Auditions
Elf The Musical Jr.
Open to ages 7-18. There will be a $375 production fee to participate. Need based scholarships are available.
AUDITIONS: Saturday, October 21 (5 minute time slots, 2-4pm)
CALLBACKS: Sunday, October 22 (12-2pm)
REHEARSALS: Based on actor availability Oct-Nov; 4 days/week starting November 27
PERFORMANCES: December 15-17 at New Hampshire Theatre Project
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Please prepare a short comedic monologue in the style of the show (no longer than 1 minute) and one of THESE audition cuts. Auditions will be accompanied with backing tracks.
Directed by Joshua Goldberg
Music Directed by Nick Tavares
Choreographed by Shea O'Keefe
Book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin
Music by Matthew Sklar
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum
Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and that his half-brother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
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BUDDY - The perfect elf! He's good-natured, he means well, and he's happy all the time. There's only one problem. He's not an elf... he's an adult human.
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SANTA CLAUS - Santa Claus has a lot on his plate during the Christmas season, and it is starting to show. He is annoyed with the Elves, tired of lying to Buddy and sad that people seem to be losing their Christmas spirit. He is still the same jolly old St. Nick underneath it all, but the job is getting to him.
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JOVIE - She works as a store elf at Macy's, but don't be mistaken... she doesn't quite exude the Christmas spirit. She's kind of cynical, a bit tough around the edges, and now the target of Buddy's complete adoration.
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WALTER HOBBS - Buddy's real father, he is so focused on keeping his job that he is not making time for his family. He can be stern and unemotional at times, but ultimately he learns to recommit to his family.
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EMILY HOBBS - Walter's devoted wife who would prefer her husband to spend a little more time at home. She is a problem solver and an excellent mother who is doing everything she can to provide a positive family dynamic.
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MICHAEL HOBBS - The smarter-than-average 12-year-old son of Walter and Emily. He quickly befriends his new adult brother, Buddy, and does everything he can to make sure Buddy becomes a permanent part of the family.
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ENSEMBLE - Elves, Charlie, Shawanda, New Yorkers, Comforting New Yorker, Policemen, Macy's Employees, Manager, Saleswoman, Santa's Helper, Fake Santa, Members of the Rockefeller Crowd, Charlotte Denton, Darlene Lambert and Emma Van Brocklin, Office Staff, Deb, Sam, Sarah, Mr. Greenway, Chadwick and Matthews, Security Guards, Business Woman, Flyer Guys, Teenager, Jogger, Carolers, Passerby, Children, Parents
ELF THE MUSICAL JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
The Groundhog's Day
Open to ages 7-18. There is a $300 production fee to participate. Limited scholarships are available. This is a workshop process, with a focus on collaboration and the creative process. All actors will be cast!
AUDITIONS: Monday, November 27 (5 minute time slots, 4-6pm)
REHEARSALS: 4-6pm 3 days a week
PERFORMANCE: January 20-28 at New Hampshire Theatre Project
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Please prepare part of a song to sing a cappella (no music) and a short poem or monologue to recite (something that shows character).
Written and Directed by Miles Burns
It's a rainy day at home when siblings Tom and Anna are whisked away to the magical land of Candy Country, where chocolate birdies sing and cotton candy clouds dot the bluest sky you've ever seen. But something's gone sour... it's the day before Princess Sweetheart's coronation, and the Candy Crown has been stolen! Journey through Candy Country with Tom and Anna as they race to retrieve crown– and learn about bravery, friendship, and forgiveness along the way.
Children of Eden
Open to ages 13-19. There is a $375 production fee to participate. Need based scholarships are available.
AUDITIONS: Week of January 1
REHEARSALS: View the schedule here
PERFORMANCES: March 15-24 at New Hampshire Theatre Project
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: TBA
Directed by Joshua Goldberg
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by John Caird
Based on a concept by Charles Lisanby
From musical theatre greats, Stephen Schwartz and John Caird, comes a joyous and inspirational musical about parents and children... not to mention centuries of unresolved family business! Adam, Eve, Noah and the "Father" who created them deal with the headstrong, cataclysmic actions of their respective children. The show ultimately delivers a bittersweet – but inspiring – message: that "the hardest part of love... is letting go."
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
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FATHER - A true father figure, he wants the best for all of his children but parents with a firm hand. Protective, loving, and reminiscent of God.
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ADAM/NOAH - Adam: Eve's bright and childlike partner. He is initially devout to Father and loving to his wife & children. Later plagued by guilt. Hard-working and reserved. Noah: rough but simple. He is unsophisticated and shrewd, but also warm and loyal. He builds the ark to save his family and honor Father.
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EVE/MAMA - Eve: curious and questioning, smart and excited. Chose an imperfect life of knowledge over a perfect life of innocence. Mama: Noah's wife and inherently motherly. She possesses a gentle strength, is reassuring, and serves as the mediator of the family.
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CAIN/JAPHETH - Cain: Abel's older, adventurous brother. Follows in his mother's footsteps and longs for the companionship of other humans. He is strong, stubborn, and independent. Japeth: in love with Yonah and is willing to sacrifice his life to be with her. He is Noah's youngest son. Clever, rebellious, stubborn.
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ABEL/HAM - Abel: Cain's younger and more conservative brother who follows the "rules". He chooses his parents over Cain. Ham: Japeth's middle brother and Aphra's husband. He is not as docile as Japheth, nor as hot headed as Shem. Looks up to and follows Shem's lead.
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YONAH - Noah's servant who falls in love with Japheth and becomes his wife. A descendent of Cain. She is strong, yet humble, kind, and smart.
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SETH/SHEM - Seth: Adam and Eve's third son and their family's second chance at life. He is innocently adventurous. Shem: the oldest of Noah's three sons. Married to Aysha, he is impulsive, strong, and hot-tempered.
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APHRA - Ham's pregnant wife. Longs for the flood to be over and is constantly worrying.
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AYSHA - Shem's wife. Cynically bitter and constantly accusing those aboard the ark.
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STORYTELLERS
CHILDREN OF EDEN is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Alice
Open to ages 7 and up, including adults.
AUDITIONS: March TBA
REHEARSALS: View the schedule here
PERFORMANCES: May 24 - June 2 at The Players' Ring
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: TBA
Based on Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Adapted and Directed by Miles Burns and Joshua Goldberg
Additional Music & Lyrics by Scott Hermenau and Lewis Carroll
Co-Produced by The Players' Ring
On a golden afternoon in 1862, Charles Dodgson- known forever to the world as Lewis Carroll- took Alice Liddell and her sisters for a boat ride and picnic, and "thus grew the tale of Wonderland." Lost in Wonderland, Alice navigates the sometimes-frivolous-sometimes-frightening landscape, and the confusing space between childhood and adulthood that's filled with madness, Jabberwockys, and impossible things. Will she ever find a way back to her golden afternoon, and finally discover an answer to the Caterpillar’s question, “Who are you?"
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
All doubling is flexible.
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ADULTS
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Narrator
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Queen of Hearts, Fury, Rose, Jabberwock, Walrus
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Caterpillar/Butterfly, White Queen, Duchess, Duck, Old Man
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King of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty, Mr. Dodgson, Dodo, White King
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TEENS
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Alice
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Hatter, Tweedeldum, Tiger Lily, Frog Footman, Two of Spades
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Hare, Tweedledee, Mouse, Fish Footman, Five of Spades
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White Rabbit, Story Mouse, Son, Carpenter
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Cheshire Cat, Lorina, Lory, Gnat
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KIDS
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Dormouse, Violet, Oyster, Seven of Spades
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Young Alice, Edith, Eaglet, Fawn, Oyster
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Cook, Daisy, Oyster
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Executioner, Daisy, Oyster
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Knave of Hearts, Daisy, Oyster
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Winnie-the-Pooh
Open to ages 7-18. There is a $300 production fee to participate. Limited scholarships are available. This is a workshop process, with a focus on collaboration and the creative process. All actors will be cast!
AUDITIONS: Week of 4/8 (5 minute time slots, 4-6pm)
REHEARSALS: View the schedule here
PERFORMANCE: May 25 - June 2 at The Players' Ring
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Please prepare part of a song to sing a cappella (no music) and a short poem or monologue to recite (something that shows character).
Written and Directed by
Miles Burns & Joshua Goldberg
Based on the beloved A.A. Milne stories, Winnie the Pooh and all his Hundred Acre Woods pals come to life in this brand new musical adaptation. The “bear of very little brain” finds himself in all sorts of sticky situations, as even with the best of intentions his love for honey and rumbly tummy have a knack for getting him in trouble. But whether up a tree, running from heffalumps and woozles, or stuck in a tight spot, Pooh can always rely on his friends to get him sorted out again.
9 to 5
Open to ages 13-19. There is a $375 production fee to participate. Need based scholarships are available.
AUDITIONS: Week of 6/3
REHEARSALS: View the schedule here
PERFORMANCES: July 19–28 at NHTP
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: TBA
Directed by Joshua Goldberg
Music Directed by Miles Burns
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton
Book by Patricia Resnick
Based on the Twentieth Century Fox film
Based on the seminal 1980 hit movie, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic. Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains "otherwise engaged," the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always kept them down. Hey, a girl can scheme, can't she?
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
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VIOLET - The company's Head Secretary and Mr. Hart's Administrative Assistant, she is a single mother and typically stands up for what she believes in.
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DORALEE - A youngspitfire who works at Mr. Hart's office. She is proof that there is more to a woman than just her looks.
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JUDY - The "new" girl at the firm, she has been burned by her husband's affair and is searching for personal empowerment.
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FRANKLIN HART - One of the firm's executives and a notorious chauvinist. He is capable of faking charm but usually shows his true colors as an arrogant, self-absorbed boss.
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ROZ KEITH - The attentive office gossip queen and snitch. She has an unrequited love for Mr. Hart and will do anything she can to win his approval.
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JOE - A handsome, young office accountant. Genuine and nice, and smitten with Violet.
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DWAYNE - Doralee's attractive husband. He is very supportive of her professional pursuits.
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JOSH - Violet's awkward teenage son.
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MISSY - Franklin Hart's wife, clueless to her husband's true nature.
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MARIA - A young and vibrant secretary in Hart's office.
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DICK - Judy's soon-to-be ex-husband. An average guy, he is sporting a little less hair and a little more paunch than he did ten years ago.h the family.
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KATHY - A secretary in Hart's office with a tendency to gossip.
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MARGARET - A secretary in Hart's office with a tendency to drink.
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TINSWORTHY - Franklin Hart's boss and Chariman of the Board. A good man, who may be wiser to Hart's ways than he lets on.
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ENSEMBLE - Office employees, police officers, hospital employees.
9 to 5 The Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
