Upcoming Auditions: AUG 30 & 31 | 6:30-8:30 pm

RTOP is holding open call auditions in person with virtual options to apply all year for the upcoming season.

Actors of all ages are invited to join us in person June 14th and 15th from 6:30-8:30 pm
RTOP Theatre is located at 122 N Grand AVE. in downtown Pullman WA.
For consideration please prepare 16-32 bars of a musical theatre style song.
Season show titles including:
Damn Yankees on stage AUG 17-27, 2023
White Christmas on stage OCT 19-29, 2023
Anastasia: The New Broadway Musical on stage FEB 8-18, 2024
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on stage APR 11-21, 2024
If unable to attend in person please submit a video vocal reel, headshot/picture, acting resume and completed audition form to: director@rtoptheatre.org and rtoptheatre@gmail.com
For questions or information call 509.334.0750

Performances AUG 17-27, 2023

In Person Auditions: JUNE 14th & 15th 6:30-8:30 pm

Rehearsal Dates: JULY 10 - AUG 16

Performance Dates: AUG 17 - 17, 2023

Cast Size: Medium (11 - 20 performers)
Cast Type: Mainly Men

BRIEF SYNOPSIS:

Based on the novel, The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop, Damn Yankees the Broadway mega-hit and winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, hits it out of the park! The winning score by Adler and Ross and a devilish book by George Abbot have made this sporty musical comedy a true American classic.

Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd, trades his soul to the Devil, also known as Mr. Applegate, for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. As young baseball sensation, Joe Hardy, he transforms the hapless Washington Senators into a winning team, only to realize the true worth of the life that he’s left behind. Joe ultimately outsmarts Applegate, returns to his former self and shepherds the Senators to the World Series.

Light, fast-paced and devilishly clever, Damn Yankees is a homerun hit, featuring all-American subject matter and an irreverent sense of humor. The perfect choice for a night on the town, Damn Yankees is a wicked, romantic comedy, sure to please.

Character Breakdown:

Age indicates the age to be played on stage and does not have to be the actor's actual age in real life.

JOE BOYD
Joe Boyd: A middle-aged, overweight married man who is in love with baseball, especially the Senators.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 - 50
Vocal range: Top G5 | Bottom A3

MR. APPLEGATE
 The Devil in disguise as a slick salesman. A controlling, greedy smooth talker.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 - 50
Vocal range: Top G5 | Bottom A3

JOE HARDY
The 22-year-old, home run hitting alter ego of Joe Boyd. A good guy who loves that he is living out his dream, but deeply misses the life and love he left behind.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range: Top G5 | Bottom A3

SMOKEY
A catcher for the Washington Senators. Not the sharpest tool in the shed. Tries to be a tough guy like Rocky, but truly is not.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range: Top G5 | Bottom C3

ROCKEY
A baseball player for the Washington Senators. Cocky, but a little bit dopey, too. He's a guy's guy.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range: Top B5 | Bottom D4

ROCKEY
A baseball player for the Washington Senators. Cocky, but a little bit dopey, too. He's a guy's guy.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range: Top B5 | Bottom D4

VAN BUREN
The luckless team manager. A sort of father-figure for the team, who proudly defends them. A bit of a loose cannon.
Gender: Male
Age: 50 to 60
Vocal range: Top A5 | Bottom D4

MEG BOYD
Joe's long-suffering, but loyal wife. She is lonely and misses her husband. Decides a little white lie is worth telling to save a good person.
Gender: Female
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range: Top G5 | Bottom G3

LOLA
The Devil's seductress assistant. Sexy and confident. Falls in love with Joe when her usual tricks don't work on him. Though she's done many bad things, she is a good person deep down inside.
Gender: Female
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range: Top G5 | Bottom F3

GLORIA THORPE
A probing reporter whose bottom-line is a good story for her paper. Fearless and biting.
Gender: Female
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range: Top G5 | Bottom B3

SISTER
A friend of Meg's and Doris's sister. Outspoken and brash, but caring. Very involved in community activities.
Gender: Female
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range: Top G5 | Bottom D4

DORIS
A friend of Meg's. She is slightly quieter and more conservative than her sister, but still outspoken. An avid baseball fan very involved in the community.
Gender: Female
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range: Top G5 | Bottom D4

MR. WELCH
The owner of the Senators. Believes in Joe and believes in his team. A peacekeeper between the press and the team. Protective of Joe and the boys.
Gender: Male
Age: 50 to 60
Vocal range: Top G5 | Bottom D4

ENSEMBLE
Ball Players; baseball fans, Teens
Gender: Male and Female
Age: all ages
Vocal range: varied including non singing

Performances OCT 19-29, 2023

In Person Auditions: AUG 30th & 31st 6:30-8:30 pm

Rehearsal Dates: SEPT 11 - OCT 18

Performance Dates: OCT 19 - 29, 2023

Principals 5 Women 1 girl 6 Men
Features Adaptations (Stage & Screen)

BRIEF SYNOPSIS:

Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. With a dazzling score featuring well-known standards including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial title song, White Christmas is an uplifting, wholesome musical that will delight audiences of all ages.

Paramount Pictures released the movie musical White Christmas in 1954. Directed by Michael Curtiz, the film starred Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen, and featured 17 songs by Irving Berlin. The top moneymaker of 1954, White Christmas set a new record as Hollywood’s all-time highest-grossing musical.

The stage adaptation of White Christmas opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre on November 4, 2008, after several successful engagements throughout the United States. Directed by Walter Bobbie and starring Stephen Bogardus, Jeffry Denman, Kerry O’Malley and Meredith Patterson, the show was an audience favorite; it returned to Broadway the following year, starring James Clow, Tony Yazbeck, Melissa Errico and Mara Davi.

Character Breakdown:

Age indicates the age to be played on stage and does not have to be the actor's actual age in real life.

BOB WALLACE
A superb singer with a crooning style who moves well.
Gender: Male
Age: late 20s-mid 30s

BOB WALLACE
Strong jazz and tap-dancing needed: a song-and-dance comic performer.
Gender: Male
Age: late 20s-mid 30s

GENERAL HENRY WAVERLY
With the exception of one line, a non-singing role.
Gender: Male
Age: late 50s-mid 60s

RITA
Gender: Female
Age: mid 20s-early 30s

EZIKIAL FOSTER
Gender: Male
Age: mid 40s-late 50s.

ENSEMBLE
Large singing-dancing ensemble consisting of 'Jimmy's Back Room' clubgoers, train passengers, inn guests, chorus kids, patrons of the regency room
Gender: Male & Female
Age: all ages

BETTY HAYNES
Singer of quiet beauty and charm who must move well.
Gender: Female
Age: mid-late 20s

JUDY HAYNES
strong jazz and tap-dancing needed; a major song-and-dance performer.
Gender: Female
Age: early 20s

MARTHA WATSON
a winning, appealing character-comedienne;
Gender: Female
Age: late 40's - mid 60's

RALPH SHELDRAKE
Gender: Male
Age: mid-late 30's

MIKE
Gender: Male
Age: mid 20s-late 30s

Performances APR 13 - 23, 2023

In Person Auditions: AUG 30th & 31st 6:30-8:30 pm

Rehearsal Dates: JAN 8 - FEB 7

Performance Dates: FEB 8 - 18, 2023

Principals 4 Women 1 girl 5 Men
Features Period Romantic Comedy

Character Breakdown:

Age indicates the age to be played on stage and does not have to be the actor's actual age in real life.

Principals (3f; 3m)
Anya / Princess Anastasia
Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch

Dmitry
Vlad Popov
Gleb Vaganov

Supporting Roles (1f; 1 girl; 2m)
Tsarina Alexandra
Young Anastasia

Count Leopold
Tsar Nicholas II

Ensemble
Maria Romanov
Marfa
Odette in Swan Lake
Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake
Von Rothbart in Swan Lake
Count Ipolitov
Alexi Romanov
Gorlinskly
Tatiana Romanov
Olga Romanov
Paulina

Performances APR 11 - 21, 2024

In Person Auditions: AUG 30th & 31st 6:30-8:30 pm

Rehearsal Dates: MAR 4 - APR 10

Performance Dates: APR 11 - 21, 2024

Cast Size: Large (21 or more)
Cast Type: Star Vehicle Female

Character Breakdown:

Age indicates the age to be played on stage and does not have to be the actor's actual age in real life.

CAROLE KING
 An aspiring singer-songwriter. A unique, appealing, funny and vulnerable girl from a Jewish family in Brooklyn. Talented, good natured, unassuming and often the peace maker in difficult situations. A reluctant star with no pretense and a passion for music.
Gender: Female
Age: 18 to 30
Vocal range: Top Eb5 | Bottom Eb3

CYNTHIA WEIL

A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Barry. Carole’s best friend. She is sophisticated, smart & chic with a quick wit. Although self-confident and sarcastic, she is also extremely likeable.

Gender: Female
Age: 18 to 30
Vocal range: Top E5 | Bottom G3

Genie Klein

Carole’s Jewish mother. Once an aspiring playwright, she has been broken down by life & her husband’s infidelity. Protective of Carole and unforgiving of her husband’s mistakes.

Gender: Female
Age: 40 - 50

NEIL SEDAKA: A singer-songwriter

Gender: Male
Vocal range: Top G#4 | Bottom A#3

JANELLE WOODS: a singer

Gender: Female
Vocal range: Top d5 | Bottom G#3

LEAD DRIFTER: Member of the doo-wop group The Drifters

Gender: Male
Vocal range: Top Eb5 | Bottom B2

Back-Up Drifters: Members of the doo-wop group The Drifters

Gender: Male
Vocal range: Top C5 | Bottom B2

LEAD SHIRELLE: Member of the pop group The Shirelles

Gender: Female
Vocal range: Top Db5 | Bottom G3

Back-Up Shirelle: Members of the pop group The Shirelles

Gender: Female
Vocal range: Top D5 | Bottom G3

LUCILLE: Don Kirshner's secretary

Gender: Female

BETTY: Carole King's childhood friend.

Gender: Female

LITTLE EVA: a pop singer

Gender: Female

Vocal range: Top E5 | Bottom Bb3

GERRY GOFFIN

Carole’s boyfriend, songwriting partner and eventual husband. Innately sympathetic, wounded and tortured. An ambitious artist always striving for more.

Gender: Male
Age: 18 to 30
Vocal range: Top A4 | Bottom D3

BARRY MANN

A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia. He is good natured, appealing & neurotic. Ambitious, but likeable.

Gender: Male
Age: 18 to 30
Vocal range: Top A4 | Bottom C3

DON KIRSCHNER

An influential music publisher and producer. He is a fast talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful, direct & sometimes intimidating, but he has a real affinity for his writers and artists. A hit maker.

Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range: Top C#4 | Bottom A2

Nick: A Musician

Gender: Male

MARILYN WALD: a singer
Gender: Female
Vocal range:  Top C5 | Bottom G3

LOU ADLER: record producer & music executive

Gender: Male

BOBBY VEE: a singer

Gender: Male
Vocal range: Top C4 | Bottom C3

RIGHTEOUS BROTHER #1

Part of The Righteous Brothers duo

Gender: Male
Vocal range: Top G4 | Bottom F2

RIGHTEOUS BROTHER #2

Part of The Righteous Brothers duo

Gender: Male
Vocal range: Top F5 | Bottom F3

UPTOWN SOLOIST:

Gender: Female
Vocal range: Top Db5 | Bottom B3