Auditions

Auditions for our summer musical Ride the Cyclone are now full! We are now accepting only video submissions. Scroll down for details.

Directed by Kimberly Ridgeway, with vocal direction by Leslie Ivy, the show runs July 16-Aug. 23, with rehearsals starting Monday, June 1. Performances are Thursday-Saturday evenings with Sunday matinees. There are also Saturday matinees on Aug. 1 & 15, and a Wednesday evening on Aug. 19. Please note that Wednesday & Thursday shows are at 7:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday evenings at 8 p.m., and all matinees at 2 p.m. (No show on Sunday, July 19.) The show may be extended by one weekend (Thursday, Aug. 27-Sunday, Aug. 30).

Non-AEA only. We are unfortunately unable to provide housing or transportation for artists. All actors in this production will be given a $15 meal per diem for each rehearsal that they are called to and for each performance, the sum of which will be given at the end of the run.

Video submissions: These are due no later than Wednesday, Feb. 4. Please email Ivette Deltoro with your intention to submit a video audition, as well as a copy of your headshot and resume. 

Audition materials: Please prepare 18-32 bars of a song of your choice, preferably in the style of the show.

Specific accommodations: We would love to make your audition experience the best that it can be. Please let us know if you need any specific accommodations for your audition, and we will happily incorporate them to the best of our ability. 

Characters:

• KARNAK: Any gender, any ethnicity, age 30+. Non-singing role.
• OCEAN O’Connell Rosenberg: Female, any ethnicity, age 17. Character is Catholic, Jewish, and Buddhist. Belter, Alto/Soprano. Must be comfortable being touched quickly on the breast.
• MISCHA Bachinski: Male, any ethnicity, age 18. Character is Ukrainian. Rapper/folksinger, baritone. Must be comfortable with intimacy and a kiss with Noel.
• NOEL Gruber: Male, any ethnicity, age 17. Smooth cabaret voice, tenor. Must be comfortable with intimacy and a kiss with Mischa.
• CONSTANCE Blackwood: Female, any ethnicity, age 17. Rock voice, alto. Must be comfortable quickly touching a breast.
• RICKY Potts: Male, any ethnicity, age 17. Rock voice, baritone.
• JANE Doe: Female, age 16-18. Classical / operatic voice, soprano.
• VIRGIL the rat: Any gender, ethnicity or age. Virgil sings but does not speak and is very integral throughout the show. Ability to play the bass guitar is a plus.