Audition FOR US!

Curtain Call Inc, Stamford, CT's longest-running and only non-profit producing theatre company, invites you to showcase your talent at our open auditions. Now in our 36th season of shows, we're excited to welcome seasoned performers and newcomers to our stage.

Our audition process is designed to be accessible and welcoming. Here's what you need to know:

• Open auditions for various productions
• No appointment necessary
• Year-round performance opportunities
• Roles for diverse age groups and experience levels
• Chance to be part of award-winning theatre

Contact Curtain Call to learn about upcoming audition dates and requirements for specific productions.

General Audition Information

No appointments are needed. Just show up and you will be seen in the order you arrive. Of course, if you’re asked to stay to read and/or dance, you may be around a while. If auditioning for a musical, prepare a brief song in the style of the show and have sheet music in the proper key. The song should showcase the style and vocal range of the character for which you are auditioning. This should be something that you are very comfortable with, not something you just learned recently. Also, bring proper footwear to dance in if needed. For non-musicals, you will be given pre-selected sides from the script. 

Upcoming Show Audition Dates

All audition dates are subject to change. Keep an eye on this page for future updates.

RUN FOR YOUR WIFE

WRITTEN by RAY COONEY
Director - JOHN ATKIN


Auditions will be held in The kweskin Theatre at The Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06905
7pm to 9pm each night, NOVEMBER 2 & 3.   Performances February 5 through 20, 2027.

In this madcap, modern British farce, John Smith is a cab driver with two wives and two homes and a very precisely planned schedule for juggling them.

Trouble brews when John is injured and briefly hospitalized, and both wives report him missing to two different police departments. With the help of his lazy upstairs neighbor Stanley, John tries to keep his double life from exploding by hastily improvising a tangled web of lies to explain himself to his two wives and two suspicious detectives.

*Please Note: Run For Your Wife is a “bedroom farce.” It contains sexual innuendo (for comedic effect), adult language and is intended for mature audiences.

CHARACTERS (English accents required.)

John Smith: A bigamous London taxi driver desperately trying to balance two separate lives—and two wives. 25–45

Mary Smith: John’s first wife, who lives in Streatham. 25–45

Barbara Smith: John’s second wife, who lives in Wimbledon. 25–45

Stanley Gardner: John’s upstairs neighbor in Wimbledon, who becomes caught up in the ensuing chaos. 40–60

Detective Sergeant Troughton: A suspicious police officer from the Streatham station. 20–40

Detective Sergeant Porterhouse: A suspicious police officer from the Wimbledon station. 50+

Bobby Franklyn: A flamboyant fashion designer who lives nearby. 30–60

Newspaper Reporter: A reporter who becomes unexpectedly entangled in the confusion. Any age

SIDES:
BARBARA, MARY     JOHN, STANLEY    MARY, PORTERHOUSE      MARY, STANLEY, PORTERHOUSE
JOHN, TROUGHTON       MARY, JOHN        BOBBY, STANLEY       JOHN, PORTERHOUSE, BARBARA

JOHN, BARBARA          BARBARA, STANLEY      JOHN    TROUGHTON, STANLEY
BARBARA, BOBBY  PORTERHOUSE, STANLEY  MARY, PORTERHOUSE
     

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MURDER AMONG FRIENDS

WRITTEN by BOB BARRY
Director - JOEL FENSTER


Auditions will be held in The kweskin Theatre at The Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06905
7pm to 9pm each night, NOVEMBER 8 & 9.   Performances      JANUARY 7 through 24, 2027.

CHARACTERS

Palmer Forrester — mid to late 40s (maybe into 50s) actor of great renown and ego, lover of Ted Cotton

Angela Forrester — late 30s/early 40s female, wife of Palmer, lover of Ted Cotton

Ted Cotton — attractive young man in his mid twenties to early thirties, Palmer’s agent

Larry Proscuitto — mid 30s Stereo-typical Italian thug with potential mob connections and a mystery background who also does other bad stereotypical minority accents

Gertrude Sadenberg — fifty/sixty something sassy wife of Marshall

Marshall Saidenberg — big shot producer in his fifties/sixties

sides to follow...

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CALLBACKS

We often don’t need to see people at a callback. Sometimes we see all we need to at the initial auditions. Not being called back does not mean you are not being considered for the production.

Casting

We do our best to be respectful to all who audition by reaching out to those who have not been cast. We always ask those cast to keep that information to themselves until we have reached everyone who was not cast. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen, and our best efforts at sparing hard feelings are thwarted.

Generally, our rehearsals run Monday through Thursday evenings from 7: to 10:00 PM. Some Saturday mornings will be scheduled for set-building, etc.

Sunday afternoons are often added later in the process.

Safe Space

As part of our ongoing efforts at providing a safe, nurturing environment at Curtain Call, and after several years of doing one-by-one (with 300+ participants annually) online searches for any issues with all employees, volunteer actors, crew, etc., we are moving to an online source (Spot Screening) that streamlines the process for us. They can handle this process in a more timely and complete manner.

There have been no incidents here at Curtain Call. We are just being ever-conscious of issues around us in the world. Those of you who follow the OnStage Blog know that this has been an issue of concern. Read Chris Peterson’s Read Chris Peterson’s columns on two CT issues:  here and here.

This is required for participation (cast and crew members, directors, musicians, etc.) at Curtain Call. 

As part of this process, you will be required to provide electronic consent for this background check. Your consent will include authorizing Spot Screening to email a copy of the completed background check to us. All information will be treated with strict confidentiality, in accordance with applicable privacy laws. The PDF reports that are issued to us for file purposes will have your SS number redacted.

If you would like, begin your background check now, click here. There is no cost to you for this. When entering the information for your background check, please enter your name as it appears on your Social Security card.