Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, March 9, 2026 — The Joan, 2880 Roosevelt Rd, San Diego, CA 92106
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (P)
BREAK: 12:30PM - 1:30PM. Parking can be found in surrounding lots.
For an appointment please email
auditions@cygnettheatre.org.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND: Sean Murray, Artistic Director, Director: Arcadia / One Man, Two Guvnors / Bat Boy The Musical
SPT $784 weekly minimum (SPT 8)
Equity actors for roles in Cygnet Theatre's 2026 - 2027 Season (see breakdown).
Prepare your choice of a monologue and a song, no longer than a minute. You may audition with material from any of the shows in the upcoming season. Depending on what you want to be considered for, you may bring in two contrasting songs or two contrasting monologues.
Dear Evan Hansen Callbacks: 3/27 & 3/28 — Times TBD
Job Callbacks: 3/16 — Times TBD
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
NOTE: Cygnet Theatre commits to be inclusive and seeks to cast a diverse group of actors within the needs of each production. Unless specifically noted in the character breakdown or if a role calls for a specific cultural need, we encourage performers of ALL ethnicities, races, gender identities, ages, and body types, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
By Tom Stoppard — Director: Sean Murray
Rehearsals Begin: 6/16/2026 — Opening: 7/18/2026 — Closing: 8/9/2026
Characters in the Early 19th Century Timeline (1809–1812)
Thomasina Coverly (female, 13, later 16): A prodigiously gifted student. Intellectually fearless; anticipates ideas like chaos theory, thermodynamics, and fractals long before their time. Curious, witty, and emotionally perceptive.
Septimus Hodge (male, 22, later 25): Thomasina’s tutor; clever, charming, morally flexible; skilled at deflecting scandal, seduction, and academic disputes.
Jellaby (male, middle age): A butler; officious, succinct, and aware.
Ezra Chater (male, 31): A mediocre poet and botanist; easily offended and easily flattered.
Richard Noakes (male, middle-aged): Landscape architect hired to redesign Sidley Park’s gardens; advocate of the Gothic picturesque style.
Lady Croom (female, middle 30s): Thomasina’s aristocratic mother; sharp-tongued and commanding.
Captain Brice, R.N. (male, middle 30s): Lady Croom’s brother; a naval officer with a strong sense of propriety.
Characters in the Modern Timeline (Present Day)
Hannah Jarvis (female, late 30s): A disciplined, skeptical historian researching the hermit of Sidley Park.
Bernard Nightingale (male, 30s): Charismatic, self-promoting academic convinced he’s uncovered a sensational historical discovery.
Valentine Coverly (male, 25–30): Postgraduate mathematician and descendant of the Coverly family; works with algorithms, population dynamics, and chaos theory.
Chloë Coverly (female, 18): Valentine’s younger sister; intuitive and socially perceptive.
Gus Coverly (male, 13–15): The youngest sibling; silent throughout the play, communicates through gestures.
Music & Lyrics by Benji Pasek and Justin Paul — Book by Steven Levenson
Director: Blake McCarty — Music Director: Patrick Marion — Choreographer: Theresa Bendorf
Rehearsals Begin: 8/4/2026 — Opening: 9/12/2026 — Closing: 10/4/2026 (possible extension thru 10/11/2026)
*Callbacks: 3/27/2026 & 3/28/2026 — Time TBD*
NOTE: The creative team seeks performers of all ethnicities and types. All performers must be comfortable with material that explores mental well-being and contains mature language and references to drugs, alcohol, sex, physical violence, bullying, depression, and suicide. Roles require strong singing, some dancing/movement, and physical contact. Performers playing EVAN and ZOE may portray romantic affection as determined in rehearsal with an intimacy coordinator.
Evan Hansen (male-identifying, any ethnicity; 17): Pop Tenor, G2–C5. A high school senior who is smart, sincere, and painfully self-conscious.
Zoe Murphy (female-identifying, any ethnicity; 16): Pop Soprano, F3–E5. Sensitive, sophisticated, with a sharp sense of humor; ambivalent about her brother Connor’s death.
Connor Murphy (male-identifying, any ethnicity; 17): Pop Bari/Tenor, C3–G#4. An angry, disaffected loner.
Jared Kleinman (male-identifying, any ethnicity; 17): Pop Tenor, D3–B4. Droll and sarcastic; covers insecurities with swagger.
Alana Beck (female-identifying, any ethnicity; 17): Pop Soprano, F3–E5. Earnest, prone to melodrama, hiding deep loneliness.
Heidi Hansen (female-identifying, any ethnicity; late 30s–early 50s): Pop Alto, F3–Eb5. Overworked single mother and nurse.
Cynthia Murphy (female-identifying, any ethnicity; late 30s–early 50s): Pop Soprano, F3–E5. Boho-suburban chic; complicated mother.
Larry Murphy (male-identifying, any ethnicity; late 30s–early 50s): Pop Bari/Tenor, Bb2–G4. Often tense and distant, viewed by Evan as reliable and strong.
By Max Wolf Friedlich — Director: Hannah Meade
Rehearsals Begin: 9/8/2026 — Opening: 10/10/2026 — Closing: 11/1/2026
*Callbacks: 3/16/2026 — Time TBD*
Jane (female-identifying, 25–30): White, young professional in the Bay Area; “self-aware” to a fault.
Loyd (male-identifying, 60s+): White, has a hippie-adjacent look, high opinion of himself.
Adaptation and Lyrics by Sean Murray — Original Music and Arrangements by Billy Thompson
Director: Sean Murray — Music Director: Patrick Marion — Choreographer: Katie Banville
Rehearsals Begin: 11/3/2026 — Opening: 11/28/2026 — Closing: 12/24/2026
Track breakdown (roles may double):
TRACK 1: Ebenezer Scrooge
TRACK 2: Marley, Dick Wilkins, Present, Businessman 3, Undertaker
TRACK 3: Cratchit, Fezziwig, Grocer 2, Topper, Miner, Lighthouse Keeper, Business Man 2, Old Joe
TRACK 4: Solicitor 2, Mrs. Dilbur, Past 2, Mrs. Fezziwig, Shopper 2, Mrs. Cratchit, Party Guest, Miner, Maid, Party Guest
TRACK 5: Child, Past 3, Boy Scrooge, Belle, Shopper 1, Tim Cratchit, Martha Cratchit, Alice, Miner, Urchin, Woman, Caroler 2
TRACK 6: Solicitor 1, Past 1, Grocer 1, Belinda Cratchit, Party Guest, Miner, Lighthouse Keeper’s Wife, Laundress, Turkey Boy
TRACK 7: Fred, Younger Scrooge, Young Scrooge, Grocer 3, Peter Cratchit, Miner, Helmsman, Man, Business Man 1, Ignorance, Caroler 1
Created by Carlos Mendoza — Director: Carlos Mendoza — Music Director: Lyndon Pugeda
Rehearsals Begin: 11/9/2026 — Opening: 12/5/2026 — Closing: 12/24/2026
*ALL ROLES ARE CAST*
ENSEMBLE of 4 Singers and 3 Dancers for a Holiday Review.
By Richard Bean — Director: Sean Murray
Rehearsals Begin: 1/12/2027 — Opening: 2/20/2027 — Closing: 3/14/2027 (possible extension thru 3/21/2027)
Great improv and physical comedy required. Singing or playing an instrument is a plus but not required.
Francis Henshall (male, 30s): The chaotic heart of the play; perpetually hungry and confused; comic clown requiring physical comedy and improvisation.
Guvnor #1 Roscoe Crabbe / Rachel Crabbe (female, mid 20s): Roscoe is dead; Rachel disguises herself as Roscoe to collect money owed; sharp and determined.
Guvnor #2 Stanley Stubbers (male, mid-20s): Posh, dim-witted, devoted to Rachel; a comedic foil to Francis.
Alan Dangle (male, 20s–30s): Pauline’s melodramatic “actor” fiancé; over-the-top and emotional.
Harry Dangle (male, 60s): Alan’s father and a lawyer; often exasperated by his son.
Charlie “The Duck” Clench (male, 50s): A retired gangster and Pauline’s father; gruff but sentimental.
Lloyd Boateng (male, 40s–50s): From Jamaica; former convict turned pub owner and chef; loyal friend to Charlie.
Pauline Clench (female, 20s–30s): Charlie’s daughter; sweet, naïve, and warm-hearted.
Dolly (female, 30s): Charlie’s bookkeeper; smart, confident, and sees through Francis’s nonsense.
Alfie (male, age open): Elderly, shaky waiter with a pacemaker; central to the slapstick sequence.
By Kimberly Belflower — Director: TBD
Rehearsals Begin: 2/16/2027 — Opening: 3/20/2027 — Closing: 4/11/2027
Carter Smith (male, mid–late 30s): Teacher; charming, engaging, and goofy.
Shelby Holcomb (female, 16): Student whose mouth works fast; often underestimated.
Beth Powell (female, 17): Student; nervous, ambitious, enthusiastic.
Nell Shaw (female, 16): Student from Atlanta; grounded and sincere.
Ivy Watkins (female, 17): Student; fiercely loyal and from money.
Raelynn Nix (female, 16): Cheerleader type who lives by other people’s standards.
Mason Adams (male, 17): Student; earnest and affable.
Lee Turner (male, 16): Carhartt-wearing good ol’ boy; deeply insecure.
Bailey Gallagher (female, 24): Counselor; sweet and new to her first post-college job.
Story and Book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming — Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe
Director: Sean Murray — Music Director: Patrick Marion — Choreographer: Katie Banville
Rehearsals Begin: 4/20/2027 — Opening: 5/29/2027 — Closing: 6/20/2027 (possible extension thru 6/27/2027)
Bat Boy (Edgar) (male, 20s–30s): Rock tenor B2–A4, falsetto to E5–G#5. A feral, half-bat, half-boy creature who becomes articulate and desperate for acceptance.
Dr. Thomas Parker (male, 30s–50s): Bari-tenor Ab2–A4. Town veterinarian; charismatic but insecure and controlling.
Meredith Parker (female, 30s–40s): Mezzo soprano F3–F5. Warm, maternal, and compassionate; often the moral center.
Shelly Parker (female, 20s): Soprano/high belt G3–Ab5. Teen daughter who becomes Edgar’s closest friend and love interest.
Rick Taylor (male, 20s–30s): Tenor with rock/rap styles E3–B4. Shelley’s boyfriend; swaggering small-town tough guy. This role will double.
Mrs. Taylor (male, 30s–40s): Tenor Eb3–B4. A grieving mother who blames Edgar; will double as other characters.
Reverend Billy Hightower (male, 30s–40s): Tenor Eb3–B4. Fire-and-brimstone preacher; comedic and self-righteous. Will double as other characters.
Lorraine, Roy, and the Townsfolk Ensemble (all genders, various ages and vocal ranges): A collection of gossipy, judgmental, and often over-the-top characters who shift between roles (townspeople, forest creatures, party guests, etc.).
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