OPEN AUDITIONS for

Sweeney Todd:
The Demon Barber of Fleet Steet

March 6 and 7 from 6 pm-9 pm at Players Theater

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Hugh Wheeler

Directed by Shannon Migliore, Assistant Directed by Christian Shaefer, Music Directed by Sarah Cohea

You can download audition cuts at this link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GTiKX9osg23rshRxx8aRtQvSaxokjdz7?usp=sharing

SHOW SYNOPSIS:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is about a Victorian-era barber who swears revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. When revenge eludes him, Sweeney turns to murder, while Mrs. Lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and sells them to the unsuspecting public—dark comedy and terror in one amazing musical.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

• Sweeney Todd (F2-Gb4) Age: 40 to 55: A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focused on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist.

• Mrs. Lovett (G3-E5) Age: 35 to 50: An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture.

• Anthony Hope (Bb2-F4) Age: 20 to 30: A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna.

• Johanna (Bb3-A5) Age: 18 to 21: A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward.

• Tobias Ragg (Bb2-Ab4) Age: 12 to 18: A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett.

• Judge Turpin (E2-Gb4) Age: 50 to 65: A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd.

• Beadle Bamford (D3-D5) Age: 40 to 55: A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin.

• Beggar Woman (Ab3-F5 ) Age: 35 to 50: A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret.

• Adolfo Pirelli (B2-C5) Age: 30 to 45: A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past.

• Jonas Fogg (non-singing) Age: 35 to 60: The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.

• Ensemble: Greek Chorus - Townspeople; Policemen; Lunatics

AUDITION EXPECTATIONS:

Everyone is encouraged to attend the first night of auditions; the second night will act as callbacks. If you are unable to attend the first night, please contact Shannon Migliore at shannonmigliore13@gmail.com for a second night audition

• The audition room will be closed, and an accompaniment recording will be available for the provided cuts.

• Sides will be provided at auditions.

• Choreography: minimal with a focus on choreographed movement.

NOTE: If you’re not available for the audition dates, please reach out to Shannon Migliore at shannonmigliore13@gmail.com. Video auditions will be accepted if they are sent in before the closing of auditions on night number two (March 7th).

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Thursdays: June 4 & 11 at 7:30 pm
Fridays: June 5 & 12 at 7:30 pm
Saturdays: June 6 & 13 at 2 pm
Sundays: June 7 & 14 at 2 pm

OPEN AUDITIONS for

Sweeney Todd:
The Demon Barber of Fleet Steet

March 6 and 7 from 6 pm-9 pm at Players Theater

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Hugh Wheeler

Directed by Shannon Migliore, Assistant Directed by Christian Shaefer, Music Directed by Sarah Cohea

You can download audition cuts at this link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GTiKX9osg23rshRxx8aRtQvSaxokjdz7?usp=sharing

SHOW SYNOPSIS:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is about a Victorian-era barber who swears revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. When revenge eludes him, Sweeney turns to murder, while Mrs. Lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and sells them to the unsuspecting public—dark comedy and terror in one amazing musical.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

• Sweeney Todd (F2-Gb4) Age: 40 to 55: A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focused on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist.

• Mrs. Lovett (G3-E5) Age: 35 to 50: An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture.

• Anthony Hope (Bb2-F4) Age: 20 to 30: A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna.

• Johanna (Bb3-A5) Age: 18 to 21: A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward.

• Tobias Ragg (Bb2-Ab4) Age: 12 to 18: A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett.

• Judge Turpin (E2-Gb4) Age: 50 to 65: A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd.

• Beadle Bamford (D3-D5) Age: 40 to 55: A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin.

• Beggar Woman (Ab3-F5 ) Age: 35 to 50: A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret.

• Adolfo Pirelli (B2-C5) Age: 30 to 45: A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past.

• Jonas Fogg (non-singing) Age: 35 to 60: The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.

• Ensemble: Greek Chorus - Townspeople; Policemen; Lunatics

AUDITION EXPECTATIONS:

Everyone is encouraged to attend the first night of auditions; the second night will act as callbacks. If you are unable to attend the first night, please contact Shannon Migliore at shannonmigliore13@gmail.com for a second night audition

• The audition room will be closed, and an accompaniment recording will be available for the provided cuts.

• Sides will be provided at auditions.

• Choreography: minimal with a focus on choreographed movement.

NOTE: If you’re not available for the audition dates, please reach out to Shannon Migliore at shannonmigliore13@gmail.com. Video auditions will be accepted if they are sent in before the closing of auditions on night number two (March 7th).

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Thursdays: June 4 & 11 at 7:30 pm
Fridays: June 5 & 12 at 7:30 pm
Saturdays: June 6 & 13 at 2 pm
Sundays: June 7 & 14 at 2 pm

By A. R. GURNEY • Directed by DEBORAH MARTIN

Andrew and Melissa are childhood friends whose lifelong correspondence begins with birthday party thank-you notes and summer camp postcards... and continues through the college years... and for the rest of their lives. Andy’s last letter makes it clear how much they’ve meant to each other over the years — as only true lovers can.

By A. R. GURNEY • Directed by DEBORAH MARTIN

Andrew and Melissa are childhood friends whose lifelong correspondence begins with birthday party thank-you notes and summer camp postcards... and continues through the college years... and for the rest of their lives. Andy’s last letter makes it clear how much they’ve meant to each other over the years — as only true lovers can.

THE GODS OF COMEDY

By KEN LUDWIG • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF

What do you do when you’re a classics professor at one of the greatest universities in America and find a long-lost manuscript by Euripides that will make you famous throughout the world? You lose it, of course. And then you call on the ancient Greek Gods of Comedy to get you out of the mess!

January 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, February 1, 2026

THE GODS OF COMEDY

By KEN LUDWIG • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF

What do you do when you’re a classics professor at one of the greatest universities in America and find a long-lost manuscript by Euripides that will make you famous throughout the world? You lose it, of course. And then you call on the ancient Greek Gods of Comedy to get you out of the mess!

January 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, February 1, 2026

THE GODS OF COMEDY

By KEN LUDWIG • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF

What do you do when you’re a classics professor at one of the greatest universities in America and find a long-lost manuscript by Euripides that will make you famous throughout the world? You lose it, of course. And then you call on the ancient Greek Gods of Comedy to get you out of the mess!

January 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, February 1, 2026

AUDITIONS:

Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 6 - 8 pm
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 6 – 8 pm

WRITTEN BY WILLIAM INGE
DIRECTED BY MARILEE ENSIGN

CHARACTERS:

• Bo Decker: A sometimes bigger-than-life, young, impulsive rancher and rodeo cowboy infatuated with Cherie, whom he abducted. Can play early to late  20s.

• Cherie: A singer from the Ozarks, fragile and confused, trying to escape her past and Bo. Can play early to mid 20s.

• Virgil Blessing: A kind, older ranch hand and Bo's mentor, providing a grounding influence.  Can play early to late  40s - 60s.

• Grace Hoyland: The resilient, middle-aged owner of the diner, deserted by her husband. Can play late  30s -  mid 50s.

• Elma Duckworth: A bright, dramatic high school girl working for Grace, full of dreams. Can play high school age.

• Dr. Gerald Lyman: An alcoholic college professor with a history of failed marriages.  Can play late 40s to late 50s.

• Sheriff Will Masters: The local lawman, a regular at the diner, maintaining order.  Can play early 40s to late  50s.

• Carl: The experienced, world-weary bus driver.  Can play late  30s -  mid 50s.

PLAY SYNOPSIS: 

Bus Stop takes place just after midnight during heavy snowfall in a dingy rural Kansas diner, serving as a temporary refuge for passengers from a bus that must lay over due to closed roads. With a mix of humor, the play becomes a vivid backdrop for exploring themes of loneliness and human connection, as the characters, preoccupied with their own issues, struggle to engage with one another. 

AUDITION EXPECTATIONS:

Cold readings from the script. (If anyone wants to read the script, they can contact the director, Marilee Ensign via email: mjoyensign@gmail.com)

ALSO NEEDED:

Looking for a lighting designer and sound designer.

AUDITIONS:

Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 6 - 8 pm
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 6 – 8 pm

WRITTEN BY WILLIAM INGE
DIRECTED BY MARILEE ENSIGN

CHARACTERS:

• Bo Decker: A sometimes bigger-than-life, young, impulsive rancher and rodeo cowboy infatuated with Cherie, whom he abducted. Can play early to late  20s.

• Cherie: A singer from the Ozarks, fragile and confused, trying to escape her past and Bo. Can play early to mid 20s.

• Virgil Blessing: A kind, older ranch hand and Bo's mentor, providing a grounding influence.  Can play early to late  40s - 60s.

• Grace Hoyland: The resilient, middle-aged owner of the diner, deserted by her husband. Can play late  30s -  mid 50s.

• Elma Duckworth: A bright, dramatic high school girl working for Grace, full of dreams. Can play high school age.

• Dr. Gerald Lyman: An alcoholic college professor with a history of failed marriages.  Can play late 40s to late 50s.

• Sheriff Will Masters: The local lawman, a regular at the diner, maintaining order.  Can play early 40s to late  50s.

• Carl: The experienced, world-weary bus driver.  Can play late  30s -  mid 50s.

PLAY SYNOPSIS: 

Bus Stop takes place just after midnight during heavy snowfall in a dingy rural Kansas diner, serving as a temporary refuge for passengers from a bus that must lay over due to closed roads. With a mix of humor, the play becomes a vivid backdrop for exploring themes of loneliness and human connection, as the characters, preoccupied with their own issues, struggle to engage with one another. 

AUDITION EXPECTATIONS:

Cold readings from the script. (If anyone wants to read the script, they can contact the director, Marilee Ensign via email: mjoyensign@gmail.com)

ALSO NEEDED:

Looking for a lighting designer and sound designer.

THE GODS OF COMEDY

By KEN LUDWIG • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF

What do you do when you’re a classics professor at one of the greatest universities in America and find a long-lost manuscript by Euripides that will make you famous throughout the world? You lose it, of course. And then you call on the ancient Greek Gods of Comedy to get you out of the mess!

January 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, February 1, 2026

THE GODS OF COMEDY

By KEN LUDWIG • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF

What do you do when you’re a classics professor at one of the greatest universities in America and find a long-lost manuscript by Euripides that will make you famous throughout the world? You lose it, of course. And then you call on the ancient Greek Gods of Comedy to get you out of the mess!

January 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, February 1, 2026

THE GODS OF COMEDY

By KEN LUDWIG • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF

What do you do when you’re a classics professor at one of the greatest universities in America and find a long-lost manuscript by Euripides that will make you famous throughout the world? You lose it, of course. And then you call on the ancient Greek Gods of Comedy to get you out of the mess!

January 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, February 1, 2026

SEASON EXTRA:
MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET

By TOM DUDZICK • Directed by CARL DeFRANCO

The Nowaks have known they were special ever since the Christmas miracle in Grandpa’s barbershop! Ruth plans a show about it, but a deathbed confession causes the family legend to unravel. The results are heartfelt and hilarious.

December 5, 6, 7, 2025

(THIS SHOW IS NOT INCLUDED IN SEASON SUBSCRIPTION)

SEASON EXTRA:
MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET

By TOM DUDZICK • Directed by CARL DeFRANCO

The Nowaks have known they were special ever since the Christmas miracle in Grandpa’s barbershop! Ruth plans a show about it, but a deathbed confession causes the family legend to unravel. The results are heartfelt and hilarious.

December 5, 6, 7, 2025

(THIS SHOW IS NOT INCLUDED IN SEASON SUBSCRIPTION)

SEASON EXTRA:
MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET

By TOM DUDZICK • Directed by CARL DeFRANCO

The Nowaks have known they were special ever since the Christmas miracle in Grandpa’s barbershop! Ruth plans a show about it, but a deathbed confession causes the family legend to unravel. The results are heartfelt and hilarious.

December 5, 6, 7, 2025

(THIS SHOW IS NOT INCLUDED IN SEASON SUBSCRIPTION)

Open Auditions for The Gods of Comedy

Written by Ken Ludwig

Directed by Eric Almleaf

AUDITION DATES:

• Friday, November 7 at 6:30 pm 

• Saturday, November 8 at 2 pm 

• Sunday, November 9 at 2 pm

AUDITION EXPECTATIONS:

Looking for women and men from their 20s and up for this comedy about a professor who finds and then loses the greatest discovery of her career. 

This show is what you would get if Mel Brooks and the Marx Brothers fell into a boiling vat of Greek plays. Physical humor, one liners, and puns abound, with a touch of romance.

Auditions will be cold readings from the show as well as some improv.

More details: https://www.playersofutica.org/auditions

Open Auditions for The Gods of Comedy

Written by Ken Ludwig

Directed by Eric Almleaf

AUDITION DATES:

• Friday, November 7 at 6:30 pm 

• Saturday, November 8 at 2 pm 

• Sunday, November 9 at 2 pm

AUDITION EXPECTATIONS:

Looking for women and men from their 20s and up for this comedy about a professor who finds and then loses the greatest discovery of her career. 

This show is what you would get if Mel Brooks and the Marx Brothers fell into a boiling vat of Greek plays. Physical humor, one liners, and puns abound, with a touch of romance.

Auditions will be cold readings from the show as well as some improv.

More details: https://www.playersofutica.org/auditions

Open Auditions for The Gods of Comedy

Written by Ken Ludwig

Directed by Eric Almleaf

AUDITION DATES:

• Friday, November 7 at 6:30 pm 

• Saturday, November 8 at 2 pm 

• Sunday, November 9 at 2 pm

AUDITION EXPECTATIONS:

Looking for women and men from their 20s and up for this comedy about a professor who finds and then loses the greatest discovery of her career. 

This show is what you would get if Mel Brooks and the Marx Brothers fell into a boiling vat of Greek plays. Physical humor, one liners, and puns abound, with a touch of romance.

Auditions will be cold readings from the show as well as some improv.

More details: https://www.playersofutica.org/auditions

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Music & Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM • Book by GEORGE FURTH • Directed by CHRISTIAN SHAEFER
Music Direction by SARAH COHEA

Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, this musical charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends—writer Mary and lyricist and playwright Charley. Features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs.

October 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2025

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Music & Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM • Book by GEORGE FURTH • Directed by CHRISTIAN SHAEFER
Music Direction by SARAH COHEA

Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, this musical charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends—writer Mary and lyricist and playwright Charley. Features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs.

October 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2025

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Music & Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM • Book by GEORGE FURTH • Directed by CHRISTIAN SHAEFER
Music Direction by SARAH COHEA

Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, this musical charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends—writer Mary and lyricist and playwright Charley. Features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs.

October 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2025

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Music & Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM • Book by GEORGE FURTH • Directed by CHRISTIAN SHAEFER
Music Direction by SARAH COHEA

Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, this musical charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends—writer Mary and lyricist and playwright Charley. Features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs.

October 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2025

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Music & Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM • Book by GEORGE FURTH • Directed by CHRISTIAN SHAEFER
Music Direction by SARAH COHEA

Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, this musical charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends—writer Mary and lyricist and playwright Charley. Features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs.

October 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2025

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Music & Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM • Book by GEORGE FURTH • Directed by CHRISTIAN SHAEFER
Music Direction by SARAH COHEA

Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, this musical charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends—writer Mary and lyricist and playwright Charley. Features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs.

October 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2025

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Music & Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM • Book by GEORGE FURTH • Directed by CHRISTIAN SHAEFER
Music Direction by SARAH COHEA

Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, this musical charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends—writer Mary and lyricist and playwright Charley. Features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs.

October 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2025

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Music & Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM • Book by GEORGE FURTH • Directed by CHRISTIAN SHAEFER
Music Direction by SARAH COHEA

Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, this musical charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends—writer Mary and lyricist and playwright Charley. Features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs.

October 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2025

THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR

By JONES HOPE WOOTEN • Directed by MIKE BEEHM

In this riotously funny Southern-fried comedy, the Verdeen cousins picked the worse time to throw their family reunion: the hottest day of July in the middle of Texas tornado season. Things spin out of control when a high-stakes wager is made on who bakes the best red velvet cake. Uproarious antics!

September 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 2025

THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR

By JONES HOPE WOOTEN • Directed by MIKE BEEHM

In this riotously funny Southern-fried comedy, the Verdeen cousins picked the worse time to throw their family reunion: the hottest day of July in the middle of Texas tornado season. Things spin out of control when a high-stakes wager is made on who bakes the best red velvet cake. Uproarious antics!

September 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 2025

THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR

By JONES HOPE WOOTEN • Directed by MIKE BEEHM

In this riotously funny Southern-fried comedy, the Verdeen cousins picked the worse time to throw their family reunion: the hottest day of July in the middle of Texas tornado season. Things spin out of control when a high-stakes wager is made on who bakes the best red velvet cake. Uproarious antics!

September 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 2025

THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR

By JONES HOPE WOOTEN • Directed by MIKE BEEHM

In this riotously funny Southern-fried comedy, the Verdeen cousins picked the worse time to throw their family reunion: the hottest day of July in the middle of Texas tornado season. Things spin out of control when a high-stakes wager is made on who bakes the best red velvet cake. Uproarious antics!

September 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 2025