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There is room for your first try.

No fee. No experience required. First-timers are cast every season, and every person who auditions hears back, cast or not.

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The Pirates of Penzance

Sunday, November 15 and Monday, November 16, 2026
6:30–9:30pm · Callbacks Wednesday, November 18

Eight principal roles plus an ensemble of pirates, police and daughters. Ages 16 and up.

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What to prepare

  • 32 bars of a song in a classical or golden-age musical style.
  • Bring sheet music in your key. Our accompanist plays, no recorded tracks.
  • No monologue needed. You will read from the script.
  • Wear shoes you can move in for a short movement call.

Roles we are casting

  • Frederic, tenor
  • Mabel, soprano
  • The Pirate King, baritone
  • Ruth, contralto
  • Major-General Stanley, baritone
  • The Sergeant of Police, bass
  • Samuel, baritone
  • Edith, mezzo-soprano

Plus an ensemble of pirates, police and daughters.

Rehearsal notes

Rehearsals begin January 4, Sunday through Thursday evenings. List your conflicts on the audition form.

Not ready for this one? There will be more chances to try.

Teen company

Twelfth Night

Sunday, January 10, 2027 · Ages 13–18

Prepare a one-minute Shakespeare monologue, or choose one of these four. No singing.

Choose a monologue

  • Viola, Act 2 Scene 2, “I left no ring with her”
  • Orsino, Act 1 Scene 1, “If music be the food of love, play on”
  • Olivia, Act 1 Scene 5, “What is your parentage?”
  • Sebastian, Act 4 Scene 3, “This is the air; that is the glorious sun”
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Teen performers in rehearsal clothes reading Shakespeare scenes from scripts in Harrowlight's black box