Auditions for Home Made Theater's Production of 1776

About this event

Home Made Theater announces open auditions for their July production of the Tony Award-winning musical 1776, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards, and book by Peter Stone. This production will be directed by Michael Gatzendorfer.

The auditions will be held on Monday, May 12th and Tuesday, May 13th starting at 6:00PM at Home Made Theater’s headquarters at the Wilton Mall. Callbacks (by invitation only) will be held on Wednesday, May 14th.

The primary cast consists of 24 adult men, and two adult women. While the goal is to primarily cast men in the leading historically male roles, we are open to considering women for the many roles traditionally played by men. Women interested in auditioning for these roles should be prepared to portray male characters. All ethnicities and gender identities are encouraged to audition.

Set in the summer of 1776, the nation stands on the brink of declaring independence, but only if the founding fathers can overcome their differences and unite. The play follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia among others as they strive to convince the members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence from British rule by signing the Declaration of Independence.

For the audition, please bring a current photo (cannot be returned), a resume (if available) and a list of conflicts for all rehearsal dates. Except for Tech Week and performances, conflicts can be worked around if we know about them in advance. Prepared a 16-32 bar cut of a modern musical theatre song. An accompanist will be provided. Please be prepared to read one of the monologues that will be provided.

Rehearsals will be Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 6:00PM to 9:00PM starting May 21st . There may be some Sunday rehearsals as well (TBD). Tech week starts on Sunday, July 13th. All rehearsals except for Tech Week will be held at Home Made Theater’s Wilton Mall headquarters

Performances are weekends July 18th through July 27th There will be performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday afternoons.

For a detailed flyer with character descriptions and directions to Home Made Theater’s Wilton Mall headquarters, visit Home Made Theater’s website.