Bristol Riverside Theatre will be holding EPAs in Bristol, PA on Monday, May 18th and Tuesday, May 19th 10am - 6pm.
Auditions in Bristol will be held at our rehearsal studio at the following address:
BRT Studio, 201 Cedar Street Bristol, PA 19007
PREPARATION
Please prepare a monologue and/or a song that best shows off what you can do. An accompanist will be provided. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Amy Kaissar - Co Producing Director
Ken Kaissar - Co-Producing Director
Teayra Bowden - Producing Assistant
Breakdown
Bristol Riverside Theatre is a mid-sized regional theatre whose mission is to engage audiences and artists alike with exceptional performances, inspired writing, and superior productions that motivate us to think harder, to feel more deeply, to laugh more joyfully, and to reflect on ourselves and the world in which we live. Located in the historic district of Bristol Borough, the theatre has a full-time staff of 13 employees, with most senior staff having been with the organization for a minimum of 10 years.
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
By: Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen
First Rehearsal: September 14, 2026
Closing: October 25, 2026
The play features a cast of 5 who play all of the characters. Think The Mystery of Irma Vep but with 5 actors instead of 2. Actors seamlessly step into each character fast and furiously as though part of a sketch comedy show.
JONATHAN HARKER - RP British dialect. Prim and proper and obsessive-compulsive real estate agent, frightened of his own shadow. Engaged to his childhood crush Lucy Westfeldt and enamored of her fearlessness. Once bitten he loosens up . . . a lot . . . and becomes a Tom Jones-style rock star in leather pants.
LORD CAVENDISH - Scottish dialect. Lucy's suitor; a Scottish dolt.
LORD WORTHINGTON - RP British dialect. Lucy's suitor; posh, British and petulant.
LORD HAVEMERCY – Texas Accent. Lucy’s arrogant suitor from Memphis, a la Yosemite Sam.
BOSUN – Irish dialect. A scurvy seaman who goes down with the ship in a storm.
GRAVEDIGGER – Cockney dialect. A drunk gravedigger with a secret.
Track Two - This role is pre-cast.
DR. WALLACE WESTFELDT - RP British dialect. Lucy and Mina's father, a blowhard; self-important misogynist given to proclamations and posturing with his pipe. A doctor caring for the criminally insane, he has recently lost his wife to consumption.
RENFIELD - Cockney dialect and salivary issues. Insane patient of Dr.
Westfeldt who lives to serve and loves to eat bugs. In a word, the dude is nuts.
Captain – Sea Captain dialect. The salty captain of a doomed ship caught in a raging storm.
LUCY WESTFELDT - RP British dialect. Brilliant, plucky earth scientist, daughter of Dr. Westfeldt, she is full of energy and the spirit of adventure and often underestimated because of her beauty. Engaged to Jonathan, but when Dracula moves to Whitby, she is curious about his strange ways and impressed by their similar interests.
KITTY RUTHERFORD - Cockney dialect. A dotty kleptomaniac patient of Dr. Westfeldt, she serves as a maid in his house. Think Mrs. Lovett but servile and easily distracted.
DRIVER – Eastern European or Russian dialect. The male, Translyvanian driver of the carriage carrying Jonathan to Dracula’s castle who tries to warn him. Borat meets Boris and Natasha.
MINA WESTFELDT - RP British dialect. The less attractive, less intelligent Westfeldt daughter, she lives in her sister Lucy's shadow and is desperate for attention. She is immediately (pathetically) receptive to Dracula's charms.
DR. VAN HELSING - German dialect a la Mel Brooks. Brilliant and sturdy German vampire-hunting doctor from the University of Schmutz. Deadly serious in the way Germans can be, she is accustomed to people not believing she is a real doctor. Strong, shmart, unt bold, she is a woman of action.
COUNT DRACULA - Commanding European dialect. Hugely sexy, magnetically handsome, rock star presence with a killer body, he is a narcissist whose greatest love is himself - and his leather pants. Bored with women falling all over him, he becomes obsessed with Lucy when he hears of her strength and_ adventurousness. The less she needs him, the more interested he is. He travels to Whitby to find her and make her his bride for eternity.
A Christmas Story – The Play
By: Philip Grecian – Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story, written by Jean Shepard, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark
First Rehearsal: November 9, 2026
Opening: December 4, 2026
RALPH: 30- 60 years old, Male, any ethnicity. Ralphie’s older and wiser alter-ego-the future version of himself. He is the narrator of the story, a witty, genial, likeable soul who we should identify with as he journeys back through his loving memories. Doubles as: Cowboy, Tree Lot, Owner, Delivery Man, Voice Of a Neighbor, Voice of Santa. THIS ROLE IS PRECAST.
RALPHIE: Ralph at 9 years old. Male, any ethnicity. Equally a dreamer and a schemer. He really wants a BB gun for Christmas and will do anything it takes to persuade his parents to buy it for him. Singularly focused, he also has a wild imagination and plays himself as a 1940s Hollywood hero from old Westerns to Jungle Adventures.
MOTHER: 30-55 years old. Female, any ethnicity. Ralphie and Randy’s mother. Loving wife and mother, the glue in the family unit. She is by far the smartest and most knowledgeable person in the family but lives by the rules of 1940 and plays the devoted wife and dutiful mother, keeping everything together and swallowing her pride. It takes a lot to get her frazzled, but a provocative leg lamp finally puts her over the edge.
THE OLD MAN: 30-55 years old. Male, any ethnicity. Ralphie and Randy’s father. Loving father and husband. Good hearted but can be grumpy, he has a deep desire to be a winner, but always seems to lose. He thinks he’s very clever. He’s not.
RANDY: 5-8 years old. Male, any ethnicity. Ralphie’s little brother. Whiny and generally unhappy unless Santa is around.
MISS SHIELDS: 30-60 years old. Female, any ethnicity. Ralphie’s teacher. An old-fashioned and expressive educator. The real Miss Shields and also the Miss Shields of Ralphie’s imagination in which she might actually be the Wicked Witch of the West. Doubles as a department store Elf. THIS ROLE IS PRECAST
FLICK: 9-10 years old. Male, any ethnicity. One of Ralphie’s best friends and classmate. Gets bullied so much that he’s downright accepted his fate. He gets stuck in a frozen flagpole licking experiment and Doubles as: A Western movie bandit and a jungle explorer.
SCHWARTZ: 9-10 years old. Male, any ethnicity. One of Ralphie’s friends and classmate. Becomes the scapegoat when Ralphie says a bad word. Schwartz is very smart and has all the answers in the friend group. Doubles as: A Western movie bandit and a jungle explorer.
ESTHER JANE ALBERRY: 9-10 years old. Female, any ethnicity. Ralphie’s classmate. She is very shy and has a huge crush on Ralphie but she’s too afraid to talk to him. She giggles a lot and is best friends with Helen Weathers. Doubles as: A Western movie bandit and a jungle explorer.
HELEN WEATHERS: 9-10 years old. Female, any ethnicity. Ralphie’s very studious classmate. She’s a natural leader and something like a child prodigy. Clearly she’s going to get a PhD. Best friends with Esther Jane Alberry and giggles a lot. Doubles as: A Western movie bandit and a jungle explorer.
SCUT FARKUS: 10-12 years old. Male, any ethnicity. Ralphie’s classmate and schoolhouse bully who routinely messes with Ralphie and his friends. He terrorizes the younger kids and regularly beats up everyone in the neighborhood, until Ralphie puts him in his place. Doubles as: The evil villain in a Western movie and a jungle explorer.
By: Sophocles | Adapted by: Ken Kaissar
First Rehearsal: January 11, 2027
Opening: February 4, 2027
Closing: February 21, 2027
ANTIGONE (female, 20-45, any ethnicity) Daughter of Oedipus, engaged to marry Haemon. Honorable, brave, loyal, loving, compassionate, and unwilling to compromise her values. She is the epitome of strength in conviction. Willing to die for her beliefs.
ISMENE – (female, 20-45, any ethnicity) Daught of Oedipus, sister of Antigone. She is devoted and honorable, but much more pragmatic than her sister. She believes in living to fight another day.
CREON – (male, 50s – 70s, any ethnicity). The surviving Sovereign of Thebes. He is uncompromising and refuses to be challenged by anyone. He was third in line to the throne and not expecting to reign, but after two generations of chaos and curse he is determined to right the ship and steady the course, no matter the cost.
POLYNEICES/CHORUS – (male, 30-45, any ethnicity). Son of Oedipus, brother of Antigone, Ismene, and Eteokles. He and his brother were supposed to share the rule of Thebes but his brother has usurped the throne. Polynices is seeking justice for having been so wronged and amasses an army to retake what is rightly his. Doubles as lead member of the chorus.
ETEOKLES/HAEMON– (male, 25-40, any ethnicity). Eteokles is the son of Oedipus, younger brother of Polyneices (and older brother of Antigone and Ismene). Eteokles is overly confident and sure of himself. He has taken full control of Thebes and will fight to the death to retain it. Haemon is Creon’s son and Antigone’s fiancé. He chooses to die with his love rather than side with his father in order to retain the crown.
OEDIPUS/TERESIUS: (male, 50s – 70s, any ethnicity). Oedipus is a disgraced former king who has blinded himself and is living in exile. Tiresias is a blind prophet, loyal, wise, the voice of reason.
THESEUS/SCOUT/SENTRY: (Male, 30-49, any ethnicity). Theseus is the King of Athens, brave, honorable, and true to his word. He gives protection to Oedipus. The Scout and sentry are soldiers.
MESSENGER/CHORUS: (Any gender, any age, any ethnicity). Loyal servants first of Theseus and then of Creon.
· Eurydice – 40s – 50s, Creon’s wife, tired of tragedy brought on by foolish men.
Music By: Charles Strouse
Lyrics By: Martin Charnin
Directed by: Victoria Rae Padgett
First Rehearsal: February 22, 2027
ANNIE - 9 years old, female, any ethnicity. Vocal Range D5-A3. Annie is complex, tough, and streetwise but surprisingly vulnerable when she thinks she might lose what has become most important to her: her newfound "family."
MOLLY – 6 years old, female, any ethnicity. Vocal Range B4-A3. An orphan, gritty, neglected, vulnerable, honest and lovable. Molly is the youngest of the group.
KATE – 7 years old, female, any ethnicity. Vocal Range C5-C4. An orphan, gritty, neglected, vulnerable, honest and lovable.
TESSIE – 11 years old, female, any ethnicity. Vocal Range C5-A3. An orphan, gritty, neglected, vulnerable, honest and lovable. Tessie is a cry-baby.
PEPPER – 12 years old, female, any ethnicity. Vocal Range Bb4-C4. An orphan, gritty, neglected, vulnerable, honest and lovable.. Pepper is a tough and strong leader at age 12.
JULY – 13 years old, female, any ethnicity. Vocal Range D5-C4. An orphan, gritty, neglected, vulnerable, honest and lovable. July is the quietest.
DUFFY – 13 years old, female, any ethnicity. Vocal Range D5-C4. An orphan, gritty, neglected, vulnerable, honest and lovable. Duffy is the oldest.
MISS HANNIGAN – 30s- 50s, female, any ethnicity. Vocal Range D5-G3. Must be a strong comedian. Hannigan is an alcoholic who hates children but runs an orphanage.
GRACE FARRELL – 20s – 30s, female, any ethnicity. Vocal Range C5-D4. Grace Farrell is Oliver Warbucks's calm, cool, but no-nonsense secretary with a soft spot for spunky orphans.
ROOSTER HANNIGAN – 30s – 50s, male, any ethnicity. Vocal Range Bb4 – G3. Rooster Hannigan and Lily St. Regis are the comic team who claim to be Annie's parents but are revealed to be Miss Hannigan's swindling brother and his sleazy girlfriend in disguise. Flashy and self-assured.
LILY ST REGIS – 20s – 30s, female, any ethnicity. Vocal Range Bb4 – Bb3. Rooster Hannigan and Lily St. Regis are the comic team who claim to be Annie's parents but are revealed to be Miss Hannigan's swindling brother and his sleazy girlfriend in disguise. Ditzy and crass.
OLIVER WARBUCKS – 40s – 50s, male, any ethnicity. Vocal Range D5-A3. Oliver Warbucks is the daunting millionaire who made his fortune during World War I as an industrialist.
MALE ENSEMBLE– Male, any age, any ethnicity. Seeking performers of all shapes and sizes to portray a wide range of characters including Drake and the Warbucks household staff, Hooverville residents, New Yorkers, and various featured ensemble tracks throughout the production.
FEMALE ENSEMBLE - Seeking performers of all shapes and sizes to portray a wide range of characters including Warbucks household staff, Hooverville residents, New Yorkers, and various featured ensemble tracks throughout the production.
BERT HEALY - Bert Healy is the classic announcer on a radio show of the era.
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT - The 32nd President of the United States. A Democrat and friend of Warbucks.
First Rehearsal: May 3, 2027
TROY MAXSON – African American, 45-65 years old, male. Father, husband, former Negro League Baseball player.
JIM BONO – African American, 45-65 years old, male. Troy’s friend.
ROSE – African American, 40-55 years old, female. Troy’s wife.
LYONS – African American, 30-40 years old, male. Troy’s oldest son from a previous marriage.
GABRIEL – African American, 40-55 years old, male. Troy’s brother that suffers from a WW2 brain injury.
CORY – African American, 20-25 years old, male. Troy and Rose’s son.
RAYNELL – African American, 7-10 years old, female. Troy’s daughter.
Greenwood: The Black Wallstreet Musical
This project is a 29-hour Equity developmental reading of Greenwood, conducted under AEA 29-hour reading guidelines. This is a rehearsal-based process focused on the development of new work and is not a production, or industry presentation.
Rehearsal Period: June 15-18, 2026
Book, Lyrics and Music: Ronvé O’Daniel
Music and Orchestrations: Jevares Myrick
OLIVIA (African American Girl, 15-16 years old) - A charming but rebellious aspiring pilot who tries to escape her parents' over-protectiveness to discover the harsh realities of the world on her own terms.
CYRUS (African American Male, late 20’s/early 30’s) - A rebellious World War I vet, who returns home only to discover that the love of his life has moved on with another man, and his fellow negroes are being treated worse than ever before.
JUDGES (African American Male, mid 30’s) - Olivia’s father, who is the overly idealistic co-owner of Sweet Life Bakery with his wife Amy.
AMY (African American Woman, early 30’s) - The co-owner of Sweet Life Bakery and Judges ’wife, who navigates her past feelings for Cyrus with preserving her happy home.
RICHARD LLOYD (Caucasian Male, late 30’s/early 40’s) - A socially irresponsible editor who is given support by the KKK to launch his dream newspaper.
DICK ROWLAND (African American Male, 18-20 years old) - A young charismatic shoeshine man who falls in love with his white false accuser.
SHERIFF MCCULLOUGH (Caucasian Male, early-mid 40’s) - The conflicted sheriff of Tulsa who wants nothing more than to keep the peace and maintain the status quo.
GRAMMA NITTY (African American Woman, 50’s-60’s) A wise resident of Greenwood and narrator of the story.
SARAH PAGE (Caucasian Woman, 18-20 years old) - A worldly elevator operator whose affair with Dick Rowland, becomes the center of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
ENSEMBLE - 8-10 African American and Caucasian members of the ensemble who play various Tulsa residents.
