Signature Theatre 2026-27 Season
The character breakdowns include gender specifications that reflect the identity of the characters as written by the playwrights. However, we strongly encourage performers with any gender expression and/or gender identity to audition for any role.
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
The MAX Theatre: LORT B Scale
Book by: George Furth
Music by: Stephen Sondheim
Director & Choreographer: Matthew Gardiner
Music Director: Jon Kalbfleisch
1st Rehearsal: July 28, 2026
1st Performance: August 25, 2026
Closing: November 1, 2026
All parts to be understudied.
SYNOPSIS: A compelling musical fable about friendship, compromise and the high price of success, and written with the theatrically inventive concept of beginning the story at the end of a friendship and moving backwards in time, Merrily We Roll Along follows the relationship between three friends through the good and bad times and ends in the climax at the start of their careers, facing their bright futures together.
SEEKING:
[FRANKLIN SHEPARD]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (he/him) 35-45. Baritone. Best friends with Charley and Mary. A bright-eyed optimist in NYC with big dreams. He ranges from an influential composer to a successful film producer, but it comes with a cost. Handsome and talented but he is sometimes misled, tragic and tormented. Intimacy is required for this role.
[CHARLEY KRINGAS]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (he/him) 35-45. Baritenor. A simple but stubborn man and talented lyricist. Best friends with Frank and Mary. Has dreams as big as Frank but values his friendships and family over fame.
[MARY FLYNN]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (she/her) 35-45. Mezzo with belt. An aspiring novelist turned theatre critic. Best friends with Charley and Frank. Has dreams as big as Frank's and Charley's. Witty, bitter and sarcastic.
[BETH SPENCER]: (she/her) 35-45. Soprano. Frank's first love, ex-wife, and mother of his child, Frank Jr. A downtrodden housewife who was once a sweet Midwestern romantic trying to chase big dreams. Intimacy is required for this role.
[JOE JOSEPHSON]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (he/him) 45-55. Baritone. Gussie Carnegie's first husband. Big and boisterous Broadway producer who later falls on hard times.
[GUSSIE CARNEGIE]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (she/her) 35-45. Mezzo-soprano with belt. Frank's second wife. Brassy and in love with Frank. She is an up-and-coming Broadway star. Intimacy is required for this role.
[FRANKLIN SHEPARD, JR.]: (he/him) age 5-8. Beth and Frank's son. Energetic and full of hope. Sings well.
[ENSEMBLE/AS CAST]: (8 actors) – Seeking strong actors, singers, and movers to play a number of roles. Ages 25-50.
ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE
The ARK Theatre: LORT D Scale
Book, Music and Lyrics: Adam Gwon
Director & Choreographer: Matthew Gardiner
Music Director: Marika Contouris
1st Rehearsal: Friday, September 18, 2026
1st Performance: Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Closing: Sunday, December 13, 2026
All parts to be understudied
SYNOPSIS: A funny and heart-wrenching new musical centered around a small-town math teacher who reluctantly agrees to coach a misfit student for the 1996 State Thespian Competition. Enter the teacher's new outspoken boyfriend and the devout school secretary, and he soon has trouble navigating his carefully compartmentalized life.
SEEKING:
[RICKY ALLEMAN]: (he/him, 30s.) Tenor. Math teacher. In the closet at his conservative, small town high school, but has a romantic life outside of work without shame. He's passionate and optimistic, working within the status quo to make a difference for his students. That also makes him careful, a people-pleaser, and caught in a dance between his public and private lives that becomes increasingly impossible to sustain.
[SAM (Samantha) BUCKNAM]: (she/her, 18+ to play 17) Alto/Mezzo. High school student, from a working-class home. A tomboy with theater kid energy. Funny, wry, impulsive. Sam forges a connection with Ricky that makes her feel like less of an outsider. But with burgeoning questions about her queer identity, and limited choices for her future, Sam is lost in the maze of figuring herself out.
[MICHAEL HALLETT]: (he/him or Non-Binary, 30s) Baritenor. Bookstore owner. Exuberant, with a tough skin. Joyful, kind and unapologetically queer - and out. Believes in pushing the envelope instead of working with the system. As he and Ricky become romantically involved, Michael must weigh what he is and isn't willing to sacrifice in order to feel at home in the world.
[DEDE ROZENEL]: (she/her, 40s-50s) Mezzo. High school administrative secretary. Traditional but not a rube. A protector. Born and bred in this small town, but self-aware about its provincial nature and excited for the breath of fresh air that is Ricky. As their friendship deepens, Dede is caught between the increasing rigidity of her conservative community and her dawning more liberal worldview.
THE SECRET GARDEN
The MAX Theatre: LORT B Scale
Book by: Marsha Norman
Music by: Lucy Simon
Director: Ethan Heard
Choreographer: Kelly D'Amboise
Music Director: Bill Yanesh
1st Rehearsal: Friday, November 6, 2026[JG1.1]
1st Performance: Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Closing: Sunday, February 14, 2027
All parts to be understudied.
SYNOPSIS: Orphaned in India, 11-year-old MARY LENNOX returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his disabled son COLIN. The estate's many wonders include a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting melodies and the "Dreamers," spirits from Mary's past who guide her through her new life, dramatizing The Secret Garden's compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.
SEEKING:
[MARY LENOX]: (she/her, age 11) Soprano. The orphaned child of Albert and Rose Craven, who goes to live with her Uncle after her parents and caretaker die during the cholera epidemic in India. Innate sense of curiosity and resilience. British accent required.
[ARCHIBALD CRAVEN]: (he/him, 35-45) Baritone with Falsetto. Mary's uncle and proprietor of Misselthwaite Manor. Lost his beloved wife Lily after the birth of their son Colin. Plagued with grief but has a tender side.
[DR NEVILLE CRAVEN]: (he/him, 35-45) Baritone with dark resonance. A self-important Physician with an imposing, tough disposition. Colin Craven's obsessive caretaker. Loved his brother's wife when she was alive and has not moved on.
[COLIN CRAVEN]: (he/him, age 10) Youth voice, tenor. Archibald's ten-year-old son. Accustomed to being fussed over as a sickly, bedridden little boy. Uses authority and temper tantrums to get what he wants.
[MARTHA SOWERBY]: (she/her, 20-25) Mezzo with Belt. A young chambermaid who befriends and encourages Mary. Warm and straight-talking. Speaks with a Yorkshire accent.
[DICKON SOWERBY]: (he/him, 18-25) Tenor. Martha's brother—an agile, otherworldly young man with a charming sense of mischief. He shares a deep spiritual connection with the natural world surrounding Misselthwaite Manor, tending its plants and animals. He also guides Mary, sharing his knowledge of the Manor's garden and helping her discover its magic.
[BEN WEATHERSTAFF]: (he/him, 50s-60s) Baritenor. The head gardener, secretly entrusted to take care of the garden after Lily's death. Knows a great deal about the history of the garden and the grounds it sits on. Speaks with a Yorkshire accent.
[LILY CRAVEN]: (she/her, early 30s) Soprano. Archibald's wife who died tragically ten years before in her garden. Her spirit haunts Misselthwaite Manor. British accent required.
[MRS. MEDLOCK]: (she/her, 30s-60s) Age flexible. Archibald's housekeeper. A cold and severe woman. Speaks with a Yorkshire accent.
[CAPTAIN ALBERT LENNOX]: (he/him, Mid-30s) Tenor. Mary's father, stationed in India serving under the British Raj. A caring man. Dies in the cholera epidemic at the beginning of the story and looks after Mary from the beyond. British accent required.
[ROSE LENNOX]: (she/her, 30-35) Soprano. Mary's mother and Lily's sister. Aristocratic and superficial, she never understood how her sister could love Archibald. Not an affectionate person, but loyal to her husband and daughter. Dies during the cholera epidemic at the beginning of the story and looks after Mary from the beyond. British accent required.
[AYAH]: (she/her, 20s-30s) Mezzo-Soprano. South Asian. Mary's caretaker and maternal figure in India. Dies during the cholera epidemic at the beginning of the story and looks after Mary from the Beyond.
[FAKIR]: (he/him, 20s-30s) Tenor. South Asian. Dies during the cholera epidemic at the beginning of the story and looks after Mary from the Beyond.
[ENSEMBLE/AS CAST]: (4 actors) – Seeking strong actors, singers, and movers to play a number of roles. Ages 25-50.
THE MONSTERS
The ARK Theatre: LORT D Scale
Playwright: Ngozi Anyanwu
Director: TBD[MG3.1]
1st Rehearsal: Friday, January 8, 2027
1st Preview: Tuesday, February 2, 2027
Closing: Sunday, March 21, 2027
No Roles to be Understudied
SYNOPSIS: A sibling love story about reunions, resentment, reconnection, and wrestling with demons. For a long time, LIL has been obsessed with fighting, and one fighter in particular: her older brother BIG, an aging but successful figure in the local Mixed Martial Arts circuit. But she's been doing it all from afar until one day when she decides to show up on his doorstep.
SEEKING:
[BIG]: (he/him). 30s-40s. Black, tattooed. LIL's older brother. A Mixed Martial Arts fighter on their way out. Strong, but not that tough. Keeps their feelings close to the chest. Doesn't talk much but when they do it's searingly honest. Observant. Wishes for more than they've had; different things than they've had. Physically imposing. A strong mover.
[LIL]: (she/her) 20s. Black. BIG's younger sister. A Mixed Martial Arts fighter on their way up. Strong, but not that tough. Scrappy. Wears their heart on their sleeve. Talks a lot but takes a while to get to the truth. Yearning. A cheeky, vibrating ball of potential; give them a shot and watch them capitalize. Physically a match for BIG - strong/tall/solid. A strong mover.
A MOUNTAIN FOR ELODIE
The MAX Theatre: LORT B Scale
Written and Performed by Benjamin Scheuer
Director: Séimí Campbell
1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, February 16, 2027
1st Preview: Tuesday, March 16, 2027
Closing: Sunday, April 18, 2027
No Roles to be Understudied
SYNOPSIS: When his daughter ELODIE is born, BEN realizes the closure he thought he'd found with his own long-dead father needs to be re-examined in this heartbreaking new show from Benjamin Scheuer, the creator of Drama Desk Award-winning "The Lion"
SEEKING:
[BEN]: (he/him). THIS ROLE IS CAST. Writer and performer.
[DELILAH]: (she/her). The show's Pianist and Ben's wife. An illustrator. Born and raised in Wales, moves to the U.S. with Ben – over the course of the story, they navigate building a life together and have a daughter. Excellent pianist and Welsh accent required.
LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS
The ARK Theatre: LORT D Scale
Written by John Leguizamo
Director: TBA
1st Rehearsal: Friday, March 26, 2027
1st Preview: Tuesday, April 20, 2027
Closing: Sunday, June 6, 2027
No Roles to be Understudied
SYNOPSIS: When JOHN takes a peek at his son's history textbooks, he is shocked to find nothing about the impact of Latin culture over thousands of years. Excited to share his heritage with his son, John dives deep, exploring everything from the Mayans to modern-day heroes.
SEEKING:
[JOHN] Male, 30s- 40s. Our lecturer, knowledgeable and appreciative of Latin history. Has an acerbic sense of humor, and the comic agility to embody dozens of characters, but also the warmth and charisma to connect with the audience.
URINETOWN
The MAX Theatre: LORT B Scale
Music by Mark Hollmann
Lyrics by Mark Hollmann & Greg Kotis
Book by Greg Kotis
Director: TBA
Music Director: TBA
Choreographer: TBA
1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, May 11, 2027
1st Preview: Tuesday, June 8, 2027
Closing: Sunday, August 1, 2027
All Roles to be Understudied
SYNOPSIS: A side-splitting sendup of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! Winner of three Tony Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself!
SEEKING:
[OFFICER LOCKSTOCK]: (he/him, 30s to 50s) Baritone. A corrupt policeman and our narrator. Playfully matter-of-fact about the bleak world around him.
[LITTLE SALLY]: (she/her, 20s) Soprano. A wide-eyed, scrappy, and bluntly observant street urchin who can't help but question everything. The child of the story. Excellent comic-timing required.
[BOBBY STRONG]: (he/him, 20s-30s) Tenor. Works for Penelope Pennywise at the at the poorest, filthiest Urinal in town. In a world where it's everyone for themselves, he looks out for others. An unlikely revolutionary, his unbreakable spirit inspires those around him.
[CALDWELL B. CLADWELL]: (he/him, 50s to 60s) Baritone with bass notes. A greedy and deceitful businessman who exploits the poor as the proprietor of Urine Good Company.
[HOPE CLADWELL]: (she/her, 20s) Soprano. The educated, and naïve daughter of the wealthiest and most powerful man in town. Admired by rich and poor alike for her beauty and open heart. When she discovers the extent of her father's tyranny, she becomes determined to stand up for those he has exploited.
[PENELOPE PENNYWISE]: (she/her, 40s to 50s) Soprano with Belt. No nonsense warden of the poorest, filthiest Urinal in town. Her brash demeanor masks a personal desperation and deep secret.
[OFFERICE BARREL]: (he/him, 30s to 50s) Baritone with Bass notes. A policeman and thuggish sidekick to Lockstock. Not the brightest. Blindly follows orders.
[MR. MCQUEEN]: (he/him, 20s to 30s) Tenor. Cladwell's sycophantic personal assistant.
[SENATOR FIPP]: (he/him, 40s to 50s) the corrupt politician enabling Cladwell. Deep down, he has a conscience, but no spine.
[OLD MAN STRONG/HOTBLADES HARRY]: (he/him, 50s +) Baritone. Bobby Strong's father. Tougher than most and unable to afford the urinal fee, he dares to pee on the wall and pays the price. An act of defiance and desperation that ignites a revolution. Will double as HOTBLADES HARRY, a hotheaded thug bent on revenge.
[JOSEPHINE STRONG]: (she/her, 50s +). Mezzo-Soprano. Tough and levelheaded, she believes in her son and helps him organize the revolution.
