Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Tenor directed by William Garcia

Auditions: 8/18 and 8/19 – 30 Minute time slots available from 6:00pm-9:00pm 

Callbacks will be held on 8/20 starting at 6:00pm

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AVAILABLE ROLES:

MAX (Male; Mid 20’s-Mid 30’s) Assistant to Saunders

MAGGIE (Female; Mid 20’s-Mid 30’s) Max's girlfriend

SAUNDERS (Male; 50’s-60’s)  Maggie's father, General Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company

TITO MERELLI (Male; No Specific Age) a world-famous tenor, known also to his fans as Il Stupendo

MARIA (Female; No Specific Age) Tito's wife

BELLHOP (No Specific Gender or Age) a bellhop

DIANA (Female; No Specific Age) a soprano

JULIA (Female; 50’s-60’s) Chairman of the Opera Guild

Intimacy Disclosure:

The characters Max, Maggie, Tito and Diana will have a scene with physical intimacy (included but not limited to: kissing, pawing, etc.) and will be costumed in 1930s undergarments during this scene. There will be an intimacy coordinator to choreograph these actions. By indicating interest in being cast in any one or multiple of these roles you acknowledge that you are aware of these intimacy disclosures.

If you are unable to attend auditions in person, you may submit a video audition performing one of the sides available below. Please email your file to [email protected] AND [email protected] by 8/19/2025

For this audition, we will be having auditioners read from selected pieces of the script (sides). The sides being used are available below to review prior to the audition if you wish to do so.

We would like each auditioner to come prepared with a favorite poem/excerpt from a poem to be read at the audition. The poem/excerpt should not exceed two minutes in duration and each auditioner should come prepared with a brief explanation as to why they chose the poem.

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ROLES AVAILABLE
SARAH – A teacher who becomes a student (age roughly 35-45). Soft-spoken.
MAX – A student who becomes a teacher (age roughly 20-25). Not soft-spoken.

Please note, in the Author’s Notes section preceding the play, Ruhl specifies that “the actors don’t have to look anything like the people in life Sarah or Max.” Therefore, our director intend to cast actors not based on their physical connectedness to the real life people presented in the play but based entirely on their ability to, as Ruhl states, authentically “inhabit the voices of Sarah and Max.” This may include non-traditional casting choices regarding age or gender of the performer. The characters will still be referred to and played as the script intends, regardless of the performers age/gender/etc.

If you are unable to attend auditions in person, you may submit a video audition performing one of the sides available below. Please email your file to [email protected] by 8/25/2025

For this audition, we will be having auditioners read from selected pieces of the script (sides). The sides being used are available below to review prior to the audition if you wish to do so.

Staged Readings have an accelerated rehearsal process (2 weeks) and are performed without costumes, scenery, or theatrical lighting. They are an excellent way to become involved for the first time, or for those who are not able to attend a full 8-10 week rehearsal process. The focus of a staged reading is on the text and the performance, as such performers utilize the script and perform without needing to memorize anything.