Maine State Music Theatre 2025 Season - Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT)
Maine State Music Theatre 2025 Season – NON-UNION AUDITIONS IN NYC
Maine State Music Theatre | Brunswick, ME
Notice: Audition Call Type: Non-Equity
OPEN CALL
DATE: Saturday, March 29, 2025
TIME
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
10:00am: Female Identifying Performers Sing
12:00pm: Female Identifying Performers Dance
2:00pm: Male Identifying Performers Sing
4:00pm: Male Identifying Performers Dance
Please reference the audition notice that most closely aligns with your gender identity.
Please arrive early to sign in. Times subject to change
Sign-ups for Non-Equity will only be official on the Jamibeth Margolis Casting sheet and sign in. These are the only ones valid. Casting team will arrive at 9AM.
CONTRACT
MSMT Singers
Non-Eq LOA
MSMT Singer Salary is $1,128.00 a week plus housing & travel stipend
If hired as an MSMT Singer, you will be in rehearsal for a show during the day and/or evening and performing another show at night plus other performance-based events. All depends on schedule.
Non-Eq LOA
Non-Equity Salary is $850.00/ week plus housing & travel stipend
Those performers hired for back-to-back shows will be in rehearsal for one show during the day and performing another show at night.
SEEKING
Non-Equity performers for Maine State Music Theatre's 2025 Season (See breakdown below).
PREPARATION
What to Prepare/Bring:
o HEADSHOT & RESUME: please bring 2 H/R’s, stapled back-to-back. Include your height.
o SINGERS: Please prepare 16 bars of 2 contrasting songs. Songs from the season are fine, but not required. Bring sheet music in the correct key. Accompanist provided. Some singers may be asked to Dance. You will be learning jazz and tap combinations. Please be prepared and warmed up prior to the audition. Bring appropriate dance clothes and shoes.
o DANCERS: You will be learning a jazz and tap combination. Please be prepared and warmed up prior to the audition. Bring appropriate dance clothes and shoes. Some dancers may be asked to Sing. Please prepare 16 bars of 2 contrasting songs. Songs from the season are fine, but not required. Bring sheet music in the correct key. Accompanist provided.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018
Holding room - Studio 412
PERSONNEL
ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL
Music: Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens
Book: Terrence McNally
Director/Choreographer for ANASTASIA: Kenny Ingram
Music Director for ANASTASIA: Kevin Stites
TOOTSIE
Music and Lyrics: David Yazbeck
Book: Robert Horn
Director/Choreographer for TOOTSIE: Mark Martino
Music Director for TOOTSiE: Brian Cimmet
FOOTLOOSE
Stage Adaptation by: Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie
Based on the original screenplay by: Dean Pitchford
Music: Tom Shaw
Lyrics: Dean Pitchford
Additional Music: Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman
Director for FOOTLOOSE: E. Faye Butler
Choreographer for FOOTLOOSE: Tyler Hanes
Music Director for FOOTLOOSE: Jason Wetzel
WEST SIDE STORY
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Book: Arthur Laurents
Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Based on a Conception of Jerome Robbins
Based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Director/Choreographer for WEST SIDE STORY: Marc Robin
Music Director for WEST SIDE STORY: Ben McNaboe
PERSONNEL ALL SHOWS:
Artistic Director: Curt Dale Clark
Managing Director: Stephanie Dupal
Music Supervisor: Ben McNaboe
Casting Director: Jamibeth Margolis Casting
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend the Non-Union Call
Artistic Director: Curt Dale Clark
Managing Director: Stephanie Dupal
Casting Director: Jamibeth Margolis
Which directors or choreographers will attend? All of them
Who is running the dance call? Tyler Hanes and Marc Robin
Who will represent the music department on this day? Ben McNaboe
OTHER DATES
Callbacks: April 3, 4, and 5 (morning) of 2025
MSMT SINGERS
First Rehearsal for MSMT: Tues May 20
Last Day: Saturday August 23
Performs in: Anastasia, Footloose, and West Side Story. TYA’s Aladdin and Snow White. Perform offsite concerts and events. Must be available for full contract
ANASTASIA
Note: This show is a co-production with Fulton Theatre Company | Lancaster, PA
This production is fully cast, and we are not seeking performers for ANASTASIA at this ECC.
First Rehearsal for MSMT: May 27, 2025
Opening: June 4, 2025
Closing: June 21, 2025
TOOTSIE
First Rehearsal: June 7, 2025
Opening: June 25, 2025
Closing: July 12, 2025
FOOTLOOSE
First Rehearsal: June 28, 2025
Opening: July 16, 2025
Closing: August 2, 2025
WEST SIDE STORY
First Rehearsal: July 19, 2025
Opening: August 6, 2025
Closing: August 23, 2025
OTHER
The Producer will run all aspects of this call.
Maine State Music Theatre is committed to diversity and encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Maine State Music Theatre does not provide cars to actors.
Maine State Music Theatre’s housing is diverse and unique per property.
Compensation is favored nations, no negotiation.
SEEKING:
Performers who sing well and dance well that are strong jazz and ballet dancers and tappers. Age: 20s-40s to be in the Ensemble.
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