Meadow Brook Theatre is seeking actors for the 59th Season!
2025-2026 Season Information:
Catch Me If You Can, 1st rehearsal 9/16/25 and closing performance 11/02/25
A Christmas Carol, 1st rehearsal 10/28/25 and closing performance 12/24/25
All Shook Up, 1st rehearsal 12/16/25 and closing performance 2/01/26
What the Constitution Means to Me, 1st rehearsal 1/20/26 and closing performance 3/08/26
Come From Away, 1st rehearsal 2/24/26 and closing performance 4/12/26
Million Dollar Quartet, 1st rehearsal 3/31/26 and closing performance 5/17/26
Always a Bridesmaid, 1st rehearsal 5/05/26 and closing performance 6/21/26
IN PERSON AUDITIONS: April 28th & 29th from 9am - 1pm & 2pm – 6pm
*An Accompanist will be present April 28th from 9am-1pm & April 29th from 2pm - 6pm.
*There will not be an accompanist on April 28th from 2pm-6pm & April 29th from 9am - 1pm.
For AEA appointment requests, please email: casting.mbt@gmail.com subject “appointment request.” Non-AEA & walk ups will be seen in the order of arrival and as time permits.
For non-locals or those unavailable in person, please submit a video audition to casting.mbt@gmail.com, subject “video audition.” Please follow the same guidelines as below and state your name and union affiliation at the start of the video. Please also attach a current headshot and resume. For prime consideration, please submit audition materials by May 5, 2025.
*Non-union A Christmas Carol children’s auditions for those under the age of 14 will be at a later date.*
PREPARATION: Attach current headshot & resume and two contrasting monologues no longer than three minutes total. Those who wish to be considered for All Shook Up, Come From Away or Million Dollar Quartet, please substitute one monologue with up to 32 bars of a song in a style appropriate for one of the above shows. For video submissions, if you do not have accompaniment available to you please use the accompaniment below for the song “Heart and Music” . (Please only use “Heart and Music” if you do not have other accompaniment choices.)
Meadow Brook Theatre operates under a LORT-D contract. All rehearsals & performances are currently planned to be held indoors at the theatre. The only personnel who will have access to these auditions are Cheryl L. Marshall, Managing Director, Travis W. Walter, Artistic Director, and Britt Sicker, Stage Manager.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Catch Me If You Can - By Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert; Based on the play by Robert Thomas
- Daniel Corban
- Inspector Levine
- Father Kelleher
- Elizabeth Corban
- Sydney
- Mrs. Parker
- Everett Parker
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A Christmas Carol - By Charles Dickens; Adapted by Charles Nolte
- Ensemble to play multiple roles.
(Most roles expected to be played by returning cast.)
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All Shook Up - Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley; Book by Joe Dipietros
- Natalie Haler: A young woman & an excellent mechanic. She’s much more at home in the greasy overalls than a dress.
- Chad: A great-lookin’, motorcyclin’, guitar playin’, leather jacket roustabout.
- Jim Haller: Natalie’s widowed father. Middle-aged & messy, he still longs for his wife.
- Sylvia: The no-nonsense, African American owner of Sylvia’s Honky-Tonk.
- Lorraine: Sylvia’s teenage daughter. Pretty, smart, & a total romantic.
- Dennis: An awkward young man. He aspires to be a dentist.
- Miss Sandra: The beautiful, intellectual caretaker of the town’s museum.
- Mayor Matilda Hyde: The town’s very conservative mayor.
- Dean Hyde: Matilda’s teenage son. He has spent his youth at military boarding schools & he never disobeyed his mother.
- Sheriff Earl: The law in town & a man of not many words. He loyally follows the Major wherever she goes.
- Male & Female Ensemble: They play an assortment of Townspeople.
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What the Constitution Means to Me - A Play by Heidi Schreck
- Heidi
- Legionnaire/Mike
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Come From Away - Book, Music and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
- Claude: The gregarious and well-liked Mayor of Gander, Newfoundland, Claude loves his work, the townspeople and his daily traditions, but he’s never had to deal with a crisis of this magnitude before. (40-60’s)
- Bonnie: A no-nonsense mother of 3, Bonnie is the head of the Gander area SPCA. When she discovers animals are trapped on the planes, she stops at nothing to ensure their safety - but in frustration, she often lashes out at those around her. (30-40’s)
- Beulah: The head of the Gander Legion, with a firefighter son, who walks Hannah to her church and prays with her. (40-60’s)
- Oz: The quirky constable in the two-person Gander police force. When the town’s population suddenly doubles, Oz helps out in unexpected ways. (30-50’s)
- Doug: An Air Traffic Controller, married to Bonnie, who tries to help his wife and the animals. (30-40’s)
- Janice: An eager new local TV reporter, Janice is thrown into the deep end on her first day. Initially naïve about the world, Janice must face the pain and confusion around her. (20 yrs. old)
- Annette: A local teacher at the Gander Academy and mother to a lot of children. (40-60’s)
- Garth: The head of the local union, representing the Bus Drivers. (30-50’s)
- Beverley: The first female captain for American Airlines Pilot, Beverley Bass has always loved flying, when her world suddenly changes. (50’s)
- Diane: A traditional divorcee from Texas, who is terrified that her son may have been flying at the time of the attacks. When she finds out that he’s safe, she’s given a new lease on life and discovers a wilder, more carefree side of herself. (50’s)
- Nick: An English oil engineer who is focused on his work, Nick’s life is turned upside down when he falls for Diane. (50’s)
- Kevin T.: The head of an environmental energy company in Los Angeles, Kevin was on vacation with his boyfriend (and secretary, also named Kevin), when they are stranded in Gander. Inspired by the town’s generosity, Kevin creates the Pay It Forward Foundation. (30-50’s)
- Kevin J.: Kevin’s boyfriend and secretary. Sarcastic and unhappy, he wants to leave as soon as possible. (30-50’s)
- Bob: A hardened New Yorker, Bob is suspicious of where he’s landed, fearing that it’s World War 3, that someone going to shoot him and steal his wallet - but instead, he ends up losing his New York jadedness. (20-40’s)
- Hannah: The mother of a firefighter in Manhattan, Hannah waits for news about her son and is comforted by Beulah. (40-60’s)
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Million Dollar Quartet - Book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux; Original Concept and Direction by Floyd Mutrux
- Brother Jay: mid-twenties--bass player, brother of Carl Perkins
- Fluke: mid-twenties—drummer
- Jerry Lee Lewis: 20--Rock ‘n’ Roll’s legendary piano prodigy and celebrated Last Man Standing
- Sam Phillips: 33--the Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll and founder of Sun Records; discovered Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and many others, including Roy Orbison and B.B. King; a towering and charismatic figure in American music
- Carl Perkins: 24—lead guitar player, the first poet of Rock ‘n’ Roll
- Johnny Cash: 24--guitar player, a giant of American music at the dawn of his epic career
- Dyanne: mid-twenties--an aspiring singer, Elvis’s girlfriend
- Elvis Presley: 21--guitar, the first and still undisputed King of Rock ‘n’ Roll
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Always a Bridesmaid - By Jones Hope Wooten
- Kari Ames-Bissette: late 20s, a kind-hearted, spirited Southern charmer
- Libby Ruth Ames: late 40s, hopeless romantic, sweet country woman, plain-spoken and guileless
- Sedalia Ellicott: 60s, a gregarious, energetic Virginia hostess and life-force
- Monette Gentry: late 40s, kinda flashy, kinda trashy, Southern-to-the-bone flirt
- Charlie Collins: late 40s, tree-hugging, Birkenstock-wearing, acerbic Southern free spirit
- Deedra Wingate: late 40s, headstrong with a dry wit, no-nonsense Northern transplant
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