AUDITIONS: HEATHERS: The Musical

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kevin Murphy & Laurence O’Keefe

Directed by Sean Gray

Musical Direction by Stephen Olear

Choreography and Assistant Direction by Sonya Randall

AUDITION DATES:  Aug. 4 – 6, 2025

• Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Tuesday,  Aug. 5, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Wednesday,  Aug. 6, 2025 – 7pm – 11pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(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.)

PLEASE NOTE:  Due to the adult subject matter and intense themes of the show, we will only be casting actors 18 years of age and over at the time of the auditions. 

PERFORMANCE DATES:  Oct. 11 – Nov. 16, 2025

HEATHERS: The Musical is the darkly delicious satire based on the iconic teen-comedy movie of the 80s. Veronica Sawyer, a brainy teenage misfit, hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. Once there, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid, J.D. But before she can get comfortable atop the food chain, she runs afoul of Heather Chandler, the almighty queen of the school. Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather’s aerobicized ass…but J.D. has other plans, as a series of murders of Westerberg’s most popular students reveals the real-cut throat nature of teenage popularity.

Check back closer to the audition dates for the official Audition Notice with the Beginning Rehearsal Schedule and Character Breakdown.

AUDITIONS: VERONICA’S ROOM

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

By Ira Levin

Directed by Gregory Cohen

AUDITION DATES:  July 7 – July 9, 2025

• Monday, July 7, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Tuesday,  July, 8, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Wednesday,  July 9, 2025 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(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.)

PERFORMANCE DATES:  Aug. 30 – Sept. 27, 2025

AUDITON NOTICE:

TITLE: VERONICA’S ROOM

AUTHOR: Ira Levin

DIRECTOR: Gregory Cohen

RUN:  August 30 – September 27, 2025

Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events.

This is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay.

AUDITION DATES:

Open Call

Dates: Monday, July 7 & Tuesday, July 8, 2025 

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.)

Times: 7pm – 9pm

Location: Long Beach Playhouse  

Callbacks: By Invitation Only.

Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Times: 7pm – 10pm

REHEARSALS:

First Read-Through: Saturday, July 12, 2025, Noon – 4:00pm

Regular Rehearsal: Starting Monday, July 14: Monday through Thursdays (7:00pm – 10:00pm) with an occasional possible Saturday morning rehearsal, (9am – Noon) if needed.

(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)

Location: Long Beach Playhouse

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

Bring headshot and resume. 

Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.

SHORT SYNOPSIS:  

A young couple are enticed to visit an attic room in the Brabissant Mansion by the family’s caretakers because of an uncanny resemblance of the young woman to the late daughter of their employers. This invitation begins the blurring of lines between reality and madness, guilt and murder.  This is a roller-coaster ride for the audience where all lines of conduct are crossed.

CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:

PLEASE NOTE: Uncomfortable themes such as child abuse, incest, and necrophilia are dealt with in this production.  If involved, you must be comfortable presenting these aspects.  There is also some staged violence which will be thoroughly choreographed.

No nudity will be required.

WOMAN (F, Late 30s – Early 60s) Able to play a sweet, elderly Irish-American housekeeper and a strong, yet embittered Bostonian socialite. (Irish and Bostonian accents are required.)

MAN (M, Late 30s – Early 60s) Able to play a sweet, elderly Irish-American groundskeeper and a loving, yet emotionally wounded Bostonian socialite. (Irish and Bostonian accents are required.)

GIRL (F, Early 20s) An innocent, intelligent young college student (An attempted Bostonian accent is required.)

YOUNG MAN (M, 20s – Early 30s) Able to play a good-hearted, but somewhat sheltered young lawyer and a very straight-laced, old school Bostonian doctor. (Bostonian accent is required.)

BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

AUDITIONS: LOBBY HERO

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

By Kenneth Lonergan

Directed by Carl DaSilva

AUDITION DATES:  May 27 – 29, 2025

• Tuesday, May 27, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Wednesday,  May 28, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Thursday, May 29, 2025 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(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.)

PERFORMANCE DATES:  July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025

AUDITION NOTICE:

TITLE: LOBBY HERO

AUTHOR: Kenneth Lonergan

DIRECTOR: Carl DaSilva

RUN:  July 18th – August 16th

Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events.

This is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay.

AUDITION DATES:

Open Call:

Dates: Tuesday, May 27 & Wednesday, May 28, 2025

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.)

Times: 7pm – 9pm

Location: Long Beach Playhouse  

Callbacks: By Invitation Only.

Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025

Times: 7pm – 10pm

REHEARSALS:

First Read-Through: Saturday, May 31, Noon – 4pm

Regular Rehearsal: Starting June 1st, Monday – Thursday 7pm – 10pm; Sundays 6pm – 9pm.

(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)

Location: Long Beach Playhouse

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

Bring headshot and resume. 

Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.

New York accent a plus, but not required.

SHORT SYNOPSIS:  

A slacker security guard, his strict supervisor, a local hero cop, and his attractive, rookie partner interact in a mid-tier New York apartment lobby. Part drama, part comedy, and a little bit of romance, as loyalties are strained to the breaking point.

CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:

JEFF (M, Late Twenties) White American. A goof-off security guard in the middle of the graveyard shift. He wants to make a better life for himself, he just doesn’t know where or how.

WILLIAM (M, Late Twenties) Black American. The youngest captain in the history of his security firm and looking to grow. Struggles with his brother’s recent trouble with the law.

BILL (M, Around Thirty) White American Beloved local hero cop who believes his own hype and has happily allowed it to corrupt him. Only really here to “visit” the woman in apartment 22-J. Imagine the typical image of a cop: that’s Bill.

DAWN (F, Early Twenties) Any ethnicity, American. A naive, cute rookie cop, torn between admiration for her partner and her firm morals. In over her head, but aspires to be a great cop.

BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

AUDITIONS: ADA AND THE ENGINE

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

By Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Kelsey Weinstein

AUDITION DATES:  April 14 – 16, 2025

• Monday, April 14 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Tuesday,  April 15, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(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.)

PERFORMANCE DATES:  June 7 – July 5, 2025

AUDITION NOTICE:

TITLE: ADA AND THE ENGINE

AUTHOR: Lauren Gunderson

DIRECTOR: Kelsey Weinstein 

RUN: June 7- July 5, 2025

Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. There will be a Special Thursday performance July 3rd, and no performance on July 4th. 

This is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay.

AUDITION DATES:

Open Call: 

Dates: Monday, April 14 and Tuesday, April 15, 2025

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.)

Times: 7pm – 9pm

Location: Long Beach Playhouse  

Callbacks: By Invitation Only.

Date: April 16, 2025

Times: 7pm – 10pm

REHEARSALS:

First Read-Through: April 19, 2025, Noon – 4pm

Regular Rehearsal: Starting April 21, 2025, Mondays – Thursdays 7pm – 10pm, Saturdays 10am – 2pm. 

(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)

Location: Long Beach Playhouse

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

Bring headshot and resume. 

Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions. 

LINK TO OPEN CALL MONOLOGUE SIDES

SHORT SYNOPSIS:  

As the British Industrial Revolution dawns, young Ada Byron Lovelace (daughter of the flamboyant and notorious Lord Byron) sees the boundless creative potential in the “analytic engines” of her friend and soulmate Charles Babbage, inventor of the first mechanical computer. Ada envisions a whole new world where art and information converge- a world she might not live to see. A music-laced story of love, friendship, and the edgiest dreams of the future. Jane Austen meets Steve Jobs in this poignant pre-tech romance heralding the computer age. 

CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:

NOTE: All Ethnicities are encouraged to audition for any role. 

ADA BYRON LOVELACE (Female-Identifying, 18-35) Curious, funny, brilliant, aware of her brilliance, storied, aware of her story. Never met her famous father. Tries to be a “good girl” but just cannot help her curiosity and love of all things impossible. A woman of our time stuck in hers . (English accent required, ability to sing comfortably preferred.)

LADY ANABELLA BYRON (Female-Identifying, 35-55): Ada’s mother, harsh, strict, jealous? Yes. But, realistic. She has had a hard life largely due to Ada’s father. Projects his sins on her. Doubles As: MARY SOMERVILLE: Charles’ friend and colleague and Ada’s mentor. There are no women as successful and respected in science and math as her. Pragmatic, sharply friendly, someone who will tell you when you’re wrong.  (English accent required.)

CHARLES BABBAGE (Male-Identifying, 40-60) Ada’s soulmate, friend, mentor. Lauded genius of London. A holder of famous salons, an inventor, a mathematical scholar, a dreamer who just cannot seem to make his dreams into the metal they require to be real. Almost perfect for Ada. Almost. (English accent required)

LORD LOVELACE (Male-Identifying, 25-45): A gentleman who becomes Ada’s husband. He’d rather that he was more rich and more lordly, but he’ll manage with his lot. A proud man. A wanting man. A serious man. Is not madly in love with Ada, but she’ll do just fine. Doubles as: LORD BYRON: Ada’s father, a charming man, darkly funny, unpredictable, brooding but self-aware. A poet. (English accent required)

BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

OPEN CALL MONOLOGUE SIDES:

AUDITIONS: HADESTOWN: Teen Edition

Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

Book by Book, Music & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell

Directed by Anna Kate Mohler

Musical Direction by Andy Zacharias

Choreography by Lea Mano

AUDITION DATES:  Feb. 4 – Feb. 6, 2025

• Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 – 6pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Wednesday,  Feb. 5, 2025 – 6pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 – 6pm – 9pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(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.)

Please register for an audition time slot by visiting jewelboxct.org/hadestown

Audition Registration opens on January 21^st

LINK TO AUDITION TIME SLOT REGISTRATION

PLEASE NOTE: In compliance with Concord Theatrical’s rules, all actors must be 19 or younger for the entire production. All minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

PERFORMANCE DATES:  April 25th – May 24th, 2025

AUDITION NOTICE:

TITLE: HADESTOWN: Teen Edition

PRODUCERS: The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

AUTHOR: Book, Music & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell

DIRECTOR: Anna Kate Mohler

MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Andy Zacharias

CHOREOGRAPHER: Lea Mano

RUN:  April 25th – May 24th

Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. 

This is a volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay.

AUDITION DATES:

Open Call: 

Dates: Tuesday February 4th & Wednesday February 5th, 2025

(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.)

Times: 6pm – 9pm

In compliance with Concord Theatrical’s rules all actors must be 19 or younger for the entire production.

Location: Long Beach Playhouse  

Please register for an audition time slot by visiting jewelboxct.org/hadestown

Audition Registration opens on January 21^st

LINK TO AUDITION TIME SLOT REGISTRATION

Callbacks: By Invitation Only.

Date: Thursday February 6th

Times: 6pm – 9pm

REHEARSALS:

First Read-Through: Saturday February 8th from 12 – 3pm

Regular Rehearsal: Monday through Thursday from 6pm – 9pm Starting February 10th

(Please see beginning rehearsal BELOW schedule for specific dates and times.)

Location: Long Beach Playhouse *please note, some rehearsals may take place at the Jewel Box Studio at 2050 Santa Fe Ave, Long Beach, CA 90810

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

In compliance with Concord Theatrical’s rules, all actors must be 19 or younger for the entire production.  All minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Bring headshot and resume if possible. We will also have a short form for you to fill out when you arrive. 

AT THE OPEN CALL: Please bring a headshot and resume if possible. Please prepare 16 bars of a contemporary musical theater or folk/pop song in the style of the show but not from the show – please no Jason Robert Brown or Sondheim songs. Bring printed sheet music for live accompanist. Karaoke or recorded tracks will not be permitted. Be prepared to take direction and answer questions. 

*Please note, all first time or newer auditioners are encouraged to attend one of the free audition workshops that will be taking place at the Long Beach Playhouse on Saturday January 18^th from 9am to 12 noon Saturday February 1^st from 9am to 12 noon. 

To register for an audition workshop, visit jewelboxct.org/hadestown

LINK TO AUDITION WORKSHOP

SHORT SYNOPSIS:  

This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and Lady Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.

CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:

PLEASE NOTE:  This production will be double cast.  The two sets of casts will alternate on different performances of the run.  The dates of which cast will perform when will be determined after casting.

ORPHEUS: Tenor with strong falsetto, D3-C5. Lyre-playing poet, gifted and naïve. Ability to play guitar or learn is a plus.

EURYDICE: Mezzo-Soprano/Alto, F#3-D5. A runaway, tough and vulnerable

HADES: Bass, F2-C#4. Compulsive industrialist, boss-king of Hadestown

PERSEPHONE: Mezzo-Soprano/Alto, F3-C5. Queen of nature and the season, a lush

HERMES: Tenor/Baritone, C3-B4. Charismatic guide and storyteller, mentor to Orpheus.

FATES (3): Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, E3-D5 (Fate 1 up to Eb5). Three Sisters, vicious and delicious, voices in the head

WORKERS (6-8): SATB. Spirits of labor and community, a physical choral presence

BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: