Auditions

General info

All Croswell productions are cast locally with open auditions.

To make sure you always hear about upcoming auditions, please join our audition notice email list.

Although we are a community theater and our actors are volunteers, we do offer mileage reimbursements to help with the cost of transportation.

As part of our commitment to providing a safe, comfortable and supportive environment, we employ professional intimacy directors, fight choreographers, and other experts as needed to assist with our shows.

Workshops

Anyone who would like help preparing for auditions is welcome to sign up for our free audition workshops, which will take place the morning of May 31. Advance registration is required. Please click here to see available times and sign up.  

A note on youth roles

Most of the roles in our fall/winter season are for adults. There are some opportunities for teens in Cinderella, and there are a few youth roles in Parade and Bonnie & Clyde. The minimum age to audition is 14.

Due to the mature themes in Parade and Bonnie & Clyde, parents are encouraged to read the content information below and contact the Croswell if they would like more information about the shows.

About the shows

Parade

Performance dates are September 12-21. The director is Michael Yuen. Click here for the show page.

Content notes: Parade depicts violence, racism, and ethnic intimidation directed against Jewish and Black characters, including a lynching. The show depicts racial and ethnic slurs directed at both Black and Jewish characters. Confederate flag imagery is used. Sexual assault of a minor is implied and discussed by various characters throughout the show, but not depicted on stage in any way. All moments of violence and intimacy will be choreographed by a fight and intimacy choreographer.

Character-specific notes: At one point in the show, Leo will have a noose around his neck.

Notes about young performers: This show contains one youth role, Mary Phagan, who is 13 in the story but will be portrayed by an older actress. (Must be at least 14 to audition.) Any parents who would like to read the script can contact the Croswell for a copy.

Bonnie & Clyde

Performance dates are October 17-26. The director is Debra Ross Calabrese. Click here for the show page.

Content notes: There is realistic on-stage violence, including extensive gunfire throughout the show, although this production will not use live or blank-firing firearms, and gunshots will be created through sound effects. The show also contains strong language and implied sexual situations. All moments of violence and intimacy will be choreographed by a fight and intimacy choreographer.

Character-specific notes: Buck and Blanche kiss on stage. Bonnie and Clyde are depicted in intimate situations throughout the show, and will at some points be in costumed undergarments (exact extent is negotiable). Clyde will need to appear shirtless at one point. Buck will appear in an undershirt. Intimate partner violence is depicted (in the form of Clyde assaulting Bonnie). Bonnie is touched nonconsensually by a prison guard. Bonnie, Clyde, Blanche, and Buck (along with other characters) will all need to use prop firearms on stage.

Notes about young performers: This show contains two youth roles, Young Bonnie and Young Clyde, who appear in the prologue. They do not participate in any violence or in the depiction of any other mature content, but parents should be aware of the show’s nature. (Must be at least 14 to audition.) Any parents who would like to read the script can contact the Croswell for a copy.

Cinderella

Performance dates are November 21 to December 7. The director is Ron Baumanis. Click here for the show page.

Character-specific notes: The Fairy Godmother will fly. The Croswell employs a theatrical flight company for all shows that involve flying.

General information

Most shows require 6-8 weeks of rehearsals, which take place on evenings and weekends.

The Croswell is a community theater and actors in our productions are volunteers; however, we do offer mileage reimbursement to help with costs for those who have a commute.

For more information about auditions, please email Jen Letherer at jletherer@croswell.org.