Meadow Brook Theatre
Rochester, MI

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, April 27, 2026

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

AND

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

BREAKS: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

APPOINTMENTS

For appointments - please email: [email protected] Use the subject “appointment request”

For Non locals / video auditions – please email: [email protected] Use the subject “video audition” . For prime consideration, submit by 5/5/26

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$889 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Meadow Brook Theatre's 2026-27 Season (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Current headshot & a resume, prepare 2 contrasting monologues (not longer than 3 mins. total). To be considered for “Death Takes a Holiday: A Musical” or “Rolling Thunder: A Rock Journey”; substitute one monologue for 32 bars of a song in a style appropriate for one of the season’s shows.

LOCATION

Meadow Brook Theatre

378 Meadow Brook Road

Rochester, MI 48309

Please go to the lobby.

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Cheryl L. Marshall, Managing Director

Travis W. Walter, Artistic Director

Britt Sicker, Stage Manager

OTHER DATES

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1st rehearsal 9/15/26

closing performance 11/01/26

A Christmas Carol

1st rehearsal 10/27/26

closing performance 12/24/26

Polishing Shakespeare

1st rehearsal 1/26/27

closing performance 3/14/27

Death Takes a Holiday: A Musical,

1st rehearsal 3/2/27

closing performance 4/18/27

Rolling Thunder: A Rock Journey,

1st rehearsal 4/6/27

closing performance 5/23/27

You Can’t Take It With You

1st rehearsal 5/11/27

closing performance 6/27/27

OTHER

https://www.mbtheatre.com/

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

Meadow Brook Theatre 2026-2027 Season

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

SEEKING:

RANSOME FOSTER– 30-35 – From New York. Well-read and well spoken. He is stubborn and often arrogant but always well meaning.

HALLIE JACKSON– 25-35 – She’s a strong-minded, rough talking girl. Underneath her rough exterior is a beautiful and caring individual.

BERT BARRICUNE– 40-50 – Bert is a true gunslinger. He is worn and battered looking but clearly handsome. He speaks only when he must.

JIM ‘THE REVEREND’ MOSTEN– 20-30 – Jim is a young black swamper. He is kind, enthusiastic, wellmannered, full of energy and easy to fall in love with.

LIBERTY VALANCE– 30-40 – Liberty is a Southern Gentleman, but his polite manner doesn’t disguise the scars on his face. He is terrifyingly unpredictable.

MARSHAL JOHNSON– 50-60 – The Marshal talks the talk. When it comes down to it, he’s a coward.

JAKE DOWITT– 25-40 – Jake is an enthusiastic reporter for a small local paper.

THE GANG– a few of Liberty’s boys

MOURNERS– attending Barricune’s funeral

DEPUTY– the Marshal’s deputy

STUDENTS– local townsmen attending the school

A Christmas Carol

SEEKING:

ENSEMBLE: to play multiple roles, various townsfolk.

Polishing Shakespeare

SEEKING:

JANET– An “Emerging” Playwright, Asian

MS. BRANCH– A middle-aged Artistic Director of a major regional theatre Somewhere in the pacific northwest, White.

GRANT– A dot.com Billionaire. A “Mark Cuban” type, White.

Death Takes a Holiday

SEEKING:

PRINCE NIKOLAI SIRKI/DEATH, mid-30’s– A Russian aristocrat

DUKE VITTORIO LAMBERTI, late 40’s– Father of Grazia, Husband of:

DUCHESS STEPHANIE, middle 40’s– Mother of:

GRAZIA, 21– The Fiancee

CORRADO DANIELLI, 25– The Grandson

CONTESSA EVANGELINA DI SAN DANIELLI, mid-70’s– A widow, Corrado’s guardian

BARON DARIO ALBIONE, mid-70’s– Evangelina’s Doctor in residence, and an intimate old friend of the family as well.

ALICE, 26–Grazia’s sister-in-law [she was married to Grazia’s late brother, Roberto, who was killed in the war)

MAJOR ERIC FENTON, 26– An American army aviator, Corrado’s best man & best friend, & the brother

DAISY FENTON, 16– Grazia’s best friend

FIDELE– A Majordomo

SOFIA, 18-20– A Housemaid

LORENZO– A Chauffeur/Gardener

CORA– The Cook

Rolling Thunder: A Rock Journey

SEEKING:

[JOHNNY] Male, 20s. Thrill-seeking boy from a small farming community in the Midwest. Fun-loving, full of life, patriotic, loyal to his family, and a romantic at heart. He dreams of adventure and enlists in the army, but is torn about leaving his parents, given that they are struggling on their land. Upbeat and optimistic, the young soldier easily makes friends with his fellow GIs. He longs to hear more from his detached Mother, but finds a lifeline in writing regularly to his hometown sweetheart. Songs include ‘People Get Ready’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water.’ Strong pop rock singer.

[LINDA] Female, 20s. Conservative, bright, and inquiring. Living in a small midwestern town, she clings to family and adores her enlisted sweetheart’s sense of adventure, though fears what war may do to him. After moving to college, she opens herself to a new exciting, stimulating and liberating world on campus. She becomes politicized after watching the horrific images and news reports of the war on TV, and joins an anti-war protest group, where she finds her voice. Songs include ‘Killing Me Softly’, ‘Help Me Make It Through the Night’, ‘Nowhere to Run.’ Strong pop rock singer.

[THOMAS] Male, 20s. American marine from Detroit who is burdened with a sense of family duty and living up to rigid expectations of his parents. Dutiful and diligent, a crusader-of-sorts but not as strong as he cares to think. Religious and patriotic, he wants to start a family with his girlfriend when he returns from service. Proud, staunch and conscientious, but the horrors of war and his relationships at home test and shatter his faith. Songs include ‘Give Me Shelter’, ‘We’ve Gotta Get Out of this Place.’ Strong pop rock singer.

[ANDY] Male, 20s. From an urban, working-class family from Chicago. Street-wise, smart and skeptical; brash when he wants to be. He is annoyed and dismayed when drafted as he doesn’t understand why Americans are involved in the War. His curiosity enables him to gain a rapport with the South Vietnamese people. He ultimately returns from Vietnam changed by both the experience abroad and by civil rights and counter-culture movements back home. Inspired by his mother’s involvement in anti-war groups, he considers becoming a protestor himself. Songs include ‘War’, ‘All Along the Watchtower.’
Strong pop rock singer.

[THE MAN] Male, 20s-early 30s. Any ethnicity. A variety of characters in the show, ranging from Lyndon B Johnson, army officials, soldiers, protesters, etc. Songs include ‘Born to be Wild’, ‘Get Together.’ Strong pop rock singer.

[THE WOMAN] Female, 20s-early 30s. Any ethnicity. A variety of characters in the show including protestors, family members, etc. Songs include ‘Nowhere to Run’, ‘People Get Ready.’ Strong pop rock singer.

You Can’t Take It With You

SEEKING:

PENELOPE SYCAMORE

ESSIE

RHEBA

PAUL SYCAMORE

MR. DE PINNA

ED

DONALD

MARTIN VANDERHOF

ALICE

HENDERSON

TONY KIRBY

BORIS KOLENKHOV

GAY WELLINGTON

MR. KIRBY

MRS. KIRBY

THREE MEN

OLGA

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $889 weekly minimum (LORT D)

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