Auditions

2025 SUMMER PRODUCTIONS:

• Disney’s The Little Mermaid – July 11 – August 2
• The Producers – August 8-31

AUDITION DATES:

• Saturday, March 29: 10AM-6PM GENERAL AUDITIONS
• Sunday, March 30: 10AM – 6PM GENERAL AUDITIONS
• Monday, March 31: 4PM-9PM CALLBACKS (by invitation only)
• Appointments are strongly encouraged, but walk-ins will be accommodated based on availability of time blocks. 
• Video submissions will be accepted through Sunday, March 20 at 6pm.

APPOINTMENTS: Auditions are by appointment. Please CLICK THE LINK to request an audition slot.

​ONLINE SUBMISSIONS: Please EMAIL US with a link to your video audition (see below), 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 (limited cast housing is available) and transportation information (would you need transportation, where would you be coming from, etc.).

PERSONNEL:

• Anthony Ejarque: Executive Producing Director
• Jenry Towle: Associate Artistic Director, Director (Producers)
• Scott H Severance: Director (Little Mermaid) 
• Bruce Levine: Music Director, Audition Accompanist
• Melissa Hanley: Choreographer (Little Mermaid)
• Brad Reinking: Choreographer (Producers)
• Lisa Gibson: Audition Monitor
• Chris Bradley: Audition Monitor

AUDITION LOCATION:
Rochester Performing Arts Center (RPAC)
32 N Main St, Rochester, NH 03867

PRODUCTION LOCATION:
Rochester Opera House
31 Wakefield St, Rochester, NH 03867

PREPARATION: Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song in the style of the show you are auditioning for. Performers may sing directly from the show. Please bring sheet music in the correct key, in a 3-ring binder, and a headshot/resume stapled together. A piano accompanist will be provided – we will not be accepting auditions sung to a track or a capella. A rehearsal/performance schedule will be provided at auditions. Please be prepared to list any and all conflicts. If you are auditioning for both shows, one song will suffice.

CASTING NOTE: In reference to the character descriptions, 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 are available, and open to any age, ethnicity, or gender. Please note that The Producers will be casting actors 16 years of age and above.

DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID (ROH PROFESSIONAL MAINSTAGE SERIES)

• Book by Doug Wright
• Music by Alan Menken
• Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater

Director: Scott H Severance
Music Director: Bruce Levine
Choreographer: Melissa Hanley

ABOUT THE MUSICAL: Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.”

Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea. Disney’s The Little Mermaid offers a fantastic creative opportunity for rich costumes and sets, as well as the chance to perform some of the best-known songs from the past 30 years.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Rehearsals: June 30 – July 5 (July 4 rehearsal TBD)
  • ​Weekdays: 10AM-4PM, 6PM-9PM
  • Weekends: Varies
• ​Tech Rehearsals: July 6 – 10

Performances: (please note there will be two 2PM weekday matinees scheduled in this timeframe, dates TBD)

• Friday, July 11: 7:30PM
• Saturday, July 12: 2PM & 7:30PM
• Sunday, July 13: 5PM
• Wednesday, July 16: 7:30PM
• Thursday, July 17: 7:30PM
• Friday, July 18: 7:30PM 
• Saturday, July 19: 2PM & 7:30PM
• Sunday, July 20: 5PM
• Wednesday, July 23: 7:30PM
• Thursday, July 24: 7:30PM
• Friday, July 25: 7:30PM
• Saturday, July 26: 2PM & 7:30PM
• Sunday, July 27: 5PM
• Wednesday, July 30: 7:30PM
• Thursday, July 31: 7:30PM
• Friday, August 1: 7:30PM
• Saturday, August 2: 2PM & 7:30PM

SEEKING: PLEASE REFERENCE OUR CHARACTER BREAKDOWN 

THE PRODUCERS (ROH PROFESSIONAL MAINSTAGE SERIES)

Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan

Director: Jenry Towle
Music Director: Bruce Levine
Choreographer: Brad Reinking

ABOUT THE MUSICAL: Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. It is a truly “boffo” hit, winning a record twelve Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night.
The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history, thereby bilking their backers (all “little old ladies”) out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (the gloriously offensive “Springtime for Hitler”), hiring a director, raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is a lesson in broad comic construction. At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends.
With a truly hysterical book co-written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan (Annie) and music and lyrics by Mr. Brooks, The Producers skewers Broadway traditions and takes no prisoners as it proudly proclaims itself an “equal opportunity offender!”

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Rehearsals: July 14 – Aug 2
  • ​Weekdays: 10AM-4PM, 6PM-9PM
  • Weekends: Varies
• Tech Rehearsals: Aug 3-7

Performances: (please note there will be one or two 2PM weekday matinees scheduled in this timeframe, dates TBD) 

• Friday, Aug 8: 7:30PM
• Saturday, Aug 9: 2PM & 7:30PM
• Sunday, Aug 10: 5PM
• Wednesday, Aug 13: 7:30PM
• Thursday, Aug 14: 7:30PM
• Friday, Aug 15: 7:30PM
• Saturday, Aug 16: 2PM & 7:30PM
• Sunday, Aug 17: 5PM
• Wednesday, Aug 20: 7:30PM
• Thursday, Aug 21: 7:30PM
• Friday, Aug 22: 7:30PM
• Saturday, Aug 23: 2PM & 7:30PM
• Sunday, Aug 24: 5PM
• Wednesday, Aug 27: 7:30PM
• Thursday, Aug 28: 7:30PM
• Friday, Aug 29: 7:30PM
• Saturday, Aug 30: 2PM & 7:30PM
• Sunday, Aug 31: 5PM

SEEKING: PLEASE SEE OUR CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS HERE