KELSEY THEATRE OPEN AUDITIONS

 

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Disney’s DESCENDANTS: The Musical

Disney’s Descendants is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).  All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.  www.mtishows.com 

• Presented by Thank You 5 Productions
• Director: Laurie Gougher
• Choreographer: Sheilla Kraft
• Music Director: Karaline Rosen
• Stage Manager: Beverly Kuo-Hamilton

 

THANK YOU 5 PRODUCTIONS and KELSEY THEATRE are committed to advancing an environment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. We aim to foster an inclusive environment for people of all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, creeds, socio-economic statuses, nationalities, and abilities.

 

ABOUT THE SHOW:

Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a brand-new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films!

Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost – home of the most infamous villains who ever lived – the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island… until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?

 

AUDITION DATES:

• Monday, August 31, 7pm-10pm
• Tuesday, September 1, 7pm-10pm

 Please expect to stay for approximately one hour.

• Callbacks on Tuesday, September 8, 6pm-10pm by invitation only

 

Auditions will be held on the Mercer County Community College West Windsor Campus.  Check the Kelsey Theatre sign board for a room location on the day of your audition.  MCCC is located at 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550

 

APPOINTMENTS:

Sign up for an audition time slot. Walk-ins are welcome and will be seen as time allows.

 

PREPARE:

• 32 bars of a song in the style of the show.
• Please bring sheet music accompaniment. A pianist will be provided. A capella or pre-recorded music will not be allowed.
• Be prepared to dance. Please wear comfortable clothing. Dance shoes recommended, not required. ALL AUDITIONERS WILL BE ASKED TO DANCE. Modifications will be made where appropriate.
• Please complete the Audition Form (available online or provided at audition)

 

QUESTIONS:   PLEASE CONTACT hello@thankyou5productions.org

 

REHEARSALS:

Rehearsals will begin in mid/late September. Expect two rehearsals per week on weekday evenings and one rehearsal on the weekend. Not everyone will be called to every rehearsal. Tech week is required for everyone in the cast.

 

• ALL ROLES ARE OPEN TO ALL RACES, GENDER IDENTITIES, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, BODY TYPES, AND ABILITIES.  ALL ACTORS MUST BE 15+ TO AUDITION.
• ALL ROLES ARE NON-EQUITY, UNPAID.

 

ROLES  (All age ranges listed are stage age):

• Mal (Stage Age 17-19)
  • Our hero and Maleficent’s daughter. Under her hardened, sarcastic exterior, she has a sense of justice and a heart of gold.
  • Vocal range top: D5
  • Vocal range bottom: G3
• Evie (Stage Age 17-19)
  • The Evil Queen Grimhilde’s daughter. She hides her brilliance behind a superficial, image-obsessed attitude.
  • Vocal range top: D5
  • Vocal range bottom: G3
• Jay (Stage Age 17-19)
  • Jafar’s son—an outwardly arrogant thief. He conceals a strategic, collaborative nature.
  • Vocal range top: G4
  • Vocal range bottom: Eb3
• Carlos (Stage Age 17-19)
  • Cruella de Vil’s son. Despite a fear of dogs and just about everything else, he has the capacity to be brave and kind.
  • Vocal range top: G4
  • Vocal range bottom: Eb3
• Maleficent (Stage Age 35+)
  • The infamous evil fairy. She is a profoundly selfish absentee parent with an unquenchable taste for vengeance.
  • Vocal range top: D5
  • Vocal range bottom: A3
• Grimhilde (Stage Age 35+)
  • Snow White’s wicked adversary. An aging beauty queen, she is still desperate to be the fairest of them all.
  • Vocal range top: B4
  • Vocal range bottom: B3
• Jafar (Stage Age 35+)
  • Aladdin’s nemesis. He is a slimy, washed-up crime lord desperate for a way back to the top.
  • Vocal range top: E4
  • Vocal range bottom: B2
• Cruella de Vil (Stage Age 35+)
  • A Dalmatian-loving dog-snatcher. She is an obsessive, eccentric, and overbearing helicopter mom
  • Vocal range top: B4
  • Vocal range bottom: B3
• Ben (Stage Age 17-19)
  • Son of the Beast and Belle. He is a classically regal, optimistic kid who bears the weight of soon becoming King of Auradon.
  • Vocal range top: Bb4
  • Vocal range bottom: Ab2
• King Beast (Stage Age 35+)
  • Ben’s father and King of Auradon. Royal and rule-driven, he knows a bit about being marginalized.
• Queen Belle (Stage Age 35+)
  • Ben’s mother and Queen of Auradon. Warm, but cautious, she doesn’t understand her son’s generation.
• Fairy Godmother (Stage Age 35+)
  • Headmistress of Auradon Prep. Busy and bubbly, she’ll do anything to keep the school afloat.
  • Vocal range top: D5
  • Vocal range bottom: D4
• Jane (Stage Age 17-19)
  • Fairy Godmother’s daughter. Meek and mousy, but hungry for attention, she’s looking for her moment to shine.
  • Vocal range top: D5
  • Vocal range bottom: E4
• Chad (Stage Age 17-19)
  • Cinderella and Prince Charming’s son. An arrogant and spoiled blockhead, he’s never wanted for anything.
  • Vocal range top: D4
  • Vocal range bottom: B2
• Audrey (Stage Age 17-19)
  • Sleeping Beauty’s daughter. The malicious queen bee of Auradon Prep, she has her eye on the throne.
  • Vocal range top: B4
  • Vocal range bottom: A3
• Doug (Stage Age 17-19)
  • Dopey’s son. Nerdy and sweet, he does all the work that his fellow students don’t want to do.
  • Vocal range top: E4
  • Vocal range bottom: C4
• Royal Page (Stage 20+)
  • Auradonian messenger, enormously nervous.
• Royal Guard (Stage Age 20+)
  • Museum employee, less than vigilant.
• Maurice (Stage Age 50+)
  • Chemistry teacher and Belle’s father. He is kooky and stuck in his ways.
• Coach (Stage Age 25+)
  • Tourney coach, resigned to the team’s mediocrity until meeting a surprise star player.
• Snow White (Stage Age 35+)
  • Red carpet reporter. She is the voice of the masses.
• Teen Ensemble (Stage Age 15-19)
  • Will play both Isle Kids and Auradonian Students

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THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER

 

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE AUDITION NOTICE BEFORE SIGNING UP!

 

• PRODUCED BY THE MTM PLAYERS
• DIRECTOR: Rob Michael Lasky
• STAGE MANAGERS: Christine Heffron, Rachel Piscopo

 

The MTM Players and Kelsey Theatre are committed to advancing an environment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.  We aim to foster an inclusive environment for people of all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, creeds, socio-economic statuses, nationalities, and abilities.

 

ABOUT THE SHOW:

The Man Who Came to Dinner is a classic comedy by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. When sharp-tongued celebrity Sheridan Whiteside slips on the ice and takes over a small-town home, chaos follows. Packed with eccentric characters and razor-sharp wit, this fast-paced ensemble comedy delivers nonstop laughs. Time Period: 1930s

 

 

AUDITION DATES and TIMES - Location MCCC Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, NJ 08550 - Room TBA

• Saturday, October 17, 2026 (1pm-4pm)
• Sunday, October 18, 2026 (6pm-9pm)
• Monday, October 19, 2026 (7pm-9pm)
• Tuesday, October 20, 2026 (7pm) - Callbacks by invitation-only
• VIDEO SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL MON., OCT. 19TH – 9PM AT auditions@mtmplayers.org. Please include a photo and resume with your submission. Be available on Tues., OCT. 20th, 7pm for possible callback auditions in person by invite only.

 

APPOINTMENTS AND QUESTIONS:

FOR IN-PERSON AUDITIONS, YOU MUST SIGN-UP FOR AN AUDITION SLOT AT:

http://www.tinyurl.com/mtmmandinnerauditions

Walk-ins welcome, but we will see those with appointments first. Prepare to wait.

You can contact the production team at: auditions@mtmplayers.org with any questions or to submit your video audition.

 

PREPARE:

Fill out the application and conflict calendar provided at the sign-up site or by using this link: http://www.mtmplayers.org/mandinnerauditionpacket.pdf. This is NOT an online form.  This is a PDF that you need to download, print, and fill out and bring with you to auditions along with a headshot. Should you not have a head shot available, we may take your photo which we do not keep after the casting process is over. Hard copies will be available when checking in if you cannot print your own.  (Please be as accurate as possible as we schedule rehearsals around conflicts.  Should you have a lot of conflicts, please reconsider auditioning.  We do not like last-minute non-emergency conflicts. The producers reseve the right to replace those with reoccurring unscheduled conflicts/absences.) Sides provided for particular parts you may be seeking and you may also be asked to do a cold reading from the script. You may prepare a short comedic monologue if you care to do so, but we may still ask you to read from the sides as well.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

ALL PERFORMERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27TH FROM 1PM UNTIL LATE (with a dinner-break).  LOAD-IN WILL BE ON THIS DATE.  REHEARSALS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WINTER BREAK DURING THE WEEK OF DEC. 28TH UNTIL THE 30TH TAKING A BREAK FOR THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY. REHEARSALS WILL RESUME SUNDAY, JAN. 3RD (TIME TBA).  ALL PERFORMERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE DEC. 27TH, JAN. 3RD AND 4TH-7TH IN THE EVENINGS WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. ALSO, SET ASIDE THURS., JAN. 14TH FOR A POSSIBLE BRUSH-UP REHEARSAL -7PM.  SHOULD YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL NOT BE AVAILBLE FOR ANY OF THESE DATES, PLEASE RECONSIDER AUDITIONING.

 

REHEARSALS:

Rehearsals will begin the week of October 25, 2026 with a meet and greet. We will focus mostly blocking at first and not all performers will need to be at every rehearsal depending on which scenes are being blocked.  Generally, rehearsals will be scheduled either one of a Saturday afternoon or Sunday evening and two weekday evenings with a total of two or three per week. All rehearsals will be on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor, NJ 08550.

           

SEEKING:

Roles are open to performers of all races, sexual orientations, body types, ages and abilities.  We are striving to cast a diverse cast for this production. All are welcome!

All roles are Non-Equity, unpaid

CHARACTER INFORMATION

20+ actors. Flexible age ranges for all roles – doubling/tripling of roles possible.

• Sheridan Whiteside---acerbic, high-energy and high maintenance radio personality who comes to dominate the Stanley household. He says and does whatever he wants regardless of the consequences. Despite his bombastic demeanor, he does have his charms---keeping us all wondering what he will do next. 40s, 50s
• Maggie Cutler---efficient, smart assistant to Sheridan. She’s all business and has no time for Sheridan’s narcissistic nonsense. She dispatches the details of his life with military efficiency and has developed a playful working relationship with Sheridan---making him seem more human. She’s restless though---eager for a little romance and to be out from under Sheridan’s shadow. When needed, she can defend herself and those she cares about. 30s, 40s.
• Lorraine Sheldon---beautiful, over-the-top stage actress who will do anything for a part. She’s convinced she’s right for every role and every man, and she will travel the world to land a part…or the man of her dreams. 30s, 40s.
• Bert Jefferson---earnest, ambitious local reporter, who is eager to interview Sheridan. He is warm and charming and clearly bright. But he’s no match for the schemes of Sheridan and Lorraine. He’s much better suited for the loyal and hard-working Maggie. Late 20s, 30s, early 40s.
• Stanley---traditional, socially-ambitious, upper-class housewife of late 1930s. At first, she is delighted to have Sheridan to dinner at her house, but as his rule of terror unfolds, she finds herself juggling an impatient husband, children eager to pursue their dreams, and a penguin or two. 50s – 60s
• Stanley---the foil to Sheridan. Mr. Stanley is a conservative, proper businessman and father. He is used to order in his upscale, Ohio home. He tolerates Sheridan’s chaos at first to appease his wife, but his patience wears thin. 50s – 60s
• Richard Stanley---son of the Stanleys. He’s earnest, hard-working, and well-intentioned. He respects his parents, but finds himself ready to set out on his own and pursue his dream of becoming a photographer. At first intimidated by Sheridan, he grows to admire Sheridan’s zest for life. 20s.
• June Stanley---spirited and charming daughter of the Stanley’s. She, like her brother, loves her parents, but is ready to be set free. She has a secret romance with Sandy, a man who does not meet the approval of her father. 20s.
• Harriet Stanley---the elusive and mysterious sister of Mr. Stanley, who is “not quite of this world.” She seems to appear from nowhere and has an odd and elusive connection to Sheridan. 50s – 70s
• Miss Preen---no nonsense nurse, whose face tells it all. Her deadpan delivery and matter-of-fact manner contrast sharply to Sheridan’s verbal calisthenics. She takes it for just so long, and then…. Age: flexible.
• Beverly Carlton---(this role has been pre-cast)
• Banjo/Convict---the act three dynamo who bursts onto the scene. He’s a long-time friend of Sheridan. He’s an energetic, funny, crazy actor---up for anything. He decides to leave the whirlwind of Hollywood to spend Christmas with Sheridan. 30s, 40s, 50s.
• Metz/choir member---the world’s greatest authority on insect life. Crazy hair and the mad scientist demeanor radiate from this academic character. 50s, 60s, male or female.
• Bradley---the benign, somewhat daft doctor, who gets a little confused by the details of medicine. He is desperate to have his memoirs published. 50s, 60s.
• John---the head butler of the Stanley household. He runs a tight ship, but early on develops an affinity for Sheridan’s chaotic and colorful life. Age: flexible.
• Sarah/Choir member---the chef of the house. She’s exacting and diligent, eager to please. She’s quite taken by Sheridan, especially when he praises her soufflé and then offers her the chance to work for him in New York. Age: flexible
• Sandy/Convict/Plain Clothes man---boyfriend of June, working-class union leader who is trying organize the men in Mr. Stanley’s plant. He loves June but has disdain for Mr. Stanley and his conservative politics. 20s, early 30s.
• McCutcheon/choir member---the nosey neighbor who is out of her mind that “the” Sheridan Whiteside has arrived in town. She’s a little pushy and all too eager to mix with the rich and famous. 40s, 50s, 60s.
• Dexter/choir member---Mrs. McCutcheon, friend and sidekick, who is also eager to meet and share her small-town hospitality with the Ohio’s most famous guest. 40s, 50s, 60s.
• Wetscott/Baker---radio producer, who has one task: deliver the Christmas broadcast of his lifetime, despite chaos erupting around him. As Baker, he is the lead guard of the three prisoners. Age flexible.
• Deputy/Delivery Man---the law and order man of this small Ohio town; he’s paid on the side for making sure Mr. Stanley’s wishes are met. Age: flexible.
• Expressman/Convict---delivery man who is oblivious to the chaos he is entering; afterall, there’s a job to be done. Age: flexible.

 

 

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