Gretna Productions Inc. | Mount Gretna, PA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Date: Friday, January 16, 2026
Location: Creative Pursuits Studio, 1525 Oregon Pike, Suite 202, Lancaster, PA 17601
Time: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM (E)
Lunch: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/9e895942-cc69-4119-9dae-9571cb1c5dcd/select. If you are unable to attend in person, video submissions will be accepted via email at
personnel.casting@gretnatheatre.org.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Expected to attend:
See breakdown for production specific dates.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
$620 weekly minimum (Ref. to COST).
For questions, please email
casting@gretnatheatre.org.
Equity actors for roles in Gretna Theatre's 2026 Season (see breakdown). An Equity Monitor will not be provided.
The Gretna Theatre is committed to an inclusive approach to casting. Actors of all types, abilities and identities are encouraged to submit for the roles with which they identify. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination and encourage employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity. 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.
For ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE, please prepare a song from the 1950s/1960s (2 min max) in the style of the show.
For MURDER AT ACKERTON MANOR, please prepare a comedic monologue (2 min max) in the style of the show.
For HAIR, please prepare a rock song in the style of the show (2 min max).
Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
About The Theatre: Gretna Theatre is located in the arts/resort community of Mt. Gretna, PA and is one of the oldest summer theaters in the country. The season is produced at the Gretna Playhouse, a 700-seat covered amphitheater built on the same location where theater has thrived since 1927.
Gretna Theatre serves a wide patron base from the Central Pennsylvania area and employs artists and technicians from all over the United States.
Created and originally Directed by Ted Swindley
Director: TBD
Music Director: TBD
Rehearsal Dates: May 19–31, 2026
Tech Dates: June 2–3, 2026
Performance Dates: June 4–7, 2026
American Premiere
Written by Steven Gallagher
Director: TBD
Rehearsal Dates: June 23–July 5, 2026
Tech Dates: July 7–8, 2026
Performance Dates: July 9–12, 2026
On a dark and stormy night at Ackerton Manor, the loathed Roger Ackerton meets a deadly end. Enter Detective Pierre Pierrot, armed with only a corpse, a missing diamond, and five eccentric suspects—each with a motive more absurd than the last. In this whirlwind comedic tribute to Agatha Christie, three actors bring seven outrageous characters to life. Twists, turns, and mistaken identities keep the laughs, and bodies, coming.
Note: All actors are encouraged to bring themselves to the role, and that will shape the way the characters are portrayed. All characters require physical comedy and high vocal energy. Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition.
Track 1 (Male Identifying):
Track 2 (Male Identifying):
Track 3 (Female Identifying):
Book and Lyrics By Gerome Ragni & James Rado
Music by Galt MacDermot
Director: Michael Philip O’Brien
Choreographer: Joshua William Green
Musical Director: Dan Kazemi
Rehearsal Dates: July 7–19, 2026
Tech Dates: July 21–22, 2026
Performance Dates: July 23 – August 2, 2026
Note: Some characters may be asked to appear semi-nude in underwear or bathing suit–style costumes; however, final costuming decisions will be determined by the actor’s comfort level with showing skin on stage.
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