Updated Breakdown - 1776. Pearl Studios (500), 500 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018-6504
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 — Holding room: Studio 412 — 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (E)
Lunch: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Producer And Artistic Director: Curt Dale Clark
Managing Director: Stephanie Dupal
Casting Director: Jamibeth Margolis
Expected to attend: See breakdown for production specific personnel.
$1270 weekly minimum (Tier X) - MSMT pays $1,500 weekly for Equity Members, favored nations for salaries. See breakdown for production specific personnel.
Potential Callbacks: March 18, 20 and 21 (morning)
Seeking Equity actors for roles in Maine State Music Theatre's 2026 Season (see breakdown). Maine State Music Theatre is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. All performers are welcome and encouraged to attend every audition. EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
If hired on a resident contract, you will be in rehearsal for one show during the day and performing another show at night and/or matinee. Offers are only good as a resident contract. An Equity Monitor will be provided. 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.
Please bring a selection in the style of the shows to sing. You are welcome and encouraged to sing from the shows. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music properly marked and in the correct key. Also, please bring two copies of your headshot and resume, stapled together. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Book by: Thomas Meehan and Marc O’Donnell
Music by: Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by: Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Based on the New Line Cinema film, written and directed by John Waters
Director & Choreographer: Kenny Ingram
Music Director: David Fiorello
First Rehearsal for MSMT: May 29, 2026
Opening: June 4, 2026
Closing: June 20, 2026
Note: This show is a co-production with Fulton Theatre Company, Lancaster, PA. This production is fully cast, and we are not seeking performers for HAIRSPRAY at this EPA.
Tracy Turnblad - ROLE IS CAST. Our story's unsuspecting protagonist. Confident, talented, and incredibly determined. A romantic with a good heart and desire to cut up the dance floor. Always on top of the latest trends. Tracy Turnblad is a young lady with big hair and an even bigger personality! She is the hero of our story, sweet but also strong in her convictions. She is bigger in size than the other girls, but she isn't shy about it - she can still dance with the best of them! An excellent singer and dancer, with wonderful stage presence who can easily capture the audience's hearts. 18+ to play high school age. Gender: Female Presenting. Voice: Mezzo-Soprano with a strong theatre/pop belt. Vocal range: G3–G5.
Corny Collins - ROLE IS CAST. The charismatic host of the Corny Collins Show. Good looking and smooth talking; a genuinely nice guy on and off camera. Age: 25–35. Gender: Male Presenting. Strong pop singer, high baritone. Vocal range: D3–A4.
Edna Turnblad - ROLE IS CAST. Tracy's big and blonde mother. A working housewife who has lost her confidence and dream to be a plus-size clothing designer. Boisterous and commanding. Often played by a male-presenting performer. Age: 40–55. Gender: Male Presenting. Voice: Bass-Baritone. Vocal range: F3–G5.
Penny Pingleton - ROLE IS CAST. Tracy's best friend and dorky sidekick. Not the brightest girl, but with good intentions. Bursting to get free of her mother's dominating control, she falls for Seaweed with childlike curiosity. 18+ to play high school age. Gender: Female Presenting. Strong high belt, contemporary theatre/pop voice. Vocal range: A3–G5.
Velma Von Tussle - ROLE IS CAST. Amber's mother and the director of Corny Collins' show. A devious taskmaster and snobby racist. Former Miss Baltimore Crabs; will go to any length to ensure her daughter is the next big thing. Age: 45–55. Gender: Female Presenting. Voice: Mezzo-Soprano with strong belt mix. Vocal range: G3–E5.
Amber Von Tussle - ROLE IS CAST. Link's girlfriend and Tracy's nemesis. Pretty, shallow, snobby, racist. Can't dance but is expected to win Miss Baltimore Hairspray. Always feels the need to be the center of attention. Female, 18+ to play high school age. Gender: Female Presenting. Voice: Mezzo-Soprano. Vocal range: A3–F5.
Link Larkin - ROLE IS CAST. The star heartthrob on Corny Collins' show. Extremely attractive and talented; hoping for a recording contract, he unexpectedly falls for Tracy. 18+ to play high school age. Gender: Male Presenting. Tenor with strong falsetto. Vocal range: G3–A5.
Seaweed J. Stubbs - ROLE IS CAST. Tracy's classmate and friend, discriminated against due to his skin color. Cocky but lovable, talented in song and dance; he falls for Penny. 18+ to play high school age. Gender: Male Presenting. Black. Excellent soulful, pop singer - high tenor. Vocal range: F3–D5.
Little Inez - ROLE IS CAST. Seaweed's little sister. 18+ to play early teens. Gender: Female Presenting. Black. Soulful voice with strong belt mix. Vocal range: G3–F5.
Motormouth Maybelle - ROLE IS CAST. Seaweed and Little Inez's mother; also appears as the guest DJ on the Corny Collins Negro Day show. Big, blond, beautiful and proud. Sassy and confident. Age: 40–50. Gender: Female Presenting. Black. Alto with high belt. Vocal range: F3–E5.
Wilbur Turnblad - ROLE IS CAST. Tracy's simpleminded and kind father. Owns a joke shop and supports his daughter. Loves his wife Edna very much. Age: 40–55. Gender: Male Presenting. Baritone with strong falsetto. Vocal range: A3–A5.
Prudy Pingleton - ROLE IS CAST. Penny's strict, conservative mother. Controlling and closed minded. Age: 40–55. Gender: Female Presenting. Voice: Mezzo-Soprano with character belt. Vocal range: D4–B4.
Book by: Peter Stone
Music & Lyrics by: Sherman Edwards
Based on a concept by Sherman Edwards
Director: Amber Mak
Choreographer: Christopher Page-Sanders
Musical Director: Jason Wetzel
First Rehearsal: June 6, 2026
Opening: June 25, 2026
Closing: July 11, 2026
John Adams - ROLE IS CAST.
Roger Sherman - Delegate from Connecticut. A coffee drinker with a penchant for hyperactivity, Sherman is a simple and balding cobbler. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 50–60. Vocal range: Solid tenor (must sing a high tenor Bb).
Robert Livingston - Delegate from New York. Recently a father; disposition is humble and gracious. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 25–35. Vocal range: Solid tenor (sings second tenor mostly).
Benjamin Franklin - Delegate from Pennsylvania. Intelligent, well-traveled, and pleasantly cunning. Jolly and admirable. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 60–70. Vocal range: Bass/Baritone (sings lower harmonies).
John Dickinson - ROLE IS CAST.
Richard Henry Lee - ROLE IS CAST.
Thomas Jefferson - Delegate from Virginia. Noticeably tall, mild-mannered and sweet; well-read and in love with his wife. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 25–35. Vocal range: Bari/Tenor (must have G above middle C).
Edward Rutledge - Delegate from South Carolina. Despite good looks, haunting and somewhat ominous as the youngest member of the Continental Congress. Serpent-like quality. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 25–35. Vocal range: Baritone (must have F above middle C, possible Ab).
Abigail Adams - Loving wife to John Adams. Intelligent, quick-witted, talented with a pen; radiant and shapely beauty, every bit as bright as her husband. Gender: Female Presenting. Age: 25–35.
Dr. Josiah Bartlett - Delegate from New Hampshire. Practiced medicine for over 40 years; promoted wellness practices. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 40s.
Samuel Chase - Delegate from Maryland. Nicknamed “Old Bacon Face” for his ruddy complexion and tendency to flush. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 30s.
Dr. Lyman Hall - Delegate from Georgia. Born in Connecticut, Yale graduate; physician, clergyman, statesman. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 40s.
John Hancock - President of the Congress, from Massachusetts. One of the wealthiest men in the Colonies; began political career as a protégé of Samuel Adams. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 40s.
Joseph Hewes - Delegate from North Carolina. Born in Princeton to Quaker parents; shipping merchant. Appointed to Naval Board and Marine Committee. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 30s–40s.
Stephen Hopkins - Male Presenting. 60+. Delegate from Rhode Island. Hopkins' drinking leads to an appearance befitting the 2nd oldest in the Continental Congress; has a playful, dirty-old-man quality.
Col. Thomas McKean - Male Presenting. 40s. Delegate from Delaware. Florid and likable with a charming, commanding Scottish brogue.
Martha Jefferson - Female Presenting. 20s. Thomas Jefferson's very-much-in-love wife. Striking looks, delightful dancing, appealing humor. Joy radiates from her.
Courier - Male Presenting. 20s. Any ethnicity. Message runner between General Washington's army and the Continental Congress. Has witnessed war hardships, though appears innocent.
Lewis Morris - Male Presenting. 30s. Delegate from New York. Born at his politically connected family's estate, Morrisania (present-day Bronx County).
Rev. John Witherspoon - Male Presenting. 50s. Delegate from New Jersey. Scottish American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, and slaveholder; president of the College of New Jersey.
James Wilson - Male Presenting. 30s. Delegate from Pennsylvania. Born in Scotland; legal scholar, jurist, statesman, and early Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Caesar Rodney - Male Presenting. 40s–50s. Delegate from Delaware. Officer in militia during French and Indian War and Revolutionary War; tormented by asthma and facial cancer later in life.
George Read - Male Presenting. 40s. Delegate from Delaware. Described as tall, gracefully formed, with pleasing features; legal abilities are great, though oratory can be fatiguing.
Charles Thomson - Male Presenting. 40s. Secretary of the Congress. Irish-born, Latin teacher and translator. As secretary, he chose what to include in the official journals of the Continental Congress.
Andrew McNair - Male Presenting. 60s. Congressional custodian. Served as official ringer of the Liberty Bell from 1759 to 1776.
Leather Apron / Painter - Male Presenting. 20s. A working man.
Music & Lyrics by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
Book by: Jennifer Lee
Based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee and directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
Director & Choreographer: Marc Robin
Musical Director: Brian Cimmet
First Rehearsal: June 27, 2026
Opening: July 16, 2026
Closing: August 1, 2026
Elsa - Future Queen of Arendelle and Anna’s older sister; born with magical powers and isolates herself from others out of fear. Gender: Female Presenting. Age: Mid 20s – Early 30s. Vocal range: E3–Eb5.
Anna - Princess of Arendelle and Elsa’s younger sister; an eternal optimist who longs to be loved and to connect with others. Gender: Female Presenting. Age: Early 20s – Mid 30s. Vocal range: G3–E5.
Kristoff - Hardworking ice harvester with a prickly exterior that hides a big heart. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 20s–30s. Vocal range: A2–Bb4.
Hans - Prince of the Southern Isles and youngest of thirteen brothers; charming and ambitious. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: Mid 20s–30s. Vocal range: A2–A4.
Olaf - ROLE IS CAST.
Sven - ROLE IS CAST.
Weselton - Duke from a neighboring kingdom; chauvinistic, impolite, and judgmental. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 30s–50s. Vocal range: F3–A4.
Young Anna - ROLE IS CAST. Younger princess of Arendelle with youthful exuberance; fun-loving troublemaker mesmerized by her sister’s magic. Gender: Female Presenting. Age: 7–10 years old. Vocal range: Bb3–E5.
Young Elsa - ROLE IS CAST. Elder princess of Arendelle with magical powers; obedient daughter and protective sister. Gender: Female Presenting. Age: 9–12 years old. Vocal range: A3–E5.
Book, Music, and Lyrics by: Irene Sankoff & David Hein
Director: Mark Johnson
Choreographer: Kelly Bolick
Musical Director: Harry Collins
First Rehearsal: July 18, 2026
Opening: August 6, 2026
Closing: August 22, 2026
Claude & others - ROLE IS CAST.
Bonnie & others - A no-nonsense mother of three and head of the Gander area SPCA. When she discovers animals trapped on the planes, she stops at nothing to ensure their safety; often lashes out in frustration. Doubles as Martha. Gender: Female Presenting. Age: 30–40. Vocal range top: B4. Any ethnicity.
Beulah & others - ROLE IS CAST.
Oz & others - The quirky constable in the two-person Gander police force. When the town's population doubles, Oz helps out in unexpected ways. Doubles as Joey, Customs Officer, Mr. Michaels, Terry, Matty, Rabbi, and Head Cardiologist. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 30–50. Vocal range top: G4. Any ethnicity.
Janice & others - An eager new local TV reporter thrown into the deep end on her first day. Initially naïve, Janice must face pain and confusion. Doubles as Britney and Flight Attendant. Gender: Female Presenting. Age: 20–30. Vocal range top: E5. Any ethnicity.
Beverly/Annette & others - Beverly: The first female captain for American Airlines; always loved flying until her world changes. Annette: A schoolteacher at Gander Academy with an active fantasy life. Doubles as Reporter. Gender: Female Presenting. Age: 50–60. Vocal range top: C#5. Any ethnicity.
Diane & others - A traditional divorcee from Texas, terrified that her son may have been flying during the attacks. When she learns he's safe, she discovers a wilder, more carefree side. Doubles as Crystal and Brenda. Gender: Female Presenting. Age: 50–60. Vocal range: A3–C#5. Any ethnicity.
Nick/Doug & others - Nick: An English oil engineer whose life is turned upside down when he falls for Diane. Doug: An air traffic controller married to Bonnie, trying to help his wife and the animals. Doubles as Officer Stephenson and Male Townsperson. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 50–60. Vocal range top: E4. Any ethnicity.
Kevin T/Garth & others - Kevin T: Head of an environmental energy company in Los Angeles; on vacation with his boyfriend when stranded in Gander; inspired by the town's generosity to create the Pay It Forward Foundation. Garth: Head of the local union representing the bus drivers. Doubles as President Bush. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 30–50. Vocal range top: G4. Any ethnicity.
Kevin J/Ali & others - Kevin J: Kevin's boyfriend and secretary; sarcastic and unhappy, wants to leave as soon as possible. Ali: An Egyptian man traveling to America who experiences isolation and Islamophobia but finds connection to Beulah. Doubles as Dwight. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 30–50. Vocal range: B2–G4. Middle Eastern.
Hannah & others - ROLE IS CAST.
Bob & others - A hardened New Yorker suspicious of where he's landed, fearing the worst, but losing his New York jadedness instead. Doubles as Muhumuza and Captain Bristol. Gender: Male Presenting. Age: 20–40. Vocal range: B2–F#4. Black.
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