InterAct Story Theatre
2025-26 Season Casting Call
CONTRACT
Non-Equity, $95 per performance and $18/hour for rehearsal.
AUDITION DATES
APPOINTMENTS
To sign up for an audition time please fill out this form:
Audition Form
Please email ali[at]interactstory.com with any questions.
SEEKING
Actors for three productions: Bobtail BONG BONG: A Monkey’s Tale (in downtown Silver Spring, MD); Jewel the Great (Educational tour in MD/DC/VA); KidStory Theatre Festival (in Wheaton, MD)
PREPARATION
Please prepare the sides (email to you after you sign up for an audition). If you are interested in Bobtail BONG BONG, please prepare a children’s song, nursery rhyme, or other short song (8 – 16 bars) to be sung a cappella.
1. Bobtail BONG BONG: A Monkey’s Tale
Directed by: Ali Oliver-Krueger
First Rehearsal: late August 2025
Performances: Daytime performances Sep 26, 27, 28; October 3, 4, 5, 18, 19 (no shows 10/11 & 10/12).
SYNOPSIS:
Bob the Monkey is the smartest monkey in the land, and they want everyone to know it! Bob the Monkey wants what they want, and they should be able to get it! But why is everyone mad at Bob? Bob didn’t do anything! In this interactive theatre forum, children follow Bob’s misadventures and help Bob figure out where they went wrong, and where they could try out better solutions to turn things around. This play for young children incorporates forum theatre, playback theatre, and improv techniques to tackle fairness and problem solving.
SEEKING: 4 actors (open ethnicity and gender) with singing and improv skills.
Bob the Monkey: A very clever monkey who is very proud of their brains and their deal-making skills. Quick-witted and occasionally soulful, but doesn’t think about the effects of their actions. Character falls from a 4-foot level onto a crash pad.
Kani the Barber: A kindly if sometimes simple-minded creature who loves being a barber, just like their grandcrabby and great grandcrabby.
Shikoku the Builder: An industrious and cheerful beaver with a toothache and a project to finish.
Bunny the Baker: A high-strung rabbit who is very worried about not being able to bake enough bunny bun buns for everyone.
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2. Jewel the Great
Written and Directed by Ali Oliver-Krueger
First rehearsal: Mid-February 2026
Performances: March 14 – late May, 2026 (Average 2 performances a week, with time off for spring break)
SYNOPSIS: In a small mountain community where people are known and labeled for one sterling quality, who is Jewel? And how can she become someone great? This premiere of a new work for young audiences grapples with identity, positive and negative attention seeking behavior, and finding your way in the world.
SEEKING: Three actors (1 female or nonbinary actor, 2 open gender; open ethnicity) for an educational touring production that goes into schools and community spaces in Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia. The production includes light puppet work—no prior puppeteering experience necessary.
Actor 1: Jewel and other roles: A shy, somewhat quiet individual who wants to be seen, and wants to be appreciated as something fabulous and wonderful…although she’s not quite sure how or what that means.
Actor 2: Val the Strong and other roles: A charming, affable, and physically strong person who is always happy to lend a helping hand. However, they would love to be seen as more than just a handy strong worker to have around.
Actor 3: Kerry the Kindhearted and other roles: A family member of Jewel’s. Loving and kind, and feeling somewhat bewildered by Jewel’s behaviors and not sure what to do about them.
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3. KidStory Theatre Festival
Rehearsals Dates: 5 - 6 rehearsals starting late April 2026; exact rehearsal dates/times are based on actor and space availability.
Performances: Weekend of May 16 - 17, 2026; plus 1 - 2 possible school day performances.
SYNOPSIS:
All year long, InterAct Story Theatre artists create stories with kids, and invite them to share their epic stories with us. We’re choosing some of our favorite stories written by kids over the year, as we present a series of short plays and stories performed by professional actors.
SEEKING:
Four Actors (open ethnicity and gender) who are flexible, have good timing and are able to adapt quickly.
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