2027 Season Auditions

Argenta Contemporary Theatre is excited to welcome artists to our 2027 General Auditions. These auditions are for adult performers (18+) and will be used to cast available roles in our 2027 season as well as additional artistic programming throughout the year.

Below, you’ll find a character breakdown of the adult roles currently available in our season productions. Don’t see yourself in one of the roles? Audition anyway! General auditions are an important opportunity for us to meet new artists, reconnect with artists we already know, and discover performers for projects and opportunities beyond our mainstage season.

Advance registration is strongly encouraged. Please complete the audition form below before attending. Walk-up auditions will be accommodated on the day of auditions only if time allows. Audition preparation requirements, character breakdowns, production information, and the registration form can all be found below.

Youth auditions for 2027 will be announced separately at a later date. But we are holding auditions for youth ensembles for A Christmas Carol on Monday, October 5. Click here to sign up.

We look forward to seeing you in the room and getting to know your work!

2027 Roles for Adult Actors

Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise - 2/3-21

Directed by Ann Muse

Seeking: JACK: (20s-30s). A U.S. Army doctor stationed in Medford, Oregon, who is in his late twenties or early thirties. He is academic, deeply introverted, a man of few words, and is more comfortable with facts than feelings…at first, anyway. LOUISE: (20s-30s). By contrast, she is a force of nature. An aspiring actress living in New York City, she’s bold, expressive, and full of life. Her current life consists of auditions, performances, and the vibrant chaos of the theater world while corresponding with a man she’s never met.

Kiss Me, Kate - 3/10-21

Directed by Coburn Goss

Music Direction- Kyra Hatley

Choreography - Allison Stodola-Wilson & Makenzie Burks

Seeking: FRED GRAHAM: 30-50, strong baritone, commanding presence, can be full of himself. He is actor, director and producer of Taming of the Shrew and plays Petruchio. He is also Lilli’s ex-husband. LILLI VANESSI: 30-50, strong mezzo soprano. She is an actress of stage and screen, proud, haughty, much like her character Katherine in The Shrew, but also vulnerable. Ex-wife of Fred and engaged to Harrison Howell. LOIS LANE: 20-30, strong mezzo belter. She is an actress, the quintessential airhead ingénue but with lots of charisma and charm. She also plays Bianca in The Shrew. BILL CALHOUN: 20-30, strong tenor or baritenor. He is a ne’er-do-well actor who has a bit of a gambling problem. Is a Broadway hoofer, so he should move well. He also plays Lucentio in The Shrew. HARRISON HOWELL: 50+. Dignified gentleman from Georgia, very political, sometimes played as a general or retired general. He is a little stuffy and kind of a hick and can have a bit of a Southern accent. He is engaged to Lilli Vanessi. FIRST MAN (Gangster): 30-50+ comic baritone or tenor. He is the archetypical gangster complete with accent. Does some soft shoe in “Brush Up Your Shakespeare” so should move well. Also appears in The Shrew (unexpectedly). SECOND MAN (Gangster): Qualities the same as the First Man, but a bit more reserved and dryer of wit. HARRY TREVOR: 50+, sings in the ensemble. He is an actor who appears mostly in The Shrew as Katherine and Bianca’s father, Baptista. He has mainly Shakespearean dialogue. HATTIE: Any age, good voice. She is Lilli’s dresser and sings ”Another Op’nin’, Another Show and sings in “Too Darn Hot”. RALPH: Any age, sings in the ensemble in “Too Darn Hot” and “Another Op’nin’, Another Show”, may be featured as soloist as well. Is the stage manager of The Shrew. STAGE DORMAN: Any age, sings in the ensemble in “Too Darn Hot”. PAUL: Any age, tenor or baritenor. He is Fred’s dresser and is the featured singer/dancer in “Too Darn Hot”. GREMIO, HORTENSIO: Any age, tenor or baritenor. Actors who appear in The Shrew. They will also sing in the ensemble of both The Shrew and in “Too Darn Hot”. Both are featured in several numbers. HABERDASHER: Any age. An actor who sings in the ensemble throughout and plays the Haberdasher in The Shrew. NATHANIEL, GREGORY, PHILIP: Any age. Actors who sing in the ensemble throughout and play Petruchio’s man servants in The Shrew. ENSEMBLE: Actors, stage crew, wardrobe, etc, who sing in the ensemble throughout, both in modern day and in The Shrew.

August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom - 5/19-30

Directed by DeLance Minefee

Seeking: (ROLE IS CAST) MA RAINEY: 40-50s. Black. Blues Singer. The legendary “Mother of the Blues.” Fierce, commanding, sensual, funny, and shrewdly strategic. CUTLER: 40s-50s. Black. Trombone and guitar player. The practical, steady member of the band. Functions as mediator, protector, and moral anchor within the ensemble. TOLEDO: 50-70s. Black. Piano player. The intellectual philosopher of the band. He is educated, reflective, and politically conscious. SLOW DRAG: 30-50s. Black. Bass player. Easygoing, humorous, and observant. The social glue within the band. LEVEE GREEN: 20s-30s. Black. Trumpet player. Ambitious and charismatic with dreams of transforming popular music and escaping poverty. STURDYVANT: 40-50s. White. Owner/producer of the Chicago recording studio where Ma Rainey is recording. A perpetrator of the exploitative machinery of the music business. IRVIN: 40-50s. White. Ma’s manager and Sturdyvant’s partner. Diplomatic, and perpetually attempting to manage conflict between Ma and the recording studio executives. DUSSIE MAE: 20-30s. Black. Ma’s young lover. Attractive, flirtatious, and aware of the power her sexuality gives her in male dominated spaces. SYLVESTER: Early 20s. Black. Ma’s nephew. Earnest, prickly, dignified, and ‘country’. He possesses a pronounced stutter. POLICEMAN: 30-40s. White. A Chicago police officer who is the embodiment of institutional authority with a particular charge of keeping people of color in line.

Little Shop of Horrors - 10/13-31

Directed by Jeremy Williams

Music Direction - Angela Collier

Choreography - Brian Earles

Seeking: SEYMOUR KRELBORN: 20s-40s. An insecure, put-upon florist's clerk and eventual hero. He is a genuine, well-meaning man who is taken for granted because of his clumsy ways and poor social skills. AUDREY: 20s-40s. Billie-Dawn-like, secret love of Seymour's life. She has poor self-worth and education and a sweet and vulnerable demeanor. MR. MUSHNIK: 40s-60s. The seasoned owner of the failing East Side flower shop and Seymour's nosy boss. He is profit-driven, greedy, and manipulative. ORIN SRIVELLO: (30s-40s). An egotistical dentist with a passion for leather and sadistic tendencies. Audrey's abusive boyfriend, who is targeted by Seymour. THE PLANT (AUDREY II): Puppet. An anthropomorphic cross between a Venus flytrap and an avocado, the plant has an appetite for human flesh that is appeased by Seymour. Puppeteer doubles as other sizes of the plant. VOICE OF THE PLANT: An actor/vocalist located offstage. The voice is that of a conniving, street-smart 'villain.' CRYSTAL, RONNETTE, CHIFFON: (late teens-30s). Black street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, hip, and smart, these girls are the only ones who have a grip on reality. ENSEMBLE: Street urchins, Reporters, Customers, etc.

Argenta Contemporary Theatre

2027 Season Auditions

2027 Roles for Adult Actors

Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise - 2/3-21

Kiss Me, Kate - 3/10-21

August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom - 5/19-30

Little Shop of Horrors - 10/13-31

Adult Audition Registration

ACT 2027 Season Auditions

A Christmas Carol - Youth Choir Auditions

A Christmas Carol - Youth Choir Auditions

Youth Information

Parent/Guardian Information

Audition Information

Show Schedule & Media