PENINSULA PLAYERS THEATRE 2026 SEASON
Peninsula Players Theatre Foundation, Inc. | Fish Creek, WI
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATE
LOCATION
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
325 W. Walnut Street
10:30 AM – 2:00 PM (C)
Milwaukee, WI 53212
APPOINTMENTS
PERSONNEL
To schedule an appointment, email
casting@peninsulaplayers.com. Please indicate your preferred audition time.
Expected to attend: Linda Fortunato, Artistic Director.
See breakdown for production-specific personnel.
CONTRACT
$1,064 weekly minimum (category Z).
OTHER DATES
BAGGAGE — First Rehearsal: 6/2; First Performance: 6/16; Closing: 7/5
THE MOUSETRAP — First Rehearsal: 6/18; First Performance: 7/8; Closing: 7/26
RING OF FIRE: First Rehearsal: 7/10; First Performance: 7/29; Closing: 8/16
MOON OVER BUFFALO — First Rehearsal: 7/31; First Performance: 8/19; Closing: 9/6
MURDER GIRL — First Rehearsal: 8/21; First Performance: 9/9; Closing: 10/18
SEEKING
/ AUDITION NOTE
Seeking Equity actors for roles in the Peninsula Players Theatre 2026 Season (see breakdown). Peninsula Players Theatre celebrates equity, diversity, and inclusion. Audition for the role you want — performers of all ethnicities, races, gender identities, and body types are welcome and will be considered.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a short monologue appropriate to the season. If auditioning for RING OF FIRE, please also prepare a song in the style of the show and accompany yourself on an instrument of your choice. Because all performers in RING OF FIRE must play instruments, an accompanist will not be provided. There will be a piano available.
OTHER
Submit questions to
casting@peninsulaplayers.com.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Equity Statement
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.
BREAKDOWN
BAGGAGE
by Sam Bobrick — Director TBD
New York, 2005
SEEKING:
- Phyllis Novak (30s) — An independent woman who is in control of everything except her relationships, in which she has had a dismal past. Assertive but kind.
- Bradley Naughton (30s) — An IRS agent. His wife recently left him. He is generally irritated by everything. Cries often.
- Dr. Jonathan Alexander (40s–50s) — A couples therapist. Self-proclaimed expert on relationships. Somewhat pompous and self-promoting.
- Mitzi Cartwright (30s–50s) — Phyllis’s friend. A free spirit who embraces life to the fullest and hopes to get Phyllis to do the same.
THE MOUSETRAP
by Agatha Christie — Director TBD
Boarding house outside London, 1952
NOTE: All characters speak with dialect (RP, unless otherwise noted).
SEEKING:
- Mollie Ralston (20s–30s) — Married to Giles. Anxious, but eager, co-proprietor of Monkswell Manor. Not as naïve as she initially seems.
- Giles Ralston (30s–40s) — Married to Mollie for one year. An attentive and sometimes overprotective husband. Jealous of guests’ attention to Mollie.
- Christopher Wren (20s–early 30s) — A wild-looking, flighty, neurotic young man. He has a confiding, almost childish manner.
- Mrs. Boyle (50s–70s) — A former court magistrate. Pompous, pretentious, and generally unpleasant. She complains about everything.
- Major Metcalf (50s–70s) — A retired British military officer. Very military in manner and bearing, but friendly and polite.
- Miss Casewell (20s–30s) — Remains mysteriously aloof from the other guests but is not afraid to manipulate people to get what she wants. Described by Christie as “manly,” wears men’s clothes of the time.
- Mr. Paravicini (30s–60s) — An unexpected guest. An eccentric gentleman of indeterminate age. Speaks with a “foreign” accent and wears make-up. Described as “elderly.”
- Detective Sergeant Trotter (20s–30s) — A cheerful, commonplace young man with a slight cockney accent. Has confidence and command beyond his age. Urgently trying to find a person of interest in a recent murder.
RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH
created by Richard Maltby, Jr. — Director TBD
SEEKING:
- Player 1 — Sings female vocals, acoustic guitar.
- Player 2 — Sings male vocals, acoustic guitar (like an older Johnny).
- Player 3 — Sings male vocals, electric and acoustic guitar (like a younger Johnny).
- Player 4 — Sings male vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, fiddle, banjo.
- Player 5 — Sings male vocals, bass (preferably double bass).
*The exact instrument breakdown can be flexible based upon the skills of the cast.
MOON OVER BUFFALO
by Ken Ludwig — Director TBD
Buffalo, New York, 1953
SEEKING:
- George Hay (50s) — Pompous, larger-than-life actor. Leader of his own acting troupe. A bit of a ladies’ man but loves his wife, Charlotte.
- Charlotte Hay (50s) — Leading lady, runs the company with George. Smart, sassy, strong, and leans to the dramatic. Loves George but is tired of his philandering.
- Rosalind (Roz) (20s–30s) — Their daughter. Left the stage to lead a “normal” life. Smart and capable.
- Ethel (70s) — Charlotte’s nearly-deaf mother. Grumpy and a little crass, but witty and likes to have fun.
- Howard (late 20s–30s) — TV weatherman, Rosalind’s fiancé, big fan of George and Charlotte. Anxious, but nice.
- Eileen (20s) — Young actress. Smart, but naïve. Had a “fling” with George.
- Paul (30s) — Company manager and Rosalind’s ex-fiancé. Always on the move, solving every crisis.
- Richard (40s–60s) — A lawyer in love with Charlotte. Used to getting what he wants, a smooth talker.
MURDER GIRL
by Heidi Armbruster — Director TBD
Marty’s Supper Club, Wisconsin Northwoods, 2006
SEEKING:
- Eric (33) — Marty’s co-owner, LeeAnn's twin. The two have a tense relationship. Eric has been hurt and now has a short fuse.
- LeeAnn (33) — Marty’s co-owner, Eric's twin. Has moved away but is back to help with the business. Efficient, but on edge as if she has something to hide.
- Charlotte (60s) — A waitress with some hard-living in the rearview. Grouchy and sarcastic, but loyal and protective.
- Other Charlotte (60s) — A waitress, loud (she doesn’t hear so good anymore). Warm and trusting, knows all the town gossip, and eager to solve the mystery.
- Ted (40) — The cook, a man of few words. An observer with a lot of insight. Has a record.
