Weston Theater Company | Weston, VT
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
LORT Non-Rep
$807 weekly minimum (LORT D) until 6/30/25
$839 weekly minimum (LORT D) after 6/30/25
+ health/pension/travel/lodging
Equity actors for roles in Weston Theater Company's 2025 Season (see breakdown). Some roles will be understudied.
An accompanist will be provided. Please prepare one brief song OR one brief monologue in the style of something within the season. Please bring a headshot/resume.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Executive Artistic Director: Susanna Gellert
See breakdown for production-specific personnel.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
If unable to attend EPA, performers are welcome to send picture/resume submissions for season consideration to
submissions@michaelcassara.net - however, please note: EPA procedures are in effect, we are unable to schedule any appointments at that address.
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: Sherry Stregack Lutken
Music Director: Morgan Morse
Music Supervisor: David M. Lutken
First Rehearsal: 5/20
First Preview 6/11
Opening: 6/13
Closing: 7/6
[JOHN DENVER] Male, 30s-40s, Tenor / Guitarist. A charismatic and energetic performer, able to embody and express easy-going charm and the earnestness and optimism of the 1960s-’70s Pop Music scene in America. He sings up to a high D, and can carry solo, rhythm and complex finger-picking guitar (and 12-string guitar) parts with confidence. Required instruments: Guitar, Mandolin. Other instrument possibilities include: Violin, Harmonica, Tenor Banjo, 5-String Banjo.
[ENSEMBLE] 18+, any race/ethnicity, all gender identities. An ensemble of 8 principal actor/singer/musicians. Interested in all vocal ranges with a focus on the ability to harmonize and an understanding of the 1960s and ‘70s “folk” style. IMPORTANT: All performers must be skilled musicians with a high degree of proficiency in at least two or more of the listed instruments: Guitar- 6 and 12 string/ Dobro / Tenor & 5-string Banjo / Mandolin/Octave Mandolin / Electric Bass / Violin / Viola / Cello / Upright Bass / Flute / Irish Flute / Penny Whistle / Harmonica / Concertina / Piano/Keyboard / Autoharp / Pedal Steel / Drums/Percussion- Cajon, Bodhran, etc…- and more!
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Book by David Ives and Paul Blake
Based upon the Paramount Pictures film written for the screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank.
Director: Susanna Gellert
Choreographer: Felicity Stiverson
Music Director: Larry Pressgrove
Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA
First rehearsal: 6/24
First preview: 7/16
Opens: 7/18
Closes: 8/10
[BOB WALLACE] Male, any race/ethnicity, late 20s-late 30s. A major singing star, Bob is the guiding force behind the song and dance team of Wallace and Davis. He wears his fame easily and is a born leader but has some trouble with social and romantic interactions. Despite his occasional gruffness, he is a deeply kind and principled man who is searching for his true love. A superb singer with a crooning style - dances extremely well. Baritone.
[PHIL DAVIS] Male, any race/ethnicity, late 20s-late 30s. The fun-loving, go-getting song-and-dance partner of the team Wallace and Davis. An irrepressible clown, operator and incorrigible flirt who is determined to see his friend happy, even if it requires scheming and outright deception. He has a boyish charm and sex appeal. Strong jazz and tap-dancer – a song-and-dance comic performer; Bari-Tenor.
[BETTY HAYNES] Female, any race/ethnicity, late 20s-late 30s. The sensible, responsible half of the up-and-coming song-and-dance team, the Haynes Sisters. Destined to be a star in her own right, she is nonetheless hesitant to take the spotlight for herself. A woman of decent, upstanding principles, she is devoted to her younger sister. Like Bob, she hides her yearning for true love under a protective shell. A rich chest mix sound with a soprano extension. Dances extremely well.
[JUDY HAYNES] Female, any race/ethnicity, 20s-30s. The younger, more ambitious, slightly scheming Haynes sister. While wholesome and adorable, she is flirty and a winning charmer. Strong jazz and tap dancer – a major song-and-dance performer with a chest mix.
[GENERAL HENRY WAVERLY] CAST Male, any race/ethnicity, late 50s-mid 60s. A retired US Army General, adjusting to returning to civilian life in post-World War II America. Once a powerful leader, he now struggles to run an Inn in Vermont. He remains a man of great principle and dignity. Beneath his curmudgeonly military exterior lies a warm, compassionate man in need of family and love. A mostly non-singing role. THIS ROLE IS CAST.
[MARTHA WATSON] CAST Female, any race/ethnicity, late 40s-mid 60s. Once a Broadway star, now the General’s housekeeper and receptionist at the Inn. Martha has a very dry, wry, wisecracking sense of humor. Bighearted but completely unsentimental, she runs the General’s life in spite of his protestations. She is an irrepressible meddler, but always for what she believes to be the other guy’s best interests. A winning, appealing character-comedienne with a clarion belt voice. THIS ROLE IS CAST.
[SUSAN WAVERLY] Female, any race/ethnicity, 12-15 year old child. The General’s granddaughter, Susan is a lovable and outgoing real kid. She is very smart, wise beyond her years, and cares deeply about her grandfather. Once bitten hard by the showbiz bug, she demonstrates everything that is winning in the ultimate child performer. She has an excellent belt voice and is able to move well.
[RALPH SHELDRAKE] Male, any race/ethnicity, mid to late 30s. Army buddy of Bob and Phil’s, now a major television executive with the Ed Sullivan Show. Fast-talking, New York professional. Baritone.
[EZEKIEL FOSTER] Male, any race/ethnicity, mid 40s-late 50s. The ultimate taciturn New Englander, who helps out at the Inn and takes life at a very slow pace.
[MIKE] Male, any race/ethnicity, mid 20s-Late 30s. Bob and Phil’s Stage Manager. Has a tendency to be over-dramatic and completely hysterical, but will get things done. Never seen without his whistle and clipboard, which he uses to attempt to keep order.
[RITA AND RHODA] Female, any race/ethnicity, mid 20s-early 30s. Bob and Phil’s two-star chorus girls, they are brash, sexy and fun, although perhaps not the brightest of bulbs.
[ENSEMBLE] – Dancers who sing very well. Extremely skilled tap dancers who are equally strong in ballroom and jazz dance. To play various supporting characters who are early 20s-mid 30s.
Written and Directed by Kareem Fahmy
First Rehearsal: 7/29
First Preview: 8/20
Opening: 8/22
Closing: 8/31
[PEYMAN GILANI] A man in his 50s. Iranian. A cardiac surgeon. Speaks with a Persian accent. He is grounded.
[MANON DESJARDINS] A woman in her early 40s. White French-Canadian. The Head Librarian at the Haskell Free Library. Speaks with a mild Québécois accent. She is enigmatic.
[DECLAN SHEEHAN] A 15-year-old boy. White Canadian. A high school student. The child of Irish immigrants to Québec. He is lonely.
[BRUCE LAIRD] A man in his mid-to-late 30s. Black American. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent. He is charming.
[SHIRIN GILANI] A woman in her mid-20s. Iranian. PEYMAN’s daughter. A medical student. Her accent is milder than her father’s. She is forthright.
Rehearsal 9/9/2025
Preview 9/26/2025
Opening 9/28/2025
Closing 10/12/2025
(Separate EPA notice for this fall production will follow at a later date.)
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