Barnstormers Inc. | Tamworth, NH
Tamworth

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Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, March 6, 2026

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

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CONTRACT

CORST

$807 weekly minimum (Tier zz)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Barnstormers

Theatre's 2026 Season (See breakdown).

The Barnstormers Theatre encouragesperformers of all ethnicities, gender identities, ages, and abilities to audition. We are looking for a diverse company for the 2026 season.

No roles will have understudies.

PREPARATION

Please prepare 1 or 2 brief monologues or a monologue and a 16-32 bar cutting of a song appropriate for the season. Audition material should be no more than 2-minutes total. If you prefer, you are welcome to prepare something from one of our season’s plays or musicals.
An accompanist will be provided. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together
and notebook or binder with your sheet music in the correct key.

LOCATION
Boston Playwrights' Theatre
949 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215-1305
Walcott Stage (Theater in Rear of building).

PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Jordan Ahnquist: Artistic Director / Director -
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS and SHEAR MADNESS
See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER

Barnstormerstheatre.org

All rehearsals and performances are located in Tamworth, NH.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination.

Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a
policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of
inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers withdisabilities, to attend every audition.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

Barnstormers Theatre 2026 Season

The Barnstormers Theatre is committed to dismantling structures that may prevent all people from applying for employment with us. The Barnstormers Theatre aspires to cultivate equity, diversity, and inclusivity. We are committed to continue to prioritize our journey as an anti-racist and fully inclusive organization and we encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to audition. The Barnstormers Theatre is an equal opportunity employer and as such, we consider individuals for employment according to their abilities and performance.

Note: As written, characters are listed as binary; however, we encourage actors of all genders to audition for roles for which they feel suited.

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Book by Jeffrey Lane
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek
Based on the film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, written by Dale Launer and Stanley Shapiro & Paul
Henning
Director: Jordan Ahnquist
Choreographer: Sara Coombs
Music Director: Michael Ursua
First Rehearsal: June 15, 2026
First Performance: June 25, 2026
Closing Performance: July 4, 2026

NOTE: All performers must be strong movers.

SEEKING:

Lawrence Jameson: An experienced British con artist who is sophisticated, suave, and elegant. Gender: male. Age: 45 to 60. Vocal range top: Bb4 Vocal range bottom: G2

Freddy Benson: A young, clever, aspiring American con artist. He is a sloppy, yet attractive
womanizer, and is eventually conned by Christine. Gender: male. Age: 25 to 35. Vocal range top: B4 Vocal range bottom: A2

Christine Colgate: A seemingly good-natured American heiress vacationing on the French Riviera, who is revealed to be a notorious con artist. Naive and clueless at first, she becomes cunning and mischievous. Gender: female. Age: 35 to 45. Vocal range top: F#5 Vocal range bottom: A3

Andre Thibault: Lawrence's French assistant. Official and mostly serious, he has a light-hearted nature and a quirky sense of humor. Gender: male. Age: 45 to 55. Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: F2

Muriel Eubanks: A wealthy and attractive American socialite from Nebraska, she is one of
Lawrence's victims and Andre's subsequent love interest. Gender: female. Age: 50 to 60. Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: E3

Jolene: An American heiress from Oklahoma and the "Princess of Petroleum," she is very eager, optimistic, and energetic. Gender: female. Age: 25 to 35. Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: A3

Ensemble: Waiters; Butlers; Maids

EUREKA DAY
Author: Jonathan Specter
Director Dori A. Robinson

First Rehearsal: June 29, 2026
First Performance: July 9, 2026
Closing Performance: July 18, 2026

SEEKING:

DON: Early 60s. Head of school. A calming presence. Has worked hard to become the man he is. From New England, moved to Berkeley in the mid-80s chasing the last gasp of hippie-dom. Started in education as a music teacher, and on difficult days fantasizes about going back to it. Has lived with hispartner in the same rented in-law unit for 25 years. She makes pottery. They do silent meditation retreats at Esalen three times a year. No kids.

SUZANNE: Mid-50s. Warm and gracious. Moved to Berkeley after college when her then-boyfriend now-husband started graduate school at UC Berkeley. Raising her family and nurturing the school are her life’s work and fully entwined. Once her youngest was in school, she started working part-time as a life coach after being encouraged to do so by many friends who she’d helped through difficult times. Has a home worth four million dollars (though she’ll tell you it was much much much cheaper when they bought it) but thinks of herself as “comfortable” rather than “wealthy.” Mother of Sebastian, Arlo, Izzy, Juniper, Tompkins, and Walden.

CARINA: Early 40s. A joiner. Her parents were in the Foreign Service. She grew up overseas and had gone to eight different schools by the time she graduated from high school. This made her skilled at landing in a new environment, figuring out the rules, and putting other people at ease. Her wife is from Berkeley and always wanted to come back, so they moved nine months ago from the East Coast. Isn’t sure how much she loves living here, but is working hard to convince herself she does, because her wife never wants to leave. She’s worked for nonprofits her whole professional life, so has spent A LOT of time in board meetings. And dealing with well-intentioned white people. Mother of Victor.

MEIKO: Mid-30s, Berkeley native. Wry sense of humor. Went to UC Berkeley and has never lived anywhere else, or wanted to. A landscape architect, which she’s good at but a little bored by. A year after the end of a tortured on-again off-again eight-year relationship, became a single mother by choice, of Olivia. When her daughter was young, Meiko’s mother was effectively a co-parent, but less so now. Would like to have another child, but feels like she’s too old to think about doing it alone,
again.

ELI: Mid-30s, Oblivious but well-meaning. From Southern California, went to Stanford and then straight into working at a tech start-up. Cashed out three years ago, and has been in search of how to occupy his time and exercise his mind. An expert pickler, competitive rock climber, manager of family wealth. Went through an intense Ayn Rand phase in college, which now fills him with shame, but which he has also never fully shaken. When he and his wife first decided to open up their marriage, they spent many hours in therapy making sure they were approaching it in a thoughtful and intentional way. But that was a long time ago. Father of Tobias.

WINTER: 30s–50s, A parent. This is a walk-on role with no lines.

SHE LOVES ME
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Based on a play by Miklos Laszio
Director/Choreographer: Ilyse Robbins
Music Director Michael Ursua

First Rehearsal: July 13, 2026
First Performance: July 23, 2026
Closing Performance: August 1, 2026

SEEKING:

Arpad Laszlo: Delivery boy at Maraczek's Parfumerie. His exuberance is infectious and commitment to his job remarkable. He is ambitious and adorable. Gender: male. Age: 14 to 17. Vocal range top: E4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Ladislav Sipos: Not the brightest employee at Maraczek's Parfumerie. A confidant to Georg, he is an optimistic family man who looks like a huggable father. Gender: male. Age: 45 to 55. Vocal range top: E4 Vocal range bottom: A2 Ilona Ritter: Employed at Maraczek's Parfumerie. She is sexy and learned in the ways of romance, but longing for something more from the game of love. Gender: female. Age: 25 to 30. Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: F#3

Steven Kodaly: A well respected and liked employee at Maraczek's Parfumerie. Though he is
considered dapper and occasionally charming, he is more of a shallow womanizer. Gender: male. Age: 25 to 30. Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: B2

Georg Nowack: An established employee of Maraczek's Parfumerie, he resembles a hopeless
romantic. Shy, intelligent, and soft spoken. Gender: male. Age: 25 to 30. Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: B2

Mr. Maraczek: Owner of Maraczek's Parfumerie. With a commanding presence, his dedication to the trade is rivaled only by his faithfulness to his wife. Gender: male. Age: 55 to 65. Vocal range top: C4 Vocal range bottom: B2

Amalia Balash: The eager new employee at Maraczek's Parfumerie. Despite being a skilled
saleswoman, she easily becomes intimated and nervous. Attractive, bright, and a lover of literature. Gender: female. Age: 20 to 25. Vocal range top: B5 Vocal range bottom: C4

Ensemble

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
Author: Agatha Christie
Adapted for the stage: Ken Ludwig

Director: Blair Hundertmark
First Rehearsal: July 27, 2026
First Performance: August 6, 2026
Closing Performance: August 15, 2026

SEEKING:
Hercule Poirot: Famous Belgian detective; a “Big” personality; authoritative, witty, charismatic and slightly pompous; driven to find the answers, good or bad, with a strong moral sense; very aware of his ability and his well- deserved reputation. French accent. Gender: Male. Age: 40s-60s

Monsieur Bouc: A Belgian gentleman of good humor; playful, proud, generous; a predilection for grandeur; a whirlwind of energy; excellent comedian. French accent. Gender: Male. Age: 30s-60s

Colonel Arbuthnot: A Scotsman, middle aged, handsome, very matter of fact, occasionally tender; great comic timing . Scottish accent. Gender: Male. Age:30s-40s

Samuel Ratchett: A middle-aged American businessman, evil at heart and frightening, brusque, unforgiving, stern demeanor; pushy, and domineering. Gender: Male. Age: 30s-40s

Helen Hubbard: An outspoken and flamboyant American from the Midwest; jovial, obnoxious,
domineering, deliciously nosy and brash; unapologetic; excellent comedienne. Also sings. Minnesota accent. Gender: Female. Age: 40s-70s

Countess Andrenyi: Brilliantly beautiful, like something out of a fairytale; impeccably put together, with a warmth that wins over everyone she meets; her delicacy belies a steely edge; she is no wilting flower. Hungarian accent. Gender: Female. Age: 30s-50s

Mary Debenham: An English beauty; a governess, capable yet romantic; a sadness around her eyes and a hardness about her person. English accent. Gender: Female. Age: 20s-30s

Princess Dragomiroff: Russian dowager; very formal, a sweeping, impressive presence; imperial, impatient. Everyone knows when she enters the room. More battle axe than princess. Russian accent. Gender: Female. Age: 40s-70s

Hector MacQueen: Tightly wound, edgy and nervous; he seems to always be on the verge of falling apart or coming unwound. Assistant to Samuel Ratchett. Gender: Male. Age: 20s-50s

Michel the Conductor: A good-looking Frenchman, with a quiet, almost grave sense of humor;
unfailingly polite. French accen.t Gender: Male. Age: 20s-50s

Head Waiter: Turkish waiter, snooty, smooth; great comic timing. Turkish accent. Gender: Male. Age: 20s-50s

Greta Ohlsson: Inherently odd, and very devout Swedish woman; a frightened, sheeplike quality; excellent comedienne. Swedish accent. Gender: Female. Age: 20s-60s

SHEAR MADNESS
Co-creators: Bruce Jordan and Marilyn Abrams

Director: Jordan Ahnquist
First Rehearsal: August 10, 2026
First Performance: August 20, 2026
Closing Performance: August 29, 2026

All roles have been cast. Auditioners will be considered for possible replacements.

TONY (Age 25-40) is the likable, flamboyant, irrepressible proprietor of the Shear Madness salon. He is fun, devilish, and interested in everything and everyone, but never jaded in any way. His “shoot from the hip” comedy must endear him to all. Should be good at physical comedy and love “playing to an audience”. Enjoys sharing gossip, swapping recipes and dramatizing moments of his life. He is rapidfire fun.

BARBARA (Age 30-45) is the wisecracking, gum-snapping, nail-polishing hairdresser cum manicurist. She keeps Shear Madness running, answering phones, taking appointments and restocking shelves. She’s well put together, though she dresses on the cheap side. She is likable, ambitious and streetwise and can spot a bad dye job from 20 paces.

EDDIE (Age 30-55) is a well-dressed nice-looking confident man who covers a dangerous interior with a smooth, suave, and occasionally charming exterior. Often the “villain” of the piece, he hase a great sense of comedy as well.

MRS. SHUBERT (Age 45-75) is an old-money socialite of impeccable breeding and manners. She can turn on the charm when she needs to and at her finest is a class act who looks good and moves well. She is used to wielding power. Must have her hair cut to specifications for it to be washed and blown out at every performance.

MIKEY (Age 23-30) is an eager-beaver high energy preppy/geek who is a capable, earnest, younger partner to Nick. Fresh out of a local junior college studying criminology he is a likeable go-getter. Must have his hair washed and blown dry every performance.

NICK (Age 30-50) is a hard working “gumshoe” detective who is on the scene for another reason and finds himself running the murder investigation. He is a likeable, approachable, forceful cop. He is loaded with personality and appeal and has the confidence to “play dumb”.

SALARY

CORST $807 weekly minimum (Tier zz)

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