Auditions
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NOTES:
1 – Even if you do not wish to audition for an on-stage role, you are encouraged to come to auditions to learn about volunteer opportunities. You can meet the show’s Director and offer to help backstage.
2 – Generally, auditions only involve cold readings from the script. Any other audition requirements will be listed below.
3 – Masks will not be worn on stage during performances. Facial masks may be required for rehearsals under some circumstances.
4 – Audition dates are subject to change. For the latest information, find us on Facebook or check here on our website.
5 – Suggested ages are approximate.
2023 Auditions
Deathtrap
Directed by Micki Voelkel
Cast: 3 males ages approximately 25-55+, 2 females approximately 40-60+.
Auditions: 7 pm Monday, April 24. Callbacks Tuesday, April 25.
Production dates: June 1-10.
Synopsis: A famous playwright, struggling with a string of failures, sees a student’s script as a potential Broadway smash. Can he resist the temptation to knock off the author and present the play as his own? Full of twists and turns, this comic thriller played on Broadway for four years and was an acclaimed 1983 film.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Adapted for the stage by Tom Briggs from the teleplay by Robert L. Freeman
Directed by Eric Wells, Musical Director George Mann
Cast: Principal roles for 6 females ages approximately 20-60+ and 3 males ages 20-60+. Several young female roles ages approximately 16+. Adult male and female ensemble roles of varying ages.
Auditions: Auditions will be held at Goddard United Methodist Church, 1922 Dodson Avenue, Fort Smith. 7 pm, Monday, May 22: music only auditions. Be prepared to sing a portion of a song of your choice. You may bring sheet music, accompaniment track, or sing a cappella. Tuesday, May 23: callbacks and cold readings. Cast member read through Thursday, May 25. Music rehearsals begin Tuesday, May 30.
Production dates: July 27-August 12.
Synopsis: A timeless and magical fairy tale to be enjoyed by all ages. A servant to her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella dreams of a better life. With help from her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella attends a royal ball where she meets a handsome Prince, but she must abruptly depart. After a kingdom-wide search, the Price and Cinderella are reunited. It’s love, music, magic, and a happy-ever-after ending.
Arsenic and Old Lace
Directed by Brandon Bolin
Cast: 11 males ages approximately 20-70+. 1 female approximately 20-30+ and 2 females 50-70+.
Auditions: 7 pm Monday, August 14. (For those who cannot come on Monday, a limited number of slots will be available on Sunday afternoon. These will be scheduled only by appointment, on a case by case basis.) Callbacks Tuesday, August 15.
Production dates: September 21-30.
Synopsis: A drama critic’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Aunts Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! In this classic comedy, there is only one thing more deadly than poison: family.
A Christmas Carol
Directed by Rikkee Workman-Black
Cast: 10-15 males ages approximately 8-60+ and 7 females ages 10-60+ plus ensemble.
Auditions: 7 pm Monday, October 2. Callbacks Tuesday, October 3.
Production dates: November 9-18.
Synopsis: Your entire family will enjoy this classic holiday story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a man who hates Christmas. In the hands of three Spirits on Christmas Eve, Scrooge is transformed from an embittered, ungenerous creature into a giving, caring human being. It’s indeed a magical evening when he learns what life is about, as Tiny Tim exclaims “God Bless Us Every One!”