Fort Salem Theater will hold auditions for GODSPELL on Monday, April 8 from 7PM-9PM by appointment. All roles are open to actors of all ethnicities and gender identities.
Audition Steps:
Step One: Sign Up For An Audition Time at this link.
Step Two: Complete at Audition Form at FortSalem.com/auditions
For auditions, please prepare approximately 1-minute of a song that showcases your talents. You may be asked to sing additional music and/or read from the script. An accompanist will be provided. If you are unable to attend auditions, please submit a video by Monday, April 1st to Kyle@FortSalem.com.
Rehearsal for Godspell will begin on or around Sunday, April 21, 2024. Rehearsals will typically be held Sundays from 6PM-10PM, Monday-Thursday from 7PM-10PM, pending the availability of the cast and the needs of the show. However, the actual schedule will be determined by the cast and director’s availability. A full calendar will be provided by the first rehearsal.
Each actor will receive a minimum of two complimentary tickets. Actors who participate in 2024 productions will also receive a free 12-month invitation to opening weekends for all MainStage productions. At this time, housing, travel & performance stipends are not available.
About The Show:
Godspell (2012 Version)
Performances: May 31-June 9, 2024
Directed by: Courtnie Harrington
Stage Managed by: Caspian O’Keeffe
Music Directed by: TBD
Choreographed by: TBD
Scenic Design by: Charles J.I. Krawczyk
Produced by Kyle West
Currently accepting applications for creative team members. Email Kyle@FortSalem.comwith your resume.
Character descriptions (all roles open to all ethnicities and gender identities):
Jesus: Must be the most charismatic individual in the cast. High energy, charming, funny, gentle but with strength. He is the sort of person others instinctively follow.
John The Baptist/Judas: He has attributes of both Biblical figures: He is both Jesus’ lieutenant and most ardent disciple and the doubter who begins to question and rebel. Like Jesus, he is also charismatic, but in more of an overt revolutionary way. Usually played by someone handsome and masculine, with an undertone of sexuality. He is the most “serious” and intellectual of the group, though as with all the actors, he must still possess a good sense of physical comedy.
Nick (“We Beseech Thee”): Very high energy. Impish and playful. In the original, he played several musical instruments, including concertina, recorder and guitar.
Telly (“All Good Gifts”): Not the brightest in the bunch, he is a little slow on the uptake. But there is a great sweetness and innocence about him. Because he sings “All Good Gifts” he must be a very good singer.
George (“Light of the World”): The comedian, the class clown. The guy who can do a hundred voices and imitations.
Anna Maria (“Day By Day”): A bit of a tomboy, but basically open and sweet. Perhaps the youngest of the group. She is the first of the group to commit to following Jesus in the song “Day by Day.”
Lindsay (“Bless the Lord”): The confident one, the show-off. The first one to volunteer, sometimes she jumps in before she really understands what’s going on.
Uzo (“By My Side”): The shy one. Sometimes a little slow to get things, but when she does, she commits all the way. Has an “earth mother” kind of warmth to her.
Morgan (“Turn Back, O Man”): Sassy and slightly cynical, the most urban of the group. Also the “sexy” one, but her sexiness contains a large element of put-on, in the manner of Mae West or Madonna (who in fact once played this role.)
Celisse (“Learn Your Lessons Well”): The female equivalent of the class clown. Goofy and a cut-up. In the 2012 Broadway revival, she played several instruments, including conga, ukulele and guitar.