Auditions for Working the Musical 2012 Edition

Auditions: December 15,16 at 7pm  (Updated dates)

Performance Dates – February 28 - March 16 2025 (Fri, Sat 8pm; Sun 2:30pm)
We encourage all to audition regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation.

Audition Info:

Please prepare to read for the characters you're interested in. Auditioners will Read from the script

• Please prepare 16 bars of a show-tune, ideally a character song. Bring sheet music; a pianist will be provided.
• Please come prepared to move.
• Also come prepared to share a 30-60 second story about a personal experience you had in a workplace. It can be funny, impactful, terrifying, heartwarming, etc.
• Additionally, auditioners will read monologues from the script. Sides will be provided. Be prepared to cold read. If you would like a copy of the monologues in advance, please reach out to the director, Kristin Mazzocca, at who can provide you those sides.

Working is an ensemble show that contains 25 separate characters from diverse ethnic backgrounds with ages ranging from teenager to retiree. Every actor will be expected to play multiple characters.

Characters 

General Audition Info

Generally, Auditions are held for each show during the run of the previous show. They are held on stage at our Theatre at 10251 Warwick Blvd. Newport News, Virginia, usually on Sunday and Monday evening. You only need attend one of the two audition dates. Different shows will have different call-back requirements, usually completed in the week following the audition. Audition forms will be available at the theatre, but you can print and fill-in the form ahead of time as well.