All actors should prepare one comedic monologue. For musical auditions, also prepare 16 bars of an uptempo song. An accompanist and a CD player is provided for all auditions. Actors are given 3 minutes total to perform both the monologue and song; actors are stopped after 3 minutes.
All actors must provide two sets of headshot and resume.
All actors must enter the audition room alone (no parents, families, or friends).
All actors must be 9 years of age or older.
OTHER INFORMATION
All actors should be aware that all productions at the REP include MORNING PERFORMANCES during weekdays. Our weekly show schedule is: Monday at 10:30am, Tuesday at 10:30am, Thursday at 10:30am, Friday at 10:30am, Saturday at 2:00pm and 5:30pm, and Sunday at 2:00pm and 5:30pm. There are no performances on Wednesdays.
The REP’s 2017–2018 Season Titles are:
DISNEY’S NEWSIES THE MUSICAL Rehearsals Begin: August 25, 2017 Show Opens: September 12, 2017 Show Closes: October 16, 2017
POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL Rehearsals Begin: September 22, 2017 Show Opens: October 10, 2017 Show Closes: November 13, 2017
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: THE MUSICAL Rehearsals Begin: October 20, 2017 Show Opens: November 7, 2017 Show Closes: December 30, 2017
FLORA & ULYSSES Rehearsals Begin: January 12, 2018 Show Opens: January 30, 2018 Show Closes: March 5, 2018
MADAGASCAR - A MUSICAL ADVENTURE Rehearsals Begin: February 9, 2018 Show Opens: February 27, 2018 Show Closes: April 9, 2018
JUDY MOODY & STINK: THE MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD TREASURE HUNT Rehearsals Begin: March 23, 2018 Show Opens: April 10, 2018 Show Closes: May 21, 2018
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS/CASTING REQUIREMENTS (We strongly encourage all ethnicities to audition for all productions. Casting Breakdowns subject to change.)
Disney’s Newsies The Musical (Numbers in parenthesis indicate suggested age range)
“Adult” Female Ensemble 1- Nun/Hannah/Bowery Beauty, etc. (Female) (18-45) “Adult” Female Ensemble 2- Nun/Woman/Bowery Beauty, etc. (Female) (18-45) “Adult” Female Ensemble 3- Nun/Medda Larkin, etc. (Female) (18-45) “Adult” Male Ensemble 1- Wiesel/Mayor, etc. (Male) (18-55) “Adult” Male Ensemble 2- Seitz/Roosevelt/Stage Manager/Goon, etc. (Male) (18-55) “Adult” Male Ensemble 3- Bunsen/Police/Mr. Jacobi/Goon, etc. (Male) (18-55) POSSIBLE Morris Delancey “Adult” Male Ensemble 4- Nunzio/Guard/Policeman/Goon, etc. (Male) (18-55) POSSIBLE Oscar Delancey “Adult” Male Ensemble 5- Snyder/Cameraman, etc. (Male) (18-55) Joseph Pulitzer (Male) (30-60) Morris Delancey/Ens. (Male) (18-35) Oscar Delancey/Ens. (Male) (18-35) Jack Kelly (Male) (18-30) Katherine Plumber (Female) (18-30) Crutchie (Male) (13-25) Davey (Male) (11-25) Les (Male) (9-15) Race Newsie/Ens. (Male) (13-25) Albert Newsie/Ens. (Male) (13-25) Spot Conlon/Scab/Newsie (Male) (13-25) Specs Newsie/Ens. (Male) (13-25) Henry Newsie/Scab/Ens. (Male) (13-25) Finch Newsie/Scab/Ens. (Male) (13-25) Romeo Newsie/Darcy/Ens. (Male) (13-25) Elmer Newsie/Bill/Ens. (Male) (13-25) Mush Newsie/Ens. (Male) (13-25)
Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical (Numbers in parenthesis indicate suggested age range)