The Heights Players
Brooklyn, NY
US

DESCRIPTION

Merrily We Roll Along

**FOR THE ROLE OF FRANK JR, AUDITIONS ARE 12/6 FROM 12-2PM. Sides will be provided and children will be asked to sing “Happy Birthday” acapella.

Rehearsals will be limited during December for this role, to ramp up in January and can be coordinated with the parents to make it as easy as possible on the children!


Performance Dates
February 6th-22nd
Friday & Saturday shows start at 8pm
Sunday shows start at 2pm.

Please note that The Heights Players is a non-profit theater and this is a non-equity production. All cast and crew volunteer their time and talent. The Heights Players is a membership organization, there is no pay or stipend for any role or position.
There is a $20 membership fee, if cast.

The Heights Players is located at:
26 Willow Place, bet. State & Joralemon Streets
in Brooklyn Heights.

About the Play

Based on George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s 1934 play, Merrily We Roll Along follows the successful career of Broadway composer turned Hollywood producer Franklin Shepard. Throughout the course of the show, during which time regresses from 1976 to 1957, we learn how Frank accomplished this - with the help of his best friends Charley (who authors the books and lyrics) and Mary (who is a writer in her own right and is always around for support and guidance). The trio of friends are inspired to become big players in American musical theatre and vow to “change the world” after witnessing the Russian Sputnik satellite orbiting the earth on a cold October night. Over time Franklin learns the genuine cost of fame and fortune as he alienates his beloved friends and family along the way. He gives up his original dreams for ones with more financial and fewer emotional benefits, ultimately realizing that he has left himself with nothing of any value.

Franklin Shepard JR - Son of Beth and Frank. He has been kept from his father. Energetic, innocent, and eager to please.
Male identifying, 7-12 yrs. old.

DURATION

Dec 8, 2025 - Feb 22, 2026

WHERE

WHEN

December 6, 2025 at 12:00PM

WHAT TO PREPARE

MINORS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT

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