- What: Auditions for the 2025 Theatre West Summer Season
- Where: The Judy Chaloupka Theater on the campus of WNCC in Scottsbluff
- When: Saturday, March 22, beginning at 1:00PM. You may drop in for an audition from 1:00 – 3:30 but we recommend that you reserve your audition slot and complete the audition form linked on THIS SIGNUP PAGE.
- Who: All Principles, Supporting Cast, and Ensemble for the following shows
ABOUT THE SHOW # 1: The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is a musical about musicals! In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form. The basic plot: June is an ingenue who can’t pay the rent and is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the handsome leading man come to the rescue? The variations are: a Rodgers & Hammerstein version, set in Kansas in August, complete with a dream ballet; a Sondheim version, featuring the landlord as a tortured artistic genius who slashes the throats of his tenants in revenge for not appreciating his work; a Jerry Herman version, as a splashy star vehicle; an Andrew Lloyd Webber version, a rock musical with themes borrowed from Puccini; and a Kander & Ebb version, set in a speakeasy in Chicago.
CAST LIST:
- JUNE – The Ingenue
- WILLY – The Hero
- JITTER – The Villain
- ABBY – The Matron
- CHORUS –Other potential roles, including cats, roller-skaters, farm hands, and prisoners… all, of course, must sing and dance.
REHEARSALS FOR SHOW #1 BEGIN: May 19
PERFORMANCES: June 12 – June 14 (Thursday – Saturday); June 19 – June 21* (Thursday – Saturday) All evening performances plus *one matinee on June 21.
HOW TO AUDITION: Auditions will be held at the Judy Chaloupka Theater on the campus of Western Nebraska Community College (1601 E 27th St, Scottsbluff) on Saturday, March 22, 2025 beginning at 1:00pm. You may drop in for an audition from 1:00 – 3:30 but we recommend that you reserve your audition slot and complete the audition form linked on THIS SIGNUP PAGE.
Can’t attend in person? Submit a video before March 22 to auditions@twneb.com.
Please have the following prepared: A 32-bar cut of a musical theatre song. An accompanist will be available at the audition. You must provide clearly marked sheet music. You may be asked to read sides from the show during your audition.
ABOUT THE SHOW # 2: Ken Ludwig’s BASKERVILLE: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery is a fast-paced comedy about everyone’s favorite detective solving his most notorious case. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must crack the mystery of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” before a family curse dooms its newest heir. The Hound of the Baskervilles is a murderously funny adventure. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than forty characters.
CAST LIST:
- SHERLOCK HOLMES
- JOHN WATSON
- ACTOR 1
- ACTOR 2
- ACTRESS 1
* 2 actors play Holmes and Watson, while the rest of the cast plays the remaining 40 characters.
REHEARSALS FOR SHOW #2 BEGIN: June 2
PERFORMANCES: June 26 – June 28 (Thursday – Saturday); July 2 – 3 (Wednesday – Thursday); July 5 – 6* (Saturday – Sunday) All evening performances except July 6 *Matinee
HOW TO AUDITION: Auditions will be held at the Judy Chaloupka Theater on the campus of Western Nebraska Community College (1601 E 27th St, Scottsbluff) on Saturday, March 22, 2025 beginning at 1:00pm. You may drop in for an audition from 1:00 – 3:30 but we recommend that you reserve your audition slot and complete the audition form linked on THIS SIGNUP PAGE.
Can’t attend in person? Submit a video before March 22 to auditions@twneb.com.
Please have the following prepared: You may perform a short monologue if you prefer. You will be asked to read sides from the show as part of your audition.
ABOUT THE SHOW #3: Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past—and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives. With beautiful melodies and powerfully moving characters, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion. An uplifting theatrical journey that holds you tightly in its grasp, BRIGHT STAR is as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful.
CAST LIST:
- Alice Murphy (mezzo-soprano/Belter, plays ages 17 and 37)
- Billy Cane (tenor)
- Daddy Cane (tenor)
- Margo Crawford (soprano)
- Max (non-singer)
- Florence (mezzo-soprano)
- Edna (mezzo-soprano)
- Daryl Ames (tenor or baritone)
- Lucy Grant (soprano)
- Mama Murphy (mezzo-soprano)
- Daddy Murphy (baritone)
- Mayor Josiah Dobbs (baritone)
- Jimmy Ray Dobbs (tenor)
- Stanford (tenor or baritone)
- Dr. Norquist (non-singer)
- Government Clerk (non-singer)
- Ensemble (all voice types)
REHEARSALS FOR SHOW #3 BEGIN: June 16
PERFORMANCES: July 17 – July 19* (Thursday – Saturday); July 23 – 25 (Wednesday – Friday) All evening performances plus additional matinee on July 19.
HOW TO AUDITION: Auditions will be held at the Judy Chaloupka Theater on the campus of Western Nebraska Community College (1601 E 27th St, Scottsbluff) on Saturday, March 22, 2025 beginning at 1:00pm. You may drop in for an audition from 1:00 – 3:30 but we recommend that you reserve your audition slot and complete the audition form linked on THIS SIGNUP PAGE.
Can’t attend in person? Submit a video before March 22 to auditions@twneb.com.
Please have the following prepared: A 32-bar cut of a musical theatre song. An accompanist will be available at the audition. You must provide clearly marked sheet music. You may be asked to read sides from the show during your audition.
