Olney Theatre Corporation | Olney, MD
Olney, MD

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC

AUDITION DATE

Friday, January 16, 2026

9:30 AM (E)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

And

Friday, January 16, 2026

2:00 PM (E)

CONTRACT

COST
$959 weekly minimum (Tier 1) - Roberts Mainstage & Bernard Family Theatre
$863 weekly minimum (Lab) - Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab

SEEKING

Equity chorus singers for Olney Theatre Center's 2026-27 Season (See breakdown).

Olney Theatre Center is committed to hiring actors who reflect the diversity of our world; we are actively seeking actors of all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities.

All roles listed are understudied with a combination of internal coverage and offstage swings.

PREPARATION
Please prepare 16-bars of a song. An accompanist will be provided. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Jason Loewith

Senior Associate Artistic Director: Hallie Gordon

Associate Artistic Director / Director of Music

Theater: Christopher Youstra

Director of Curated Programming: Kevin McAllister

Expected to attend:

Associate Artistic Director / Casting Director: Irene Martinko

Casting and Dramaturgy Apprentice: Kam Henderson

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

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ECC 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

Olney Theatre Center 2026-27 Season

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Director: Jason Loewith
Choreographer: Karla Puno Garcia
Music Director: Christopher Youstra
Rehearsals Begin: August 18, 2026
Previews Begin: September 18, 2026
Opening: September 24, 2026
Closing: November 8, 2026

Potential Extension November 22, 2026

Performance Space: Bernard Family Theatre

SYNOPSIS: Much revived, La Cage Aux Folles remains one of musical theatre’s all-time biggest hits,
adding a new dimension to the boulevard comedy. After 20 years of partnered bliss, Georges and
Albin, two men partnered for better or worse, get a bit of both when Georges’ son (fathered during a one-night fling) announces his impending marriage to the daughter of a bigoted, right-wing politician. Further complicating the situation is the “family business”: Albin and Georges run a drag nightclub in St. Tropez, where Albin is the star performer, “Zaza.” Georges reluctantly agrees to masquerade as “normal” when he meets the family of the bride-to-be. But Albin has other plans, with hilarious results.

SEEKING:
ALBIN/ZAZA: Male 45-55 (Range: Baritone, A#2-G4) A performer of star quality; mature; great
powerhouse of a Broadway voice

GEORGES: Male, 50s (Range: G2-F4) A star; mature and attractive; good singer; energetic, loving
and caring

JEAN-MICHEL: Male, 20 (Range: Baritone, A#2-G4) Handsome; masculine, well-mannered,
educated; desperately in love with his fiancee, Anne; sings, and moves well

JACOB: Male, Early 20s (Range: Bb2-Ab4) butler/maid; brilliant comedian who sings

ANNE: Female, 18-21 (Range: Ensemble, Part Flexible) Jean-Michel's fiancée; spunky

EDOUARD DINDON: Male, Early 50s (Range: Bb2-Eb4) Anne's father; right-wing radical politician;
pompous; quirky; sings and is a fine comedian

MARIE DINDON: Female, Late 40s (Range: F4-A5) Anne's mother, shy, retiring; good singer who
moves well

JACQUELINE: Female, Middle Age (Range: B3-F5) Mature, female friend of Georges and Albin;
owns a chic restaurant; charming; very theatrical

RENAUD: Male, Middle Age, Mature, male friend of Georges and Albin; owns a small cafe

FRANCIS: Male, 40s, Male stage manager in Georges' club

THE LES CAGELLES: Chantal, Hanna, Mercedes, Bitelle, Phaedra


TOWNSPEOPLE: Ensemble

LES MISÉRABLES
Book by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg,
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg,
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Director: TBD
Choreographer: TBD
Music Director: Christopher Youstra

Rehearsals Begin: September 29, 2026
Previews Begin: October 30, 2026
Opening: November 5, 2026
Closing: January 17, 2027
Potential Extension: January 31, 2027

Performance Space: Roberts Mainstage

SYNOPSIS: In nineteenth-century-France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust
imprisonment but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a lifelong struggle for redemption as he is relentlessly pursued by police inspector Javert, who refuses to believe that Valjean can change his ways. Finally, during the Paris student uprising of 1832, Javert must confront his ideals after Valjean spares his life and saves that of the student revolutionary who has captured the heart of Valjean's adopted daughter.

SEEKING:
JEAN VALJEAN - High lyrics baritone or tenor, with both strong low notes and a strong falsetto. A
poor peasant who rises to affluence, he has great natural nobility and dignity. A powerful figure, with a character of operatic size and passion. The voice needs to have a pop/rock sound or a classical sound of extraordinary textual clarity. Gender: male

JAVERT - Has a natural gravitas with the ability to be expressive and dynamic. Policeman who
relentlessly hunts Valjean. An imposing character. The ultimate ‘law and order’ figure. Obsessed, to
the point of irrationality, with rigid and merciless moral code. Gender: male, Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: F2

THE BISHOP OF DIGNE - Has a strong, rich lower register. A religious man who, despite Valjean’s
theft of his valuable possessions, sees past the convict and allows him to move on with his new life.
Gender: male, Vocal range top: E4, vocal range bottom: A2

FANTINE - Poor but beautiful and elegant factory girl, struggling to support her fatherless daughter.
Later is a pauper, a sex worker, a consumptive and a ghost. Earthy and poignant. Although she is
finally defeated by circumstances, she should appear to be strong and a survivor. She puts up a
valiant fight against the horrors of her life. Gender: female, Age: 20 to 30, Vocal range top: Eb5, Vocal range bottom: F3

LITTLE COSETTE - Fantine’s daughter and the Thénardiers’ ward. She has been forced into child
labor. She is underfed, beaten by Madame Thénardier, and bullied by Eponine. Gender: female, Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: A

THENARDIER - Strong comic character role. A crooked innkeeper, later a petty, amoral thief. Greedy, irreverent, selfish, boorish, vulgar. Gender: male, Age: 35 to 49, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: C2

MADAME THERNARDIER - Belter. Tough, sharp, coarse, boorish, vulgar. Strong comic character
role. Gender: female, Age: 30 to 49, Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: G#3

YOUNG EPONINE - The pampered daughter of the Thénardiers. She does little except taunt Young
Cosette. Gender: female

GAVROCHE - Thénardier’s son. He is left to fend for himself and lives by his wits in the streets of
Paris. Brave, witty, and arrogant, with a fantastic, unchanged voice. Gender: male, Vocal range top:
G5, Vocal range bottom: B3

EPONINE - A beautiful belt voice, with a contemporary edge. Daughter of the Thénardiers but in no
way behaves like them. Fired by an unrequited love for Marius. Hasn’t learned to disguise her
emotions; wears her heart on her sleeve. Gender: female, Age: 18 to 25, Vocal range top: E5, Vocal
range bottom: F3

COSETTE - Light ‘floating’ sound, without heavy vibrato. Fantine’s daughter (first seen as and played
by a child) delicate, elegant, vulnerable and beautiful. Falls in love with and later marries Marius
Gender: female, Age: 18 to 25, Vocal range top: C6, Vocal range bottom: Bb3

ENJOLRAS - Very strong singer. Handsome, charismatic political figure, leader of the revolutionary
movement. Gender: male, Age: 20 to 29, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: A2

MARIUS - Member of the revolutionary student movement. Attractive and romantic but in a sensitive,
19th century ‘Byronic’ way. Gender: male, Age: 18 to 25, Vocal range top: Ab4, Vocal range bottom:
A2

COMBEFERRE - Member of the ABC society, a secret society of students and workers. The
philosopher and believer in peace. Gentle, humane, strong, and brave. Gender: male, Vocal range
top: D4, Vocal range bottom: E3

FEUILLY - Member of the ABC society, a secret society of students and workers. A worker who is a
self-educated orphan. An affectionate, warm, and poetic believer in "nationality." Gender: male, Vocal
range top: D4, Vocal range bottom: D3

COURFEYRAC - Member of the ABC society, a secret society of students and workers. A youthful,
passionate, and fearless student. Gender: male, Vocal range top: Eb4, Vocal range bottom: E3

JOLY - Member of the ABC society, a secret society of students and workers. An eccentric and lighthearted (although sometimes morbid) medical student. His name is derived from the English word “jolly.” Gender: male, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: D3

LESGLES - Member of the ABC society, a secret society of students and workers. A cheerful,
laughing-at-life (but unlucky) student. a close friend of Joly. Gender: male, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal
range bottom: B3

JEAN PROUVAIRE - Member of the ABC society, a secret society of students and workers. A kind,
soft-spoken, and, at the right moments, strong and masterful poet and student of social studies.
Gender: male, Vocal range top: Eb4, Vocal range bottom: D3

ENSEMBLE - The Foreman, Bamatbois, Montparnasse, Babet, Brujon, Claquesous, Fauchelevant,
Grantaire, An Army Officer, The Chain Gang, Warders, Constables, Peasants, Factory Workers,
Prostitutes, Pimps, Students, Thénardier's Gang, Wedding Guests, and other various roles.

MUSICAL TBD
(not permitted to announce title until June 2026)
Director: TBD
Choreographer: TBD
Music Director: TBD

Rehearsals Begin: February 9, 2027
Previews Begin: March 18, 2027
Opening: March 21, 2027
Closing: April 25, 2027
Potential Extension: May 9, 2027

Performance Space: Roberts Mainstage

SYNOPSIS: TBD

BREAKDOWN: TBD

Auditions will be held at a later date.

SALARY

COST $959 weekly minimum (Tier 1) - Roberts Mainstage & Bernard Family Theatre $863 weekly minimum (Lab) - Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab

UNION

AEA