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AUDITIONS!

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About The Show:

Co-directors Laurie Morgan and Michael Smith are looking for actors and singers to perform in the classic musical. Set against the dramatic background of an idyllic South Pacific Island during WWII, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific intertwines the themes of romance, duty, and prejudice to create a story that is all at once hilarious, heartbreaking, and thought-provoking.

 

On a South Pacific island during World War II, Ensign Nellie Forbush, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with French planter Emile de Becque. When Nellie learns that the mother of Emile's children was an island native, she refuses Emile's proposal of marriage, unable to overcome the prejudices with which she was raised. Meanwhile, the strapping Lt. Joe Cable falls in love with a Tonkinese girl named Liat, but he, too, denies himself a future due to the same fears that haunt Nellie. When Emile accompanies Joe on a dangerous mission that claims Joe's life, Nellie chooses to embrace a future with Emile and his children, thus confronting and conquering her prejudices.

 

Co-Directors: Laurie Morgan & Michael Smith

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Auditions (Open Call Either Day): 

  • Saturday, September 20th from 11AM to 4PM

  • Sunday, September 21st from 1PM to 4PM

 

Callbacks for Leads (By Invitation Only): 

  • Tuesday, September 30th from 7PM to 9PM

 

Where: 

  • Canyon Theatre Guild (White Building/Studio)

  • 24238 Main Street, Newhall, CA 91321

 

Rehearsals: 

  • First Read Thru: TBD

  • Rehearsals begin thereafter

  • Monday through Friday 7 - 10pm

  • Dec 22 - Jan 4: No Rehearsal

 

Performance Dates (MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL PERFORMANCE DATES): 

  • Starting January 17, 2026, running weekends through February 22, 2026

 

The Audition: 

  • Prepare one-minute of music from a show OTHER THAN SOUTH PACIFIC that showcases your range and vocal ability

  • Please bring your own track on a personal device to connect with our sound system.

  • Please wear comfortable clothes as choreography will be learned at auditions.

  • No A Cappella Please.

  • Please bring a resume and headshot if you have one. (Not Required.)

  • Actors of all ethnicities, and backgrounds are encouraged to audition.

 

The Characters:

ENSIGN NELLIE FORBUSH

  • Female, Caucasian, 20 - 30

  • Mezzo Soprano

  • Lead

 

EMILE DE BECQUE

  • Male, Caucasian/French, 40 - 50

  • Baritone

  • Lead

 

BLOODY MARY

  • Female, Polynesian (looking), 35 - 45

  • Mezzo Soprano

  • Supporting

 

LIEUTENANT JOSEPH CABLE

  • Male, Caucasian, 20 - 30

  • Tenor

  • Supporting

 

LUTHER BILLIS

  • Male, 25 - 35

  • Baritone

  • Supporting

 

NGANA

  • Female, (to look) 6 - 10 years, Eurasian

  • Mezzo Soprano

  • Featured

 

JEROME

  • Male, (to look) 6 - 10 years, Eurasian

  • Mezzo Soprano

  • Featured

 

HENRI

  • de Becque's servant

  • Any Age/Any Gender

  • Prefer Polynesian (Looking)

  • Featured

 

LIAT

  • Bloody Mary's Daughter

  • 18 to look younger

  • Polynesian (Looking)

  • Featured

 

BLOODY MARY'S ASSISTANT

  • Any Age/Any Gender

  • Polynesian (Looking)

  • Featured

 

STEWPOT

  • Male, 20 - 30

  • Baritone

  • Featured

 

PROFESSOR

  • Male, 25 - 35

  • Baritone

  • Featured

 

CAPTAIN BRACKETT

  • Male, 50 - 60

  • Featured

 

COMMANDER HARBISON

  • Male, 40 - 50

  • Featured

 

YEOMAN HERBERT QUALE

  • Male, 25 - 35

  • Baritone

  • Featured

 

RADIO OPERATOR BOB MCCAFFREY

  • Male, 20 - 30

  • Featured

 

LIEUTENANT BUZZ ADAMS

  • Male, 24 - 35

  • Baritone

  • Ensemble/Featured

 

FEMALE ENSEMBLE

  • Some Lines

  • 20s - 50s

  • (5+) Nurse Dinah, Nurse Janet, Lead Nurse/Nurse MacGregor, Tired Nurse/Nurse #2, Nurses 3- 4

  • (Also to play Islanders, Nuns, French girls) Soprano, Mezzo, Alto

 

MALE ENSEMBLE

  • Some Lines

  • 20s - 50s

  • (8+) O’Brien, Marine, Sailor, Seabee, Pilots 1-3, Shore Patrolman

  • (Also to play Officers, Sailors, Marines and Soldiers) Tenor, Baritone, Bass

 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the box office via email at ctgboxoffice@yahoo.com. 

About The Show:

Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself at Higbee's Department Store. The consistent response: "You'll shoot your eye out!" All the elements from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family's temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys' experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie's father winning a lamp shaped like a woman's leg in a net stocking; Ralphie's fantasy scenarios and more. A Christmas Story is destined to become a theatrical holiday perennial.

 

Co-Directors: TimBen Boydston & Linda Thompson

 

Auditions (Open Call): 

  • Saturday, September 27th from 10AM to 4PM

 

Callbacks (By Invitation Only): 

  • Monday, September 29th from 7PM to 9PM

 

Where: 

  • Canyon Theatre Guild (White Building/Studio)

  • 24238 Main Street, Newhall, CA 91321

 

Rehearsals: 

  • Rehearsals start September 30th at 7PM

  • Monday through Friday 7 - 10pm

 

Performance Dates (MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL PERFORMANCE DATES): 

  • Starting November 28th, running weekends & some weekdays through December 23rd

 

The Audition: 

  • Please bring a resume and headshot if you have one. (Not required.)

  • Auditions will consist of cold reading from the script.

  • Actors of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds are encouraged to audition.

 

The Characters:

RALPH

  • Male, Late 40s to early 60s

  • As an adult - narrator.

  • A charismatic storyteller.

 

RALPHIE

  • Male

  • Must be able to play 8 or 9

  • Cute and a little mischievous.

  • A regular likeable boy.

 

MOTHER

  • Female

  • 30s to 40s

  • She is warm, vibrant, smart, loving and always busy.

 

THE OLD MAN

  • Male

  • 30s to 40s

  • Ralphie's good hearted Father, though sometimes under a gruff exterior.

  • A devoted husband capable of excitement, but usually a grumbly blue-collar guy.

 

RANDY

  • Must be able to play 5 to 7

  • Ralphie's younger brother.

  • Cute, whiny, but not obnoxious.

 

SCHWARTZ

  • A classmate

 

FLICK

  • A classmate

 

ESTHER JANE

  • A classmate

 

HELEN

  • A classmate

 

SCUT FARKUS

  • Must be able to play 13 to 14

  • He is loud, obnoxious and intimidating.

  • Older than Ralphie by a few years, he is a classic bully, picking on kids younger and smaller than him.

 

MISS SHIELDS

  • Mid 30s to late 50s.

  • Ralphie's elementary school teacher.

  • Warm but firm when needed.

  • Bigger than life in Ralphie's dream sequence.

 

SANTA

  • Early 30s to early 60s.

  • This Department Story Santa is not exactly warm and fuzzy.

 

VARIOUS OTHER CHILDREN AND ADULTS FOR ENSEMBLE

  • Some small speaking roles.

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If you have any questions, feel free to contact the box office via email at ctgboxoffice@yahoo.com.

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