Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, CO

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, May 9, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (M)

Lunch 1:00-2:00 pm

And

Sunday, May 10, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (M)

Lunch 1:00-2:00 pm

APPOINTMENTS

Performers may request an audition appointment by

visiting: https://www.signupgenius.com/g...

CONTRACT

LOA

$675 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Colorado Springs Fine Arts Centers' 2026-2027 Season (see breakdown).

The Fine Arts Center intends to lead all decisions from selecting each play to the final bow, with empathy and respect. We acknowledge that race, gender, ethnicity, and physical abilities of the actors on stage have meaning, and we want to be mindful of that throughout our practices. Our casting process will be led with thoughtfulness and appreciation of the artists we encounter, and any level of discrimination will not be tolerated. We do not want to assume that the space you are entering or have entered is fully inclusive of your needs, but instead want to create an environment and expand our conditions that allows for your multifaceted personhood to thrive and feel welcome.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a contemporary monologue. Singers should prepare a song from a musical standard. Total audition package should be no longer than 5 minutes - an accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music in your key, headshot and resume.

LOCATION
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
30 W Dale St
Colorado Springs, CO 80903-3210

Paid parking lot across the street.

PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Christopher L. Sheley (he/him) - Producing Artistic Director
Jeffry Denman (he/him) - Director

Accompanist TBA

See production personnel in breakdown.

OTHER DATES
See production dates in breakdown.

OTHER

https://fac.coloradocollege.ed...

Actors unable to attend the auditions may submit a video audition at https://forms.gle/qBBBVbjXjopp...

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 with
disabilities, to attend every audition.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

Breakdown

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Adapted by David Ives & Paul Blake. Music by Irving Berlin
Director: Jeffry Denman
LORT D – LOA
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, October 20, 2027
First Tech: Wednesday, November 4, 2027
Frist Preview: Thursday, November 19, 2027
Opening: Saturday, November 21, 2027
Closing: Sunday, December 27, 2027

Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil's former army commander. With a dazzling score featuring well-known standards including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial title song, White Christmas is an uplifting, wholesome musical that will delight
audiences of all ages.

Casting:

Bob Wallace – Male Identifying – Any Race – 30s-40s. Voice: Tenor - Vocal Range: High Note: A4 / Low Note: C3 A major singing star, Bob is the guiding force behind the song and dance team of Wallace and Davis. Despite occasional gruffness, he is a deeply kind and principled man who is searching for true love.

Phil Davis – Male Identifying – Any Race – 30s-40’s.
Voice: Baritone - Vocal Range: High Note: F4 / Low Note: A2 The fun-loving song-and-dance partner of the team Wallace and Davis. An irrepressible clown, operator,
and incorrigible ladies’ man who has a boyish charm and sex appeal. Strong ballroom, jazz and tapdancing needed.

Betty Haynes – Female Identifying – Any Race – Age: 25-35:
Voice: Mezzo-Soprano - Vocal Range: High Note: F5 / Low Note: A3
Sensible, responsible half of the Haynes sisters act. Classic elegance of quiet beauty and charm with a rich chest mix and soprano extension. Must move well.

Judy Haynes – Female Identifying – Any Race – Age: 25-35
Voice: Alto - Vocal Range: High Note: E5 / Low Note: G3
Younger, more ambitious and slightly scheming ‘other’ sister. Wholesome and adorable, sexy and flirty. Strong jazz and tap dancer. Strong singer with a chest mix.

General Henry Waverly – Male Identifying – Any Race – 50s-60s
Vocals: Spoken Retired Army general with a curmudgeonly military exterior, adjusting to retired life in post WW II America. Precise and orderly, a man of integrity.

Martha Watson – Female Identifying – Any Race – Age: 45 - 60
Voice: Alto - Vocal Range: High Note: D5 / Low Note: G3
Once a Broadway star, now the General’s housekeeper. Very dry wit and frank with a wisecracking sense of humor. Strong singer and mover, Broadway belter.

Susan Waverly – Female Identifying – Any Race – Ages 9-15
The General’s granddaughter. Lovable and outgoing. Excellent belt voice. Must move very well.

Ralph Sheldrake – Male Identifying – Any Race – Mid to late 30s
Voice: Tenor/Baritone/Bass - Vocal Range – A2-F4 / C3-A4
Jokester Army buddy of Bob and Phil’s, now a major television executive. Fast talking, loud, brash New York professional with a good head on his shoulders.

Rita – Female Identifying – Any Race – Mid 20s to Early 30s
Voice: Soprano, Mezzo, Alto Strong Dancer. Star chorus showgirls. Brash, sexy and fun.

Rhoda – Female Identifying – Any Race - Mid 20’s to Early 30’s
Voice: Soprano, Mezzo, Alto Strong Dancer. Star chorus showgirls. Brash, sexy and fun.

Ensemble – (6) Male and (6) Female Ensemble + 2 Swings:
Varied age and vocal ranges. Dancers. Play assorted speaking roles as well as being a strong singing ensemble. Strong in Ballroom, Jazz and Tap. Dance style is 1950s Hollywood movie musical style.

Grounded
By George Brant
Director: To Be Announced
LORT D – LOA

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 9, 2027
First Tech: Tuesday, February 2, 2027
Frist Preview: Thursday, February 11, 2027
Opening: Saturday, February 13, 2027
Closing: Sunday, March 7, 2027.

An unexpected pregnancy ends an ace fighter pilot’s career in the sky. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, she hunts terrorists by day and returns to her family each night. As the pressure to track a high-profile target mounts, the boundaries begin to blur between the desert in which she lives and the ones she patrols half a world away.

Casting:

The Pilot (Jess): Female Identifying. Age: Mid to late 30’s.
Depicted as a "warrior" whose identity is completely stripped away when she is removed from the cockpit, forcing her to "fight" a very different kind of war from an armchair.

Dear Evan Hansen Book by Steven Levenson; Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Director: To Be Announced
LORT D – LOA
First rehearsal: Tuesday, April 20, 2027
First day of tech: Wednesday, May 12, 2027
First Preview: Thursday, May 20, 2027
Opening: Saturday, May 22, 2027
Closing: Sunday, June 13, 2027

Evan Hansen a lonely high school senior with social anxiety who fabricates a friendship with Connor Murphy, a classmate who died by suicide. After a "Dear Evan Hansen" therapy letter is mistaken for a suicide note, Evan’s lie spirals, offering him the popularity, family, and romance he craved, but threatening to destroy his relationships when the truth emerges.

Casting:

Evan Hansen – Male Identifying – Any Race – Late Teen, Young Adult
Voice: Pop Tenor - Vocal Range: High Note: B4 / Low Note: G2
A high school senior with social anxiety. He is assigned by his therapist to write letters to himself about why each day will be good, which becomes the catalyst for the plot of the story.

Heidi Hansen – Female Identifying – Any Race – 40s
Voice: Pop Alto - Vocal Range: High Note: E5 / Low Note: F3
Evan's mother, a nurse's aide who attends paralegal school at night, often leaving Evan on his own as a result.

Zoe Murphy – Female Identifying – Any Race – Late Teen, Young Adult
Voice: Pop Soprano - Vocal Range: High Note: E5 / Low Note: F3
Connor's younger sister and Evan's longtime crush. She was never close to Connor, even hated him and thought he was a monster, but wishes she had known him better and turns to Evan after he lies and says he was friends with Connor.

Connor Murphy – Male Identifying – Any Race – Late Teen, Young Adult
Voice: Pop Tenor/Baritone - Vocal Range: High Note: G4 / Low Note: G2
A classmate of Evan and high school senior who, like Evan, is also a social outcast with no friends, and is a frequent drug user, getting high to cope with his aggressive and violent tendencies. Connor eventually takes his own life during Act 1. His ghost appears in Evan's mind throughout the rest of the musical.

Cynthia Murphy – Female Identifying – Any Race – 40s
Voice: Pop Soprano - Vocal Range: High Note: E5 / Low Note: G3
Connor and Zoe's stay-at-home mother. She is constantly trying to keep her fragile family from falling apart but is often unsuccessful.

Larry Murphy – Male Identifying – Any Race – 40s
Voice: Pop Baritone/Tenor - Vocal Range: High Note: A4 / Low Note: C3
Connor and Zoe's busy and distant father.

Jared Kleinman – Male Identifying – Any Race – Late Teen, Young Adult
Voice: Pop Tenor - Vocal Range: High Note: B4 / Low Note: A2
Evan's droll and sarcastic friend. He helps Evan and Alana found The Connor Project.

Alana Beck – Female Identifying – Any Race – Late Teen, Young Adult
Voice: Pop Soprano - Vocal Range: High Note: E5 / Low Note: F3
Evan's earnest but melodramatic classmate. She is constantly looking for academic and extracurricular activities to boost her collegiate chances.

SALARY

LOA $675 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT)

• NON-UNION