Auditions

The Bottom brothers, two struggling playwrights in Renaissance London, need a hit. Easier said than done when your chief competition is local rock star, William Shakespeare. The Bottom brothers’ plan: write the world’s first musical! This rollicking song-and-dance extravaganza, nominated for ten Tony Awards during its smash Broadway run, sends up the Bard and Broadway and everything in between. Best of all, it can be enjoyed without CliffsNotes!

Something Rotten! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. MTIShows.com

Audition Information:

Casting 20-25 actors/singers/dancers of all genders and races.

For vocal auditions, please prepare 16-32 bars of a song in the style of the show, and bring your sheet music for the accompanist. Wear comfortable clothes, and shoes for a dance audition. Experienced tap dancers especially needed.

Audition sides

Characters:

Nick Bottom: Struggling renaissance writer. Jealous of the success of William Shakespeare and will do anything to beat him. Nigel’s older brother. Married to Bea. Some tap.

Nigel Bottom: Sweetly naive young writer and poet. Insecure, gullible and easily manipulated. Falls in love with Portia.

Shakespeare: Renaissance rock star. Bigger than life (and he knows it.) Some tap.

Nostrodamus: Soothsayer whose vision of the future is slightly skewed. Eccentric. Nick consults with him to find his next great hit. Some tap.

Bea: Nick’s wife and “Right Hand Man.” Loves and supports him despite his questionable decision making. Strong leader and powerful woman who is quite persuasive when she wants to be.

Portia: Quirky Puritan girl who falls in love with Nigel over their mutual love of poetry and Shakespeare. Brother Jeremiah’s daughter.

Brother Jeremiah: Puritan leader and father of Portia. Deeply repressed. despises playwrights, poets and all things ungodly.

Minstrel: Narrator of the show.

Lord Clapham: Flamboyant theatre producer.

Shylock: Jewish landlord/tax collector who loves theatre more than anything.

Troupe (Tom Snout, Peter Quince, Snug, Francis Flute, Robin, etc): Actors in Nick’s theatre company

Ensemble: The ensemble will play many parts throughout the show.

Audition Form

When two strangers meet by letter during World War II, a love story begins. Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig tells the joyous, heartwarming story of his parents’ courtship and the results are anything but expected.

Dear Jack, Dear Louise is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals, on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com

AUDITIONS | JAN 18, 2026 | 3pm

MARCH 14 & 15, 2026
CP2 Readers Theatre
Sat 8pm & Sun 2pm

Camping With Henry and Tom
By Mark St. Germain
Directed by Matt Andrews

In 1921, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and President Warren G. Harding took a camping trip together into the Maryland woods to escape civilization. Inspired by an actual event, Camping with Henry and Tom is an exploration of friendship, politics, and leadership; a comedic and dramatic clash of two great minds and one great heart of the twentieth century.

Camping With Henry and Tom is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals, on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com

Audition Information:

Sides will be available at the audition

Audition form

Character Breakdown:

Casting: 4 Male Actors of various age ranges and backgrounds.

Henry Ford (Industrialist): Male; approximate age-range of 45-70; of any background
Ford is powerful, confident and control oriented. The play highlights his more controversial views, including his strong business focus and a desire to run the country like a business. He is an intense character.

Thomas Edison (Inventor): male; approximate age-range of 60-85; of any background
Edison is cerebral and wise in both science and human nature and often provides the play’s humor. He is an old friend of Ford but not necessarily an ally in his political manipulations. Edison is more grounded than Ford with an ability to see through the industrialist’s bluster.

Warren G. Harding (U.S. President): male; approximate age-range of 45-70; of any background
Harding is a troubled but basically a decent man. He is a reluctant president who views the position more as ceremonial, and he spends much of his time covering up his scandals. At the moment, he simply wants to enjoy the camping trip with his famous friends.

Colonel Edmund Starling (Head of Secret Service): male; approximate age- range of 25-45; of any background
A character who appears late in the play. Starling is the one who ultimately asserts control over the situation, reminding the President on his obligations and ending the secluded camping trip. If a Narrator for the reading is needed, Starling will also fill this role.