Auditions:
To save time at Auditions you can download an Audition Form, fill it out and bring it with you to Auditions.
Audition Dates
Monday, August 22, 2022 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ONLY actors 18 and older are allowed to audition. This means you MUST be 18 before auditions.
Auditions will be by appointment only, sign up here.
Invited Callbacks
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Invitations sent by noon on Wednesday, August 24, 2022
St. Mark Lutheran Church
611 Woodville Road
Toledo, Ohio 43605
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Actors will need to complete an audition form and can provide a current resume and headshot. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your audition slot to sign in. You can save time by completing an Audition Form beforehand.
You can find a character breakdown here.
If you are auditioning for any of these below roles, please come prepared to sing the song for that character that we are requesting.
- Frederick – Puttin on the Ritz
- Monster – Deep Love Reprise
- Igor – Together Again for the First Time
- Victor – Join the Family Business
- Hermit – Please Send Me Someone
- Inga – Listen to your heart
- Elizabeth – Deep Love
- Frau Blucher – He Vas My Boyfriend
- Kemp – Hang the Doctor
- Ziggy – Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life
An accompanist will be provided. Please have the song or the part of the song you are singing memorized. Everyone will sing with the accompanist, no outside music will be permitted.
There will be a dance audition after you sing, so please bring something comfortable to dance in.
A huge thank you goes out to the 23 talented actors who auditioned for Noises Off. It was great to see both OCT veterans and many new faces coming out to be a part of the show. Special thanks to Roxie Mlynek for your gracious smile, as our audition greeter. Actors, thank you for bringing your best and pushing each other to new comic heights. Unfortunately, we could only cast 9 of you.
We encourage you to audition for Escape to Margaritaville in the spring. We appreciate you sharing your time and talent with us and OCT. We hope to work with you in the future.
Amy, Ann, and Josh
The Noises Off Team
| Cast | ||
| Belinda/Flavia | - | Erin Hagedorn |
| Brooke/Vicki | - | Bridget Drew |
| Dotty/Mrs. Clackett | - | Beth Giller |
| Freddie/Philip | - | Brad King |
| Garry/Roger | - | Patrick Boyer |
| Lloyd | - | Trent Dorner |
| Poppy | - | Tammy Halay |
| Selsdon/Burglar | - | Robert Gentry |
| Tim | - | Joey Magnuson |
Audition Dates
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Doors will open at 6:30 PM to allow time to sign in. To save time, complete an Audition Form before arriving.
Use this sign-up link to secure an audition slot.
View additional audition information and rehearsal expectations here.
Location
Tentative Invited Callbacks
November 6, 2022
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
St. Mark Lutheran Church
611 Woodville Road
Toledo, Ohio 43605
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FEMALE CHARACTERS
- Dotty Otley/Mrs. Clacket:
- (Off stage Dotty) A late-middle-aged American actress. Forgetful. Dating Garry, though she attempts to make him jealous by meeting with Freddy.
- (On Stage Character: Mrs. Clackett): A Cockney Housekeeper for the Brent's home in England. Hospitable, though slow.
- Audition Sides
- Brooke Ashton/Vicki:
- (Off Stage: Brooke) A young inexperienced American actress. Pays no attention to other performers, either in performance or backstage. She seems as though she is not really present – like she is somewhere else inside her head. Is always losing her contact lenses. One-third of a Lloyd–Poppy–Brooke love triangle.
- (On Stage Character: Vicki): An English woman who works for Inland Revenue and is trying to woo Roger.
- Audition Sides
- Belinda Blair/Flavia Brent:
- (Off stage Belinda) Cheerful and sensible, a reliable American actress. She may have feelings for Freddy.
- (On Stage Character: Flavia Brent): Phillip Brent's English wife. She is dependable, though not one for household duties.
- Audition Sides
- Poppy Norton-Taylor:
- American Stage Manager. Emotional and over-sensitive, and envious of Brooke, whom she understudies. Carrying Lloyd's child. One-third of a Lloyd-Poppy-Brooke love triangle.
- Audition Sides
MALE CHARACTERS
- Lloyd Dallas:
- The director of the play, Nothing On. Temperamental. One third of a Lloyd–Poppy–Brooke love triangle.
- Audition Sides
- Garry Lejeune/Roger:
- (Off stage: Garry) An American actor who never finishes a sentence. Always is completing sentences with, "you know..." Easily fired up, repeatedly tries to attack Freddy after believing that Dotty was cheating on him with Freddy. Speech affectations disappear onstage but are everpresent offstage. Dating Dotty.
- (On Stage Character: Roger): An English Real estate agent who is attempting to rent Flavia's and Phillip's home, but uses it for his own personal benefit.
- Audition Sides
- Frederick Fellows/Phillip Brent/Sheikh:
- (Off stage: Freddy) An American actor with a serious fear of violence and blood. Gets nosebleeds easily. Often questions the meaning of his lines and moves. Blames himself often for things going wrong.
- (On Stage Character: Phillip Brent): An Englishman who lives out of the country with his wife Flavia to avoid paying taxes. He enters the country knowing that if he is caught by Inland Revenue, he will lose most of the year's income. (On Stage Character: Sheikh): A Middle-Eastern, Interested in renting Flavia's and Phillip's home and is the spitting image of Phillip.
- Audition Sides
- Selsdon Mowbray/Burglar:
- (Off Stage: Selsdon Mowbray): An elderly alcoholic Englishman who hides his bottles onstage. If he is not in sight while rehearsing, the stage crew must find him before he passes out. Is hard of hearing when he wants to be.
- (On Stage Character: Burglar): Old Cockney man in his seventies, breaking into the Brent's home.
- Audition Sides
- Timothy Allgood:
- An over-worked American Assistant Stage Manager. Understudies Selsdon and Freddy.
- Audition Sides
Auditions Dates
February 20, 21, 2023
6:30 PM til 9:00 PM
Location
Auditions Extended
We are still in need of a few actors to fill in our cast, specifically, an African American man and woman would be very helpful. Other background/chorus parts are available, and will include some lines. Anyone interested in auditioning for a role can let us know by emailing us at oct.info@sbcglobal.net.
Auditioners are asked to sing a song from the show (an accompanist or accompany track will be provided). Or they can sing a song of their choice (a Buffett song would be preferred) please bring sheet music (an accompanist will be provided) or a recorded track.
A dance/movement audition is required. Please dress comfortably.
To save time at Auditions you can download an Audition Form, fill it out and bring it with you to Auditions.
FEMALE CHARACTERS
- Rachel: (Ideally 25-35 years old)
- Fully committed to her job and helping the world. Willing to put in as many hours of hard work as it takes and expects everyone else to do that same. Suspicious of fools and operators, Rachel is not easily distracted from her life plan.
- Tammy: (Ideally 25-35 years old)
- Loyal friend to Rachel. Sees the best in people and has a zest for life that is often squelched by her fiance, Chad. Her low self-esteem manifests itself as denial in her own life.
- Marley:(African American; 35-50 years old, able to use an island (Jamaican) accent)
- No-nonsense and assertive with an island accent. She runs the resort and keeps everyone in check, but clearly cares about her employees, her customers, and J.D., an older island denizen. Great singer.
MALE CHARACTERS
- Tully: (Ideally 25-35 years old)
- Smooth-talking, self-deprecating playboy. He's completely content with the life he's chosen as the singer/bartender at a tropical resort, until he meets Rachel, a vacationer who upends his heart.
- Basic guitar skills are a plus
- Brick: (Ideally 25-35 years old)
- The Island bartender. Has a big heart and a good friend to Tully. Not the brightest bulb, but sensitive and thoughtful.
- Jamal: (African American 20s; able to use an island (Jamaican) accent)
- The Island bartender. Has a big heart and a good friend to Tully. Not the brightest bulb, but sensitive and thoughtful.
- J.D.: (70ish)
- A funny, endearing older man who always has a parrot on his shoulder. He's losing his vision and his hearing, but won't acknowledge it. A good-natured drunkard, he's always writing his memoirs on bar napkins and, as it turns out, he's lived a full life.
ENSEMBLE
- Various Resort Guests will also be needed
To save time at Auditions you can download an Audition Form (Word Form or PDF Document), fill it out and bring it with you to Auditions.
Audition Dates
Friday May 19, 2023 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday 20, 2023 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
- Open to all children who have completed 2nd grade and not yet entered 9th grade are eligible to participate
- Each student should prepare about a minute of a musical theatre song (it can be from Matilda but doesn't need to be.) Bring sheet music or a karaoke track, cued up and ready to play on a bluetooth speaker that you bring. Please practice this process of playing your music before auditions.
- There will be a dance audition also, so wear clothes that allow you to move, and closed-toed shoes.
- If you'd like to familiarize yourself with the characters and their dialogue and songs, go to www.mtishows.com/roald-dahls-matilda-the-musical-jr and scroll down to "Audition Central."
- For more information please see our Children's Summer Theatre Facebook page.
Audition Workshop
Saturday, April 9, 2022 from 10:00 A.M. - Noon, Each participant will rotate through four brief sessions on Willy Wonka music, characterization, dance and general audition tips. Parents are welcome to attend (although your child might want you to be in a different rotation group ;)) There is no cost for this event. Participants should wear comfortable clothes and closed-toed shoes.
Invited Call Backs
Monday May 27, 2019, time 6:30 P.M.
Mandatory Parents/Cast Meeting
Thursday May 30, 2019 at 6:30 P.M.
Costume/participation fee is $50 for Oregon residents or $100 for non-residents and due at this meeting.
If fee is a financial hardship, please speak to Mo Maag or Beth Giller