Surflight Theatre 2024 Season - Beach Haven, NJ EPA
Ocean Professional Theatre Company | Beach Haven, NJ
Saturday, March 2, 2024
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Sign-ups for this audition will take place on a first come, first served basis on the morning of the audition. The space will open at 9am.
LOA
$577 weekly minimum (Ref. to CORST)
Equity actors for roles in Surflight Theatre's
2024 Season (See breakdown).
Please prepare a song of your choice in the style of one of the shows in our season and a contrasting one as well and/or monologue. You are welcome to sing from shows in the season. Those auditioning for STEEL MAGNOLIAS should be prepared with monologue. If auditioning for MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, for a role that plays
onstage, you may bring your instrument and accompany yourself. We will have a piano available. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Surflight Theatre
201 Engleside Ave
Beach Haven, NJ 08008-1764
Expected to attend:
Steve Steiner: Producing Artistic Director
Paula Sloan: Resident Director/Choreographer and Director/Choreographer Footloose, Titanic, Stardust Road, Miracle on 34th
Gail Anderson: Associate Artistic Director, Casting Director
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
Surflight is Resident stock and actors will be hired for consecutive contract. Miracle on 34th Street is a stand alone production.
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 toauditions.
Director Steve Steiner
1st Rehearsal 5/20
Opens 5/30
Closes 6/16
Elvis Presley. Age: 20s; male; singer/guitar player. Elvis was in his 20s at the beginning of his career. Must be familiar with his music and able to play guitar; should sound 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. Age: 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. Age: 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. Age: Late 20s-late 30s; male; singer/guitar player. Johnny Cash at the dawn of his epic career. Must be familiar with his music and able to play guitar; tall; should sound 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.”
Sam Phillips. Age: 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. Age: 20s-early 30s. 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’.”
Non-speaking roles:
Jay Perkins. Carl Perkins’ brother; performs as part of the ensemble numbers and plays stand-up bass on all the musicians’ songs.
W.S. “Fluke” Holland. Performs as part of the ensemble numbers and plays the drums on all the musicians’ songs.
Director/Choreographer Andrew Glant Linden
1st Rehearsal 6/4
Opens 6/19
Closes 7/7
Emile De Becque: Male. 45-59. Wealthy, debonair French plantation owner; romantic, charming and
passionate, strong legit baritone 5'10 and above in height.
Ensign Nellie Forbush: Female. 25-30. An optimistic and simple Navy nurse from Little Rock, Arkansas who falls in love with Emile. Leading lady with spunky personality. Legit Mezzo with a mix/belt.
Bloody Mary: Female. 35-55. A shrewd Tonkinese/Vietnamese souvenir dealer who is also trying to find her daughter a rich husband; brassy, sexy, charactery; has great subtle comic timing; strong mezzo.
Liat: Female. 18-25. Heartbreakingly delicate, beautiful and the picture of purity; moves well; Tonkinese/Vietnamese.
Lieutenant Joseph Cable: Male. 18-30. A young, formal and good-looking officer who falls in love with Liat; masculine with a good physique and believable as a member of the Army; Tenor (E3 to G4).
Luther Billis: Male. 30-50. A wise talking loveable conman, fun and always with an angle; friend to all and a man with a lust for the ladies; funny, masculine and believable as a member of the army; strong character baritone.
Captain George Brackett: Male. 40-60
Commander William Harbison: Male. 40-49
Director Paula Hammons Sloan
1st Rehearsal 6/20
Opens 7/9
Closes 7/28
REN McCORMACK - Male. Teenager. Rebellious, magnetic, sincere, honest and hugely likeable. Terrific pop/rock tenor with falsetto. Dances or move extremely well. Smart, able to navigate comedic and dramatic content with intelligence and heart. Star presence. Strong triple threat.
ARIEL MOORE - Female Teenager. Rebellious, complicated, fun-loving and sensitive. Physically comfortable with a terrific pop/rock belt. Dances or move extremely well. Great triple threat.
REV SHAW MOORE - Male Late 40s – 50s. Spiritual leader and powerful influence in the town. Navigating his own grief and struggling to maintain control of his pulpit and his family. Excellent singer who moves well. Great baritone with command and great charisma.
WILLARD HEWITT - Male. High school student. Bari-Tenor. Any ethnicity. Lovable, loyal, a bit dim and shy around Rusty. Full of heart. Moves well. Great pop bari-tenor. Smart, funny, adept at physical comedy.
VI MOORE - Female late 40s – early 50s. Any ethnicity. Despite living in her husband’s shadow, she is strong, perceptive, adept at navigating a challenging course with love and compassion. Powerful presence and heart of the Moore family.
RUSTY - Female, high school student. Any ethnicity. Wise cracking, fun-loving motor mouth. Full of quirks and shy around Willard. Powerful belt. Killer triple threat. Dances well.
CHUCK CRANSTON - Male high school student. Ariel’s boyfriend and the town bad boy. Demanding, possessive and jealous, but also charismatic. Great rock tenor.
Director Paula Hammons Sloan
1st Rehearsal 7/10
Opens 7/30
Closes 8/18
TITANIC is the Tony Award-winning musical that is based on the famous sailing and sinking of ‘the ship of dreams.’ This production uses a 20-person ensemble to tell the tale and plunges audiences into the glamour, chaos and heroism of the early 20th century.
Thomas Andrews: Male. 40-49. Designer of the Titanic, a very level-headed but passionate man, leading role, strong vocals; strong presence; dramatic bari/tenor, sings up to G.
Bruce Ismay: Male. 40-49. Owner of the ship. An upper-class ruthless man who stops at nothing to get his own way, physically fit, strong character, and a dominant man; baritone, sings up to G.
E.J. Captain Smith: Male. 50-59. Captain of the Titanic, a white-haired man with strong morals, near to retirement. Has a wealth of experience; character baritone, commanding voice, sings up to F.
Frederick Barrett/Mr. Guggenheim/3rd Class Passenger: Male. 30-35. The stoker, very handsome, and physically fit man, toned body; lyric bari/tenor, sings up to G.
Harold Bride/Jack Thayer/Bell/Hartley/3rd Class Passenger: Male. 22-30. The radioman, slim, a sweet man; melodic tenor, sings up to G.
Fleet / Carlson / Stoker / 1st-Class Passenger / 3rd-Class Passenger / Lead Dancer: Male 25-35. Singer/Dancer, Any vocal type
Charles Clarke/1st Class Passenger: 35-40. A man content with his middle-class life and thinks he knows his place, looking forward to his new life in America; heroic tenor, sings up to G, but also possible high C.
Edgar Beane/Officer Boxhall/3rd Class Passenger: 35-40. A man content with his middle-class life and thinks he knows his place, looking forward to his new life in America, character bass, sings up to D.
Jim Farrell/Stoker/1st Class Passenger: 20-29. Handsome, romantic lead; a 3rd class passenger; bari/tenor, sings up to F#.
Henry Etches/Officer Pitman: Male. 25-35. Handsome and physically fit, head butler on the ship; strong stage presence, jaunty tenor, sings up to G. Covers Barrett.
William Murdoch/Bass Player: Male. 30-40. The first officer on the bridge of the Titanic; baritone, sings up to F#.
Officer Lightoller/Mr. Astor/Bell: Male. 30-40. Second Officer on board the Titanic; strong actor, range up to D, but preferably with tenor timbre, chorally up to G.
Hitchens/Isador Straus: Male. 55 plus. Character baritone.
Bellboy/3rd Class Passenger: Male. 18-29. The youngest worker on board the ship (13-16 years old); very young looking and childlike quality, tenor, solo up to G, but also possible high C man.
Alice Beane/3rd Class Passenger: Male. 30-40. An aspirational young woman who dreams of becoming a 1st class passenger; alto, belts up to E.
Caroline Neville/Mrs. Thayer: Female. 30-40. A young woman who dreams of becoming part of the social elite; first soprano, lyric,chorally up to high C.
Kate McGowan/Mrs. Weidner: Female. 20-30. A feisty and strong girl, 3rd class passenger; Celtic mezzo, solo singing up to F#, chorally up to G.
Kate Murphey / Stewardess / 1st-Class Passenger/Lead Dancer: Female. 20-25. Strong legit soprano.
Kate Mullins / Stewardess / 1st-Class Passenger: Female. 18-25. Strong legit soprano.
Ida Straus/3rd Class Passenger: Female. 55 plus.
Director James Alexander Bond
Choreographer Elizabeth Troxler
1st Rehearsal 7/31
Opens 8/20
Closes 9/1
Basilius: Male, 40 plus. King of arcadia, Basilius clings to tradition. Used to being in charge, having his authority threatened or questioned is an unfamiliar and uncomfortable feeling for him. Blindly thinks arcadia is doing great under his masculine rule, which will be sorely tested during the course of the show. Vocal range: tenor.
Gynecia: Female, 40 plus. Queen of arcadia. Smart, knows what she wants, and isn't afraid to go after it. Like any long-standing spouse, knows how to get her way with her husband when push comes to shove. Vocal range: alto.
Pamela: Female, 20s. Basilius and Gynecia's older daughter. Known to be the most beautiful
bachelorette in the kingdom. She is willful, self-dramatizing, and seemingly obsessed with
appearances. Caught between who she really is and who the world wants her to be. Vocal range:
mezzo-soprano with a belt.
Philoclea: Female, Late teens, 20s. Basilius and Gynecia's shy younger daughter. Used to being in the shadow of her older sister, Philoclea has learned that her value lies in being a good girl who behaves according to the expectations of others. She is in love with her childhood friend Musidorous. Vocal range: soprano with a belt.
Dametas: Male, 35 plus. The King's Viceroy; father to Mopsa. Wise, gentle, and deeply loyal even when he disagrees with or doubts Basilius's actions. A widower who bears the weight of missing his wife. He adores his daughter but has difficulty expressing his feelings and processing the feelings of others. Vocal range tenor, baritone, bass.
Mopsa: Female, 20s-30s. The loyal handmaiden to Pamela with whom she also happens to be in love. Growing up without a mother has made Mopsa wise beyond her years about everyone and everything. She is often able to see the truths of others before they realize them for themselves. Vocal range: mezzo-soprano with a belt.
Musidorus: Male, 20s. A pure-hearted and guileless shepherd who pines for his childhood friend and beloved, Philoclea. Forced to disguise himself as a woman in order to stay near to his love. Vocal range: tenor.
Pythio: Any Gender, Any age. Will dress as a female. The oracle of Delphi; powerful, mysterious. Demanding. Great sense of humor - can see through everyone. Vocal range: alto, bass.
Director/Choreographer Paula Sloan
1st Rehearsal 8/21
Opens 9/4
Closes 9/15
NOTE: All characters dance extremely well including tap. Additionally, all characters are expert part
and close harmony singers emulating certain styles of the period (Mills Bros., Boswell Sisters, The
Charioteers (a Black gospel group), and others.) Scat singing is a plus for all tracks. All characters
should have solid theatre singing ability but also be able to swing.
MAX: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, Tenor 2 to Ab. Versatile singer, jazz/blues style comfort. Has legit vocal ability for harmony blending. Exceptional tap dancer.
WALLACE: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, Tenor 1 to Bb. Versatile singer, light pop-jazz/ blues. Has legit vocal ability for harmony blending. Ukulele player a plus.
BUSTER: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, Baritenor to G. Folksy vocal style (ability to deemphasize good legit singing - however legit singer).
CHARLIE: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, Baritone to E. Outstanding solo tap dancer - exceptional tap/dance skills. Versatile vocalist - folksy vocal style (ability to deemphasize good legit singing - however, legit singer).
GLORIA: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, second soprano, touching a G. Strong dancer with tap and versatile vocalist. Ingenue type with good mix. Beholds the room singing “Stardust”.
BESSIE: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, Alto to Eb. A sassy, fun quality (but with the maturity necessary for “How Little We Know”). Strong mover/dancer.
CLARA: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, Soprano 1 to G, also a strong mix/belt G below mid C to E. Major tapper - exceptional tap/dance skills. Ingenue quality with some strong torch singing ability.
Director Kelli Barclay
1st Rehearsal 9/5
Opens 9/18
Closes 9/29
JEANNIE GARSTECKI – Female 35–45 Years old - Jeannie has lived in a trailer at Armadillo Acres for 20 years with her husband and high-school sweetheart, Norbert. A faded beauty, she was 17 when she married, 18 when her son was born and 23 when he got kidnapped. That, coupled with a really bad perm, has turned her into an agoraphobic. She hasn’t left her trailer in all these years, and the man she loves is drifting further and further away and she’s determined to get him back, that is if she could manage to get out of the trailer to do it.
NOBERT GARSTECKI – Male 35–45 Years old - Jeannie’s husband Norbert collects tolls for a living and tries to be as good a husband as one can be to an agoraphobic. A former high-school football star, he has rugged good looks marred by fatigue and the stress of his difficult marriage. He is a simple man who desperately wishes his wife could get out of the trailer, but he’s not equipped with the emotional or intellectual tools to help her do it. He has never loved or slept with a woman other than Jeannie.
PIPPI – Female 28–35 Years old - Pippi is a striking beauty with a great body and a taste for clothing that shows it off. Up to this point, Pippi’s life has been about surviving. She is a professional stripper who has gotten by on her looks and talents for dancing and petty theft. She means no harm and is ready to stop making bad choices and start making changes, but first she has to get lost in a hick-town trailer park in North Florida so she won’t be found by her last bad choice.
DUKE – Male 24–28 Years old - Duke is Pippi’s obsessive, possessive and excessive Magic Marker–sniffing boyfriend; “ex”-boyfriend according to Pippi. Not so, according to Duke. Not the brightest guy south of the Mason-Dixon Line, Duke leaves a trail of disaster in his wake wherever he goes. His road trip to Starke is no exception and his arrival at the trailer park is full of surprises — even for a group of people who have had their share of excitement.
BETTY – Female 38–50-Something - Betty attended high school with Norbert and Jeannie Garstecki and has lived at Armadillo Acres for just as long. She now runs the leasing office and makes it her business to know everything about everybody who passes through the trailer park. Though a self- proclaimed “bad ass,” Betty is really a mother hen to the denizens of the trailer park. Of all “The Girls,” Betty is the most grounded, earthy and dry.
LINOLEUM “LIN” – Female 30s - So-named because her mother gave birth to her on the kitchen floor, Linoleum has a husband on death row at the Florida State Prison. His fate is an electric chair that doesn’t work properly unless most of the town’s electricity is turned off. So Lin watches everyone’s lights and appliances very closely in the hopes that she can keep the chair on the fritz. Sometimes self-absorbed and sometimes just a smart-ass, she hints at a wild, rock-and-roll past and is the fieriest of “The Girls.”
DONNA “PICKLES” – Female 17 Years old - A newlywed, Donna is called “Pickles” because she is perpetually hysterically pregnant — that is, she’s so convinced she should be pregnant she’s exhibiting symptoms. Her husband is a lot fancier than she is, as he is from the big city of Jacksonville. His parents haven’t been very supportive of his marital choice, so Pickles is desperate to give her husband a family of his own — even if she has to fake it. The dimmest of “The Girls,” Pickles is airy, sweet and blissfully ignorant.
Director Jonathan Van Dyke
1st Rehearsal 9/19
Opens 10/2
Closes 10/6
TRUVY JONES: Female late 30s-40s Owner of a small-town beauty shop. She knows everyone’s business and shares it with anyone who will listen. Southern Belle. She always has advice which often comes in the form of southern truisms you might find on a needlepoint sampler.
M’LYNN EATENTON: Female Late 40s-50s The over-protective mother of Shelby. She struggles to keep a firm grasp on her world at all times. She is a busy woman who worries too much.
ANNELLE DUPUY-DESOTO: Female 19-early 20s A very shy hairdresser at the salon. Soft spoken and bible-loving.
SHELBY EATENTON-LATCHERIE: Female early–mid 20s The prettiest girl in town who is loved by all. She rebels a bit against her mother’s over-protective nature.
CLAIREE BELCHER: Female 60s Former mayor of Chinquapin. She is wealthy and knows everyone’s business. She can be sarcastic and loves to poke fun at the others. She is very close with Ouiser.
OUISER BOURDEAUX: Female 60s A wealthy “old bitty” who is loveably miserable. Her unique personality is a great comic relief for the others. She is very close to Clairee.
Director Chris Strangfeld
1st Rehearsal 10/3
Opens 10/9
Closes 10/13
Jerusha “Judy” Abbott Female, 18 – Mid 20s, The “Oldest Orphan in the John Grier Home”, Jerusha, is a deeply curious and imaginative young woman who is thrust into a new world of possibilities armed with only her pen, wit, sincerity, and optimism. She navigates the sudden and generous expansion of her world with grace and humility despite her uncertainty of the arrangement and her deep yearning to belong. The audience is endeared to her as we watch her evolve into the grounded, intelligent, and compelling young woman she was always capable of becoming.
Jervis Male, Early 20s – Mid 30s,: A wealthy, young, bachelor, Jervis is a metered businessman who has maneuvered his status with dignity and polite discretion. Despite his best attempts, he becomes enthralled with Jerusha’s humorous and free-spirited philosophy on life. We follow Jervis as he contends with the discovery of the more boyish, uncertain, compassionate and socially awkward sides of himself that Jerusha evokes as she unknowingly challenges his world view.
Director/ Choreographer Paula Hammons Sloan
1st Rehearsal 11/14
Opens 11/30
Closes 12/15
Doris Walker, Female 30s-40s. Special Event Coordinator for Macy's Department Store. She is a driven career woman and free thinker who has recently divorced. Hard-working and cynical. Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: F3
Susan Walker, Juvenile Female 8-13 to play 6. Daughter to Dorris. She is wise beyond her years and a self-sufficient city girl. Vocal range top: Eb5 Vocal range bottom: G3
Fred Gaily, Male 30s-40s. A handsome Military Captain mustering out into civilian life. Smart, hopeful and warm. Vocal range top: Ab4 Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Kris Kringle, Male Mid 50s-mid 70s. Kind old man who believes he is Santa Claus. He embodies all of the classic characteristics of the jolly, friendly, warm-hearted icon. Vocal range top: E4, Vocal range bottom: B2
Marvin Shellhammer, Male 30s-40s. An aggressive, nervous, but somewhat bungling junior executive and the head of Public Relations of Macy’s. Vocal range top: F#4 Vocal range bottom: C3
R.h. Macy, Male 50s-75. The boss of Macy's. Very concerned with public opinion. Vocal range top: E4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
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