Short North Stage | Columbus, OH
Friday, June 6, 2025
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM (E)
No scheduled break.
To schedule an audition appointment please email:
casting@shortnorthstage.org. If you are unable to attend the in-person appointments, you may submit your headshot and resume to
casting@shortnorthstage.org.
SPT
$605 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
Equity actors for roles in MISS SAIGON (See breakdown).
Please prepare a 1-minute song, appropriate for MISS SAIGON. Please bring your book as well. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Short North Stage
1187 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43201
Expected to attend:
Edward Carignan: Producing Artistic Director of SNS, Director/Choreographer
Rehearsals: February 24 - March 18, 2026
Performances: March 19 - April 19, 2026
www.shortnorthstage.org
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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Christopher Scott: A young, American G.I. sergeant about to leave Saigon to return to America who unexpectedly falls in love with Kim. He is married to Ellen and is a tormented soul.
Gender/Ethnicity: Male, Any Race.
Age: 20 to 30.
Vocal range top: B4, Vocal range bottom: C3
Kim: A young and naive, but strong-willed Vietnamese girl who becomes Chris' lover. She is an orphan and has been forced to work at a local club.
Gender/Ethnicity: Female, Asian.
Age: 15 to 20.
Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: E3
The Engineer: The owner of the Dreamland club. They are half-Vietnamese and half-French. Sleazy and ruthless.
Gender/Ethnicity: Male/Female/Non Binary, Asian/mixed ethnicity.
Age: 35 to 45.
Vocal range top: Ab4, Vocal range bottom: Bb2
John Thomas: Chris' best friend and an American G.I. who later becomes an activist.
Gender/Ethnicity: Male, African American/Black.
Age: 25 to 35.
Vocal range top: B4, Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Gigi Van Tranh: A hardened, disillusioned Saigon stripper who was initially voted Miss Saigon. She dreams of a better life in America.
Gender/Ethnicity: Female, Asian.
Age: 30 to 40
Thuy: A Vietnamese military leader with the Communist government, Kim has been promised to him as his betrothed. An imposing figure who is aggressive, unpredictable, and intensely anti-American.
Gender/Ethnicity: Male, Asian.
Age: 25 to 35.
Vocal range top: Bb4, Vocal range bottom: Db3
Ellen Scott: Chris' sensible American wife, who struggles to connect with her husband and find the truth.
Gender/Ethnicity: Female, Any Ethnicity.
Age: 20 to 30.
Vocal range top: E5, Vocal range bottom: F3
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