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Auditions

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StageWorks welcomes actors of all races, gender identities, sexual orientations, religious & ethnic backgrounds, and ability levels to audition for every production.

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Auditions - Ages 18+

Audition Date:  May 2, 2024

Audition Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm

ALL ROLES ARE OPEN FOR THIS PRODUCTION

Location: 

StageWorks at Studio 237

237 Hamburg Turnpike

Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442

Show dates: July 25 - 28, 2024

Rehearsals TBD by each individual director/cast

Show Information:

Player of the Week by Pete Mergel

You can run from your past, but you can't hide from it. *Please note: participants in this show will need to be comfortable with stage weaponry.*

The Heart-to-Heart by Paul Joseph Gulino

An English professor confronts a student she suspects is having an affair with her boyfriend.

La Vie en Rose and Rhys by AJ Layague

Laura and Sam, a happily married couple, find an unexpected package in the mail: a play from a long forgotten person in Sam's life. Reading through the script brings moments of fun and nostalgia, and one shocking surprise. *Please note: participants in this show will need to be comfortable kissing their scene partner.*
 

Lox by Leo Eigen

The Sunday morning line at a Lower East Side bagel shop highlights the tragedy
behind a seemingly straightforward conversation.

Sugar by Jennifer O'Grady

Lilia is startled when her new neighbor Jaden knocks on her door and asks to borrow sugar. But Jaden has an urgent ulterior motive which has nothing to do with sugar, and everything to do with Lilia.

Some Sort of Animal by Straton Rushing

When two friends, one from the city and one from the county, are trapped on the side of the highway in the middle of the night - they have to put their brains together to figure out how to get out of there. *Please note: participants in this show will need to be comfortable handling stage weaponry.*

The Legend of Cake Mama Lives On by Anne Valentino

Deb “Cake Mama” Jones has become an overnight viral sensation thanks to a local food blogger. Her famous cheesecake recipe is taking TikTok by storm. A celebrity even wants to hire her to make their wedding cake. One problem…she may not have actually originated the cheesecake recipe. Will social media prove “senior-friendly”? Or will her mea culpa get her canceled?

Hamlet, Man Interrupted by Kyle Hilsey

The play opens with Hamlet believing he is attending a rehearsal, only to be surprised that the audience is already in attendance. The Director then informs him to only perform the “To be or not to be” soliloquy, since that is what the audience came to see. Through the play Hamlet struggles between classical theatre and the Director’s “modern-day” ideas, and through comedic events is continuously interrupted causing more frustration until he finally snaps at the curtain call.

All This and the Kitchen Sink Play, Too by Thomas J. Misuraca

A young city couple renting a room in a rural community find themselves in the middle of a "kitchen sink drama". Though they're mostly oblivious to all their host family is going through.

Character Information Player of the Week - Jesse "Jumpshot" Jordan - Ex NBA allstar. Stan Rosenburg - Jesse's agent Johnathan - Pizza delivery guys (actors cast in this show will need to be comfortable handing stage weaponry) The Heart-to-Heart - Megan - 21, a student who works hard at her studies, though it doesn't always show. Can be played by any race or ethnicity. Prof. Rodgers - 50s, female, professor, highly accomplished, powerful, controlling. Can be played by any race or ethnicity. La Vie en Rose and Rhys - Sam Caldwell, husband, mid-30s (please note: the person cast in this role will need to kiss their scene partner as part of their blocking) Laura Caldwell, wife, mid-30s (please note: the person cast in this role will need to kiss their scene partner as part of their blocking) Margo Sanders (voice), mid-30s NOTE: Age of characters is flexible, though they should all be approximately the same age (and post-college). Lox - Jonathan — mid-twenties Ruth — elderly woman Customer — middle-aged, can be male or female Sugar - Jaden, a woman of any age, race or ethnicity Lilia, a woman of any age, race or ethnicity Some Sort of Animal - Laurie - woman, late 20s. Sally - woman, late 20s. Michael - man, late 20s. (actors cast in this show will need to be comfortable handing stage weaponry) The Legend of Cake Mama Lives On - DEB: 70+ (F) Any race. JANIE: Her daughter. Late 30s - early 40s. (F) Any race. Hamlet, Man Interrupted - Hamlet – (30-40s Male) dressed in traditional Shakespearean garb for Hamlet Director – (20-30s Male or Female) dressed in slacks, button down shirt, and vest wearing a jeff cap Photographer – (20-30s Male or Female) dressed in all black with camera hanging around his/her neck Sparklenotes – (20s Female) dressed in comical nerdy outfit. White shirt with suspenders wearing thick black glasses Romeo – (20s Male) dressed in traditional Shakespearean garb for Romeo Juliet – (20s Female) dressed in traditional Shakespearean garb for Juliet Beer Vendor – (40s-50s Male) dressed in yellow neon shirt holding beer bucket with strap around his neck Tanner, Social Media Influencer – (20s Male) dressed in neon polo shirt with sunglasses and backwards hat. Typical social media influencer stereotype All This and the Kitchen Sink Play, Too - PA - A conservative, rural or southern, middle-aged man; life's been tough on him, so he looks older. Wants to be the ""bread winner"" of the family, though he's failing. MA - His wife, also small-town minded. Wants to keep her family together, even if it means keeping secrets about her business and health. NORA - Their daughter. In love with a man her parents disapprove of. Wants to live on her own, at any cost. TED & MARY - A modern young couple from the city. A little oblivious to all the family drama around them. Nice, but self-absorbed.

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Open Auditions - Ages 18+

One role (Young Will) for a boy aged 7 - 12

Seeking a dance ensemble (ages 13 - 17) of between 4 and 8 people

Audition Date: May 22nd, 2024

Audition Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM

Callbacks by invitation only from 8:00PM - 9:00PM

ALL ROLES ARE OPEN FOR THIS PRODUCTION

Location: 

StageWorks at Studio 237

237 Hamburg Turnpike

Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442

Director: Evan Noone

Music Director: Chris Vehmas

Choreographer:  Lottie Ferrante

Production Assistant: Sam Franz

Show dates: August 22 - 25, 2024

(Possible show dates August 29- September 1)

*Please Note: Cast members aged 17 and under will pay a production fee of $300. If you would like assistance in covering this fee, please consider applying for our Love Fund Scholarship Program.*

See audition form for rehearsal details.

What to Prepare:  Vocal sides will be posted week of April 15. Please fill out a completed audition form and outdate calendar, linked below.

Show Information: Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, BIG FISH tells the story of Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest…and then some! Edward’s incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him—most of all, his devoted wife Sandra. But their son Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father’s epic tales. Overflowing with heart and humor, BIG FISH is an extraordinary musical that reminds us why we love going to the theatre—for an experience that’s richer, funnier and bigger than life itself.

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