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Susquehanna Stage announces auditions for the Regional Premiere of

The Shark is Broken by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon

Directed by Jeremy Patterson

Auditions Dates:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2nd 6:30PM - 8:30PM

SATURDAY, APRIL 5th 10:00AM - 12PM

at Susquehanna Stage (133 West Market Street Marietta, PA)

*For auditions, please prepare one of the provided AUDITION SIDES for the character you are auditioning for.

CALLBACKS: SUNDAY, APRIL 6th - 12:00PM - 2PM

*For callbacks, please be prepared to read from the script.

Performance Dates: June 13 - 22, 2025

Character Breakdown

Robert Shaw -  White, male, 47, 5’11. English actor renowned for his work on stage.. A veteran of Shakespeare and Pinter’s first few plays. He has recently started his American film career, notably in The Sting and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. A heavy drinker and great raconteur.

Richard Dreyfuss -  White, male, 27, 5’5, Jewish. Beginning his film career and has ambitions of being a great actor. Incredibly frustrated with being stuck with an overbudget, overscheduled shoot for a film that seems destined to flop.

Roy Scheider -  White, male, 42, 5’9. A former welterweight champion boxer. Has recently achieved success and an Oscar nomination in supporting roles. Much calmer than his two costars but none-the-less equally frustrated with the endless shoot.

Sun’s gonna shine this summer in Marietta as we invite you to audition for our 2025 Grand Summer Theatre production of

BRIGHT STAR | A New Musical by Steve Martin & Edie Brickell

Directed by Jim Johnson

Staging/Choreography: Kristin Pontz

Music Director: Steve Hassinger

Auditions Dates:

April 13 and 14, 2025 from 6:00 to 9:00

at Susquehanna Stage (133 West Market Street Marietta, PA)

Please prepare 2 (TWO) Country-Western, Pop, or similar Musical-Comedy Songs.

Please prepare both a ballad AND up-tempo song that best shows your range, age, movement, and talent. Looking for strong singers in folk and bluegrass style. We will provide piano accompaniment if needed, or a rehearsal-track is OK. No A Capella singing.

Bring a current photo (does not need to be headshot) and a performance resume. Keep in mind that conflicts are due at auditions and could affect casting.

Call-backs will be scheduled Monday, April 21 in the evening.

Rehearsals are scheduled to begin Monday May 28, and will rehearse generally Sunday-Thursday, 6:30-9:00pm.

Performance Dates: July 25 - August 3, 2025

Character Breakdown

Alice Murphy – plays both 16-17 and 36-37. Alice at age 36-37 is an editor of a southern literary magazine; intelligent, attractive, professional – but with an air of melancholy. Young Alice at age 16-17 is rebellious, high-spirited, adventurous – looking to break out of small-town life and experience the world. She must be a very strong singer and comfortable in folk and bluegrass styles. (Mezzo-Belt)

Jimmy Ray Dobbs – plays both age 18-20 and 38-40. Jimmy Ray in his early 20s in flashbacks is Mayor Dobbs’ son and young Alice’s beau; handsome, boyishly charming, well-built and intelligent; from a family of wealth and power and is being groomed by his father for a similar future in the family business; an independent thinker who is not afraid to stand up to his father for what he believes in; he has a sense of personal responsibility and morality as well as a deep reserve of passion and emotion. The same actor will also play an adult Jimmy Ray at age 38-40. (Tenor)

Billy Cane – a young soldier returning home from WWII; an aspiring young writer; fresh, open, optimistic, charming, and a little naïve. (Tenor)

Margo Crawford – a small-town bookstore owner; a childhood friend of Billy’s who now harbors romantic feelings towards him; a natural beauty with a keen intellect. (Mezzo-Belt)

Mayor Josiah Dobbs – the Mayor of Zebulon; a political and financial powerbroker – distinguished, an imposing and controlling presence; has a genuine interest in protecting his son’s future and his family name, but in doing so, is ultimately pushed to a point of extreme and irrevocable cruelty. (Baritone)

Daddy Cane – Billy’s father. A widower. Spry, good looking. Kind hearted, if a bit lonely. (Tenor)

Daddy Murphy  – Alice’s father; an authoritative and a stern disciplinarian; devoutly religious, hard-working, a poor but proud farmer. (Baritone)

Mama Murphy/Spirit – Alice’s mother. A caretaker to her family and her rural community. A warm, loving, sensible woman. Hardworking, with great inner strength and compassion. (Alto)

Lucy Grant – A junior editor at a literary magazine. An ambitious, professional young “modern” career woman of the 1940’s. Strong, forthright and provocative with a sharp sense of humor. (Alto)

Daryl Ames – An assistant at a literary magazine. Funny, with a dry and officious sense of humor. Insecure, and perhaps a bit socially awkward, but endearing and innately likable. (Baritone)

Stanford/Traveler  – Loyal assistant to Mayor Josiah Dobbs (Tenor)

Max/Traveler/Stationmaster – a customer at Margo’s bookstore, at first, he has a crush on Margo, but later becomes Edna’s beau. (Tenor)

Florence/Traveler/Spirit  – an employee at Margo’s bookstore and a childhood friend of both Billy and Margo. (Soprano)

Edna/Traveler/Spirit – an employee at Margo’s bookstore. (Alto)

Dr. Norquist/Traveler/Bartender – The local family doctor in Zebulon (Baritone)

Clerk/Traveler/Spirit – A clerk at the Office of Records in Raleigh (Alto)

Well-Dressed Woman/Traveler/Spirit – A woman living in Raleigh. (Soprano)

Any questions, reach out to Director: jjohnson@susquehannastageco.com

Unless required by script or licensing agreements, casting decisions will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status. Each auditionee will be fully and fairly considered and actors of diverse identities are encouraged to audition.