Ocean Professional Theatre Company | Beach Haven, NJ
Sunday, March 9, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
This audition will be run on a 1st come, 1st served basis, beginning on the morning of the audition. The space will be open at 9:30am.
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 1st Rehearsal 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
1st 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 like genuinely 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
1st 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. Gender: female, Age: 35 to 45, Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: G3.
Joe: A handsome, young office accountant. Genuine and nice, and smitten with Violet. Gender: male, Age: 25 to 35, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: B2.
Dwayne: Doralee's attractive husband. He is very supportive of her professional pursuits. Gender: male, Age: 25 to 30, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: E2.
Josh: Violet's awkward teenage son. Gender: male, Age: 15 to 18.
Missy Franklin: Hart's wife, clueless to her husband's true nature. Gender: female, Age: 20 to 35.
Maria: A young and vibrant secretary in Hart's office. Gender: female, Age: 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. Gender: male, Age: 35 to 45.
Kathy: A secretary in Hart's office with a tendency to gossip. Gender: female, Age: 30 to 40, Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: G4.
Margaret: A secretary in Hart's office with a tendency to drink. Gender: female, Age: 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. Gender: male, Age: 50 to 65.
Director/Choreographer: Paula Hammons Sloan
1st Rehearsal: 6/19
Opens: 7/8
Closes: 7/27
Dorothy Brock (Range: Eb3-B4) – An established Broadway star, Female, 30s-60s.
Peggy Sawyer (Range: Eb3-E5) – Young, talented and hopeful. Female, 18-25, Exceptional tap dancer with ballet training.
Maggie Jones (Range: Ab3-Bb4) – Co-author of Pretty Lady, Female, 30s-60s.
Ann Reilly Anytime Annie (Range: Ab3-Bb4) – Chorus girl, sub-principal of Pretty Lady, Female, 20s-30s. Exceptional tap dancer with ballet training.
Julian Marsh (Range: D3-Ab4) – Broadway director/producer, Handsome, dynamic. Male, 40s-60s.
Billy Lawlor (Range: C#3-A4) – Juvenile lead of Pretty Lady, Male, 20s-30s. Exceptional tap dancer.
Bert Barry (Range: C3-D4) – Co-author of Pretty Lady, Male, 30s-60s. Great song and dance man.
Oscar – Piano Player male. Does not need to play.
Andy Lee — dance director (Range: D3-Db4). Male. Outstanding tap dancer.
Pat Denning — former vaudeville partner of Dorothy’s (Range: D3-Eb4), Male.
Abner Dillon — “angel” for Pretty Lady (Range: Gb3-D4) Male, 60s plus.
Director/Choreographer: Elizabeth Troxler
1st 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, he is eventually murdered by Bernardo. Gender male, Age: 25 to 30, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: Bb2, Excellent dancer.
Tony: A romantic young man and former leader of the Jets, he has found a new lifestyle now. Tony finds himself violently torn between his friendships and love. Falls in love with Maria and meets an untimely death. Genuinely sweet and sincere. Gender: male, Age: 25 to 30, Vocal range top: Bb4, Vocal range bottom: Bb2.
Bernardo: A proud, strong, handsome Puerto Rican man. Bernardo seeks to carve out territory as a sense of identity for he and his friends. Maria's brother and Anita's boyfriend. Leader of the Sharks. Gender: male, Age: 25 to 40, Vocal range top: Eb4, Vocal range bottom: Bb2, Excellent dancer.
Maria: A hopeless romantic and innocent young girl. She falls in love with Tony and finds herself at the center of the violent conflict between the two gangs. Bernardo's sister. Puerto Rican. Gender: female, Age: 18 to 21, Vocal range top: C6, Vocal range bottom: Bb3, Strong mover/dancer.
Anita: Feisty and assertive. She dispenses older sister advice to Maria and tries to shield her from the dangers of the gangs. Bernardo's girlfriend and Maria's friend. Puerto Rican. Gender: female, Age: 25 to 40, Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: F3, Outstanding dancer.
Chino: An angry and, at times, naive Shark who turns murderous and vengeful. Suitor to Maria and friend of Bernardo's. Gender: male, Age: 20 to 25, Excellent dancer.
Anybodys: A spunky tomboy who is desperate to become a member of the Jets. The other Jets mock her for her ambitions but generally appreciate her company. Full of energy and heart. Gender: female, Age: 15 to 25, Excellent dancer.
Doc: The owner of the candy store where the Jets hang out. He tries to guide the Jets youthful angst and provides a safe haven for Tony. Old fashioned and wise in his ways, Gender: male, Age: 60 to 75.
Schrank: A local police detective frustrated by the ongoing violence between the Jets and Sharks. Blunt, brash, and unapologetic. Gender: male, Age: 40 to 55.
Krupke: The local beat cop. He has no patience for the gang's conflict and tries to keep tensions from erupting between them. Regularly mocked by the local gangs. Gender: male, Age: 30 to 60.
Gladhand: Moderator of Gym dance. Male any age.
Director: Steve Steiner
1st 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 to sing Shout. Instruments a plus brass, drums or woodwind.
Tyrone Apollo Singer – Male, Black, Any age. Strong singer to sing Shout. 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 very strong mover.
Hi Pockets Duncan – Male 30s-40s. Instruments plus.
Director: Andrew Glant Linden
1st 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, and things to say to all silences and generate laughter. Part of this is because Chris is at home in crowds, holding court, being the centre of attention. Without Chris in her life, Annie would be better behaved, her life less fun.
ANNIE - 50s. Annie will join in mischief but is at heart more conformist and less confrontational than Chris. After Chris has put a waiter’s back up in the restaurant, Annie will go in and pour calm.
CORA - around 40. Cora’s past is the most eclectic, her horizons broadened by having gone to college. This caused a tectonic shift with her more parochial parents.
JESSIE - late 60s/70s. Get on the right side of Jessie as a teacher and she’ll be the teacher you remember for life. A lover of life, Jessie doesn’t bother with cosmetics—her elixir of life is bravery.
CELIA - age anything 35-50. The fact that Celia is in the WI is the greatest justification of its existence. A woman more at home in a department store than a church hall, she may be slightly younger than Chris or the same age, but she always feels like she’s drifted in from another world.
RUTH - 40s. Ruth’s journey is from the false self-confidence of the emotionally abused to the genuine self-confidence of the woman happy in her own skin.
MARIE - 50s. Marie has gradually built the current ‘Marie’ around herself over the years as a defense mechanism.
JOHN - Annie's husband, 50s. John is a human sunflower. Not a saint. Not a hero. Just the kind of man you’d want in your car when crossing America.
ROD - Chris's husband, 50s. You have to be a certain kind of guy to stick with Chris and Rod loves it.
LAWRENCE - late 20s. Hesitant without being nerdy, Lawrence is a shy young man with enough wit to make a joke and enough spirit to turn up at the WI hall in the first place.
LADY CRAVENSHIRE - 60s. Lady Cravenshire really doesn’t mean to be so patronizing.
ELAINE - 20s. Elaine really doesn’t mean to be so patronizing.
LIAM - late 20s. Liam would like to be directing other things than photoshoots for washing powders.
Director: Christ Strangfeld
1st 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, divorce, 40s.
Billy Ray - Male 14.
Bill Ray Sr. - Male, Chelsea’s Finance 40s. Billy’s father.
Director: Don Stitt
1st Rehearsal: 10/6
Opens: 10/9
Closes: 10/12
Truman Capote – (Already Cast) Male 50s to play Truman Capote.
Director/Choreographer: Paula Hammons Sloan
1st Rehearsal: 11/14
Opens: 11/29
Closes: 12/21
Buddy: 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. Gender: male, Age: 25 to 35, Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: Ab2.
Jovie: 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. Gender: female, Age: 25 to 30, Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: G3.
Walter: 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. Gender: male, Age: 55 to 65, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: A2.
Emily: 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. Gender: female, Age: 40 to 50, Vocal range top: Eb5, Vocal range bottom: F3.
Michael: 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. Gender: male, Age: 12 to 16, Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: F3.
Deb: 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 under appreciated. Gender: female, Age: 25 to 55, Vocal range top: Eb5, Vocal range bottom: D4.
Manager: A heavy-set manager at Macy's. He is a good, friendly guy just trying to do his job and get by. Gender: male, Age: 35 to 40, Vocal range top: F#4, Vocal range bottom: B2.
Greenway: 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. Gender: male, Age: 55 to 65.
Santa: 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. Gender: male, Age: 65 to 80, Vocal range top: E4, Vocal range bottom: A2.
Chadwick: One of Walter's right-hand men. He is desperate to keep his job, and perhaps the dumber of the two. Gender: male, Age: 40 to 50.
Matthews: One of Walter's right-hand men. He is desperate to keep his job and is the schemer of the two. Gender: male, Age: 35 to 40.
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