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SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
DESCRIPTION:AUDITIONS: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstave Theater \nAdapted by John Faust\, based on the film by George A. Romero and John Russo. \nDirected by David Scaglione \n  \nAUDITION DATES:  July 27 – 29\, 2026\n\nMonday\, July 27\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nTuesday\,  July 28\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nWednesday\,  July 29\, 2026 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.\n\n(Auditioners only need to come to one night of open call auditions.  We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions. Auditioners will be seen on a first come\, first serve basis determined by when they signed-in at the Open Call.) \nPERFORMANCE DATES:  Sept. 19 – Oct. 17\, 2026\n  \nAUDITION NOTICE:\nTITLE: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD \nAUTHOR: John Faust \nDIRECTOR: David Scaglione \nRUN:  Sept. 19 – Oct. 17\, 2026 \nFridays & Saturdays 8pm\, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. \nThis is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay.  \nAUDITION DATES:\nOpen Call: \nDates: Monday\, July 27 & Tuesday\, July 28\, 2026 \n(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions. Auditioners will be seen on a first come\, first serve basis determined by when they sign-in.) \nTimes: 7pm – 9pm \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse   \nCallbacks: By Invitation Only. \nDate: Wednesday\, July 29\, 2026 \nTimes: 7pm – 10pm \nREHEARSALS:\nFirst Read-Through: Saturday\, Aug. 1\, Noon – 4pm \nRegular Rehearsal: Starting Aug. 3\, Mon. – Thurs.\, 7pm – 10pm; Saturdays\, Noon – 4pm\, unless otherwise listed. \n(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.) \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse \nNOTE: Open to working with some limited minor conflicts\, but we will not be casing people with conflicts on tech dates and performances. \nAUDITION REQUIREMENTS:\nBring headshot and resume.  \nSides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions. \nSHORT SYNOPSIS:  \nAdapted from the well-known horror motion picture by George A. Romero and John Russo\, set in the fictional town of Evans City\, Pennsylvania\, in 1968. There are local news reports of the dead rising from grave\, and the police department is quickly overrun- with reports of ghouls and the town’s people are powerless to stop flesh-eating zombies. Our leading couple\, BEN and BARBARA must hide out from undead in a farmhouse with a couple\, HARRY and HELEN COOPER and their daughter\, KAREN\, for the time being\, but can they or anyone be trusted? \nCASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:\nNOTE: All roles are open to any ethnicity unless specifically listed (BEN & BARBARA.)  Long Beach Playhouse encourages actors of all backgrounds\, gender identities\, and abilities to audition. \nNIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is a horror themed stage production that will feature undead creatures and simulated blood\, brains\, and guts.  You should make sure you are comfortable with the subject matter and style of the show before auditioning. \nBEN (M\, 18-40\, African American): Dynamic and strong; leader type. \nBARBARA (F\, 18-30\, Caucasian): Frightened yet resilient; at first dazed by what is happening. \nJOHNNY: (M\, 18-30): Barbara’s brother and a bit of a jerk.  Later gets turned into a ghoul. \nHARRY COOPER (M\, 30-65): Gruff and old-fashioned\, husband to Helen.  Out for himself and his family. \nHELEN COOPER (F\, 30-65): Reactionary and frightened\, wife to Harry. Is more reasonable and cooperative than her husband. \nKAREN COOPER (F\, 12-21 to play young girl): Daughter of Helen and Harry; seems innocent\, but has a dangerous secret. \nTOM (M\, 16-21 to play teenager) Teenager\, boyfriend to Judy. Wants to help\, but ends up an innocent victim. \nJUDY (F\, 16-21 to play teenager) Teenager\, girlfriend to Tom.  Is deeply devoted\, but ends up an innocent victim. \nNEWS ANCHOR (M or F\, 20-65): Strong and assertive; trying to come to grips with what is happening. \nFIELD NEWS ANCHOR- (M or F\, 20-65): Struggling to be famous; trying to come to grips with what is happening. \nDR. GRIMES (F\, 20-65): Scientist determined to learn what is going on; this side of bizarre or eccentric. \nCHIEF McCLELLAND (M or F\, 20-65):\, County Sheriff – typical movie police officer. \nVINCE (M\, 18-28): Chief McClelland’s Deputy; good with a rifle. \nRUSS/GHOUL 1 (M\, 18-65): Chief McClelland’s Deputy\, then ghoulish and full of death. \nSALLY/GHOUL 2 (F\, 21-65): Server when living and a ghoul when dead. \nCEMETERY GHOUL (M\, 18-65): Quiet\, unassuming yet dead; non-speaking\, just moaning. \nDINER CUSTOMER 2/GHOUL 3 (M or F\, 18-65): Small speaking role and later a ghoul. \nDINER CUSTOMER 1/GHOUL 4 (M or F\, 18-65): Small speaking role and later a ghoul. \nBEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:\n  \n\n\nNight of the Living Dead Beg. Reh. Schedule Actor VersionDownload
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