Moonlight Stage Productions 2026 Season - Vista, CA EPA (REVISED)
Moonlight Amphitheatre
1250 Vale Terrace Dr
Vista, CA 92084-5249
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
4:00 PM - 10:00 PM (P) Rehearsal Studio (Backstage)
Sign-ups will begin January 12, 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: Steven Glaudini – Producing Artistic Director / Director, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Nikki Snelson – Director/Choreographer, The Cher Show; John Vaughan – Director/Choreographer, Mean Girls; Larry Raben – Director, Guys and Dolls; Geno Carr – Director, Come From Away; Justin Gray – Accompanist.
See breakdown for production-specific personnel.
Prepare a song in the style of the show you are auditioning for. All scores will be provided.
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
Website:
www.moonlightstage.com
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, to dance, to act, to be somebody. Determined to be famous, drawn to Hollywood and the movies. Surrounded by women as a girl; eager for romantic encounters as a teen. Seeing Sonny for the first time is her “Romeo and Juliet moment.” 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. Wears her fame and femininity naturally. Thrives in the spotlight; pines for ordinary life offstage. Excellent pop/rock voice. Role will be understudied.
STAR: Female, 45–55. Cher as we see her now. Has pushed through old fears and insecurities to try new things. Brings authenticity to her music and acting; searching for love. Excellent pop/rock voice. Role will be understudied.
SONNY BONO: Male, 35–45. Charming, funny, adorable, ambitious but capable of being controlling and manipulative. Both romantic and a cad. Excellent pop/rock voice. Role will be understudied.
GEORGIA HOLT / LUCILLE BALL: Female, 40–50. Cher’s mother: gorgeous, talented, independent. Not a cliché stage mother; supportive. Will also double as Lucille Ball. Excellent pop/rock voice. Role will be understudied.
BOB MACKIE / ROBERT ALTMAN: Male, 35–55. Eccentric fashion designer, doubling as director Robert Altman. Excellent comedic timing and a great singing voice. Role will be understudied.
GREGG ALLMAN / JOHN SOUTHALL: Male, 25–40. Romantic relationship with Cher after separation from Sonny; young, handsome, sexy, intelligent. Excellent pop/rock voice; guitar playing a plus. Role will be understudied.
ROB CAMILLETTI: Male, 25–35. “The Bagel Boy.” Young Italian love interest later in Cher’s life; sweet and charming. Excellent pop/rock voice. Role will be understudied.
ENSEMBLE: Any gender or ethnicity, 18+. Excellent dancers (ballet and jazz); strong contemporary musical theatre voices; diverse performers for 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+ to play late teens. New student at North Shore High, grew up in Africa and was homeschooled. Warm, curious, extremely intelligent. Takes on The Plastics as a social game while finding her place.
REGINA: Female, 18+ to play late teens. Founder and leader of The Plastics. Regal, calculated, a master of social strategy, but vulnerable as a teenage girl.
JANIS: Female, 18+ to play late teens. Self-proclaimed art freak and social outcast. Unapologetically herself with a real chip on her shoulder about Regina. Wants Cady to join her and Damian as The Anti Plastics.
DAMIAN: Male, 18+ to play late teens. Outgoing, fun, a big spectacle-lover, fiercely loyal to Janis, welcoming to Cady. Probably chronically online.
GRETCHEN: Female, 18+ to play late teens. One of The Plastics. People pleaser who anticipates Regina’s wants. Kind and more confident version of her waits to emerge.
KAREN: Female, 18+ to play late teens. One of The Plastics. Kind, easy-going, trusting, focused on looks; occasionally profound.
AARON: Male, 18+ to play late teens. A jock with a heart of gold and a good moral compass. Authentic and curious about life.
MRS. HERON / MS. NORBURY / MRS. GEORGE: Female, 30s–50s. Mrs. Heron: Cady’s wildlife biologist mom. Ms. Norbury: world-weary Calculus teacher. Mrs. George: Regina’s “cool mom.”
MR. DUVALL: Male, Black, 30s–50s. Principal of North Shore High. World-weary, would sometimes prefer his former job teaching inmates.
KEVIN G.: Male, South Asian, 18+ to play late teens. Captain of the North Shore Mathletes, driven and confident, records rap on SoundCloud.
ENSEMBLE: Any genders and ethnicities, 18+ to play late teens. 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. The sly, charming star; lithe and eccentric. Persona ranges from charming/comical to magically mysterious and dark. Vocal range top: G4, bottom: A2.
CHARLIE BUCKET: Male-presenting. Sweet, smart, hopeful, loving. A boy with innocence and vulnerability. Age: teens. Vocal range top: F5, bottom: G#3.
GRANDPA JOE: Male-presenting. Impish, imaginative, fun, kind. Charlie's grandfather who regains childlike energy. Physically strong. Vocal range top: G4, bottom: G#2.
MRS. BUCKET: Female-presenting. Warm, kind-hearted mother and worrier. Vocal range top: E5, bottom: G3.
GRANDMA JOSEPHINE: Female-presenting. Charlie's grandmother, stays in bed at the Bucket shack; may double throughout show. Good comedic timing. Vocal range top: D5, bottom: C4.
GRANDMA GEORGINA: Female-presenting. Another Bucket grandmother; comedic timing. Vocal range top: E5, bottom: Ab3.
GRANDPA GEORGE: Male-presenting. Bucket grandfather; may double. Comedic timing. Vocal range top: E4, bottom: F2.
MRS. GLOOP: Female-presenting. Augustus's German, moronic, Wagnerian mother. Mirthless smile; good comedic timing and yodeling skills. Vocal range top: D5, bottom: Bb3.
AUGUSTUS GLOOP: Male-presenting, teens. Overactive and obnoxious. Strong vocal comedy; yodeling a plus. Vocal range top: G5, bottom: Bb3.
MR. SALT: Male-presenting. Veruca’s goofy, eccentric father who can’t say no. Vocal range top: Ab4, bottom: Ab2.
VERUCA SALT: Female-presenting, teens. Vicious, stubborn, determined. 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 fireplug; 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; focused on making a living.
JERRY: Male-presenting. Reporter with wacky energy; brings bad news about golden ticket ventures. Strong comedic timing.
CHERRY: Female-presenting. Zany and quick-witted reporter on the scene for all golden ticket winners. Exceptional physical acting, dynamic vocal range, and comedic timing.
ENSEMBLE: Medium-sized ensemble of any ethnicity who act, sing, and dance throughout the production. Requires over-the-top and precise dancing, exceptional physical acting and singing. Proficiency in musical theatre and/or jazz-style dance preferred. 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. Vocal range B5–D4. The nicest and cheeriest of the gambling crooks. High-spirited, a bit naïve, sincere and genuine — a loyal friend and lackey.
BENNY SOUTHSTREET: Male, 30–45. Vocal range G5–D4. Nathan’s right-hand man, a gambler who is smart, slick, and always moving and shaking.
SARAH BROWN: (OFFER PENDING) Female, 20–30. Vocal range G5–B3. Pretty, bright-eyed, Sergeant of the local Mission. Idealistic, sheltered, and straightlaced. Falls unexpectedly in love with Sky Masterson.
ARVIDE ABERNATHY: (ROLE HAS BEEN CAST) Male, 50s–60s. Sarah Brown's kind grandfather who works at the mission. Vocal range D4–F5.
HARRY THE HORSE: Male, 35–55. Vocal range G5–F3. A tough crook and gambler, brings Big Jule into Nathan’s craps game.
LT. BRANNIGAN: Male, 40–55. A New York police officer determined to catch Nathan’s illegal craps games.
NATHAN DETROIT: (ROLE HAS BEEN CAST) Male, 30s–40s. Slightly neurotic organizer of a long-running floating crap game. Perpetually engaged to Miss Adelaide. Vocal range D4–F5.
MISS ADELAIDE: (ROLE HAS BEEN CAST) Female, 30s–40s. Nathan’s long-suffering fiancée and Hot Box Club star; humorous and kind-hearted. Vocal range A3–E5.
SKY MASTERSON: (OFFER PENDING) Male, 30–45. Vocal range E5–B3. High-stakes gambler, suave and handsome, surprises himself by falling in love with Sarah Brown.
BIG JULE: Male, 30–50. Vocal range G5–F3. Big-time craps player from Chicago; tough and intimidating.
ENSEMBLE: Male and female, various ages. Sings and dances well. Includes sightseers, Mission Band (Agatha, Calvin, Martha), Crap Shooters (Liver Lips Louie, Angie The Ox, Rusty Charlie), 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. The gregarious and well-liked Mayor of Gander, Newfoundland. Doubles as Derm and Brenda’s brother, Eddie.
BONNIE & OTHERS: Female-presenting. Any ethnicity. 30–40. Head of the Gander area SPCA. A no-nonsense mother of three; doubles as Martha.
BEULAH & OTHERS: Female-presenting. Any ethnicity. 35–60. Head of the Gander Legion, with a firefighter son; walks Hannah to church and prays with her. Doubles as Delores.
OZ & OTHERS: Male-presenting. Any ethnicity. 25–50. Quirky constable in the two-person Gander police force. Doubles as Joey, Customs Officer, Mr. Michaels, Terry, Matty, Rabbi, and Head Cardiologist.
JANICE & OTHERS: Female-identifying. Any ethnicity. 20–30. Eager new local TV reporter thrown into the deep end. Doubles as Britney and Flight Attendant.
BEVERLEY & OTHERS: Female-identifying. Any ethnicity. 40–55. First female American Airlines captain, Beverly Bass, who experiences a life change. Doubles as Annette and Reporter.
DIANE & OTHERS: Female-identifying. Any ethnicity. 35–50. Traditional divorcee from Texas terrified for her son but finds a new lease on life. Doubles as Crystal and Brenda.
BOB & OTHERS: Male-identifying, Black. 20–40. Hardened New Yorker who softens with the town’s generosity. Doubles as Muhumuza and Captain Bristol.
NICK & OTHERS: Male-identifying. Any ethnicity. 35–55. English oil engineer whose life is turned upside down after meeting Diane. Doubles as Doug, Officer Stephenson, and Male Townsperson.
KEVIN T & OTHERS: Male-identifying. Any ethnicity. 25–40. Head of an environmental energy company; stranded in Gander. Creates the Pay It Forward Foundation. Doubles as Garth and President Bush.
KEVIN J & OTHERS: Male-identifying. Any ethnicity. 25–45. Kevin's boyfriend and secretary; sarcastic and unhappy, wants to leave. Doubles as Dwight and Ali.
HANNAH & OTHERS: Female-identifying, Black. 35–55. Mother of a firefighter in Manhattan, comforted by Beulah. Doubles as Margie and Mickey.
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