OPEN AUDITIONS - “Merrily We Roll Along”

Audition sign-up’s for our Summer 2025 production of “Merrily We Roll Along,” directed by Dylan Chenier, are now open!

Show dates are July 29th-August 9th, at the Domino Theatre.

Virtual Auditions are now being accepted until Thursday, April 3rd. Send in your virtual audition using THIS FORM.

In-Person Auditions will be held at the Blue Canoe Studio (1296 Bath Road) on March 31st from 2:30-5:30pm, and April 1st from 12pm-3pm. Sign up for in-person auditions using the “Book Your Audition” button below.

Callbacks will be held at the Blue Canoe Studio on Saturday, April 5th from 7:30-9:30pm. Please note in your audition form (virtual or in-person) if you would be unavailable for this, and alternate arrangements can be made!

What to submit/prepare?

For both in-person and virtual auditions, please prepare one song (preferably a full song or excerpt of song no longer than 3.5 minutes) and one monologue (approx. 1 minute), both of your choice!

Rehearsals

Rehearsals will start the week of May 10th, 2025 and will likely be at least 2 weekday evenings (starting no earlier than 5:30pm, ending no later than 9:30pm), and one weekend time. Further timing details to be determined. Rehearsals will likely never be longer than 3 hours, and rehearsal commitment varies by role!

Casting Breakdowns

The musical takes place over a 30-year timespan, in reverse. As the six lead roles decrease in age over the course of the show, the creative team is seeking artists who can inhabit this range. Frank, Mary, Charlie, and Beth will be cast in a similar age range, while Gussie and Joe will read slightly older.

As Blue Canoe is a youth company, only those aged 30 and under may audition at this time.

The production team is committed to diverse and inclusive casting. The audition panel will consider all submissions for all roles. See here for full Character Details.

- Franklin Shepherd -> Male Identifying, playable age 25-45, Tenor/Natural High Baritone (A2-Ab4)

- Mary Flynn -> Female Identifying, playable age 25-45, Soprano (G3-Gb5)

- Charley Kringas -> Male Identifying, playable age 25-45, Tenor or Natural High Baritone (A#2-G#4)

- Beth Spencer -> Female Identifying, playable age 25-45, Soprano (A3-G5)

- Gussie Carnegie -> Female Identifying, playable age 30-50, Mezzo with a strong “Broadway” belt (G3-C5)

- Joe Josephson -> Male Identifying, playable age 35-55, High Baritone (A2-F#4)

- Franklin Shepherd Jr. -> Male Identifying, playable age 7-12, unchanged voice (sings well and be able to hold a harmony). Production Team is considering casting two different actors to share/split the role.

- Ensemble -> Approximately 10 actors to play variety of roles with speaking parts, solos, and act as Chorus who sing the Merrily transitions. Seeking versatile actors who can play a range of ages/character types. See the full Character Details document above for further information.