Monday, November 10, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (E)
NO MEAL BREAK SCHEDULED.
Please email:
submissions@theencoretheatre.org for appointments.
SPT
$496 weekly minimum (SPT 4)
Equity actors for the Encore Musical Theatre Company's 2025-2026 Season (see breakdown).
All genders, races, ethnicities and abilities are encouraged to audition.
Prepare either: 1-Min Ballad OR 1-Min Up Tempo AND 1-min Monologue. Please bring your Headshot/Resume stapled together.
The Encore Musical Theatre
7714 Ann Arbor Street
Dexter, MI 48130
Theatre Lobby Check In.
Dan Cooney, Artistic Director
Dayle Ann Hunt, Casting Director
Rehearsals 3/10/26 - 4/8/26
Performances Thurs-Sun, 4/9/26 - 5/3/26
Rehearsals 5/5/26 - 6/3/26
Performances Wed-Sun 6/4/26 - 7/19/26
Rehearsals: 11/4/25 – 12/3/25
Performances 12/4/25 – 1/11/26 (Wed-Sun)
www.theencoretheatre.org
If you are unable to attend in person auditions, video submissions may be submitted to the following email:
submissions@theencoretheatre.org.
Shareable YouTube links preferred.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
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.
ROGER DAVIS - A struggling musician and former drug addict. He is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Roommates with Mark in the loft and battles with being HIV-positive.
Male, Age: 20 to 25; Vocal Range – Top: A4, Bottom: F2
MARK COHEN - Filmmaker and video artist. Knee deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd.
Male, Age: 20 to 30; Vocal Range – Top: G4, Bottom: A2
TOM COLLINS - A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive.
Male, Age: 25 to 35; Vocal Range – Top: A4, Bottom: F#2
BENJAMIN COFFIN III - The landlord of Mark and Roger's apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth.
Male, Age: 25 to 35; Vocal Range – Top: F#4, Bottom: Bb2
JOANNE JEFFERSON - A public interest lawyer and headstrong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen.
Female, Age: 25 to 40; Vocal Range – Top: E5, Bottom: G3
ANGEL DUMOTT SCHUNARD - The eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom's lover.
Male, Age: 20 to 30; Vocal Range – Top: A4, Bottom: C3
MIMI MARQUEZ - An HIV-positive stripper with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals it all at her job in the local strip club. She lives in the same building as the loft.
Female, Age: 18 to 21; Vocal Range – Top: E5, Bottom: Eb3
MAUREEN JOHNSON - An unpredictably zany performance artist. Maureen oozes sexuality and used to live in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne.
Female, Age: 20 to 25; Vocal Range – Top: F5, Bottom: C4
TEVYE (CAST) The likeable, hard-working, pious dairyman who always tries to see the positive side of life. He is a proud patriarch and father of five daughters, closely raised according to the old scriptures.
Male, Age: 45 to 60; Vocal Range – Top: F4, Bottom: Ab2
GOLDE Tevye's strong-willed wife who wishes for her daughters to have good husbands and live easier than she and Tevye.
Female, Age: 40 to 50; Vocal Range – Top: Eb5, Bottom: A3
TZEITEL Tevye's eldest daughter, who is madly in love with Motel. She is loyal to her family but typically challenges the town's traditions.
Female, Age: 18 to 25; Vocal Range – Top: D5, Bottom: B3
HODEL Tevye's second eldest daughter, who becomes involved with Perchik. She eventually leaves Anatevka to join Perchik in Siberia.
Female, Age: 18 to 23; Vocal Range – Top: E5, Bottom: B3
CHAVA Tevye's middle daughter who loves to read. Falls in love and runs off with Fydeka, a Russian soldier.
Female, Age: 15 to 20; Vocal Range – Top: D5, Bottom: B3
MOTEL The poor and meek tailor who shares a deep love with Tzeitel. Sensitive and nervous, but sincere and friendly.
Male, Age: 18 to 25; Vocal Range – Top: F#4, Bottom: E3
PERCHIK The outspoken student and visitor to Anatevka, who constantly challenges the traditions of the town. He eventually falls in love with Hodel.
Male, Age: 20 to 30; Vocal Range – Top: E4, Bottom: B2
LAZAR WOLF The feisty, brawny butcher and the town's wealthiest citizen who wishes to marry Tzeitel.
Male, Age: 40 to 50; Vocal Range – Top: F#4, Bottom: C3
AVRAM Runs the local bookshop, keeps the town advised of all the news.
Male, Age: 40 to 60; Vocal Range – Top: Eb4, Bottom: D3
GRANDMA TZEITEL Golde's deceased grandmother, endorses the marriage between Tzeitel and Motel.
Female, Age: 60 to 75; Vocal Range – Top: D5, Bottom: C#4
FRUMA-SARAH Lazar Wolf's deceased first wife; enraged at husband’s plans to wed Tzeitel.
Female, Age: 35 to 45; Vocal Range – Top: Eb5, Bottom: C4
CONSTABLE Russian military official, has superficial relationships with the villagers.
Male, Age: 35 to 45
FYEDKA Strong, young Russian soldier who falls in love with Chava.
Male, Age: 20 to 25
Directed by: Dan Cooney, Encore Artistic Director
PLEASE NOTE: ALL FOLLOWING ROLES ARE CURRENTLY CAST.
ANNA: Filled with a tremendous amount of light, energy, and love, an optimistic extrovert. As she grows older, she longs for connection with others, especially her sister, Elsa. She is warm and determined;
Vocal Range – Top: E5, Bottom: G3
ELSA: Next in line for the throne, Elsa has been born with magical powers that can overwhelm her when she becomes afraid, and harm others if not handled with care. Fearful of hurting anyone, especially her beloved sister, Anna, she becomes anxious and withdrawn as she grows older before eventually learning to take control of, and become confident in her powers;
Vocal Range – Top: Eb5, Bottom: E3
KRISTOFF: Hardworking ice harvester with a sarcastic veneer and a rough-around-the-edges exterior that hides a big heart. Taken in by the Hidden Folk when he was young, he loves Pabbie and Bulda dearly, but is a bit of a loner with a reindeer for a best friend – until he meets Anna;
Vocal Range – Top: Bb4, Bottom: A2
HANS: Ambitious Prince of the Southern Isles and overlooked thirteenth son of a king; constantly strives to find a way to make good and stand out, boasting an exceedingly charming facade that fools everyone into believing he's Prince Charming, when really, he's just a jerk;
Vocal Range – Top: A4, Bottom: A2
OLAF: Magical snowman created by Anna and Elsa when they were young; endearingly delighted by everything, especially the idea of summer. Goofy and sweet, Olaf should possess a childlike innocence.
SVEN: Reindeer of few words; loyal to Kristoff.
DUKE OF WESELTON: A visiting duke who possesses a huge inferiority complex. A bombastic, overbearing man, Weselton's sole purpose is to hobnob with influencers and royalty;
Vocal Range – Top: A4, Bottom: F3
PABBIE: Mystical leader of the Hidden Folk;
Vocal Range – Top: Gb4, Bottom: Ab2
BULDA: Mystical leader of the Hidden Folk;
Vocal Range – Top: D5, Bottom: Bb3
OAKEN: An exceedingly cheerful salesperson and ardent devotee to all things cozy and comfortable;
Vocal Range – Top: Bb4, Bottom: A2
BISHOP: Officiates the coronation and passing of the crown to Elsa. This spiritual supervisor must communicate to the Townspeople of Arendelle in a serious and formal manner.
KING AGNARR: Warm-hearted ruler of Arendelle, committed to protecting both his family and the Townspeople from his eldest daughter's powers;
Vocal Range – Top: C4, Bottom: B2
QUEEN IDUNA: Compassionate; possesses a sense of rightness and kindness that guides her in her protection of her two young girls. A daughter of the Northern Nomads, this queen has the ability to communicate with the Hidden Folk of the mountains and so understands Elsa's powers deeply;
Vocal Range – Top: E5, Bottom: F3
ENSEMBLE: Townspeople, Hidden People, Oaken's Family/Friends, Volunteers, Handmaiden, Lackey #1
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