KELSEY THEATRE OPEN AUDITIONS

Kelsey Theatre is 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. 

 

The Kelsey Theatre has 10 different Theatre Companies that use our stage and their needs vary. Please read ALL audition notices through to see what is required and how to sign up for the audition.

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All auditions for Kelsey Theatre productions will be held on the Mercer County Community College unless stated otherwise in the announcement. Auditions are usually held in the College's Communications Building but please check the Kelsey Theatre sign boards for specific room locations.

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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical

Conceived and originally directed by Tina Landau,
with songs by various artists and a book by Kyle Jarrow.
Based upon the Nickelodeon animated television series
SpongeBob SquarePants by Stephen Hillenburg.

 

Playful Theatre Productions and Kelsey Theatre are committed to advancing an environment of diversity, equality, inclusion, and anti-racism.

 

ABOUT THE SHOW:

Playful Theatre Productions is excited to announce open auditions for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, based on everyone’s entire childhood and opening September 19, 2025, as the opening production of the Kelsey Theatre season! We could give you a plot synopsis, but we feel like you know the story here: optimistic sea sponge, underwater squirrel, cranky cephalopod clarinet enthusiast, MY LEG, French narrator, goodbye everyone, I’ll remember you in therapy.   

This is that, but with a Tony-nominated score of new songs by an entire Billboard Top 20 of artists, among them Panic! at the Disco, Cyndi Lauper, The Flaming Lips, T.I., Sara Bareilles, Lady A, John Legend, They Might be Giants, Jonathan Coulton, and David Bowie somehow.

PERFORMANCE DATES:
Friday, September 19 & 26, 2025 at 8pm
Saturday, September 20 at 8pm
Saturday, September 27 at 2pm & 8pm
Sunday, September 21 & 28 at 2pm

 

All roles are open. Importantly, most roles are also fish. Accordingly, every role is open to any actor, entirely regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or presentation, or body type. If you can sing it and act it, we want to see your audition.

AUDITION DATES & TIMES:

Auditions will be held on the Mercer County Community College (MCCC) 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 Rd, West Windsor NJ 08550.

APPOINTMENTS:

In order to minimize wait times, audition appointments are very strongly recommended. To schedule an appointment, please visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090944A4A928AAF58-56429326-auditions.

If you are interested in auditioning but are not available for any of the audition dates, we are happy to accept virtual auditions; please register in the respective slot and we will contact you with details.

QUESTIONS:

Please contact director Frank Ferrara (frankcferrara@gmail.com) with questions or for additional information.

PREPARE:

REHEARSALS:

Rehearsals will be planned around the schedules of the actors who accept roles in the show. In general, there will be two weekday evening and one weekend afternoon rehearsal each week, beginning in late June or early July and continuing until tech week in mid-September.

SEEKING:

The cast will consist of 20 - 30 actors. Again, these characters are generally fish, so all roles are open to anyone. The only exception is age: we will consider only actors of age 16 and up for the principal vocal roles as described below. All roles are Non-equity and unpaid.

 

CHARACTER INFORMATION:


Rodgers & Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC

Music by RICHARD RODGERS Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Book by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II and JOSHUA LOGAN
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener
SOUTH PACIFIC is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. www.concordtheatricals.com

 

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:

In an island paradise during the Second World War, two Americans - a wide-eyed nurse and a promising young lieutenant - discover love and confront their own prejudices. 

PERFORMANCE DATES:
TWO WEEKENDS - EIGHT PERFORMANCES
Friday, October 10 & 17, 2025 at 8pm
Saturday, October 11 & 18, 2025 at 2pm & 8pm
Sunday, October 12 & 19, 2025 at 2pm

 

AUDITION DATES & TIMES:

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 and emails may be sent out the week preceding the audition dates.

MCCC is located at 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor NJ 08550

 

APPOINTMENTS AND QUESTIONS:

YOU MUST SIGN-UP FOR AN AUDITION SLOT AT:

http://www.tinyurl.com/MTMSouthPacificAuditions

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

You can contact the director at: director@mtmplayers.org with any questions.

 

PREPARE:

Please be familiar with the show.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: ALL PERFORMERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 28TH FROM 1PM UNTIL LATE (with a dinner-break).  DUE TO A DARK WEEKEND PRIOR TO OUR OPENING, LOAD-IN WILL BE ON THIS DATE.  WE WILL HAVE TWO WEEKS OF TECH ON STAGE DURING THIS TIME FROM SEPT. 28TH - OCT. 9TH.  WE WILL NOT BE REHEARSING EVERY DAY FROM SEPT. 28TH-OCT 4TH - WE WILL SCHEDULE REHEARSALS DUE TO PRE-DETERMINED CAST CONFLICTS. ALL PERFORMERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FINAL WEEK OF TECH OCT. 5TH-9TH. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CONFLICTS FOR THIS PERIOD AND BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE WHEN SIGNING UP.

 

REHEARSALS:

Rehearsals will begin shortly after auditions and will be light (1 or 2 per week except for certain characters) during end of June and July.  We will focus mostly on learning the music during this time.  We will move to 3 rehearsals per week during mid-August as we lead up to tech weeks at the end of September. Please make sure you list your conflicts on your provided application conflict calendar as accurately as possible. We do not like non-emergency surprise conflicts.

           

SEEKING:

Roles are open to performers of all races, sexual orientations, body types, ages and abilities except where certain ethnicities are need for specific roles.  Certain roles are marked Tonkinese or Polynesian. In addition to the two children’s roles, we encourage older minors to audition as well - with parental permission.  We are striving to cast a diverse cast for this production. All are welcome!

 

All roles are Non-Equity, unpaid

CHARACTER INFORMATION

PLEASE PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE CHARACTER’S DESCRIPTIONS AND THE NOTED EXPECTATIONS (i.e. - speaking-only, dance-only, etc.)

 


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