BEAUTIFUL THING
By Jonathan Harvey
Directed by Mary Fox
April 9th-18th

WITCH
By Jen Silverman
Directed by Anika Thompson
July 30th-August 8th

AMERICAN SON
By Christopher Demos-Brown
Directed by Dennis F. Johnson
September 24th-October 3rd

URINETOWN
By Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Directed by Robert Lee
Musical Direction by Beth Brophy
November 12th-21st

General Auditions for all shows in 2026 will be held JANUARY 17th, 11am-4pm in the theater.

Please sign up for a five minute time slot below. For questions please contact Mary at mary@zeitgeistarts.com.

WITCH

• By Jen Silverman
• Directed by Anika Thompson
• July 30th-August 8th

A charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled a “witch” and cast out by the town, but her soul is not so readily bought. As the devil returns to convince her – and then returns again – unexpected passions flare, alliances are formed, and the village is forever changed. An inventive retelling of a Jacobean drama, this sharp, subversive fable debates how much our souls are worth when hope is hard to come by.

CASTING 

(all roles available)

• Elizabeth Sawyer – 40s/ 50s/ 60s. An outcast
• Scratch – 20s/30s/40s/50s/60s. Ageless really. The devil
• Sir Arthur Banks – 50s/60s. A wealthy and powerful man
• Cuddy Banks – 20s/ early 30s. Sir Arthur’s son, painfully shy, a morris-dancer. He is secretly in love with Frank (and also in hate)
• Frank Thorney – 20s/ early 30s. A confident and successful young man, charming and ruthless. His ambition knows no bounds
• Winnifred – 20s/ early 30s. Sir Arthur’s servant, resigned and pragmatic, secretly married to Frank

AUDITIONS/CALLBACKS

• Auditions Saturday, January 17th
  • 11am-4pm
• Callbacks Saturday, March 21st
  • 11am-3pm

Paid stipend

Callbacks will be March 21st. Our Stage Manager will let you know if you’ll be needed at callbacks by Thursday, March 19th.

Important Dates:

• Rehearsals begin – June 15th. M-F 6pm Rehearsal times/days may be subject to change
• Tech begins – Satuary, July 25th
• Preview – Thursday, July 29th
• Performances – July 30th, 31st, Aug 1st, 2nd, & 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, (all shows, 7:30pm. Matinee Sunday the 2nd at 2pm)

URINETOWN

• By Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
• Directed by Robert Lee
• Musical Direction by Beth Brophy
• November 12th-21st

Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America’s greatest art forms.

In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!

CASTING 

(All roles available)

• OFFICER LOCKSTOCK- Age: 30-55 Voice Type: Baritone (A2-A4) The tongue-in-cheek narrator of our story. Bold, brash, and larger than life in many ways
• PENELOPE PENNYWISE – Age: 30 to 45 Voice Type: Soprano (A3-C6) The tough, jaded warden of the poorest, filthiest town urinal. She is Cladwell’s one-time lover and mother to Hope who eventually softens her temper
• BOBBY STRONG – Age: 20 to 30 Voice Type: Tenor (A2-C5) The dashing, rebellious everyman who works for Miss Pennywise at the poorest, filthiest town urinal
• LITTLE SALLY – Age: 20 to 40 Voice Type: Mezzo Soprano (A3-E5) A precocious and irreverent street urchin. She serves as a quasi-narrator who often questions Lockstock and the play’s logic
• SENATOR FIPP – Age: 40 to 55 Voice Type: Tenor/Mezzo Soprano (C#3-F4) A greedy politician in Cladwell’s pocket. A bumbling coward 
• OFFICER BARREL – Age: 30 to 50 Voice Type: Baritone/Bass (G2-F4) Lockstock’s patrol partner. A thuggish and aggressive policeman
• HOPE CLADWELL – Age: 20 to 30 Voice Type: Soprano (A3-A5) Cladwell’s ravishingly beautiful daughter, torn between her father and her new love for Bobby
• TINY TOM – Age: 30 to 50 Voice Type: Baritone/Alto (D3-A3) One of the Poor, he is an idiotic man-child
• SOUPY SUE – Age: 25 to 40 Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano/Alto (Bb3-B4) One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked. Optional Doubling as CALDWELL’S SECRETARY 
• LITTLE BECKY TWO SHOES – Age: 20 to 40 Voice Type: Soprano (Bb3-F5) One of the Poor. She is foul-mouthed, impulsive, and accusatory. Optional Doubling as MRS. MILLENIUM
• CLADWELL B. CALDWELL – Age: 50 to 65 Voice Type:Baritone/Bass (A2-G4) The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company. He is a miserly money-grubber who gleefully exploits the poor
• JOSEPHINE STRONG – Age: 55 to 65 Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano/Alto (Bb3-D5) Bobby’s mother and Joseph’s wife. A strong-willed woman with a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her
• HOT BLADES HARRY – Age: 45 to 60 Voice Type: Baritone (A2-F4) One of the Poor, he is a psychopathic and can become a violent loose cannon
• BILLEAUX – Age: 30 to 50 Voice Type: Baritone/Alto (E3-A3) Head of Research and Development at UGC
• MCQUEEN – Age: 30 to 45 Voice Type: Baritone/Alto (B2-E4) Cladwell’s sycophantic lackey. A servile assistant
• OLD MAN STRONG – Age: 50 to 65 Bobby’s rebellious father. His refusal to pay the fee sends him to Urinetown, ultimately launching the revolution

AUDITIONS/CALLBACKS

• Auditions Saturday, January 17th
  • 11am-4pm 
• Second Round of Auditions, May 9th
  • 11am-4pm
• (Additional callbacks might be needed, dates – TBD)

Paid stipend

Our Stage Manager will let you know if you’ll be needed at callbacks by Thursday, May 7th.

Important Dates:

• Rehearsals begin – October 5th, M-F 6pm-10pm. Rehearsal times/days may be subject to change
• Tech begins – Saturday, November 7th
• Preview – Wednesday, November 11th
• Performances – November 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th & 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st
• Possible extension – November 27th, 28th, 29th
• (All evening shows at 7:30pm, Matinee on the 15th at 2pm, possible matinee on the 29th)

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