Audition Registration

The Hippodrome Theatre is holding live non-union auditions for New Works Festival, A Christmas Carol, and Native Gardens. Show and character descriptions are below:

All shows are produced under the Equity SPT Agreement.
Audition Dates: September 12 & 13, 2pm - 6pm
Audition Location: Hippodrome Theatre 25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville, FL 32601
Actors auditioning must be able to drive to Gainesville FL
Housing and milage provided
Local hires encouraged

The Hippodrome Theatre’s Third Annual New Works Festival: Florida Voices
Development, rehearsals, and performances will run from
October 31 – Nov 5, 2022.

The Ultimate Cheeseburger - Jena Rashid
We’ve all been there: the district manager comes in and talks about how everyone in your job is a "family" and that you're all a "team" who need to work together, right? Well, things are no different at Chicken & Roots, Co. where everyone is just trying to make ends meet like most of working America. But what happens when one person is finally pushed too far?

ANNETTE BARRING: 22F, Cashier, Southeast Asian. She’s booksmart and knows that she does a good job, but not in an arrogant way.

ROBIN “ROB” PAK: 26M/F/NB, Cashier, Asian. Has greater aspirations in life but, like many, became stuck in the never ending roadblocks of minimum wage jobs.

STUART PARSONS / RICHARD “RICK” SEGEL:40-50’s M, General Manager and Owner,Caucasian. Think of every owner/boss of the place you worked when you were in college and highschool. / 20’s-30’s M, Lena’s mentee in training to become a detective. Goofy and honest and really wants to do well but has a lot to learn

ALLEN MENTEUR: 30’s-40’s M, Assistant Manager, Any race. The “cool” boss, you know the one.

WENDY / LENA / ERIN: 30’s F, District Manager. Sold her soul to the company and now gets paid to sell other people’s souls to the company. Also plays Erin and Lena: 30’s-40’s F, Lead FBI Detective, African-American. Straight-shooter and good at her job.

Evie & Loren - Bethany Dickens Assaf
A Tinder date reveals a complicated relationship as Evie and Loren embark on a journey that may not be smooth sailing.

Evie, F, 40s, any ethnicity
Loren, M, 20-30s, any ethnicity

Spring at the Willowbrook Inn - Johnathan Van Dyke
Cooper Stanwyk and Joshua Hill, and unlikely pair, reconnect over the decades and try to balance love, sadness and regret

Joshua Hill: Male, any ethnicity. A sensitive and sweet writer who begins to grow confidence due to his friendship with Cooper. He is an intellectual that throws himself into work to avoid dealing with his circumstances.

Cooper Stanwyk: Male, any ethnicity. A handsome, confident, but caring golden boy who seems to always succeed. Spontaneous in nature, his friendship with Joshua brings him something he has never experienced. Cooper goes through a wide range of life’s milestones and is greatly affected by these moments.

Suture Bowl - Irene L. Pynn
Top surgeons face off in the final episode of the highest rated reality series ever, battling it out in a gameshow with higher stakes than they ever imagined.

Vesa: Female, 30-40s, any ethnicity

Parré: Male, 20-40s, any ethnicity

Mr. Hipp/Sepsis: Both are male, 20-50s, any ethnicity

P.A./Lister: Male, 20s, any ethnicity

A Christmas Carol
Adapted by Niall McGinty from Charles Dickens
First rehearsal Nov 11, 2022
November 26-December 23, 2022

Mr. Fezziwig, Topper, and more: 1 male identifying actor, 20s-60s, any ethnicity to play multiple roles

Mrs. Cratchit, Belle, and more: 1 female identifying actor, 20s-30s, any ethnicity to play multiple roles

Native Gardens
first rehearsal Feb 17, 2023
Run March 10 - March 26 with possible extension to April 2, 2023
Paid Roles

Roles: Looking for 2-4 actors of any age, gender, or ethnicity - playing Surveyor, Landscapers, and Building Inspector. These are silent roles that create the theatrical transitions between the scenes and are witnesses and energetic transformers of both the play and the situation.

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