Audition Information

Bremerton Community Theatre strives for diversity in all aspects of the theater. Theater artists wishing to join us in our mission to "promote, advance and encourage the art and education of the theatre; to cooperate with other educational and theatrical groups for the advancement of the theatre; to provide a mode of expression to anyone interested in any phase of the theatre; and to provide entertainment to the community" may join us at our forthcoming auditions as listed below. Please check back or join our Facebook Group for updates to this schedule.

Upcoming Auditions

The following performance and audition dates are subject to change. Please check back often to confirm dates and times.

Beauty and the Beast written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller and directed by Rana Teresa Tan. To be performed Friday & Saturday at 7:00pm and Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm, July 18-29, 2025.

A beautiful woman named Belle is imprisoned in a castle by a Beast. She gradually befriends the Beast, who is actually a Prince cursed to live as a Beast until he learns to love and is loved in return. Beauty’s kindness and acceptance of the Beast's true self allow him to break the curse and regain his human form, leading to a happy-ever-after for everyone. This adaptation of the classic Charles Perrault story includes many memorable characters including the Castle Color Guard, Henri the Painter, Marcel the Mime, Bernard the Baker, Millie the Milliner, Gerard the Grocer, Florence the Flower Seller, Paulette the Perfumier, Fabrice the Fishmonger, the Castle Servants (Mrs. Tea-time, Mr. Windup, Mr. Flicker, Miss Flame as well as a collection of singing teacups) and a pack of growly wolves!

Audition Dates
Sunday, June 8 and Monday, June 9, 2025 from 6:30pm–8:30pm at Bremerton Community Theatre.

Audition Information
Auditions are open to youth actors ages 6-18. You do not need to attend both audition dates to be considered for a role. No prepared monologue or song is required. Rehearsals are typically three nights a week, 6:30–8PM, and there are no Friday or weekend rehearsals. Actors must attend all dress rehearsals (July 14–16) and performances; most rehearsal conflicts can be accommodated and should be noted on audition forms. Performances will be Friday and Saturday, July 18th and 19th at 7PM, as well as Saturday and Sunday, July 19th and 20th at 2:30PM. Questions? Please email director Rana Tan.

Cast of Characters

• BEAUTY
• BEAST/PRINCE
• PAPA
• COLOR GUARD: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Purple, Orange
• BEGGAR
• HENRI THE PAINTER
• MARCEL THE MIME
• VILLAGERS: Bernard Baker, Millie Milliner, Gerard Grocer, Florence Flowers, Paulette Perfumier, Fabrice Fishmonger
• BRUNO, BEAUTY’S SUITOR
• WOLVES: Wild Bill, Fang, Howler, Shadow, Bandit, Timber
• CASTLE SERVANTS: Mrs. Tea-time, Mr. Windup, Mr. Flicker, Miss Flame
• TEACUPS: Lydia, Rose, Paisley, Clarion, Devon, Derby, Capri, Rhapsody

To Die For written by Caroline Smith and directed by Ruthann Saunders. To be performed Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:30pm, September 5–28, 2025.

Best-selling gothic romance writer Carla Woods has grown bored of the routine of her life. She lives in a “haunted” mansion, where she lures her secretaries and plays dangerous mind games with them. But one night a handsome mysterious stranger, straight off the pages of one her novels, appears at her door. Is it a ruse? A trick? Payback from a disgruntled, resentful employee? Is it love? Or has she gone mad? A dark comedy with twists to leave the audience guessing.

Audition Dates
Sunday, June 22 and Monday, June 23, 2025 from 6:30pm–8:30pm at Bremerton Community Theatre.

Audition Information
Please prepare a contemporary monologue no longer than 2 minutes in length (does not need to be memorized). Auditions will also include readings from the script. Callbacks, if needed, will be by invitation only. If you are unable to make the scheduled audition dates/times, please reach out to the director before Friday, June 20th to arrange a different audition time. Audition sides are available upon request before the audition dates. Questions? Please email director Ruthann Saunders.

Character Descriptions

Janet Bailey: Female presenting, stage age 20+/ Cameo, non speaking part. Must be able to look terrified and scared for her life.

Carla Woods: Female presenting, stage age 40+. A best selling gothic romance novelist. Striking in appearance. Is always dressed to the nines, in total control of herself, and her surroundings in every situation.

Grace Hunter: Female presenting, stage age 25+. Carla’s new secretary. Appears timid, or is she? Or is that what she would like Carla to believe? She is neat and organized.

The Man: Male presenting, stage age 30+. The Perfect Book-Boyfriend. Handsome and mysterious. Charismatic and maybe a little dangerous.

The Liar written by David Ives, adapted from “Le Menteur” by Pierre Corneille and directed by Kristi Ann Jacobson. To be performed Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:30pm, October 10–19, 2025.

Paris, 1600s. Dorante is a charming young man newly arrived in the capital, and he has but a single flaw: he cannot tell the truth. He meets Cliton, a manservant who cannot tell a lie, and together they set out to see the sights and to look for love. Dorante soon falls in love with Clarice, a charming young woman whom he unfortunately mistakes for her friend Lucrece. What our hero regrettably does not know is that Clarice is secretly engaged to his best friend, Alcippe. Nor is he aware that his father is trying to get him married to Clarice, whom he thinks is Lucrece, who actually is in love with him. Full of physical comedy, slapstick, and naughty wordplay, The Liar will be a fun romp for actors and audience alike.

Audition Dates
Sunday, June 29 at 11:00am and Monday, June 30 at 6:30pm at Bremerton Community Theatre. Callbacks (if needed) by invitation only.

If you cannot meet either of the days/times above, please reach out to the director, Kristi Ann Jacobson before June 29th for an alternative audition arrangement.

Please note that the audition space is small. To reduce wait times, actors are encouraged to schedule an audition spot ahead of time with the director, Kristi Ann Jacobson.

Audition Information
Please take the following notes into consideration as you prepare for your audition:

All actors 18+ are welcome to audition—none of the roles have been pre-cast. All actors must be available for all performances. Please note special matinee times in the Performance/Rehearsal Information section below. This play includes sexual imagery/innuendo and is full of physical slapstick humor (think 3 Stooges or Bugs Bunny). Auditions will primarily focus on unscripted scene play and movement-based activities. All actors are highly encouraged to wear soft-soled shoes with traction (athletic shoes) and clothing that allows for movement (no jeans). If time allows, we will have readings of a short scene and/or monologue (available ahead of time—reach out to the director).

Performance/Rehearsal Information
Actors must be available for all performances. Please take note that there are double performances on Saturdays (matinee & evening).
Evening performances:

• October 10, 11
• October 17, 18

Matinee performances:

• October 11, 12
• October 18, 19

Rehearsal days & times will be based upon the availability of the actors cast and may consist of weekends and weeknights.

July - Read through and 1-2 text sessions will be held in early July.
August - Rehearsals will start 2-3 days per week in August.
September/October - rehearsals 4-5 days per week until opening.

Character Descriptions
Please Note - all gender identities will be considered for all roles.

Dorante – A charming, young(ish) rogue—just arrived in Paris. They are a pathological liar. For every problem their clever lies solve, more problems spring from it. They are looking for love.

Cliton – Servant to Dorante, can only speak the truth and looks after their master as best as possible.

Geronte – Dorante’s father. A classic pantalone character type bent on getting Dorante (or themselves) married.

Clarice – A young(ish) lady of Paris who just wants to have fun, is secretly the fiancée of Alcippe.

Lucrece – Clarice’s best friend, the sensible one.

Alcippe – Clarice’s secret fiancé, a hothead, jealous, and full of themself.

Philiste – Alcippe’s friend, the sensible one.

Isabelle – Vivacious servant to Lucrece. (Note: Isabelle and Sabine might be played by the same actor.)

Sabine – Puritanical servant to Clarice. (Note: Isabelle and Sabine might be played by the same actor.)

Leading Ladies written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Rana Tan. To be performed Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:30pm, October 31–November 23, 2025.

Set in the 1950s, Leading Ladies focuses on two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, who find their careers in a rut. They are currently performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, the actors resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. Hilarity ensues when it turns out the relatives are actually nieces and not nephews, forcing Jack and Leo to dress up as women. Things get even more complicated when Leo falls madly in love with the old lady's vivacious niece, Meg, who happens to be engaged to the local minister.

Audition Dates
Sunday, August 17 and Monday, August 18, 2025 from 6:30pm–8:30pm at Bremerton Community Theatre.

Audition Information
Auditions will be held August 17th and 18th at Bremerton Community Theatre from 6:30-8:30PM. Please prepare a comedic monologue one minute or less in duration (does not have to be memorized). If you are auditioning for the roles of Jack or Leo, please be prepared to use an English accent during readings from the script. Questions? Please email director Rana Tan.

Character Descriptions

Meg Snider: : (Stage age late 20s-early 30s) She’s vivacious, with enormous warmth and a great sense of humor. She also has the fresh, unstudied beauty that most women would kill for. She knows there’s a big world outside of York, PA, but she hasn’t seen much of it yet. Meg is very tactile. She’s a hugger and a toucher.

Audrey: (Stage age 20s) Meg’s friend, she is extremely sweet and good-natured, likeably goofy at times. The actor will be required to get around on roller skates for one early scene (doesn’t have to be very good at it—just enough so she doesn’t fall and injure herself). Her first scenes are in a short diner waitress outfit from Tasty Bite.

Florence: (Stage age late 70s-90s) Meg’s aunt, a wealthy, elderly lady who is supposedly dying; feisty and down-to-earth, open-hearted, generous, and ultimately wise. She refuses to be frail and her eyesight is terrible. She has caustic and sarcastic interchanges with Doc Myers.

Leo Clark: (Stage age early 40s, Standard British accent) Typical leading man type; tall, good looking, easy with a smile (and the ladies!) Leo is an English Shakespearean actor, currently working the Moose Lodge circuit to make ends meet. He is the dominant personality of the acting duo of Clark and Gable. He is single-minded and strong-willed but very likeable.

Jack Gable: (Stage age late 30s to early 40s, Standard British accent) Jack is Leo’s best friend and partner. They’ve been working the Moose Lodge circuit for so long, he’s ready to pack it in and settle down. Jack is essentially Leo’s sidekick, but he is not without spine. He has a mind of his own and although he defers to Leo, Jack finds ways to get what he wants as well. For a portion of the play, Jack is supposed to be mute, so he must have the ability to express himself physically without using American sign language.

Duncan Wooley: (Stage age late 40s-50s) Meg’s fiancé, substantially older than Meg and the pastor of a local church; a good man deep down…waaay deep down because he is quite self-absorbed most of the time, very set in his ways, a bit scatterbrained, very cheap, and a little greedy. He is kind and helpful to his congregation members and tries to please Meg, but he is determined to expose Maxine and Stephanie as frauds. The character is committed to the belief that his actions are for the good of others, and they are, at times, but mostly not.

Doc Myers: (Stage age 50s-60s) A country doctor who takes no gruff from anybody, Florence’s physician, and the Chief Moose of the Shrewsbury Moose Lodge; a crusty, likeable curmudgeon who doesn’t take guff from anybody. He doesn’t like Duncan and has a beef with Florence over stock market losses he blames on her.

Butch Myers: (Stage age 20s-30s) Doc’s son, Butch is a little slow on the uptake, but earnest and sincere, with a good heart. He played football in high school—pretty much his claim to fame. He tries to please his father but starts becoming his own man as the play progresses. (May double as Moose Lodge member Frank at the beginning of the play.)

Frank (Moose Lodge Member): (Any age) Cameo role at the beginning of the play, he is seated in the audience, then exits after his scene.