Something Rotten!

Auditions and Information

Something Rotten! is presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

Something Rotten! will run at the Gaslight-Baker Theatre, weekends, from July 12 to August 4.

Auditions will be held at the Gaslight-Baker Theatre on April 18, 19 from 7-10pm and again on April 20 from 10am-1pm and 2-5pm. The first hour will be Movement and Dance. The second hour will be Singing and the third hour will be for reading. Please email Jason@mygbt.org to sign up for an audition date.

Available

Roles

These roles are descriptive, and some attributes, notably gender and age, are subject to change depending on the auditions. More information, including vocal parts can be found here.

There are openings for non-singers, singing only and dance only players. We encourage you to take part in the entire process, but if you are more comfortable just doing one or two things, let us know

Children-There are some limited spots for children in the show to round out the crowd scenes and help with dance, etc. If you have a child who is interested in auditioning, let us know via email and we will work out the scheduling. Check here for more details.

  • Shakespeare-Arrogant Superstar, Male 20-40
  • Nick Bottom-Struggling Theatre Owner, Male 30-50
  • Nigel Bottom-Nick’s Gifted Little Brother, Male 18-30
  • Nostradamus-A Soothsayer, Male 40 plus
  • Bea-Nick’s Enthusiastic, Hardworking Wife, 25-40
  • Brother Jeremiah-Puritan, Religious and Civic Leader, Male 40 plus
  • Portia-Jeremiah’s Sweet and Innocent, Poetry Loving Daughter, Female 18-30
  • Minstrel- Our Storyteller! Any
  • Townspeople
  • Bottom’s Troupe-Basically the Mechanicals From Midsummer Night’s Dream
  • Lord Clapham/Master of Justice-Male 40 plus
  • Shylock-A Re-imagined Version of Shakespeare’s Jewish Investor
  • Bard Boys-Shakespeare’s Posse
  • Crowd
  • Chorus
  • Featured Dancers

What to Prepare

Acting

We will be doing cold reads from the play. We aren’t legally allowed to publish sides for perusal but you can email the director at Jason@mygbt.org for more info. You are also encouraged to prepare a short comedic or classical monologue to showcase your prepared abilities. There will also be a few improv exercises to showcase your ensemble work and comedic timing.

Vocals

Please bring a prepared, one to two minute cut of a song highlighting your range and expression. Musical Theatre or Comedic pieces are encouraged but not required. Please bring your own accompaniment track. It must be either on a thumb drive or your phone. There will be no a capella auditions.

Dance

The dance portion of the audition will include basic movement and learning and “performing” a short combination. Please wear athletic/movement clothing and shoes.