Theatre Auditions and Casting

Actor, Singer, Dancer and ASL Signer Auditions
When: 
Monday, January 13, 2025, 6:30-8:30 PM signing/singing/monologue, 8:45-10 PM Dance Call*
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 5-8 PM singing/monologue,  8:30-10 PM Dance Call
Friday, January 17, 2025, 5-8 PM singing/monologue, 8:30-10 PM Dance Call
*Monday audition is reserved for all ASL Signers and anyone who is traveling to KCACTF

Musical Theatre Audition Workshop (Video) 

Please complete both steps of the audition sign-up:
Audition Form 
Audition Sign-up

Where: Glass Box Theater/SHED Dance Studio

What: Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song in the style of the show, as well as a memorized monologue. You may choose one of the provided monologues (which does not have to be a character you would like to play) or prepare a short monologue of your own (1 minute or shorter). 

Prior to the audition, auditionees should fill out the A Chorus Line Audition form including all details.  After the singing and monologue portion of the audition, there will be a dance call.  All performers will learn the short dance selection and perform it several times in small groups.  Performers should wear clothing they are comfortable in for the singing and monologue portion, and should wear dance/workout attire that does not obscure the line of the body, for the dance section. The dance audition may be taken in socks or dance shoes (flat or heeled).

Performers ONLY auditioning for the role of Zach do not need to prepare a song and may choose whether they would like to dance.
Performers ONLY auditioning for the role of Staff Interpreters do not need to prepare a song or plan to dance, but should plan to present their monologue in English as well as ASL.

Callbacks: Sunday, January 19, 2025, 2-10 PM by appointment.  Performers will be given sides (portions of the script/score) to prepare in their call back email, and they should come to callbacks prepared to sing, act, and dance. The callback sides may be memorized, but performers may also present their callback with a script in hand.

The below is for reference when indicating which role(s) one would like to be considered for.  Please read the below carefully, but also keep in mind that it is not an exhaustive list of all the attributes of each character.

Principal Characters:
NOTE: for d/Deaf performers whose character sings, there will be another performer cast to voice the character.

Cassie - Once danced in the chorus and was made a featured dancer, but has been without work for a bit.  She is now desperate for work: desperate enough to crash her ex’s dance audition and ask for a chance to dance in the chorus.  Cassie was previously in a work and romantic relationship with Zach.  Cassie is passionate, sincere, always gives 110%, and is a strong dancer and singer. Solo: The Music and the Mirror. Vocal range: Soprano (belt). Seeking a hearing, female-presenting performer.

Diana - Self-identifies as Puerto Rican, and is friends with Paul. Growing up in the Bronx, Diana was othered and ridiculed, as a young performer. Her bold and brassy exterior cracks to reveal a sensitive soul beneath.  Solos: Nothing, What I Did For Love (feature) Vocal range: Alto (belt). Seeking a d/Deaf, female-presenting performer.

Zach - Director and choreographer of the play for which everyone else is auditioning.  Has worked on Broadway for some time and is established as a director/choreographer.  Was previously in a work and romantic relationship with Cassie. Does not sing, but may dance. Seeking a d/Deaf performer of any gender.

Larry - Zach’s assistant choreographer.  Has worked with Zach for a number of years, and, therefore, also knows and has worked with Cassie. Sings and dances with the auditionees (will be the dance captain for Zach in the show they’re casting). Vocal range: TBD. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing performer of any gender.

Paul - From Spanish Harlem, NYC, and friends with Diana.  Very sensitive and hesitant to share about himself.  Just beginning to embrace his queer identity and navigate how that affects his relationship with his family. Content disclosure: molestation is mentioned by this character.  Note: this character will have a staged fall in the show. Vocal range: Baritone. Seeking a hearing, male-presenting performer.

Val - Moved from VT to NYC to become a Radio City Rockette. Very confident in her body, Val sings about booking work after having a breast augmentation and BBL, and she invites everyone to take it all in.  Content disclosure: mentions rape and comments on Shelia’s breasts in a favorable way. Solo: Dance Ten, Looks Three Vocal range: Mezzo Soprano. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing female-presenting performer.

Sheila - Self-identifies as “almost 30”. Sheila is brassy, sassy, and sultry: the class comedian who’s liked by all.  Content disclosure: walking in on parents having sex mentioned by this character. Trio: At the Ballet Vocal range: Alto. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing female-presenting performer.

Maggie - A dreamer from CA, Maggie often escaped the harsh realities of her world of parental discord by embracing her fantasy life.  Trio: At the Ballet Vocal range: Soprano (belt). Seeking a d/Deaf, female-presenting performer.

Bebe - Insecure about her looks, based on her experience with her family of origin.  Content disclosure: “joke” is made about suicide, by this character. Trio: At the Ballet Vocal range: Alto. Seeking a hearing, female-presenting performer.

Mike - Began dancing in NJ, when his sister refused to go to dance class. Very confident and self-assured, but not cocky. This character has a tap dance feature. Solo: I Can Do That  Vocal range: Tenor. Seeking a hearing, male-presenting performer.

Kristine - Recently married to Al. New to the business and very nervous when not dancing.  Has “trouble singing” (but will sing in ensemble numbers). Duet: Sing Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano. Seeking a hearing, female-presenting performer.

Al - From the Bronx, and recently married to Kristine.  Knows Zach from previous work, but is, nevertheless, eager to please and promises Zach that despite not being the brightest bulb in the chandelier, he will work hard and deliver, night after night.  Duet: Sing Vocal range: Baritone. Seeking a hearing, male-presenting performer.

Connie - Of Asian descent, and sings about being 4’10”, so a shorter performer would be ideal. Born in Chinatown, Lower East Side, NYC. Content disclosure: self-disparaging about smaller-than-average breast size. Vocal range: Alto. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing female-presenting performer.

Judy - Mentions being “tall” or “thin” (two options in the text). Judy forgets her number and has to be reminded.  Slightly awkward, but covers it with genuine humor. Content disclosure: allusion to suicide attempt by this character. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing female-presenting performer.

Richie - Self-identifies as Black, Richie is from MO, and is cool, charismatic, and confident without being cocky.  This character has a tap dance feature. Vocal range: Tenor. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing male-presenting performer.

Don - Married with children to support.  From Kansas City. Content disclosure: allusion to having sex with an older woman at 15, by this character. Vocal range: Baritone. Seeking a d/Deaf, male-presenting performer.

Mark - From AZ, Mark is the youngest auditionee, at 17.  Very eager to get into a chorus.  Content disclosure: overt mentions of sexuality and STIs by this character. Vocal range: Tenor. Seeking a d/Deaf, male-presenting performer.

Greg - Self- identifies as Jewish and gay. Grew up in the Upper East Side, NYC. His affluent background and constant posturing and image-monitoring are very evident. Vocal range: Baritone. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing male-presenting performer.

Bobby - Sarcastic and with an often biting wit.  Self-identifies as gay.  Grew up in upstate NY. Content disclosure: “joke” is made about suicide, by this character. Vocal range: Baritone. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing performer of any gender.

Ensemble Characters: (including, but not limited to, the below named characters) all of whom will dance the opening and the finale, and may also have off-stage singing, as well as the possibility of covering one of the principal roles.

Vicki - Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing performer of any gender.

Tricia - Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing performer of any gender.

Lois - Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing performer of any gender.

Frank “headband boy” - Vocal range: Baritone. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing performer of any gender.

Butch - Vocal range: Baritone. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing performer of any gender.

Roy “wrong arm boy” - Vocal range: Baritone. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing performer of any gender.

Tom “counts with mouth” - Vocal range: Baritone. Seeking a d/Deaf or hearing performer of any gender.

Staff Interpreters - 4-6 student actors who will not sing or dance. This team will voice the character of Zach, as well as serve as Zach’s interpreters for the non-signing characters, so the actors in these roles should also be able to interpret in ASL for Zach.  We will have support from Professor JW Guido, as DASL, for these “staff interpreters”, so the actors themselves will not be responsible for the ASL translation, and they will have Christopher and JW’s support in shaping these characters into this collective role of “staff interpreters”.

We are excited to be holding musician auditions for the Spring production of A Chorus Line! Please review the following information and reach out if you have any questions. There are several audition cuts for each instrument with specific metronome markings/tempi. Please learn them all for your audition, keeping in mind that 10 minutes is allocated to each audition slot. Also, please recognize that we may not hear all of the selections you have prepared for the audition, and this does not necessarily indicate our level of interest. If you have any questions, please email Dane, musical director, at dnrspa@rit.edu.

Audition Sign-up 
Sheet Music Cuts

When: Saturday, January 18, 2025
Where: Glass Box Theater, SHED
What: 
WOODWINDS: There are four reed books that double on several instruments. They are outlined below. Please locate the audition material for each instrument in the book/s that you are interested in auditioning for. If you do not play all the instruments in that particular book, no need to worry: just audition for those instruments that you are proficient in. We anticipate the need for flexibility.
Reeds 1 & 2: Piccolo, Flute, B-flat Clarinet, E-flat Alto Sax
Reed 3: Clarinet, B-flat Tenor Sax
Reed 4: Clarinet, Bari-Sax, Bassoon

BRASS:
Trumpet 1, 2 & 3
Trombones

KEYBOARDS:
Various Keyboard parts that play strings, harpsichord, vibes etc. Please see audition material.

ELECTRIC BASS:
The score calls for both acoustic bass and Electric Bass. We anticipate only using e-bass due to space constraints and other logistics. An amp will be provided at the audition. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU BRING OWN 1/4” CABLE TO PLUG IN.