Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Moonlight Amphitheatre
1250 Vale Terrace Dr
4:00 PM – 10:00 PM (P)
Vista, CA 92084-5249
Rehearsal Studio (Backstage). Sign-ups will begin January 5th, 2026. To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://www.moonlightstage.com/auditions. If your preferred slot is not available, please email
auditions@vista.gov.
Expected to attend:
LOA CHOCOLATE FACTORY — $717 weekly minimum (Ref. to COST) — 2025 rates.
Equity actors for roles in Moonlight Stage Productions' 2026 Season (see breakdown for production-specific details).
Prepare a song in the style of the show you are auditioning for. All scores will be provided. See breakdown for production-specific personnel.
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.
Nikki Snelson - Director/Choreographer
Lyndon Pugeda - Musical Director/Conductor
First Non-Equity Rehearsal: 3/28
First Equity Rehearsal: 4/12
Open: 4/29
Close: 5/16
BABE: Female, 18–22. Cher at the early stage of her life. Fiercely independent but insecure about her looks and being “different,” challenged by dyslexia. Anxious to “get up and get out” to sing, dance, and act. Determined to be famous. Excellent pop/rock voice. Role will be understudied.
LADY: Female, 30–35. Cher in her 30s. Delighted by the power and trappings of stardom. Exhausted by the demands of a fully booked life. Excellent pop/rock voice. Role will be understudied.
STAR: Female, 45–55. Cher as we see her now. Has an excellent pop/rock voice. Role will be understudied.
SONNY BONO: Male, 35–45. Charming, funny, ambitious; capable of being controlling and manipulative. Excellent pop/rock voice. Role will be understudied.
GEORGIA HOLT / LUCILLE BALL: Female, 40–50. Cher’s mother; will also double as Lucille Ball. Excellent pop/rock voice. Role will be understudied.
BOB MACKIE / ROBERT ALTMAN: Male, 35–55. Eccentric fashion designer; will double as Robert Altman. Excellent comedic timing and a strong singing voice. Role will be understudied.
GREGG ALLMAN / JOHN SOUTHALL: Male, 25–40. Romantic relationship with Cher after Sonny; guitar playing is a plus. Excellent pop/rock voice. Role will be understudied.
ROB CAMILLETTI: Male, 25–35. “The Bagel Boy.” Sweet, charming Italian young man. Excellent pop/rock voice. Role will be understudied.
ENSEMBLE: Any gender or ethnicity, 18+. Excellent dancers in ballet and jazz; strong contemporary musical theatre voices; diverse performers; a range of ensemble roles.
John Vaughan - Director/Choreographer
Randi Rudolph - Musical Director/Conductor
First Non-Equity Rehearsal: 5/2
First Equity Rehearsal: 5/17
Open: 6/3
Close: 6/20
CADY: Female, 18+. A new student who grew up in Africa; warm, curious, intelligent. Plays late teens.
REGINA: Female, 18+. Founder and leader of The Plastics; regal and calculated. Plays late teens.
JANIS: Female, 18+. A self-proclaimed art freak and social outcast. Plays late teens.
DAMIAN: Male, 18+. Outgoing and theatrical, a fiercely loyal friend. Plays late teens.
GRETCHEN: Female, 18+. One of The Plastics; the ultimate people pleaser. Plays late teens.
KAREN: Female, 18+. One of The Plastics; kind and easy-going. Plays late teens.
AARON: Male, 18+. A jock with a heart of gold. Plays late teens.
MRS. HERON / MS. NORBURY / MRS. GEORGE: Female, 30s–50s. Various adult roles including Cady’s mom, her Calculus teacher, and Regina’s “cool mom.”
MR. DUVALL: Male, Black, 30s–50s. Principal of North Shore High.
KEVIN G.: Male, South Asian, 18+. Captain of the North Shore Mathletes; may record rap singles.
ENSEMBLE: Any genders and ethnicities, 18+. Students of North Shore High—jocks, stoners, band geeks, debate team members, show choir kids, mathletes. Strong singers and dancers.
Steven Glaudini - Producing Artistic Director/Director
Katie Banville - Choreographer
Tamara Paige - Musical Director/Conductor
First Non-Equity Rehearsal: 6/6
First Equity Rehearsal: 6/21
Open: 7/8
Close: 7/25
Willy Wonka: Male-presenting. Sly, charming, lithe, eccentric. Vocal range top: G4; bottom: A2.
Charlie Bucket: Male-presenting, teens. Sweet, smart, hopeful. Vocal range top: F5; bottom: G#3.
Grandpa Joe: Male-presenting. Impish, imaginative, physically strong. Vocal range top: G4; bottom: G#2.
Mrs. Bucket: Female-presenting. Warm, kind-hearted mother. Vocal range top: E5; bottom: G3.
Grandma Josephine: Female-presenting. Stays in bed at the Bucket shack; comedic timing. Vocal range top: D5; bottom: C4.
Grandma Georgina: Female-presenting. Stays in bed at the Bucket shack; comedic timing. Vocal range top: E5; bottom: Ab3.
Grandpa George: Male-presenting. Stays in bed at the Bucket shack; comedic timing. Vocal range top: E4; bottom: F2.
Mrs. Gloop: Female-presenting. Augustus's German mother. Comedic timing and yodeling skills. Vocal range top: D5; bottom: Bb3.
Augustus Gloop: Male-presenting, teens. Over-active and obnoxious. Strong vocal comedy; yodeling a plus. Vocal range top: G5; bottom: Bb3.
Mr. Salt: Male-presenting. Veruca's eccentric father. Vocal range top: Ab4; bottom: Ab2.
Veruca Salt: Female-presenting, teens. Vicious, stubborn, proficient in ballet. Vocal range top: Db5; bottom: Ab4.
Mr. Beauregarde: Male-presenting. Violet's ineffectual father. Vocal range top: G4; bottom: F#3.
Violet Beauregarde: Female-presenting, teens. Confident and sassy. Vocal range top: F#5; bottom: C#4.
Mike Teavee: Male-presenting, teens. High energy, good belter. Vocal range top: Bb4; bottom: G3.
Mrs. Teavee: Female-presenting. Tense and extreme; exceptional comedic timing and vocal acting. Vocal range top: Eb5; bottom: G3.
Mrs. Green: Female-presenting. Second-hand vegetable seller who cares for Charlie's family.
Jerry: Male-presenting. Reporter with wacky energy; strong comedic timing.
Cherry: Female-presenting. Zany, quick-witted reporter; exceptional physical acting and dynamic vocal range.
Ensemble: Medium-sized ensemble of any ethnicity who act, sing, and dance. Requires musical theatre and/or jazz-style dance proficiency; hip-hop and ballet skills required for select dancers.
Larry Raben - Director
Bill Burns - Choreographer
Elan McMahan - Musical Director/Conductor
First Non-Equity Rehearsal: 7/1
First Equity Rehearsal: 7/26
Open: 8/12
Close: 8/29
Nicely-Nicely Johnson: Male, 30–45. Cheerful gambling crook. Vocal range B5–D4.
Benny Southstreet: Male, 30–45. Nathan’s right-hand man, smart and slick. Vocal range G5–D4.
Sarah Brown: Female, 20–30. OFFER PENDING. Bright-eyed mission sergeant, idealistic. Vocal range G5–B3.
Arvide Abernathy: Male, 50s–60s. ROLE HAS BEEN CAST. Sarah Brown's kind grandfather. Vocal range D4–F5.
Harry The Horse: Male, 35–55. Crook and gambler; tough guy.
Lt. Brannigan: Male, 40–55. New York police officer, tough and no-nonsense.
Nathan Detroit: Male, 30s–40s. ROLE HAS BEEN CAST. Neurotic organizer of a floating crap game. Vocal range D4–F5.
Miss Adelaide: Female, 30s–40s. ROLE HAS BEEN CAST. Long-suffering fiancée and star performer. Vocal range A3–E5.
Sky Masterson: Male, 30–45. OFFER PENDING. High-stakes gambler who falls in love with Sarah. Vocal range E5–B3.
Big Jule: Male, 30–50. Big-time craps player from Chicago; tough-looking.
Ensemble: Male and female, various ages. Sightseers, Mission Band (Agatha, Calvin, Martha), Crap Shooters, Hot Box Girls, Waiters, Cuban Dancers.
Geno Carr - Director
Randi Rudolph - Musical Director/Conductor
Melissa Glasgow - Musical Staging
First Rehearsal: 8/17
Open: 9/9
Close: 9/26
Claude & others: Male-presenting, any ethnicity, 40–60. Gregarious Mayor of Gander. Doubles as Derm and Eddie.
Bonnie & others: Female-presenting, any ethnicity, 30–40. Head of the Gander area SPCA. Doubles as Martha.
Beulah & others: Female-presenting, any ethnicity, 35–60. Head of the Gander Legion. Doubles as Delores.
Oz & others: Male-presenting, any ethnicity, 25–50. Quirky constable. Doubles as multiple roles including Joey and Rabbi.
Janice & others: Female-identifying, any ethnicity, 20–30. New local TV reporter. Doubles as Britney and Flight Attendant.
Beverley & others: Female-identifying, any ethnicity, 40–55. First female American Airlines captain (Beverly Bass). Doubles as Annette and Reporter.
Diane & others: Female-identifying, any ethnicity, 35–50. Traditional divorcee from Texas. Doubles as Crystal and Brenda.
Bob & others: Male-identifying, Black, 20–40. Hardened New Yorker who softens. Doubles as Muhumuza and Captain Bristol.
Nick & others: Male-identifying, any ethnicity, 35–55. English oil engineer. Doubles as Doug and others.
Kevin T & others: Male-identifying, any ethnicity, 25–40. Head of an environmental energy company. Doubles as Garth and President Bush.
Kevin J & others: Male-identifying, any ethnicity, 25–45. Kevin's boyfriend and secretary; sarcastic and unhappy. Doubles as Dwight and Ali.
Hannah & others: Female-identifying, Black, 35–55. Mother of a firefighter; doubles as Margie and Mickey.
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