​Riverwalk Theatre Auditions for Come From Away  Book, Music and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
 -- NEW LOCATION FOR AUDITIONS
Haslett Community Church, 1427 Haslett, MI 48840

Performances for Come From Away will be October 15-18 & 22-25, 2026 on the Riverwalk Rotary Main Stage

These auditions will be held offsite due to earlier than usual auditions and building capacity.
Show and casting description: The Tony Award-winning musical Come From Away is a story of kindness, joy, and hope in the face of tragedy. It tells a true story of events in Gander, Newfoundland, a small town that welcomed 7,000 stranded travelers after 9/11. As fear and uncertainty gripped the world, the people of Gander opened their hearts and homes, forging unexpected friendships and proving that even in the darkest times, compassion can shine through. Filled with undeniable Canadian charm, this powerful musical is celebrated for its uplifting message, ensemble cast, and folk-inspired score.


We are searching for a diverse company of 12 actor-singers who are interested in a creative and actor-driven rehearsal process. Each will play multiple roles with different accents. We welcome actors from all backgrounds. Riverwalk Theatre and our show’s creative team are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we encourage auditions from our diverse Greater Lansing community. Outside of the casting requirements stated below, we are committed to open casting. If any accommodation is required for auditioning and/or for participating in the show, please let us know. Ages playable, not literal. Other specific character notes in character descriptions.


All actors will need a Newfoundland (Gander) accent as well as various other international accents. Please come prepared to show us your best Newfoundland (& other) accents! 

Casting team: 
Directors: Jane Falion & Michele Booher-Purosky
Music Directors: Alan B. Sloan & Janus Hoang
Choreographer: Amanda Tollstam


When & Where: 
Open auditions will be held: July 12 & 13, at 7:00 pm* 
Location: *Auditions will be held at Haslett Community Church, 1427 Haslett, MI 48840 
- Please enter the building at Door 2 (North side, off Haslett Rd.). 
- Haslett Community Church is an open and affirming church; the building is accessible, and there is plenty of onsite parking.

Callbacks will take place on an invitation-only basis: July 14 at 7:00 
First table read on July 15.


Please Prepare:


-To sing 32 measures of a contemporary music theatre or pop/rock song, in the style of the show’s music, which showcases your acting and singing skills as well as your vocal range. Please do not sing music from the show. An accompanist is available – please bring sheet music. -To read a short passage of dialogue that demonstrates your proficiency with the Gander dialect and your charm as a storyteller.


-To learn and perform a short piece of movement/choreography. (You may want to bring or wear comfy clothes for this portion of the audition). Please bring a simple one-page performing resume listing recent roles/shows in which you’ve performed, the year and the company/creative team as well as any specialty skills/interests. 

Please arrive early to allow time to fill out an audition form before auditions begin. You may also fill one out ahead of time to bring with you (downloadable from our website). 

Because this show is set up somewhat differently than other musicals, most rehearsals will require the full company, so please list ALL CONFLICTS on the audition form. 

Female Presenting Characters:


Bonnie & Others 
A no-nonsense mother of 3, Bonnie is the head of the Gander area SPCA. When she discovers animals are trapped on the planes, she stops at nothing to ensure their safety - but in frustration, she often lashes out at those around her. 
● Also Plays: Martha 
● Age: 30-40s 
● Vocal range top: Mezzo with a belt up to B (range top: B4)


Beulah & Others 
Head of the Gander Legion & Teacher at the Gander Academy with a firefighter son, who walks Hannah to her church and prays with her. 
● Also Plays: Delores. A New Yorker. (New York Accent) (sings Titanic theme song in karaoke) 
● Age: 40s-60s 
● Vocal type & range: Mezzo with a belt up to B


Janice & Others 
An eager new local TV reporter, Janice is thrown into the deep end on her first day. Initially naïve about the world, Janice must face the pain and confusion around her. 
● Also Plays: Britney and Flight Attendant. 
● Age: 20s 
● Vocal type & range: Contemporary Soprano with strong pop belt and mix up to E. (range top: E5)


Beverley/Annette & Others 
Beverley: The first female captain for American Airlines, Pilot Beverley Bass has always loved flying, when her world suddenly changes. 
Annette: A schoolteacher at Gander Academy with an active fantasy life. 
● Also Plays: Reporter. 
● Age: 40s-50s 
● Vocal type & range: Strong mezzo with an easy mixed or belted C# (range top: C#5)


Diane & Others 
A traditional divorcee from Texas (Texan Accent), who is terrified that her son may have been flying at the time of the attacks. When she finds out that he’s safe, she’s given a new lease on life and discovers a wilder, more carefree side of herself. 
-Also Plays: Crystal and Brenda. 
-Age: 50s-60s 
-Vocal type & range: Warm, natural contemporary Soprano with strong mix up to D (range bottom: A3)


Hannah & Others 
Black. The mother of a firefighter in Manhattan, Hannah waits for news about her son and is comforted by Beulah. 
● Also Plays: Margie and Mickey. 
● Age: 40s-60s 
● Vocal type & range: Contemporary Soprano with strong pop belt and mix up to E. (range top: E5)

Male Presenting Characters


Claude & Others 
The gregarious and well-liked Mayor of Gander, Newfoundland, Claude loves his work, the townspeople and his daily traditions, but he’s never had to deal with a crisis of this magnitude before. 
● Also plays: Derm and Brenda’s Brother, Eddie. 
● Age: 40s-60s 
● Vocal type & range: Gruff, natural sounding Baritone with a strong high G. (range top: G4)


Oz & Others 
The quirky constable in the two-person Gander police force. When the town’s population suddenly doubles, Oz helps out in unexpected ways. 
● Also Plays: Joey, Customs Officer, Mr. Michaels, Terry, Matty, Rabbi, and Head Cardiologist. 
● Age: 30s-50s 
● Vocal type & range: Strong contemporary Tenor up to G. (range top: G4)


Nick/Doug & Others 
Nick: An English oil engineer who is focused on his work, Nick’s life is turned upside down when he falls for Diane. 
Doug: An Air Traffic Controller, married to Bonnie, who tries to help his wife and the animals.
-Also Plays: Officer Stephenson, and Male Townsperson. 
-Age: 50-60 
-Vocal type & range: Warm, natural Baritone or Baritenor with an easy E and strong pop sensibility. (range top: E4)


Kevin T/Garth & Others 
Kevin T: The head of an environmental energy company in Los Angeles, Kevin was on vacation with his boyfriend (and secretary, also named Kevin), when they are stranded in Gander. Inspired by the town’s generosity, Kevin creates the Pay It Forward Foundation. 
Garth: The head of the local union, representing the bus drivers. 
● Also Plays: President Bush (Texan Accent) 
● Age: 30s-40s 
● Vocal type & range: Strong contemporary Tenor up to G (range top: G4)


Kevin J/Ali & Others 
Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) 
Kevin J: Kevin’s boyfriend and secretary. Sarcastic and unhappy, he wants to leave as soon as possible. 
Ali: An Egyptian man traveling to America who experiences isolation and Islamophobia but who finds a connection to Beulah. (Egyptian Accent) 
● Also Plays: Dwight. 
● Age: 30s-40s 
● Vocal type & range: Tenor or Baritenor


Bob & Others 
Black. A hardened New Yorker, Bob is suspicious of where he’s landed, fearing that it’s World War 3, that someone is going to shoot him and steal his wallet - but instead, he ends up losing his New York jadedness. 
-Also Plays: Muhumuza and Captain Bristol. 
-Age: 20s-40s 
-Vocal type & range: Baritone

Evolve Theatrics – Annie Auditions in Just Two Weeks!
The countdown is on! Auditions for Evolve Theatrics' production of Annie are just two weeks away.
Members of the Greater Lansing theatre community are invited to audition for this beloved Broadway classic. Evolve Theatrics is proud to welcome performers from throughout the region and enjoys bringing together both familiar faces and those joining the organization for the first time.
Audition Dates: July 19–20
Performance Dates: October 16–18 & October 23–25
Opportunities are available for children, teens, and adults, with roles for performers of a variety of ages and experience levels.
If you've been thinking about auditioning, now is a great time to complete the audition form, reserve a vocal audition time, and begin preparing your audition materials.
Additional information, including audition requirements, audition music, and the online audition form, is available on the Evolve Theatrics website and social media pages.

www.evolvetheatrics.com/annie-auditions.html
Evolve Theatrics looks forward to seeing many members of the Greater Lansing theatre community at auditions!

​EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS Casting Call for 2026 Festival

Riverwalk Theatre is recruiting approximately 10 actors to appear in five short plays to
be presented at the Emerging Playwrights Festival on Saturday August 1 at Riverwalk
Theatre. Each script is 12 pages or less. Two scripts will be staged as full productions;
three will be staged readings. All are original plays written by students who won the
2026 Emerging Playwrights Competition.


Approximately twenty roles are involved, so actors will potentially play more than 1 role.
Actors in a full production may also have a role in a staged reading; actors in a staged
reading may also have a role in a full production. In addition to their acting roles, actors
may also be assigned as narrators for a staged reading to read the stage directions.
Play synopses and details about the characters (including ages and genders) are
broken down below.
Rehearsals will occur Sunday-Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm beginning with a
readthrough of all plays on Sunday, July 5- time TBD. Staged readings will have 3
rehearsals before the performance on Saturday, August 1. Full productions will have
12 rehearsals before the performance on August 1.


If interested, please contact Tom Ferris via email with your resume and headshot.
Email: [email protected]
Any questions, please feel free to text Tom Ferris at 517-242-4742 or Holly Kay-Cannon
at 323-633-4014.

SHOW SYNOPSES & CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
**Ages of characters may be subject to change.
**Genders of characters are written below as male and/or female based on the
script directions. Any actor who is male and/or female presenting is included in
this verbiage. Gender of characters may also be subject to change.


HOPE (staged reading)
Children navigate the scary and adult world of factory work with a twist ending.
LOUIS – 12 yr old male; factory worker
LAURA – 13 yr old female, factory worker
GEORGE/WILLIAM – homeless male / 11 yr old bully male
MARY/ANNA – homeless woman / 10 yr old bully female
NARRATOR to read stage directions


HOBO HOTEL (full production)
Two seemingly different men share conversation and understanding in a hotel lobby.
GRANT HAROLD – 30 yr old male; hotel owner
FRED THE HOBO – 60 yr old male; hairy, homeless man
MARTHA – 25 yr old female; front desk worker
JERRY HAROLD – 8 yr old male; son of Grant


ST. DYMPHNA (staged reading)
A mental hospital patient shares his disjointed thoughts regarding his family and life.
PATIENT – 37 yr old schizophrenic man
FIGURE 1 – female adult; interchanging characters including Mental Illness, Agnes, the Mother, the
Nurse
FIGURE 2 – male adult; interchanging characters including Patroclus, the Doctor
FIGURE 3 – androgynous adult; interchanging characters including Arnold, the Father, the Attendant
NARRATOR to read stage directions


THERE IS NO COFFEE IN NORTH BALTIMORE (full production)
Two people meet at an empty coffee house and secrets slowly unfold.
JACOB CANE – 53 yr old; screenwriter
MARA GAISLER – 22 yr old; author and con-woman


LIVE WITH A SMILE (staged reading)
Close friends gather to offer wisdom and support to a friend who needs it most.
EREN ACKROMAN – 16 yr old male; often depressed with low confidence
ANECIA YEAGER – 16 yr old female; kind and sweet, speaks directly
FERRIS – 60 yr old male; wise and noble, thinks before speaking
MIRA – teenage female; energetic, supportive, friendly
NARRATOR to read stage directions

​Emily Clark is recruiting WOMEN (and woman-identifying persons) to audition for the first show of Peppermint Creek’s 26-27 season: Ransacking Troy by Erin Shields — an exciting and fun new take on the Trojan War told through the eyes of the women typically silenced by history. 

Audition Dates: June 14 & 15, 7:00
Production Dates: September 11–13 & 17–20, 
Sycamore Creek church 1919 S. Pennsylvania - (NOT the Eastwood performance location)

Emily plans to have everyone audition with the same monologue and then do a few scenes. There will be copies of the monologue at auditions.

This isn’t the myth you remember; it is a sharp, modern interrogation of the collateral damage caused by ego and the cyclical nature of systemic violence. This production transforms a classic epic into a catalyst for dialogue about power, gender, and the human cost of conflict. Patrons will find themselves captivated by a narrative that is as breathtakingly theatrical as it is socially urgent. By amplifying these sidelined voices, the play challenges us to look closely at our own society and the stories we choose to tell. Prepare for an evening of theatre that entertains with its wit while demanding we acknowledge the “vital issues” woven into our global heritage.

P.S. I (Jane) have a copy of the script if anyone wants to borrow it and bring it to auditions. Call/text me 517-930-0932)