STAGES ST. LOUIS 2025 SEASON - CHESTERFIELD, MO EPA
AUDITION DATE
Friday, January 31, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://form.jotform.com/243535808808061. Signups will go live for Equity members only on Monday, January 20th at 10:00 AM CST. Sign-ups close at 12 PM CST (noon) on Thursday, January 23, and emails with specific appointment times will be sent by Saturday, January 25.
CONTRACT
LOA
$660.50 weekly minimum (Ref. to COST) - 2024 rates
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Stages St. Louis' 2025 Season (See breakdown). STAGES St. Louis strives to cultivate an inclusive environment which welcomes differences of ethnicity, religion, sexuality, income, or any other divisions with generosity and openness among its artists, audiences, leaders, and community. Through support and understanding of our differences, we are able to recognize our commonalities. STAGES encourages performers of all ethnicities, races, gender identities, ages, body types, and abilities to audition.
PREPARATION
Please see breakdown for specific preparation depending on the production you are auditioning for. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
LOCATION
STAGES St. Louis Kent Center for Theatre Arts
1023 Chesterfield Parkway East
Chesterfield, MO 63017
PERSONNEL
Executive Producer: Andrew Kuhlman
Artistic General Manager: Alicia Scott-Aune
Expected to attend:
Artistic Director: Gayle Holsman Seay
Director of MURDER FOR TWO: Michael Kostroff
Director of AUSTEN'S PRIDE: Igor Goldin
Associate Director/Choreographer of BEAUTIFUL: Leonard Sullivan
Music Director of BEAUTIFUL: David Nehls
Music Director of AUSTEN'S PRIDE: TBD
Assistant Choreographer for AUSTEN'S PRIDE: Ronan Ryan
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
OTHER DATES
MURDER FOR TWO Callbacks will take place on Friday, January 31.
AUSTEN'S PRIDE and BEAUTIFUL Callbacks will take place on Sunday, February 2.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
OTHER
stagesstlouis.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
BREAKDOWN
Stages St. Louis 2025 Season
PREPARATION:
MURDER FOR TWO:
Please prepare 16-32 bars of your own song in the style of or from the show. An accompanist will be provided. Also prepare SIDE ONE and prepare A Perfectly Lovely Surprise Measure 105 to the end. Piano only. Have your full book of music on hand, in case the team needs to hear anything else. Sides and music may be found at:
Dropbox.
AUSTEN'S PRIDE:
Please go to the following link and there will be delineated specific preparation for each role:
Dropbox.
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL:
Please go to the following link and there will be delineated specific preparation for each role:
wojcasting.com.
MURDER FOR TWO
Director: Michael Kostroff
Music Director: Jeremiah Ginn
Rehearsal: May 13, 2025
First performance: May 30, 2025
Closes: June 29, 2025
Performance Schedule:
stagesstlouis.org/murder
SEEKING
- MURDER FOR TWO
MARCUS - Singer/skilled pianist, 25 to 40 years old, male, any ethnicity. Adept at physical comedy. A young, eager aspiring detective on a murder case, he’s a sweet, by-the-book rule follower who’s nursing a broken heart. Advanced piano playing is a MUST.
THE SUSPECTS - Singer/skilled pianist, 25 to 45 years old, any gender or ethnicity. Adept at physical comedy. A chameleon, great at switching quickly between hilarious characters on a dime. Doubles as all the suspects in this murder mystery, including a faded southern belle, a bickering middle-aged couple (yes both of them!), a mysterious ballerina, a lonely psychiatrist, three different boys from the wrong side of the tracks, and our female love interest. Advanced piano playing is a MUST.
AUSTEN'S PRIDE
Director: Igor Goldin
Associate Director: Trey Compton
Choreographer: Lisa Shriver
Music Director: TBD
Rehearsal: July 1, 2025
First performance: July 25, 2025
Closes: August 24, 2025
Performance Schedule:
stagesstlouis.org/austenspride
SEEKING:
JANE AUSTEN: 36 (she/her) As a recently published female author in Regency-era England, she is ahead of her time. Witty, clever and thoughtful with a touch of snarkiness. Will double as MRS. REYNOLDS (Darcy’s housekeeper). A3 to F#5.
CASSANDRA AUSTEN: 39 (she/her) Jane Austen’s sister. Protective and practical. Austen’s most trusted confidante. A3 to E5. Will double as: CHARLOTTE LUCAS - Elizabeth Bennet’s best friend. Modest, sensible, and intelligent.
MARY BENNET: 19 (she/her) As the middle child, Mary is the most overlooked and ignored of the Bennet sisters. A great reader and philosophizer. She enjoys playing the piano but is technical without musicality. Must move well. (NOTE: Actor is NOT required to play, keyboard in pit will double.)
MR. BENNET: Late 40s to early 50s (he/him) A country gentleman with an odd mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humor, reserve and caprice. His principal enjoyments arise from the countryside and books. Overwhelmed by living in a house full of women. A2 to F#3.
MRS. BENNET: Mid to late 40s (she/her) A high-strung mother of five daughters. A fading beauty who loves to gossip. A2 to F#3. Will double as: LADY CATHERINE DE BOURGH - Late 40s to early 50s (she/her) Darcy’s aunt and Mr. Collins’s patroness. Authoritative and self-important with striking features.
JANE BENNET: 22 (she/her) The Bennet’s eldest daughter, extremely beautiful both inside and out. A kind and gentle soul. Must move well. A3 to E5.
ELIZABETH BENNET: 20 (she/her) Jane Austen’s most famous heroine. Good-humored with a quick wit. She loves books and the outdoors. A non-traditional beauty. She plays the pianoforte with feeling, but not with particular skill. (NOTE: Actor is NOT required to play, keyboard in pit will double.) Must move well. A3 to G5.
CATHERINE “KITTY” BENNET: 17 (she/her) Silly and fretful. Suffers from allergies. Sidekick to her younger sister Lydia. Must move well. A3 to E5. Will double as: GEORGIANA DARCY: 16 (she/her) Darcy’s younger sister. Gentle, graceful, and sweet-natured.
LYDIA BENNET: 15 (she/her) The Bennet’s youngest daughter. She loves to laugh and to gossip. Also self-willed and careless. Maturing faster than her family would like. Strong dance skills A3 to A-flat5.
FITZWILLIAM DARCY: 28 (he/him) Jane Austen’s most famous hero. An extremely wealthy bachelor, which makes him particularly attractive. He is snobby and shy but is also kind and generous to those he is responsible for. A2 to G#4.
CHARLES BINGLEY: 22 (he/him) A wealthy bachelor; easy going and friendly. Darcy’s best friend. E-flat3 to A4.
CAROLINE BINGLEY: Mid-20s (she/her) Bingley’s sister. Fashionable, conceited, and proud. She has her sights set on marrying Darcy. An accomplished pianist. (NOTE: Actor is NOT required to play, keyboard in pit will double.) Must move well. A3 to G5. Will double as: MRS. GARDINER: Mid-40s (she/her) Mr. Gardiner’s elegant and amiable wife who “has a particular regard for Elizabeth.”
GEORGE WICKHAM: 28 (he/him) Grew up with Darcy, though now estranged. A handsome and personable soldier which causes women to be easily attracted to him. Strong dance skills A2 to G4. Will double as: TOM LEFROY: 28 (he/him) A charismatic Irishman. Law student. 20-year-old Jane Austen’s beau, a love that ended in heartbreak. (Appears in a flashback ca. 1795).
MR. COLLINS: 25 (he/him) A conceited clergyman intent on marrying one of the Bennet girls. Will double as: MR. GARDINER: Mid 50s (he/him) Mrs. Bennet’s friendly brother who “lives by trade in London.” Ensemble Singing only
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
Director/Choreographer: Jennifer Werner
Associate Director/Choreographer: Leonard Sullivan
Musical Director: David Nehls
Rehearsal: August 28, 2024
First performance: September 19, 2025
Closes: October 19, 2025
Performance Schedule:
stagesstlouis.org/beautiful
SEEKING:
CAROLE KING: Female identifying. An aspiring singer/songwriter. A unique, appealing, funny and vulnerable girl from a Jewish family in Brooklyn. Talented, good-natured, unassuming, and often the peace maker in difficult situations. A reluctant star with no pretense and a passion for music. Piano playing ability strongly preferred. Ages: 18 to 30 (Vocal range: Eb3 to Eb5)
GERRY GOFFIN: Male identifying. Carole’s boyfriend, songwriting partner and eventual husband. Innately sympathetic, wounded and tortured. An ambitious artist always striving for more. Ages: 18 to 30 (Vocal range: D3 to A4)
BARRY MANN: Male identifying. A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia. He is good-natured, appealing & neurotic. Ambitious, but likeable. Ages: 18 to 30 (Vocal range: C3 to A4)
CYNTHIA WEILL: Female identifying. A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Barry. Carole’s best friend. She is sophisticated, smart & chic with a quick wit. Although self-confident and sarcastic, she is also extremely likeable. Ages: 18 to 30 (Vocal range: G3 to E5)
DON KIRSCHNER: Male identifying. An influential music publisher and producer. He is a fast-talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful, direct & sometimes intimidating, but he has a real affinity for his writers and artists. A hit maker. Ages: 40 to 60 (Vocal range: A2 to C#4)
GENIE KLEIN: Female identifying. Carole King’s mother. Once an aspiring playwright, she has been broken down by life & her husband’s infidelity. Protective of Carole and unforgiving of her husband’s mistakes. Age: 40 to 50.
