Auditions
September Auditions
Sunday, September 22nd & Monday, September 23rd from 7 -10 PM
Tootsie, Steel Magnolias, Death of a Salesman, and The Sound of Music
There are four great shows to open 2025 with the Manatee Players and we want you to be a part of it!
The first show of 2025 is the Tony Award-winning musical comedy Tootsie on our mainstage. Based on one of the funniest comedic films of all time, leading man, Michael Dorsey is a skilled actor with a talent for not keeping a job. Desperate and out of work, Michael makes a last-ditch effort to make his dreams come true…by disguising himself as actress Dorothy Michaels. This show is rated R for adult content and language.
–Tootsie opens Thursday, January 16, 2025, and is scheduled for a two-week run. The show may be extended if there is a demand.
-Rehearsals are scheduled to begin the week of November 18, 2024. The exact start date will be determined after auditions are completed.
Later in January, the Manatee Players will produce the comedy-drama play Steel Magnolias, written by Robert Harling which was later made into the award-winning movie with Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Olympia Dukakis, and Shirley MacLaine. This touching tale is about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana.
–Steel Magnolias opens Thursday, January 23, 2025, and is scheduled for a two-week run. The show may be extended if there is a demand.
-Rehearsals are scheduled to begin the week of December 2, 2024. The exact start date will be determined after auditions are completed.
Following Steel Magnolias is the American stage classic, Death of a Salesman. Written by Arthur Miller, this tragedy opened in 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. It has been revived on Broadway five times (winning an additional three Tony Awards) and has been a staple on stages and in classrooms ever since with an estimated 11 million copies sold. The play deals with the themes of the American Dream, the anatomy of truth, and infidelity. A thrilling work of deep and revealing beauty that remains one of the most profound classic dramas of the American Theater.
–Death of a Salesman opens Thursday, February 27, 2025, and is scheduled for a two-week run. The show may be extended if there is a demand.
-Rehearsals are scheduled to begin the week of January 6, 2025. The exact start date will be determined after auditions are completed.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music is one of the most beloved Broadway musicals of all time. Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually their widowed father, Captain von Trapp. Many songs from the musical have become standards, including Do-Re-Mi, My Favorite Things, Edelweiss, Climb Ev’ry Mountain, and the title song The Sound of Music.
–The Sound of Music opens Thursday, March 6, 2025, and is scheduled for a two-week run. The show may be extended if there is a demand.
-Rehearsals are scheduled to begin the week of January 6, 2025. The exact start date will be determined after auditions are completed.
The Sound of Music is open to children aged 6 and up. The child must turn 6 before January 6, 2025.
General Information
- Auditions begin at 7 PM each night.
- Actors audition in the order they arrive.
- You should prepare a song in your key and be ready for any movement portion of the audition that the director may require.
- Anyone being called back will be notified that night of the callback time and date.
Not being called back does NOT mean that you are not being considered for a role. - These are non-paid volunteer roles in all shows.
- You must be 13 years of age or older to audition for an adult role.
- All auditions are held at the Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 Third Avenue West in downtown Bradenton (unless otherwise noted).
- If you wish to submit a video audition, it should be emailed to Producing Artistic Director Rick Kerby at artisticdirector@manateeperformingartscenter.com before 4 PM on Friday, September 20, 2024
Audition Workshop for High School Musical-Senior Edition
Calling all senior performers! If you’ve got the spirit of a teenager and the wisdom of a lifetime, this workshop is for you.
Calling all senior performers! If you’ve got the spirit of a teenager and the wisdom of a lifetime, this workshop is for you.
Producing Artistic Director, Rick Kerby, and Production Manager, Kristin Ribble, will lead three sessions to prepare you for our production of the smash hit Disney Channel musical phenomenon featuring the students of East High.
-Rehearsals are scheduled for Wednesday mornings at 11 AM and the show will hit the stage in Spring 2025.
General Information
- -No prior acting, singing, or dancing experience is required.
- -You will be taught the songs and dances for the audition. You should be ready for any movement portion of the audition that the director may require.
- -These are non-paid volunteer roles in all shows.
- -You must be 55 years of age or older to participate in DraMature.
- -No pre-registration is required.
Commitment
Please note that by auditioning, you are obligating yourself to a considerable rehearsal and performance process. Please be certain that you are willing and able to make this commitment.
Shows, dates & directors are subject to change.
For more information contact our Production Manager at 941-749-1111 x105 or production@manateeperformingartscenter.com.