center of attention. Without Chris in her life, Annie would be better behaved, her life less fun.
ANNIE: 50s. Annie joins in mischief but is at heart more conformist and less confrontational than Chris.
CORA: around 40. Cora's past is eclectic, her horizons broadened by having gone to college.
JESSIE: late 60s/70s. Get on the right side of Jessie as a teacher and she'll be the one you remember for life.
CELIA: age anything 35-50. Celia is a woman more at home in a department store than a church hall.
RUTH: 40s. Journey from false self-confidence of the emotionally abused to genuine self-confidence.
MARIE: 50s. Marie has gradually built a defense mechanism around herself.
JOHN: Annie's husband, 50s. John is a human sunflower. Just the kind of man you’d want in your car when crossing America.
ROD: Chris's husband, 50s. Rod loves it; he drinks a lot but never so much as to have a problem.
LAWRENCE: late 20s. Shy young man with enough wit to make a joke.
LADY CRAVENSHIRE: 60s. Patronizing but doesn't mean to be in her world of estate workers.
ELAINE: 20s. Patronizing without meaning to be.
LIAM: late 20s. A slightly weary professional photographer, dealing with these women.
Director: Christ Strangfeld
First Rehearsal: 9/11
Opens: 9/25
Closes: 10/5
Norman Thayer: Male, 80.
Ethel Thayer: Female, Wife of Norman, 70.
Charlie Martin: Male, Local Delivery mailman, 40s.
Chelsea Thayer Waybe: Female, attractive, divorced, 40s.
Billy Ray: Male, 14.
Bill Ray Sr.: Male, Chelsea's father, 40s.
Director: Don Stitt
First Rehearsal: 10/6
Opens: 10/9
Closes: 10/12
Truman Capote - (Already Cast) Male 50s to play Truman Capote.
Director/Choreographer: Paula Hammons Sloan
First Rehearsal: 11/14
Opens: 11/29
Closes: 12/21
Buddy: Born a human but raised at the North Pole as a Christmas Elf. Male, Age: 25 to 35, Vocal range top: C5, bottom: Ab2.
Jovie: Buddy's girlfriend who works at Macy's. Female, Age: 25 to 30, Vocal range top: D5, bottom: G3.
Walter: Buddy's workaholic father. Male, Age: 55 to 65, Vocal range top: G4, bottom: A2.
Emily: Walter's wife. Female, Age: 40 to 50, Vocal range top: Eb5, bottom: F3.
Michael: Buddy's stepbrother, Age: 12 to 16, Vocal range top: G5, bottom: F3.
Deb: Walter's secretary, Age: 25 to 55, Vocal range top: Eb5, bottom: D4.
Manager: A heavy-set manager at Macy's. Male, Age: 35 to 40, Vocal range top: F#4, bottom: B2.
Greenway: Walter's boss. Male, Age: 55 to 65.
Santa: Just another workingman who loves his job and Christmas. Male, Age: 65 to 80, Vocal range top: E4, bottom: A2.
Chadwick: One of Walter's right-hand men. Male, Age: 40 to 50.
Matthews: One of Walter's right-hand men. Male, Age: 35 to 40.
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