Olney Theatre Corporation | Olney, MD
Audition Date: Friday, January 16, 2026
Location: Actors' Equity New York Audition Center, 165 W 46th St, 16th Fl, New York, NY 10036
Time: 2:00 PM (E)
$959 weekly minimum (Tier 1) - Mainstage & Bernard Family Theatre
$863 weekly minimum (Lab) - Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab
Artistic Director: Jason Loewith
Senior Associate Artistic Director: Hallie Gordon
Associate Artistic Director/Director of Music Theatre Lab Theater: Christopher Youstra
Director of Curated Programming: Kevin McAllister
Associate Artistic Director/Casting Director: Irene Martinko
Casting and Dramaturgy Apprentice: Kam Henderson
Equity chorus singers for Olney Theatre Center's 2026–27 Season (see breakdown). Expected to attend: All roles listed are understudied with a combination of internal coverage and offstage swings. See breakdown for production-specific personnel.
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
Please prepare 16 bars of a song. An accompanist will be provided. Also bring your headshot and resume stapled together. ECC procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Website:
olneytheatre.org
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.
Music and Lyrics by: Jerry Herman
Book by: Harvey Fierstein
Director: Jason Loewith
Choreographer: Karla Puno Garcia
Music Director: Christopher Youstra
Rehearsals Begin: August 18, 2026
Previews Begin: September 18, 2026
Opening: September 24, 2026
Closing: November 8, 2026
Potential Extension: November 22, 2026
Performance Space: Bernard Family Theatre
Much revived, La Cage Aux Folles remains one of musical theatre’s all-time biggest hits, adding a new dimension to the boulevard comedy. After 20 years of partnered bliss, Georges and Albin, two men partnered for better or worse, get a bit of both when Georges’ son (fathered during a one-night fling) announces his impending marriage to the daughter of a bigoted, right-wing politician. Further complicating the situation is the “family business”: Albin and Georges run a drag nightclub in St. Tropez, where Albin is the star performer, “Zaza.” Georges reluctantly agrees to masquerade as “normal” when he meets the family of the bride-to-be. But Albin has other plans, with hilarious results.
Male, 45–55 (Range: Baritone, A#2–G4). A performer of star quality; mature; great powerhouse of a Broadway voice.
Male, 50s (Range: G2–F4). A star; mature and attractive; good singer; energetic, loving and caring.
Male, 20 (Range: Baritone, A#2–G4). Handsome; masculine, well-mannered, educated; desperately in love with his fiancée, Anne; sings and moves well.
Male, early 20s (Range: Bb2–Ab4). Butler/maid; brilliant comedian who sings.
Female, 18–21 (Range: Ensemble, part flexible). Jean-Michel's fiancée; spunky.
Male, early 50s (Range: Bb2–Eb4). Anne's father; right-wing radical politician; pompous; quirky; sings and is a fine comedian.
Female, late 40s (Range: F4–A5). Anne's mother; shy, retiring; good singer who moves well.
Female, middle age (Range: B3–F5). Mature, female friend of Georges and Albin; owns a chic restaurant; charming; very theatrical.
Male, middle age, mature. Male friend of Georges and Albin; owns a small cafe.
Male, 40s. Male stage manager in Georges' club.
Chantal, Hanna, Mercedes, Bitelle, Phaedra.
Ensemble.
Book by: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg
Music by: Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics by: Herbert Kretzmer
Director: TBD
Choreographer: TBD
Music Director: Christopher Youstra
Rehearsals Begin: September 29, 2026
Previews Begin: October 30, 2026
Opening: November 5, 2026
Closing: January 17, 2027
Potential Extension: January 31, 2027
Performance Space: Roberts Mainstage
In nineteenth-century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust imprisonment but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a lifelong struggle for redemption as he is relentlessly pursued by police inspector Javert, who refuses to believe that Valjean can change his ways. Finally, during the Paris student uprising of 1832, Javert must confront his ideals after Valjean spares his life and saves that of the student revolutionary who has captured the heart of Valjean's adopted daughter.
High lyrics baritone or tenor, with both strong low notes and a strong falsetto. A poor peasant who rises to affluence, he has great natural nobility and dignity. A powerful figure, with a character of operatic size and passion. The voice needs to have a pop/rock sound or a classical sound of extraordinary textual clarity. Gender: male.
Has a natural gravitas with the ability to be expressive and dynamic. Policeman who relentlessly hunts Valjean. An imposing character. The ultimate “law and order” figure. Obsessed, to the point of irrationality, with rigid and merciless moral code. Gender: male. Vocal range top: F#4. Vocal range bottom: F2.
Has a strong, rich lower register. A religious man who, despite Valjean’s theft of his valuable possessions, sees past the convict and allows him to move on with his new life. Gender: male. Vocal range top: E4. Vocal range bottom: A2.
Poor but beautiful and elegant factory girl, struggling to support her fatherless daughter. Later is a pauper, a sex worker, a consumptive and a ghost. Earthy and poignant. Although she is finally defeated by circumstances, she should appear to be strong and a survivor. Gender: female, Age: 20 to 30. Vocal range top: Eb5. Vocal range bottom: F3.
Fantine’s daughter and the Thénardiers’ ward. She has been forced into child labor. She is underfed, beaten by Madame Thénardier, and bullied by Eponine. Gender: female. Vocal range top: C5. Vocal range bottom: A.
Strong comic character role. A crooked innkeeper, later a petty, amoral thief. Greedy, irreverent, selfish, boorish, vulgar. Gender: male, Age: 35 to 49. Vocal range top: G4. Vocal range bottom: C2.
Belter. Tough, sharp, coarse, boorish, vulgar. Strong comic character role. Gender: female, Age: 30 to 49. Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: G#3.
The pampered daughter of the Thénardiers. She does little except taunt Young Cosette. Gender: female.
Thénardier’s son. He is left to fend for himself and lives by his wits in the streets of Paris. Brave, witty, and arrogant, with a fantastic, unchanged voice. Gender: male. Vocal range top: G5. Vocal range bottom: B3.
A beautiful belt voice, with a contemporary edge. Daughter of the Thénardiers but in no way behaves like them. Fired by an unrequited love for Marius. Hasn’t learned to disguise her emotions; wears her heart on her sleeve. Gender: female, Age: 18 to 25. Vocal range top: E5. Vocal range bottom: F3.
Light “floating” sound, without heavy vibrato. Fantine’s daughter (first seen as and played by a child) delicate, elegant, vulnerable and beautiful. Falls in love with and later marries Marius. Gender: female, Age: 18 to 25. Vocal range top: C6. Vocal range bottom: Bb3.
Very strong singer. Handsome, charismatic political figure, leader of the revolutionary movement. Gender: male, Age: 20 to 29. Vocal range top: G4. Vocal range bottom: A2.
Member of the revolutionary student movement. Attractive and romantic but in a sensitive, 19th century ‘Byronic’ way. Gender: male, Age: 18 to 25. Vocal range top: Ab4. Vocal range bottom: A2.
Member of the ABC society, a secret society of students and workers. The philosopher and believer in peace. Gentle, humane, strong, and brave. Gender: male. Vocal range top: D4. Vocal range bottom: E3.
Member of the ABC society, a secret society of students and workers. A worker who is a self-educated orphan. An affectionate, warm, and poetic believer in nationality. Gender: male. Vocal range top: D4. Vocal range bottom: D3.
Member of the ABC society, a secret society of students and workers. A youthful, passionate, and fearless student. Gender: male. Vocal range top: Eb4. Vocal range bottom: E3.
Member of the ABC society, a secret society of students and workers. An eccentric and light-hearted (although sometimes morbid) medical student. His name is derived from the English word “jolly.” Gender: male. Vocal range top: G4. Vocal range bottom: D3.
Member of the ABC society, a secret society of students and workers. A cheerful, laughing-at-life (but unlucky) student. A close friend of Joly. Gender: male. Vocal range top: G4. Vocal range bottom: B3.
Member of the ABC society, a secret society of students and workers. A kind, soft-spoken, and, at the right moments, strong and masterful poet and student of social studies. Gender: male. Vocal range top: Eb4. Vocal range bottom: D3.
The Foreman, Bamatbois, Montparnasse, Babet, Brujon, Claquesous, Fauchelevant, Grantaire, An Army Officer, The Chain Gang, Warders, Constables, Peasants, Factory Workers, Prostitutes, Pimps, Students, Thénardier's Gang, Wedding Guests, and other various roles.
(Not permitted to announce title until June 2026)
Director: TBD
Choreographer: TBD
Music Director: TBD
Rehearsals Begin: February 9, 2027
Previews Begin: March 18, 2027
Opening: March 21, 2027
Closing: April 25, 2027
Potential Extension: May 9, 2027
Performance Space: Roberts Mainstage
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Auditions will be held at a later date.
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