Surflight Theatre 2026 Season Equity Principal Actors - Surflight Theatre Auditions

Surflight Theatre 2026 Season — Beach Haven, NJ

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Saturday, March 21, 2026
Surflight Theatre
201 Engleside Ave
Beach Haven, NJ 08008-1764
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM (E). Space open at 9:30 AM.
Lunch 1:00–1:30 PM

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend: Steve Steiner, Producing Artistic Director

APPOINTMENTS

• Gail Anderson, Associate Artistic Director, Casting Director
• Production Manager (has authority to hire stage managers)
• Paula Sloan, Director/Choreographer — Guys and Dolls, Young Frankenstein, Vanities, Holiday Inn

CONTRACT

$618 weekly minimum (LOA ref. CORST). See production dates in breakdown.

LOA

OTHER DATES

Surflight is resident stock and actors will be hired for consecutive contracts. HOLIDAY INN is a stand-alone production.

An Equity monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

SEEKING

Equity actors who move or dance for roles in the 2026 season (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare whatever songs or monologues you wish to share in your three minutes. Music from the shows we are doing is more than fine. Please bring a headshot and resume. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

Breakdown

A Grand Night for Singing

Director/Choreographer: Elizabeth Troxler
1st rehearsal: 5/12
Opens: 5/23
Closes: 6/7

• Martin – Leading Man, Baritone. Late 20s–30s
• Lynne – Leading Lady, Soprano. Late 20s–30s
• Vicki – Comic Ingenue, Second Soprano. Late 20s–30s
• Jason – Comic Juvenile, Tenor. Late 20s–30s
• Alyson – Soubrette, Alto, Dancer. Late 20s–30s

Guys and Dolls

Director/Choreographer: Paula Hammons Sloan
1st rehearsal: 5/26
Opens: 6/18
Closes: 7/5

• Nicely-Nicely Johnson – Just like his name suggests, he is the nicest and cheeriest of the gambling crooks. High-spirited and a bit naïve, but sincere and genuine. Nathan's loyal friend and lackey. Male, 30–45. Db3-Bb4
• Benny Southstreet – Nathan's right-hand man and a gambler himself. Smart, slick, always moving and shaking, but with what he thinks are Nathan's best interests at heart. Male, 30–45. Db3-G4
• Sarah Brown – A pretty, bright-eyed woman who serves as Sergeant of the local Mission. She fully believes in her worthy cause and wishes to convert the gambling sinners to saints. Falls unexpectedly in love with Sky along the way. Prudish and uptight, but eventually lets go. Female, 20–30. Bb3-G#5
• Arvide Abernathy – The bass drum and cymbal player in the Mission band; Sarah's loving grandfather. Wise and sweet. Male, 50–75. D3-E4
• Harry the Horse – A crook and gambler. Tough guy with dollar signs as his bottom line. Brings Big Jule into Nathan's craps game and backs his cheating, but is also a man of his word in the gambling community. Male, 35–5. F3-G4
• Lt. Brannigan – A New York police officer who is on to Nathan's illegal craps games and is dead-set on catching him. Tough, no-nonsense. Male, 40–60.
• Nathan Detroit – A good-hearted gambler and craps game organizer who could never hit the big time. He loves Adelaide, but cannot quit his gambling ways. A broke schemer with unwitting ways. Male, 35–50. D3-F4
• Miss Adelaide – Nathan's fiancée and a lead performer at the Hot Box nightclub. She loves Nathan more than anything and desperately wants to get married. Pretty, outspoken, stubborn. Female, 35–45. Ab3-Eb5
• Sky Masterson – A high-stakes gambler whose luck never seems to run out, and a wild card who surprises himself when he falls in love with the unlikeliest of women. Suave, smart, handsome. Male, 35–45. B2-Eb5
• Big Jule – A big-time craps player from Chicago who uses a gun and his own pair of rigged dice to bully his way into never losing. Tough looking, a bit of an oaf. Male, 30–50. F3-G5

Young Frankenstein

Director/Choreographer: Paula Hammons Sloan
1st rehearsal: 6/19
Opens: 7/7
Closes: 7/26

• Dr. Frederick Frankenstein – Male, 35–50. Bb2-G4
• The Monster – Male. Db2-Bb4
• Igor – Male, 25–45. Bb2-G4
• Inga – Female, 20–30. G3-G4
• Elizabeth Benning – Female, 25–35. F#3-F5
• Frau Blücher – Female, 40–69. E3
• Inspector Hans Kemp – Male, 40–50. A2-F4
• The Hermit – Male, 30–60. Ab2-F4

Pretty Woman

Director/Choreographer: Elizabeth Troxler
1st rehearsal: 7/9
Opens: 7/28
Closes: 8/16

• Vivian Ward – Female, 20s. E3-F5
• Edward Lewis – Male, 30s–50s. D3-G4
• Happy Man / Mr. Thompson – Male, 40s–50s. C3-Bb4
• Philip Stuckey – Male, 30s–40s. E3-G4
• James Morse – Male, 60s plus
• Kit De Luca – Female, 20s. G3-G5

1776

Director: Andrew Glant Linden
1st rehearsal: 7/20
Opens: 8/18
Closes: 8/30

• John Adams – Delegate from Massachusetts. Dutiful husband, opinionated, passionate, a bit boisterous. Male, 35–50. Vocal range: C3–F#4
• Stephen Hopkins – Delegate from Rhode Island. Hopkins' drinking has led to an appearance befitting the 2nd oldest in the Continental Congress. Playful, dirty old man quality. Male, 65–75. Vocal range: C3–Eb4
• Roger Sherman – Delegate from Connecticut. A simple, balding cobbler with hyperactivity. Male, 55. Vocal range: C3–Bb4
• Robert Livingston – Delegate from New York. Recently a father; humble and gracious. Male, 30. Vocal range: Bb2–F4
• Benjamin Franklin – Delegate from Pennsylvania. Intelligent, well-traveled, cunning. Male, 60–70. Vocal range: Ab2–Eb4
• John Dickinson – Delegate from Pennsylvania. Thin, hawkish, sharp-tongued. Male, 44. Vocal range: A2–E4
• Col. Thomas McKean – Delegate from Delaware. Florid and likable with a commanding Scottish brogue. Male, 42. Vocal range: C3–Eb4
• Richard Henry Lee – Delegate from Virginia. Willowy aristocrat; flamboyant. Male, 45. Vocal range: C3–G4
• Thomas Jefferson – Delegate from Virginia. Mild-mannered, well-read, very much in love. Male, 33. Vocal range: C3–G4
• Edward Rutledge – Delegate from South Carolina. Youngest member; haunting and somewhat ominous. Male, 26. Vocal range: C3–A4
• Abigail Adams – Loving wife to John Adams. Intelligent, quick-witted, talented with a pen. Female, 32. Vocal range: Db4–F5
• Martha Jefferson – Thomas Jefferson's wife. Striking looks, delightful dancer, joyful. Female, 27. Vocal range: Bb3–D5
• Courier – Message runner between General Washington's army and the Continental Congress. Male, 18–25. Vocal range: C3–Db4

Ghost the Musical (Small Cast version)

Director: Kelli Barclay
1st rehearsal: 8/20
Opens: 9/1
Closes: 9/20

• Sam Wheat – 20s, lead, male, office-worker in NYC, living with long-term girlfriend Molly. Vocal range: G#–Bb
• Molly Jensen – 20s, lead, female, artist living in NYC with boyfriend Sam. Vocal range: G–Eb
• Oda Mae Brown – 20s–40s, Black female, spiritual advisor at a storefront séance parlor in Brooklyn. Larger than life, comic and sincere. Vocal range: G–E
• Carl Brunner – 20s, lead, male, friend and colleague of Sam. Strong actor/singer who becomes corrupted and jealous. Vocal range: F–G
• Willie Lopez / Ensemble – 18s–20s, Puerto Rican male, streetwise criminal. Not a singing role.
• Subway Ghost / Orlando Jones, Ensemble – Male, any age. Aggressive and powerful; must be able to fight with Sam. Not a singing role.
• Hospital Ghost / Lionel Ferguson, Ensemble – Can be played by male or female; one of the first ghosts Sam encounters. Comic actor and singer. Vocal range: C–A
• Clara / Ortisha Jones / First Nun, Ensemble – Black female, Oda Mae’s sister/helper at her séance parlor. Comic role, good singer. Vocal range: D–D
• Louis / Officer Wallace / Ensemble (Female)
• Mrs. Santiago, Bank Officer / Second Nun / Ensemble (Female)

Vanities

Director: Paula Hammons Sloan
1st rehearsal: 9/3
Opens: 9/23
Closes: 10/4

• Joanne – Female, late 20s–30s. Bubbly, traditional, sees herself as a good girl and rule follower. Strong mix to E, belt to D.
• Kathy – Female, late 20s–30s. Reasonable, organized leader; becomes a seeker of truth and purpose. Strong mix to E.
• Mary – Female, late 20s–30s. Nonconformist, free spirit and rebellious. By the end, a successful, independent modern woman. Strong Roc/Pop belt to E.

Deceived

Director: Jonathan Van Dyke
1st rehearsal: 9/25
Opens: 10/7
Closes: 10/11

• Bella – A young married woman, possibly with a nervous disposition. Bella loves and trusts her husband and only begins to doubt his sincerity when circumstances force her to do so. She must find a strength and cunning she didn’t know she had. 20s–30s.
• Jack – Bella's husband. Debonair and charming, seemingly loving and supportive. Male, 35–40.
• Elizabeth – The housekeeper, 50s–60s, hard of hearing. Lifetime “in service” has taught her to remain dutiful and discreet.
• Nancy – The young housemaid, smart and perceptive, thinks she sees an opportunity to outsmart everyone. 20s.

Holiday Inn

Director/Choreographer: Paula Hammons Sloan
1st rehearsal: 11/10
Opens: 11/28
Closes: 12/20

• Jim Hardy – Performer and singer-songwriter eager to leave showbiz for a simpler life on a farm in Connecticut. 30s. Lyric baritone, Bb2–A4. Moves very well.
• Ted Hanover – Jim's best friend and performing partner; charming ladies' man. 30s. Lyric baritone, Bb2–F4. Advanced dancer including tap.
• Lila Dixon – Determined performer and Jim's mismatched fiancée. 30s. High belt, B3–E5. Advanced dancer.
• Danny – Jim, Ted and Lila's agent. Thirties to fifties.
• Charlie Winslow – Precocious bank messenger, age 9–12. Eb3–C4.
• Linda Mason – School teacher with hidden talents of singer and dancer. 30s. Belt/mix, G3–F5. Advanced dancer including tap.
• Louise – The local fix-it woman; tough, no-nonsense and extremely perceptive. 40s–50s. Belt, G#3–F5. Moves.