RENT AUDITION INFORMATION:
OPEN CALL AUDITIONS:
10/21 and 10/22 – 6:30 – 10:00 PM
CALLBACKS BY INVITATION ONLY 10/28
WHAT TO PREPARE:
Please prepare 16-32 bars of your BEST vocal selection. We really need to see who YOU are as a performer, if the song that best showcases YOU is not in the style of the show, that is acceptable. PLEASE NOTE: If you are auditioning for a specific role, your song should be in the vocal range of that role. Pop/Rock/ Contemporary Musical theatre songs all strongly encouraged, please NO songs from the show. Essentially, if you have a song in your audition book that you KNOW you NAIL every time, sing that! We want to see YOU!
VIDEO SUBMISSIONS:
Video Submissions WILL be accepted. Please send video submissions (in one email) to BOTH jaredp@villagerstheatre.org and Devinm@villagerstheatre.org
For video submissions, please include a headshot and resume. You MUST indicate if you can make it to callbacks and you MUST include ALL conflicts between 10/30 and 2/1/2025
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
PLEASE NOTE:
We are actively seeking performers of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, body types and abilities for all roles. We are committed to anti-racism and anti-oppression practices in all areas, including casting. We acknowledge histories of systemic exclusionary practices and will continue to dismantle barriers to theatre making and auditioning for actors of all races, ethnicities, national origins, gender identities or expressions, body types and abilities.
**Please Note: The roles of Maureen, Joanne, Angel and Collins are all members of the LGBTQ community, if auditioning for any of the above listed roles, you should be comfortable with same sex physical intimacy
Only considering actors age 18 and over
MARK COHEN
Stage age: early to late twenties
Vocal Range: Tenor (C#3-G4)
ROGER DAVIS
Stage Age: mid twenties to early thirties
Vocal Range: Rock Tenor (B2-A4)
MIMI MARQUEZ
Stage Age: late teens to early twenties
Vocal Range: Alto (F#3-E5)
BENNY COFFIN III
Stage Age: twenties to thirties
Vocal Range: Tenor (Eb3-F4)
MAUREEN JOHNSON
Stage Age: twenties to thirties
Vocal Range: Soprano Belt (C4-F5)
JOANNE JEFFERSON
Stage Age: mid-twenties to early thirties
Vocal Range: Soprano Belt (Bb3-E5)
TOM COLLINS
Stage Age: mid twenties to late thirties
Vocal Range: Bass/Baritone (F#2 – A4)
ANGEL SCHUNARD
Stage Age: early to late twenties
Vocal Range: Tenor with Falsetto (C3-A4)
TRACK A: (MARK’S MOM AND OTHERS)
Stage Age: twenties to sixties
Vocal Range: Soprano/Alto
TRACK B (MR. JEFFERSON AND OTHERS)
Stage Age: twenties to sixties
Vocal Range: Tenor/Baritone/Bass
TRACK C: BLANKET LADY AND OTHERS
Stage Age: twenties to sixties
Vocal Range: Soprano/Alto
TRACK D: (RESTAURANT MAN AND OTHERS)
Stage Age: twenties to sixties
Vocal Range:Tenor/Baritone
TRACK E: (GORDON AND OTHERS)
Stage Age: twenties to sixties
Vocal Range: Tenor/Baritone/Bass
TRACK F (ALEXI DARLING AND OTHERS)
Stage Age: twenties to sixties
Vocal Range: Soprano/Alto
TRACK G (PAUL AND OTHERS)
Stage Age: twenties to sixties
Vocal Range: Tenor/Baritone/Bass
SWING A: (ENSEMBLE/COVERING TRACK A/C/F)
PLEASE NOTE THE ROLE OF SWING A HAS BEEN CAST
SWING B (ENSEMBLE/COVERING TRACK B/D/E/G
Stage Age: twenties to sixties
Vocal Range: Tenor/Baritone/Bass