Auditions

You will need to schedule three auditions and complete a form:

1. Acting Audition: Sign up for an acting audition on January 21, 2025.
2. Music Audition: Sign up for a music audition on January 23, 2025, from 4:00-6:00 PM.
3. Dance Audition: Sign up for a dance audition on January 23, 2025, from 4:00-6:00 PM.
4. Audition Form: Complete the audition form.

Note: Changes to audition times can be made up to 24 hours before the scheduled audition.

Callbacks

• January 23, 2025, from 7:00-10:00 PM.

Preparation Workshop

• Auditioning for Musicals Workshop: Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 4:00-5:30 PM in Studio 2 with Cullyn Murphy.

About the Play

Summary

When Bumble©, Match©, and Tinder© let you down, your dearest friends always know someone who’s “Perfect for You.” Next thing you know, you’re fidgeting alone in a restaurant, hoping to meet the love of your life. No world exists where Aaron, a buttoned-up banker, and Casey, a bohemian artist, could hit it off — and neither would describe the other as “perfect.” Leave it to the waiter to see a true connection. First Date is a musical poking fun at every awkward blind date – the perfect icebreaker for your next date!

• Script: First Date (both the script and the libretto)
• Roles Available: 7 roles (3 men, 3 women, 1 any gender).

Main Characters

• Aaron: A nervous, awkward, 30-something Jewish financier. Stable, educated, and logical but a bit annoying. Wants a big family but is still getting over being jilted at the altar by his ex-fiancée.
• Casey: A funky, perky, artistic 30-something with a tendency to sabotage healthy relationships. Unsure about wanting children.

Ensemble Roles

• The Waiter: A single gay writer/performer moonlighting as a waiter. Sees connections others miss.
• Reggie: Casey’s saucy, dramatic best friend with an overactive imagination.
• Lauren: Casey’s stable, happily-married sister who advises her to give Aaron a chance.
• Gabe: Aaron’s best friend who encourages him to move on from Allison.
• Allison: Aaron’s ex-fiancée who haunts him as the perfect woman.
• Grandma Ida: Aaron’s Jewish grandmother who disapproves of Casey.
• Casey’s Christian Father: Imagined by Aaron, he critiques Aaron’s cultural differences.
• Additional walk-on characters and chorus roles available.

Important Dates

• Performance Dates: April 17-19 and April 24-26, 2025, at 7:30 PM. All actors must be present.
• First Rehearsal: January 27, 2025. Everyone must attend.
• Off-Book Deadline: March 21, 2025.
• Crew View: April 7, 2025.
• Make-Up Meeting: April 9, 2025, during Common Hour (12:00-1:20 PM).
• Tech Rehearsals: April 13, 2025, from 2:00-11:00 PM. Dinner provided.
• Dress Rehearsals: April 14-15, 2025, with a 5:30 PM call time.
• Preview: April 16, 2025, with a 5:30 PM call time.
• Brush-Up/Photo Rehearsal: April 22, 2025.
• Strike: April 26, 2025, following the final performance. Work until 2:00 AM.

Questions?

Additional questions can be directed to Amy Sarno at sarnofra@beloit.edu.