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- Auditions at Daytona Playhouse are open to everyone, REGARDLESS OF EXPERIENCE.
- Daytona Playhouse strongly encourages and welcomes performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, shapes, and sizes as well as actors with varying abilities to audition.
- Auditions consist of cold readings from the script (and solo singing for musicals).
- All casting decisions are made by the director of each production.
- Go ahead and audition. You know you want to!
Add your email to our auditions mailing list to receive notices about auditions for our shows as they’re announced.
How to Audition
- Check the audition dates and times below.
- Download the information and liability / photo release form and fill out completely.
- Bring the form with you to the playhouse (see map).
- Be ready to do a cold reading of the script.
- Go ahead and audition. You know you want to!
Exit Laughing
Directed by: Noël Bethea
Show runs January 10-19
(includes a Saturday matinee at 2pm on January 18)
4 female
2 male
Three southern ladies “borrow” the ashes of their beloved bridge partner from the funeral home for one of the wildest nights with a police raid and a male stripper, discovering all the fun life can bring.
Audition Details
Date: November 3 & 4
Time: 7 pm
Location: Daytona Playhouse
Miracle on 34th Street
Directed by: Dawn Sauer
Show runs December 20 – 22
9 female
7 male
Vocal ensemble
When a department store Santa claims he’s the real deal, his case goes all the way to the Supreme Court. A little girl’s belief makes the difference. Radio style show with live sound effects and holiday carols. Be our studio audience!
Audition Details
Date: November 10 & 11
Time: 7 pm
Location: Daytona Playhouse
One Slight Hitch
Directed by: Thomas Hansen
Show runs February 21 – March 2
(includes a Saturday matinee at 2pm on March 1)
4 female
3 male
It’s Courtney’s wedding day, and mom is making sure everything is perfect. Then, like in any good farce, the doorbell rings, and all hell breaks loose. So much for perfect.
Audition Details
Date: December 8 & 9
Time: 7 pm
Location: Daytona Playhouse
Something Rotten!
Directed by: Daniel Mills
Show runs March 28-April 13
2 female
8 male
Ensemble
It’s 1595 and the Bottom brothers struggle to find success in the London theatrical world as they compete with the rock star popularity of William Shakespeare. Can they come up with their own best seller? Maybe something called a musical?
Audition Details
Date: January 12 & 13
Time: 7 pm
Location: Daytona Playhouse
Moon Over Buffalo
Directed by: Carrie Van Tol
Show runs May 9 -18
4 female
4 male
It’s 1953 and failed Broadway stars George and Charlotte desperately want to regain their former glory in Buffalo. A non-stop laugh fest poking fun at the shenanigans of theatre folks.
Audition Details
Date: March 30 & 31
Time: 7 pm
Location: Daytona Playhouse
P.S. Your Cat is Dead
An Off Center Stage Production
Directed by: Danny Crile
Show runs June 19-22
2 female
5 male
Jimmy, a struggling actor, robbed twice, fired from a play, has a dying cat and an unhappy girlfriend, now finds a burglar hiding in his loft. What do you do? Tie him up and keep him prisoner? Yup!
Audition Details
Date: April 6 & 7
Time: 7 pm
Location: Daytona Playhouse
Peter Pan & The Hook!
A Young Actors Company Presentation
Directed by: Kathy Thompson
Show runs July 12 – 20
(plus camp shows)
- Roles for ages 11-19
- Singers
- Dancers
- Male Lead Roles and other secondary roles
- Female Lead Roles and other secondary roles
Peter costs Hook his hand to a hungry crocodile. Now Hook is out for Peter’s head. Fairies, Indians, Lost Boys and pirates abound, Wendy, John and Michael discover a magical land where you don’t grow up.
Rehearsals will be three mid-week evenings from 7 to 9 PM and Saturdays with vocal and dance on Fridays and Saturdays
Attendance is always important, but it will be critical from June 29 to July 21.
Auditions consist of cold readings from the script (no advance copies available), basic movement (wear closed toe comfortable shoes) and 32 bars of a pop song. Please bring the music on your phone as no pianist will be available.
Audition Details
Date: May 11 & 12
Time: 7 pm
Location: Daytona Playhouse
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