Auditions: SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd at 6PM
Please complete an audition form and select your time slot prior to auditions date.
Callbacks: SUNDAY, AUGUST 23rd
Director: Bryan W. Childe
Musical Director: Christopher Ketcham
Choreographer: Natalie Ondine Pak
Stage Manager: TBA
AN AUDITION FORM MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE AUDITIONS DATE
Upon submitting your audition form, you can select a time slot for auditions
Video Submissions are accepted no later than 24 hours before the listed audition date
What To Prepare:
Please arrive to auditions 15 minutes prior to your audition time slot.
Be prepared with 32 bars of any musical theatre song that best fits and showcases your range.
We ask that you do not audition acapella.
A Bluetooth speaker is provided for accompanying tracks.
Please do not sing a song from the show.
Dress comfortably for the dance portion of auditions.
For example:
No flip-flops or other shoes that will impede your ability to dance safely.
No overly restrictive or revealing clothing.
Audition Day:
Please complete an audition form prior to the auditions date.
A link for the audition form is below.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your audition time slot.
Resume and headshot are not required but appreciated.
Vocal auditions are private infant of only the production team.
Dance auditions will be completed in small groups based on registered time slots.
If called back, secondary auditions will take place the following day by invitation only.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is the Tony Award-winning musical comedy that follows ambitious window washer J. Pierrepont Finch as he uses a self-help book to climb the corporate ladder of the World Wide Wicket Company. Along the way, Finch encounters office politics, ambitious executives, romantic complications, and hilariously questionable business practices. Packed with sharp wit, memorable songs, and timeless satire, this Broadway classic offers a humorous look at the pursuit of success in the corporate world.
Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock & Willie Gilbert | Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Based upon the book by Shepherd Mead.
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
J. Pierrepont Finch (Male Presenting) | Vocal Range: C3–G4
A charismatic and ambitious window washer who uses a self-help book to rise through the ranks of the World Wide Wicket Company. Clever, confident, and endlessly resourceful.
Rosemary Pilkington (Female Presenting) | Vocal Range: A3–B4
A young secretary with dreams of marriage and suburban life. Sweet, optimistic, and intelligent, she quickly falls for Finch while proving she is more than capable of keeping up with him.
J.B. Biggley (Male Presenting) | Vocal Range: C3–A4
The president of the World Wide Wicket Company. Powerful, opinionated, and old-fashioned, with a secret soft spot beneath his tough exterior.
Bud Frump (Male Presenting) | Vocal Range: C3–F4
Biggley's arrogant and scheming nephew. Determined to climb the corporate ladder through family connections rather than hard work, he serves as Finch's primary rival.
Hedy LaRue (Female Presenting) | Vocal Range: C4–Eb5
Biggley's glamorous and seemingly scatterbrained mistress. Though often underestimated, Hedy knows exactly how to get what she wants.
Smitty (Female Presenting) | Vocal Range: A#3–G5
Rosemary's best friend and fellow secretary. Witty, practical, and quick with a sarcastic remark, she often serves as the voice of reason.
Miss Jones (Female Presenting) | Vocal Range: Bb3–Gb5
Biggley's loyal and efficient secretary. Professional, no-nonsense, and highly respected throughout the company.
Mr. Bert Bratt (Male Presenting) | Vocal Range: B2–D4
The company's personnel manager. Serious, proper, and committed to enforcing company policies and procedures.
Mr. Twimble (Male Presenting) | Vocal Range: C#3–E4
The longtime head of the mailroom. Loyal, hardworking, and proud of his dedication to the company.
Wally Womper (Male Presenting) | Vocal Range: D3–E4
The chairman of the World Wide Wicket Company. Traditionally played by the same actor as Twimble.
Mr. Gatch (Male Presenting) | Vocal Range: Ensemble/Character Role
Head of the Plans and Systems Department. A confident executive with a wandering eye and a tendency to overestimate himself.
Miss Krumholtz (Female Presenting) | Vocal Range: Gb3–Ab4
A secretary who later works for Finch. Efficient, professional, and a valuable member of the office staff.
Benjamin Burton Daniel Ovington (Male Presenting) | Vocal Range: Ensemble/Character Role
A rising executive whose future at the company is unexpectedly derailed by corporate politics and college rivalries.
Ensemble (All Gender Presentations) | Vocal Range:
Various Executives, secretaries, office workers, reporters, television personalities, and other featured roles. Strong singers, dancers, and character actors are encouraged to audition.
Featured roles may include Jenkins, Tackaberry, Peterson, Ovington, Matthews, Toynbee, Wally Womper's associates, reporters, stockholders, interviewees, office staff, and members of the World Wide Wicket Company.