SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – When The Playhouse, a rustic New England summer theatre, schedules a repertory season of Dracula, Hamlet, and Charley’s Aunt, comic mayhem ensues. The play follows the well-intentioned, but over-matched, company from outrageous auditions to ego-driven rehearsals through opening nights gone disastrously awry to the elation of a great play well told and the comic and nostalgic season close. A hilarious backstage farce and genuinely affectionate look into the world of the theatre.
Auditions will be for the Following characters:
• Jack Morris 20s +
: A young, relatively normal actor questioning his career.
• Susannah Huntsman 30s
: An overly academic and pretentious guest director.
• Mary Pierre 20s +
: The earnest, slightly dim-witted ingénue.
• Tyler Taylor 30s +
: An egocentric leading man obsessed with “the method”.
• Richfield Hawksley 70s
: An elderly actor with a failing memory but a storied past
• Vernon Volker 50s +
: A cynical, veteran actor who feels summer stock is beneath him.
• Daisy Coates 60s
: A veteran actress who has been waiting decades for her “big break”.
• Craig Conlin 40s
: The penny-pinching and obsessive Business Manager.
• Sarah McKay 40s
: The acerbic, veteran Stage Manager.
• Henry Mills 50s +
: The overworked and frustrated resident Designer.
• The Apprentices: Three overworked and inexperienced interns
Karma Schneider
Braun Oakes
Ian Millike
The character of Gordon has already been cast.
Auditions will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 6 p.m. at South Tahoe Association of Realtors, 2307 James Ave, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Auditions will be readings from the script.
Rehearsals will be generally scheduled Tuesday-Thursday evenings starting around May 13 through June 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (there will be some flexibility)
Performances: July 2,3,5,9,10,11 at 7:30 p.m. and July 12 at 2 p.m. (no performance July 4)
Link to script and audition sides: https://drive.google.com/…/1AE2Gc2SDNGQk…