Auditions

2025 FALL PRODUCTIONS:

• Young Frankenstein (West End Version): October 10 – November 2
• The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley: October 23-26
• A Christmas Carol (Broadway Version): December 12-23

AUDITIONS: 

• VIDEO SUBMISSIONS ONLY. Submissions will be accepted through Friday, September 12 at 6pm.
• Please prepare a short (1 minute) contemporary monologue and 16-32 bars of a song in the style of a show you are auditioning for. Performers may sing directly from the show. A rehearsal/performance schedule will be provided at auditions. Please be prepared to list any and all conflicts.
• Actors may audition and be cast in both Young Frankenstein and Flat Stanley.
• Please note that Young Frankenstein will be casting actors 16 years of age and above.

 

ONLINE SUBMISSIONS:

Please fill out our AUDITION FORM, then EMAIL US with a link to your video audition, vocal and dance reels (if you have them), and your headshot and resume. Please specify which productions you would like to be considered for. Also include union status (AEA Guest Artist contracts available), if you would require housing, and if specific transportation needs are required (e.g. I’ll need to ship my violin before I travel).

 

PERSONNEL:

• Anthony Ejarque: Executive Producing Director
• Jenry Towle: Associate Artistic Director, Director
• Samuel Tolley: Music Director
• Brad Reinking: Choreographer

 

LOCATION OF PRODUCTIONS:

Rochester Opera House
31 Wakefield St, Rochester, NH 03867

 

CASTING NOTE:

In reference to the character descriptions below, some have been written on the binary with he/him or she/her pronouns. However limiting the descriptions may be, our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible and we invite gender nonconforming, gender queer, transgender and non binary actors to audition for the roles they most identify with. We may list race/ethnicity when specific to the character, but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. In addition, we may list a disability when specific to a character, but are otherwise seeking actors of every ability for all roles. Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we may provide.

All roles available, open to any age, ethnicity, or gender unless otherwise specified. No roles are precast. All roles are paid positions. All performers are required to work at least 10 hours with a technical department during the rehearsal/run of this production. Departments include Set, Electric, Costumes, Maintenance, etc.

ACTOR HOUSING: Limited housing is available for actors and technicians a short distance from both rehearsal and performance spaces.

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (WEST END VERSION)
(ROH PROFESSIONAL MAINSTAGE SERIES)

Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan

Music by Mel Brooks

Director: Jenry Towle

Music Director: Samuel Tolley

Choreographer: Brad Reinking

ABOUT THE MUSICAL:

From the creators of The Producers comes the celebrated West End Version of this monster musical comedy – Young Frankenstein is ready to shock the audience! 

The grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced “Fronk-en-steen”) inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced “Eye-gore”), and a leggy lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Frederick finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. “It’s alive!” he exclaims as he brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather’s. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds.

Young Frankenstein has all of the panache of the screen sensation with an extra theatrical flair. A perfect opportunity for a production company to showcase an array of talents, you’ll be “Puttin’ on the Ritz” and having a monstrously good time with Young Frankenstein.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Rehearsals: September 21 – October 3
• Tech Rehearsals: October 4-9

 

Performances: 

Friday, October 10: 7:30PM

Saturday, October 11: 2PM & 7:30PM

Sunday, October 12: 5PM

 

Thursday, October 16: 7:30PM

Friday, October 17: 7:30PM 

Saturday, October 18: 2PM & 7:30PM

Sunday, October 19: 5PM

 

Thursday, October 23: 7:30PM

Friday, October 24: 7:30PM

Saturday, October 25: 2PM & 7:30PM

Sunday, October 26: 5PM

 

Thursday, October 30: 7:30PM

Friday, October 31: 7:30PM

Saturday, November 1: 2PM & 7:30PM

Sunday, November 2: 5PM

 

SEEKING: PLEASE REFERENCE OUR CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

 

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THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY
(ROH THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES (TYA) SERIES)

Book by Timothy Allen McDonald

Lyrics by Timothy Allen McDonald & Jonathan K. Waller

Music by Timothy Allen McDonald, Jonathan K. Waller, David Weinstein, & Stephen Gabriel

Director & Choreographer: Jenry Towle

Music Director: Samuel Tolley

ABOUT THE MUSICAL:

The beloved children’s book, written by Jeff Brown in 1964, has become a literary and pop cultural phenomenon, delighting readers and travelers all around the world. And now, Timothy Allen McDonald, the writer behind Willy Wonka and James and the Giant Peach, has taken everyone’s favorite two-dimensional hero and given him a new life in The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley.

Stanley Lambchop is your ordinary, everyday, run-of-the-mill, ten-year-old: normal mom and dad, normal little brother, normal life. That’s just the problem… for Stanley, life is too normal. He wants to travel the world, do something amazing, something no one’s ever seen before. Careful what you wish for, Stanley! One night, the bulletin board on the wall above Stanley’s bed comes loose and falls – right on top of Stanley! The next morning, Stanley Lambchop wakes up flat. Not just a little flat… really, REALLY flat! In a whirlwind musical travelogue, Stanley – the ultimate exchange student – scours the globe for a solution to his unusual problem. He’s stamped, posted and cancelled from Hollywood and France to Honolulu and beyond. And, whether he’s thwarting a robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris, or “hanging ten” off the coast of Hawaii, Stanley is closing in on his goal of being a three-dimensional boy once more.

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Rehearsals: October 6 – 19
• Tech Rehearsals: October 20-22

 

Performances: 

Thursday, October 23: 10AM

Friday, October 24: 10AM

Saturday, October 25: 11AM

Sunday, October 26: 2PM

 

SEEKING: PLEASE SEE OUR CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS HERE

 

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL (BROADWAY VERSION)
(ROH PROFESSIONAL MAINSTAGE SERIES)

Music by Alan Menken

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Book by Lynn Ahrens & Mike Ockrent

Director: Jenry Towle

Music Director: Samuel Tolley

Choreographer: Brad Reinking

ABOUT THE MUSICAL:

Broadway heavy hitters, Alan Menken (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical, Once on This Island), breathe fantastic new life into the classic tale of A Christmas Carol.

Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated “Bah! Humbug!” Scrooge summates his feelings of Christmas tidings and charitable giving, but he’s forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts on Christmas Eve lead him through his Past, Present and Future. Thanks to their guidance, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful “Happy Christmas” before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those that mean the most to him.

A Christmas Carol is a spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens’ most well-known story. Proving its staying power with a decade-long run at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden, A Christmas Carol, is an ideal choice for any theatre hoping to create a holiday tradition.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Rehearsals: November 9 – December 5
• Tech Rehearsals: December 6-11

 

Performances: (please note that school matinees may be added to this lineup as the audition and casting process continues)

Friday, December 12: 7:30PM

Saturday, December 13: 2PM & 7:30PM

Sunday, December 14: 5PM or 2PM & 7:30PM

Tuesday, December 16: 10AM

Wednesday, December 17: 10AM & 7:30PM

Thursday, December 18: 10AM & 7:30PM

Friday, December 19: 10AM & 7:30PM

Saturday, December 20: 2PM & 7:30PM

Sunday, December 21: 5PM or 2PM & 7:30PM

Monday, December 22: 7:30PM

Tuesday, December 23: 7:30PM

 

SEEKING: PLEASE SEE OUR CHARACTER DESCRIPTION