Audition for The Little Theatre
READY FOR THE SPOTLIGHT?
Audition for one or more of our shows this season!
We keep auditions as easy and stress-free as possible. No appointments, and everyone is welcome! All who are interested are encouraged to audition; unless otherwise noted any race or ethnicity is welcome. Our goal is for those on the stage to represent those in the community.
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At the audition you will fill out an audition form and conflict sheet when you arrive, so please bring your calendar. Your photo will be take for reference.
For plays, you'll be asked to do cold readings ("sides"); for musicals, you'll sing a song you've prepared and possibly learn a short choreography routine.
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At The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem everyone is welcome to audition and no role is cast before auditions take place.
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Questions about auditions? Email kristina@ltofws.org
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Participants are asked to arrive 10 minutes prior to their workshop so we can get started on time.
The LTWS Workshop Series was created to help members of the community learn the skills we use behind-the-scenes to put on a theatrical production. Everyone is welcome (please check age restrictions) and there is no cost to participate!
The Pirolo Joyce Center is located off of Cherry Street. You can park in the parking lot, on the street, or in the parking lot across the street.
While there is no charge for the workshop, space is limited. Sign up today!
If you have any questions, please email kristina@ltofws.org.
Two Audition Workshops
Adults & Teens 16+ (10 am-12 noon)
Kids ages 8-15 (1-3 pm)
Each workshop will begin with a brief introduction to The Little Theatre’s audition process, including audition forms and headshots. Participants will then rotate through stations: a mock play audition, where they’ll do a brief cold reading; a mock musical audition, where they’ll sing a few measures from a song; and a mock choreography audition, where they’ll learn a short dance routine and perform it with their group. The whole experience will be a no-judgement zone! Helpful tips & hints will be given at each station.
All directors in the workshop will be experienced professionals, but none of them will be involved with any of our upcoming season’s productions. This should alleviate any concerns for those planning to audition in the coming months. Dress comfortably for the choreography part of the audition. For the song portion of the audition, please choose one of the songs below (whichever works best for your voice) and familiarize yourself with the words:
Adults (16+)
Soprano: "Vanilla Ice Cream" (1:48-2:52) from She Loves Me
Soprano: “The Ballad of Jane Doe” (1:03-2:04) from Ride the Cyclone
Mezzo-Soprano: “When He Sees Me” (0:29-1:38) from Waitress
Mezzo-Soprano: “Suddenly Seymour” (1:14-2:14) from Little Shop of Horrors
Alto: “Livin’ it Up on Top” (0:50-2:04) from Hadestown
Alto: “I’m Not That Girl” (0:48-2:06) from Wicked
Tenor: “Her Voice” (1:29-2:33) from The Little Mermaid
Tenor: “For Her” (1:25-2:16) from The Great Gatsby
Baritone: “The Sadder But Wiser Girl” (0:46-1:38) from The Music Man
Baritone: “If I Loved You” (6:37-8:05) from Carousel
Bass: “Be Prepared” (0:25-1:32) from The Lion King
Bass: “Hellfire” (0:48-1:58) from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Kids (8-15)
“That’s My Dad” (all) from Finding Nemo, Jr. … Karaoke version
“Naughty” (3:08-end) from Matilda: The Musical …Karaoke version (from 2:26, start singing 2:33)
“My Grand Plan” (2:15-2:56) from The Lightning Thief …Karaoke version w/lyrics (from 2:15, start singing 2:20); Karaoke version w/better sound (from 2:05, start singing 2:10)
“What it Means to Be a Friend” (until 1:23, “that’s what it means to be a friend”) from 13: The Musical …Karaoke version
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Auditions For
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
By Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen
Directed by Jason Roland
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AUDITION DETAILS
Auditions: Monday, July 20, from 6:00-8:00 pm
Callbacks (if needed/by invitation): Wednesday, July 22, from 6:00-8:00 pm
Pirolo Joyce Center, 4015 Brownsboro Rd., Winston-Salem
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Roles are available for 5 people, ages 18+, any gender.
Please read the character descriptions and performance schedule below.
Auditions will consist of reading from sides.
Please bring your calendar and be prepared to list all potential conflicts for the rehearsal
and performance period.
First read through is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28.
Rehearsals will generally be held Tuesdays through Thursdays from 7-10 pm; Monday evenings may be added as we get closer to the production.
This is subject to change depending on the cast’s availability and the creative team’s discretion.
PERFORMANCES
September 11-13 & 17-20, 2026
Thursday-Saturday performances at 7:30 pm
Sunday matinees at 2 pm
All performances will be held at the Hanesbrands Theatre
209 N. Spruce Street in Winston-Salem
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SHOW DESCRIPTION
Ever wondered what would happen if you took Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire tale and put it into a blender with Mel Brooks, Monty Python, and The 39 Steps? That’s just what happens in this lightning-fast, laugh-out-loud, 90-minute, gender-bending romp. When her sister, Mina, falls ill with a mysterious disease of the blood, Lucy Westfeldt and her fiancé, Jonathan Harker, enlist the help of famed female vampire hunter Doctor Jean Van Helsing. Their hunt for the dangerous and sexy Count Dracula abounds with clever wordplay and quick-change antics. Five actors play over a dozen roles in this bloodcurdlingly hilarious send-up of the literary classic.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
All ethnicities and races encouraged to audition for all roles.
Accents are not required for auditions, but they will be used in the show, so feel free to give them a shot!
Please note: all actors should be comfortable with possible kissing, touching, etc. Nothing too much, but it is a fairly “naughty” comedy! We will have an intimacy coach for the production.
Count Dracula: (male) 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. Character will be partially undressed at times.
Jonathan Harker: (male) 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. Character will be partially undressed at times.
Lucy Westfeldt: (female) 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.
Mina Westfeldt: (female) 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. Wallace Westfeldt: (male) 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.
Dr. Van Helsing: (female) 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.
Renfield: (male) 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.
Kitty Rutherford: (female) 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.
Lord Cavendish: (male) Scottish dialect. Lucy’s suitor; a Scottish dolt.
Lord Worthington: (male) RP British dialect. Lucy’s suitor; posh, British and petulant.
Lord Havemercy: (male) Texas Accent. Lucy’s arrogant suitor from Memphis, a la Yosemite Sam.
Driver: (male) Eastern European or Russian dialect. The male, Transylvanian driver of the carriage carrying Jonathan to Dracula’s castle who tries to warn him. Borat meets Boris and Natasha.
Captain: (male) Sea Captain dialect. The salty captain of a doomed ship caught in a raging storm.
Bosun: (male) Irish dialect. A scurvy seaman who goes down with the ship in a storm.
Gravedigger: (male) Cockney dialect. A drunk gravedigger with a secret.