Auditions
Little Women the Musical and Guys and Dolls
AUDITION DETAILS
Dates and Times: Monday September 29 and Tuesday September 30, 2025
• 12pm-9pm; Monday and Tuesday, Sep. 29-30
• Callbacks: TBD
Location of Audition:
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
95 Riverside Parkway
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406
Audition Reuirements
• Please prepare a 16-32 bar cut of a selection in the style of the show. Selections from the show are allowed.
• Bring sheet music in the appropriate key as an accompanist will be provided.
• You may be asked to dance so bring or wear comfortable clothes.
• Bring your headshot (8x10) and resume (should reflect dance or movement ability).
• Be prepared to read from the script, if asked.
*AEA Guest Artist contracts for some roles. All ethnicities considered and strongly encouraged to audition.
If you are unable to attend in-person auditions, video submissions are strongly encouraged.
Video Submission Requirement
To submit a video audition, please visit www.riversidedt.com/video-submission and complete the online form to submit a video audition. Guidelines for the video audition can be found below:
• Please shoot on a neutral background with minimal background noise.
• Please slate (with your name, where you are based, and the title of the song and Musical you will be auditioning with).
• Total audition video should not exceed 2 and ½ minutes
Any questions or concerns, please contact Company Manager, Holly Mayers via e-mail at casting@riversidedt.com
Little Women the Musical
Show Details
Production: Little Women the Musical
Producing Company: Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22406
Producing Artistic Director: Patrick A’Hearn
Director: Carson Eubank
Choreographer: Stephanie Wood
Music Director: TBD
Rehearsal Dates: To begin on or about Sunday Feb. 8, 2026
Technical Rehearsal Dates: March 9-17, 2026
*Please be prepared to share ALL Rehearsal Conflicts on your Audition Form*
Performance Dates: Wednesday, March 18- Sunday, April 26th
Character Descriptions
Jo March: Our story’s protagonist. Passionate, adventurous, and brave. She has the idea of writing Little Women and eventually becomes engaged to Professor Bhaer. Female age: 18-23
Professor Bhaer: German Professor who exemplifies proper manners. He is a boarder in Mrs. Kirk’s boarding house and eventually falls in love with Jo. Male age: 35 to 45
Amy March The youngest, most energetic sister with a rather pompous air about her. She later marries Laurie. Can double as Troll. Female age: 14 to 18
Meg March: The world-weary, yet hopeful, oldest sister who yearns for a great life. She marries John and has twins with him. Can double as Clarissa. Female age: 21 to 25
Beth March: The second youngest sister who tragically dies of Scarlet Fever. Peace-maker, lover, and an optimist who is always encouraging her sisters to dream. Can double as Rodrigo II. Female age: 17 to 21
Marmee March: The girls’ mother. She is the strong backbone of the family, who is courageous in spite of the difficult odds she faces. Can double as Hag. Female age: 45 to 55
Mr. Laurence: Lauries’ grandfather and the March family neighbor. Gruff and hardend, but softens over the course of his friendship with the March’s, closest to Beth. Male age: 60-70
Laurie Laurence: The bright-eyed boy-next-door with considerable charm. He loves Jo but later falls in love with Amy. Male age: 18 to 23
Aunt March: A formidable, over-bearing matron and great-aunt to the March sisters. The wealthy socialite in town. Can double as Mrs. Kirk. Female age: 45 to 60
Mr. John Brooke: Laurie’s tutor and a rather stiff man; shows very little emotion. He later marries Meg and changes. Male age: 30 to 40
Guys and Dolls
Show Details
Production: Guys and Dolls
Producing Company: Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22406
Producing Artistic Director: Patrick A’Hearn
Director: Patrick A’Hearn
Choreographer: Stephanie Wood
Music Director: TBD
Rehearsal Dates: To begin on or about Sunday April. 12, 2026
Technical Rehearsal Dates: May 4-12, 2026
*Please be prepared to share ALL Rehearsal Conflicts on your Audition Form*
Performance Dates: Wednesday, May 13- Sunday, June 28 th
Character Descriptions
Nicely-Nicely Johnson: Just like his name suggests, he is the nicest and cheeriest of the gambling crooks. High-spirited and a bit naïve, but sincere and genuine. Nathan’s loyal friend and lackey. Male age: 30 to 45
Benny Southstreet: Nathan’s right-hand man and a gambler himself. Smart, slick, always moving and shaking, but with what he thinks are Nathan’s best interests at heart. Male age: 30 to 45
Sarah Brown: A pretty, bright-eyed woman who serves as Sergeant of the local Mission. She fully believes in her worthy cause and wishes to convert the gambling sinners to saints. Falls unexpectedly in love with Sky along the way. She is prudish and uptight but eventually lets go. Female age: 20 to 30
Arvide Abernathy: The bass drum and cymbal player in the Mission band, he is Sarah’s loving grandfather. Wise and sweet, he wants nothing but the best for her. Male age: 50 to 65
Harry The Horse: A crook and gambler. He is a tough guy with dollar signs as his bottom line. Brings Big Jule into Nathan’s craps game and backs his cheating but is also a man of his word in the gambling community. Male age: 35 to 55
Lt. Brannigan: A New York police officer who is on to Nathan’s illegal craps games and is dead set on catching him. A tough, no-nonsense character. Male age: 40 to 55
Nathan Detroit: A good-hearted gambler and craps game organizer who could never hit the bigtime. He loves Adelaide but cannot quit his gambling ways. A broke schemer with unwitting ways. Male age: 35 to 45
Miss Adelaide: Nathan’s fiancé and a lead performer at the Hot Box nightclub. She loves Nathan more than anything in the world and desperately wants to get married. Pretty, outspoken, stubborn. Female age: 25 to 35
Sky Masterson: A high-stakes gambler whose luck never seems to run out, and a wild card who surprises himself when he falls in love with the unlikeliest of women. Suave, smart, handsome. Male age: 35 to 45
Big Jule: A big-time craps player from Chicago who uses a gun and his own pair of rigged dice to bully his way into never losing. Tough looking. A bit of an oaf. Male age: 30 to 50
Ensemble: Singers, Dancers