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Kid Actors Needed for 2025 Musical: "Caroline, Or Change"

Cleveland, OH, United States
ID: 583308Exp: 4/6/2025
Description:

Audition for "Caroline, Or Change" show. Looking for child performers. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Set in one of the most pivotal times in America's history, the Tony-nominated Caroline Or Change is riveting, moving and awe-inspiring. Featuring a virtuosic score by Tesori (Fun Home, Violet, Shrek), it blends blues, gospel and traditional Jewish melodies, creating a breathtaking medium for Kushner's (Angels in America) provocative and personal story. In 1963, the Gellman family and their African-American maid, Caroline, live in sleepy Lake Charles, Louisiana. Caroline is drifting through life as a single mother of four working in a service job to a white family. A fragile, yet beautiful friendship develops between the young Gellman son, Noah, and Caroline. Outside of the laundry room, some of the greatest social advancements that the country has seen are being set in motion, and change is knocking on the door. Rate: AEA contracts are available. All performers are compensated. Additional info: Please prepare two contrasting selections in the style of the show, not to exceed three minutes total. You must bring sheet music in the proper key. No recorded tracks or acapella singing will be accepted. Audition Accompanist provided. Rehearsals begin July 7, 2025. The show runs from August 7-24, 2025. To be considered, please apply.

3 roles

Noah GellmanMale7-11 y.o.White / Caucasian

( Countertenor) The son of Caroline's employer, Stuart Gellman. Shy, forgetful, and looks to Caroline for comfort and distraction.

Jackie ThibodeauxMale9-13 y.o.African-American

Tenor Caroline's son. Though he is older than Joe, he is more sweet and naïve.

Joe ThibodeauxMale7-11 y.o.African-American

Tenor Caroline's son. Though he is the baby of the family, he is outspoken and skeptical.