RAGTIME AUDITION INFORMATION AND LINKS
AUDITIONS:
Saturday, February 15 from 1-6
Callbacks Monday, February 17 at 7pm
Rehearsals Begin April 14
Tentative rehearsal calendar below.
Auditions/Rehearsals will be at Lewisville Playhouse, 160 W. Main Street in Old Town Lewisville. PLEASE NOTE: The entrance is on Elm St, in the rear of the building.
(See MAP)
Audition questions may be directed in advance to wbrozek@me.com
TECH WEEK/DRESS REHEARSALS
June 2 - 5: Integrating tech
Saturday, June 7 Sitzprobe (Required attendance).
Monday June 9 - Tuesday June 10 - Dress rehearsals. (Required attendance).
June 11 - Board Preview Night/Final Dress (Required Attendance)
PRODUCTION DATES:
June 12 – 29, 2025
Performances Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sunday at 3 pm
DIRECTOR: Wendi Brozek
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Margaret Miller
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/COSTUMER: Wendy Barrett
CHOREOGRAPHER: Quintin Jones
STAGE MANAGER: Annie Morales
SOUND DESIGNER: Cat Luster
LIGHTING DESIGNER: TBA
Ragtime is a sweeping musical portrait of early 20th century America. Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together – that of an upper-class White mother, a determined Jewish immigrant, and a daring Black musician – united by their courage and belief in the promise of the future. They confront history’s contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America.
Auditioners should be aware that Ragtime does include insensitive racial language
To Audition:
Prepare 16-32 bars of a song in the style that also best shows off voice and range. An accompanist is provided; please bring sheet music. No recorded accompaniment. Please dress for the dance audition following singing.
Auditioners should:
– See tentative rehearsal dates HERE
– Complete digital audition form HERE
– Sign up for a time slot HERE
– Prepare for the dance audition HERE: https://youtu.be/pEXomQHn8EE
– Bring your sheet music
– Bring headshot, and resume if available and if not already submitted via link above
Video Auditions:
Must be submitted prior to February 15, and may substitute for appearing at the Saturday auditions. Auditioners must be available to attend in-person callbacks February 17, if required. Video should include a short monologue, 16- 32 bars of a song that best shows off voice and range, video of dance routine (choreography in video above), and be uploaded with a headshot, and a resume (if available) when filling out the digital audition form linked above.
Lewisville Playhouse seeks to include persons of every race, color, culture, age, gender, creed, physical disability, and sexual orientation. Character ages are not set in stone and all roles are open to all ethnicities unless otherwise stated. Actors should consider roles if they feel they can represent the characters and age range listed.
**Actors receive a $150 stipend
** The ensemble will be heavily utilized in this production in multiple roles.
CASTING FOR:
Coalhouse Walker, Jr. – A proud and talented pianist, confident and stubborn. Sophisticated with a romantic demeanor and a gentle heart. Should be able to move. Piano playing helpful but not essential.
Male, 25-35 – Ethnicity: African Descent, African American
Vocal Range: Ab to G, with a sustained high F#.
Sarah – A washwoman, filled with a strong will to live fueled by an innocent spirit, falls deeply in love with Coalhouse after much resistance.
Female, 20-30 – Ethnicity: African Descent, African American
Vocal Range: Lyric Soprano with strong mix, low G# to high F# on staff.
Mother – The consummate wife and mother, a kind woman who is gentle, compassionate, optimistic, and accepting of others.
Female, 30-40 – Ethnicity: Caucasian
Vocal Range: Lyric Soprano / Mezzo with strong mix, low G to high Eb on staff.
Father – Mother’s professionally successful husband, cautious, resistant to change, fancies himself an amateur explorer.
Male, 35-50 – Ethnicity: Caucasian
Vocal Range: Baritone, B to E on staff.
Younger Brother – A passionate anarchist, he is intense, obsessive, and high strung, influenced by Emma Goldman’s teachings.
Male, 25-35 – Ethnicity: Caucasian
Vocal Range: Tenor / Baritone with strong top range, B to high F#.
Tateh – An immigrant, intelligent, passionate, and creative artist. Full of drive and heart. Wears the trials and tribulations of hist past on his sleeve. Eastern European / Latvian dialect.
Male, 30-40 – Ethnicity: Eastern European / Jewish / Latvian-American
Vocal Range: Baritone / Tenor, Db to high F#.
Sarah’s Friend / Ensemble – Passionate, soulful, sings the gospel number for Sarah’s funeral. Female, any age
Ethnicity: African Descent, African American
Vocal Range: Gospel Lyric Soprano or Alto, low G to stratospheric scat top note.
Emma Goldman / Ensemble – Eastern European / Jewish immigrant, anarchist. Female, 35-60 – Ethnicity: Caucasian
Vocal Range: Alto, low G# to Db.
Harry Houdini / Ensemble – Hungarian immigrant, internationally famous magician Male, 30-40 Ethnicity: Caucasian
Vocal Range: Tenor, middle C to high G.
Evelyn Nesbit / Ensemble – Vaudevillian performer, the “Marylin Monroe of her time.” Female, 20-30 - Ethnicity: Caucasian
Vocal Range: Soprano / Belter, middle C to Db.
Willie Conklin / Ensemble – Irish-American fire chief who is racist and takes out his anger on Coalhouse.Male, 30-45 – Ethnicity: Caucasian
Vocal Range: Tenor / Baritenor
Adult Ensemble – Male and Female, all ages and ethnicities.
Booker T Washington, Henry Ford, JP Morgan, Admiral Peary, Matthew Henson, Judge, Grandfather, Kathleen, Brigit, Attorneys, Bureaucrats, Reporters, Baseball Fans, people of New Rochelle / Harlem / Union Square, Factory Workers, Firemen, Demonstrators, Vacationers.
YOUTH CASTING
Little Boy – An earnest boy who has grown up in privilege. Open hearted to people that are different from him and has the precocious innocence of youth.Male, 10-12 years old – Ethnicity: Caucasian
Vocal Range: voice not yet changed.
Little Girl, Tateh’s daughter. Her arrival in America is marked by sickness and hunger. She is scared of her new surroundings and loyal to her father, her only living relative. Female, 10-12 years old – Ethnicity: Eastern European / Jewish / Latvian-American
Vocal Range: Mezzo / Soprano.
Young Coalhouse Jr. – Innocent and pure. Son of Coalhouse and Sarah. This role appears briefly at the end of the play and has no lines or songs. Male, 4-6 year-old – Ethnicity: African descent, African-American.
Auditions will be at Lewisville Playhouse, 160 W. Main Street in Old Town Lewisville. PLEASE NOTE: The entrance is on Elm St, in the rear of the building.
(See MAP)