New London Barn Playhouse
New London, NH

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, April 10, 2026

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

BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

CONTRACT

LOA

$735 weekly minimum (Ref. to COST) - 2025 rate

Plus - travel / lodging / meals and health / pension

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in New London Barn Playhouse's 2026 Season (see breakdown).

Some roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

An accompanist will be provided. Please prepare one brief song OR one brief monologue, in the style of something in the season. Please bring a headshot/resume.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Executive Artistic Director: Keith Coughlin

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Managing Director/Producer: Elliott Cunningham

Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production - specific dates

OTHER

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity Monitor will be provided.

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

NEW LONDON BARN PLAYHOUSE 2026 SEASON

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET

Book by: Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux

Music and Lyrics by: Various Artists

Director: Chad Larabee

1st Rehearsal: May 26th

Opens: June 10th

Closes: June 21st

SEEKING:

ELVIS – 20s; male; singer/guitar player. Elvis in his 20s at the beginning of his career. Familiar with his music and able to play guitar; sounds and look somewhat like Elvis without being an “impersonator.” In the production, Elvis sings: “Memories Are Made Of This,” “That’s All Right,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Peace In The Valley,” “Party,” and “Hound Dog.”

JERRY LEE LEWIS – 20s-early 30s; male; singer/pianist; he was rock ‘n’ roll’s legendary piano prodigy and celebrated “Last Man Standing.” A superb piano player, able to play like Jerry Lee Lewis; fun, energetic; comic skills a plus. In the production, Jerry Lee Lewis sings: “Real Wild Child,” “Great Balls Of Fire,” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.”

CARL PERKINS – mid 20s; male; singer/guitar player (lead guitar); he was the American pioneer of rockabilly music and best known for his song “Blue Suede Shoes.” An excellent lead guitarist. In the production, Carl Perkins sings: “Matchbox,” “Who Do You Love?,” “My Babe,” and “See You Later, Alligator.”

JOHNNY CASH – late 20s-late 30s; male; singer/guitar player. Johnny Cash at the dawn of his epic career. Familiar with his music and able to play guitar; tall; sounds and look somewhat like Johnny without being an “impersonator.” In the production, Johnny Cash sings: “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Sixteen Tons,” “I Walk The Line,” and “Riders In The Sky.”

Note: The following roles have been cast:

SAM PHILLIPS (CAST) – mid-30s-40s; “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and founder of Sun Records who discovered Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and many others including Roy Orbison and B.B. King; a towering and charismatic figure in American music.

DYANNE (CAST)– 20s-early 30s; An excellent singer; she was an aspiring singer and Elvis’s girlfriend; ahead of her time and assertive, she’s a great singer with a wide range; sings solos and back-up throughout the show; sings “Fever” in her alto range and covers the high soprano part of “Riders In The Sky” (Johnny Cash song). In the production, Dyanne sings “Fever” and “I Hear You Knockin’.”

CHICAGO

Book by: Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse

Music by: John Kander

Lyrics by: Fred Ebb

Director/Choreographer: Josh Walden

1st Rehearsal: June 4th

Opens: June 24th

Closes: July 12th

SEEKING:

VELMA KELLY: Female, 20s-30s, any race/ethnicity, (Range: Alto, E3-D5) Vaudeville performer who is accused of murdering her sister and husband. Hardened by fame, she cares for no one but herself and her attempt to get away with murder. An exceptional dancer who sings extremely well.

MATRON "MAMA" MORTON: Female, 30s-50s, any race/ethnicity, (Range: Alto, F#3-Bb4) Leader of the prisoners of Cook County Jail. The total essence of corruption. Accepts bribes for favors from laundry service to making calls to lawyers. “When you’re good to Mama, Mama’s good to you.”

BILLY FLYNN: Male, 30s-40s, any race/ethnicity, (Range: Baritone Bb2-G4) Established lawyer who hasn’t lost a woman’s case yet. Master of media manipulation who will get a girl off the hook as long as she can fork up the hefty $5,000 fee.

MARY SUNSHINE: Male in drag (countertenor/male soprano), 20s-40s, any race/ethnicity, (Range: Soprano, Bb3-Bb5) Sob sister reporter from the Evening Star. Believes there is a little bit of good in everyone and will believe anything she is fed that matches her beliefs.

Note: The following roles have already been cast:

ROXIE HART (CAST): Female, 20s-30s, any race/ethnicity, (Range: Mezzo-Soprano, F3-B4) Reads and keeps up with murder trials in Chicago, and follows suit by murdering her lover, Fred Casely. She stops at nothing to render a media storm with one goal: to get away with it.

AMOS HART (CAST): Male, 30s-40s, any race/ethnicity, (Range: Baritone, C3-F#4) Roxie’s faithful husband. Lies for her and tries to take the blame until he realizes that he has been two-timed by Roxie. Still in love with her, or misguided, he believes anything she says in her pursuit to get out of jail.

MEL BROOKS’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

Music and Lyrics by: Mel Brooks

Book by: Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan

Director/Choreographer: Natalie Wisdom

1st Rehearsal: June 26th

Opens: July 15th

Closes: August 2nd

SEEKING:

DR FREDERICK FRANKENSTEIN – Male, 30s, any race/ethnicity. Brilliant brain surgeon, professor, and grandson of mad scientist Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein. Vocal range: G4-Bb2

THE MONSTER – Male, 30s+, any race/ethnicity. The misunderstood creation of Dr. Frankenstein. Vocal range: Bb4-Db2 Knowledge of tap-dancing a plus.

Note: The following roles have already been cast:

IGOR (CAST)– Male- Frederick’s faithful, bright-eyed, eager servant and friend–with a hunchback. Vocal range: G4-Bb2.

INSPECTOR HANS KEMP (CAST) – Male- Head of the police in Transylvania, with a wooden arm and leg. Justice-driven. Vocal range: F4-A2.

BLIND HERMIT (CAST)– Male- Lonely, poor, blind town hermit longing for a friend. Vocal range: F4-Ab2.

INGA – Female- Frederick’s bubbly, not-so-bright young assistant. Attractive and a resident of Transylvania. Vocal range: G# below middle C to A above the treble staff. Yodeling is a plus as is a German accent.

ELIZABETH BENNING (CAST) – Female- Self-loving/self-absorbed, “madcap”, boisterous fiancé of Frederick. Vocal range: F5-F#3.

FRAU BLUCHER (CAST)– Female- Intense, stern housekeeper of Frankenstein estate. Former lover of Victor Frankenstein. Vocal range: C5-E3.

ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE

Music and Lyrics by: Jimmy Buffett

Book by: Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley

Director/Choreographer: James Beaudry

1st Rehearsal: July 17th

Opens: August 5th

Closes: August 16th

SEEKING:

TULLY- Male - Smooth-talking, self-deprecating playboy. He's completely content with the life he's chosen as the singer/bartender at a tropical resort, until he meets Rachel, a vacationer who upends his heart. Guitar skills are useful. Vocal Range: B2-C5

MARLEY- Female - No-nonsense and assertive with an island accent. She runs the resort and keeps everyone in check, but clearly cares about her employees, her customers, and J.D., an older island denizen. Great singer. Vocal Range: G#3-G#5

J.D.- Male - A funny, endearing older man who always has a parrot on his shoulder. He's losing his vision and his hearing, but won't acknowledge it. A good-natured drunkard, he's always writing his memoirs on bar napkins and, as it turns out, he's lived a full life. Vocal Range: G2-D4

Note: The following roles have already been cast:

RACHEL (CAST)- Female - Fully committed to her job and helping the world. Willing to put in as many hours of hard work as it takes and expects everyone else to do the same. Suspicious of fools and operators, Rachel is not easily distracted from her life plan. Vocal Range: A3-F#5.

TAMMY (CAST)- Female - Loyal friend to Rachel. Sees the best in people and has a zest for life that is often squelched by her fiance, Chad. Her low self-esteem manifests itself as denial in her own life. Vocal Range: B3-F5.

BRICK (CAST)- Male - The Island bartender. Has a big heart and a good friend to Tully. Not the brightest bulb, but sensitive and thoughtful. Vocal Range: A2-C5.

JAMAL/TED (CAST)- Male - Jamal is a high-energy busboy at the run-down Caribbean hotel, acting as a key, comedic right-hand man to hotel owner Marley.

KEN LUDWIG’S BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY

Written by: Ken Ludwig

1st Rehearsal: August 7th

Opens: August 19th

Closes: August 30th

SEEKING:

SHERLOCK HOLMES Male, 30s – 40s, any race/ethnicity. Highly intelligent, confident, charismatic, quick-witted, obsessive. Thinks very highly of his close friend Watson. A sophisticated mind who savors adventure and an intriguing mystery and has a manic gleam of mischief in his eyes. A mind that works overtime.

DOCTOR WATSON Male 30s - 50s, any race/ethnicity. Smart, grounded, and full of heart and wonder, lives to have adventures and assist his close friend Holmes. We see the play through his eyes. The heart and soul of the play.

TRACK ONE Male 20s – 50s, any race/ethnicity. Versatile, with nimbleness physically and vocally (including multiple dialects). Doubles multiple roles (over 10), including STAPLETON (seemingly geeky butterfly lover who conceals a psychopath within), BARRYMORE (mournful caretaker of Baskerville Hall), MILKER (scrappy Dickensian urchin boy), LUCY (loving wife of WILSON), and DR. MORTIMER

TRACK TWO Male 20s - 50s, any race/ethnicity. Versatile, with nimbleness physically and vocally (including multiple dialects). Doubles multiple roles, including SIR HUGO BASKERVILLE (a brutal, cruel Cavalier), WILSON (exuberant, hearty head of messenger office), SIR HENRY BASKERVILLE (young Texan relation to Baskervilles, open-hearted, earnest, ready for adventure and to fall in love), and INSPECTOR LESTRADE (cocky police inspector).

TRACK THREE Female 20s-50s, any race/ethnicity. Versatile, with nimbleness physically and vocally (including multiple dialects). Doubles multiple roles, including MISS STAPLETON (STAPLETON’s initially secretive, scared “sister” who passionately falls in love with SIR HENRY), CARTWRIGHT (scrappy Dickensian urchin boy), MRS. BARRYMORE (severe, humorless Swedish caretaker of Baskerville Hall), MRS. HUDSON (older, maternal housekeeper for HOLMES).

Wakeman

(Developmental Production)

Music, Lyrics and Book by Jenn Grinels

1st Rehearsal: 8/12

Opens: 9/3

Closes: 9/6

Wakeman is a new folk-rock musical which centers around the true story of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, a young woman who presented herself as a man and joined the Union Army during the Civil War. Her adventures are forever captured in a series of letters written to her family chronicling her daily life as Private Lyons Wakeman in the 153rd New York infantry. Original songs by lyricist/composer Jenn Grinels bring to life this tale of identity and the pursuit of the American Dream.

SEEKING:

[WAKEMAN] age 19, any race/ethnicity, a woman presenting as a man. Short in stature, high rock belt.

[ROBERT] age 10, any race/ethnicity, boy soprano - outstanding singer capable of singing harmonies. Wakeman’s younger brother.

[SERGEANT EVANS/ENSEMBLE] age mid 20s-early 30s, any race/ethnicity, female, high pop rock belt D#5.

SALARY

LOA $735 weekly minimum (Ref. to COST) - 2025 rate

UNION

AEA