All performers must be able to attend all performances and tech week rehearsal. All roles are open. Dancing experience is preferred, but not mandatory.
Instructions
Bring a headshot and current resume. Prepare 32 measures of a song in the style of the show and a short comic monologue. For singing, you may bring a backing track or sing a capella. Be prepared to read sides provided from the show.
Please submit video auditions to Executive Producer Steven Prendergast at steven.southshoretheatre@gmail.com no later than May 11 - 5pm
Auditon Location/Date/Times
Type
Location
Date
Time
Open
South Shore Theatre 115 South Wellwood Ave. Lindenhurst
May 11
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Roles
Role
M/F
Age
Description
Mary Lane
F
18-25
Mezzo-Soprano, Jimmy's sweetheart, a naïve, virginal teenage girl.
Lecturer
M
0+
Baritone, a severe authority figure who warns the audience of the perils of Reefer Madness.
Jimmy Harper
M
18-25
Tenor, A wholesome, innocent, high school teenager who runs into trouble after he is lured into the dangerous world of reefer.
Jack Stone
M
25-40
Tenor, The handsome and ruthless proprietor of the Reefer Den, a 30's gangster movie-type.
Mae
F
30-50
Alto, An attractive, yet slightly haggard dame in her mid-30s, the hostess of the Reefer Den.
Ralph Wiley
M
18-25
Tenor, a denizen of the Reefer Den, formally a fraternity man, his college days ended long ago due to his reefer habit.
Sally
F
18-30
Alto, a sexy and seductive resident of the Reefer Den, she possesses the libidinous soul of Mae West combined with the rat-a-tat moxie of vintage Barbara Stanwyck.
Placard Girl
F
0+
Speaking role only, throughout the play she reinforces the warnings of the Lecturer by holding large signs that clearly state the moral of what we've just seen.
Ensemble
M/F
0+
represent Reefer Zombies, Kids at the Five-and-Dime, Jungle Orgy dancers, Angels, and patriotic background chorus in the Star-Spangled finale.