Auditions/Tech Interviews
​for 
Something Rotten!
are 

NOW OPEN!

AUDITION/TECH INTERVIEW FORM

High School Audition/Tech Interview Information:

Audition/Tech Interview Form

Audition/Tech Interview Dates

Please arrive at least ten minutes prior to your scheduled time. ​​
​All auditions/interviews will take place at: 

Trinity High School Auditorium
115 Sherrin Ave.
Louisville, KY 40207

INITIAL High School Audition/Tech Interview Dates:

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025  3:15pm - 5:30pm
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025  3:15pm - 5:30pm
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025  3:15pm - 5:30pm
​Monday, Nov. 24, 2025  3:15pm - 6:30pm (YPAS Cinderella Cast Members ONLY)

**If for some reason you are unable to attend your audition/interview or you need to change your audition/interview time, please email Ms. Reedy as soon as possible at [email protected]. **

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Mandatory Dance Audition:

**All Actors auditioning must be present for this dance call.  Technicians & Stage Managers are exempt.**

Friday, Nov. 21, 2025  3:00pm-6:00pm

(**YPAS Cinderella Auditionees ONLY.
Dance Call Monday, Nov. 24, 2025
3:15pm - 6:30pm (ish)

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Dress Code for Mandatory Dance Audition:

MALE PERFORMERS:  Tight fitting pants or gym shorts; dance shoes or tennis shoes, tap shoes, and a tight fitting shirt. No jewelry of any kind.  

FEMALE PERFORMERS: Leotard (any color) with Nude tights; cover-ups may be worn (skirt, tight shorts, etc.), jazz or tennis shoes, tap shows, and please bring your character heels. Hair must be up and out of your face.  No jewelry of any kind.  

**THERE WILL BE A TAP CALL WITH THIS DANCE CALL.  PLEASE COME PREPARED!**

Audition/Tech Interview Requirements:

Audition & Interview Requirements:

**All Auditionees & Interviewees must be in high school or entering into high school this Fall 2024. **

Please fill out the Audition/Tech Interview Form.  In addition, please bring the following to your audition/interview:

• Male Performers:
  • Resume;
  • Head Shot (if you have one);
  • One (1) 32 bars of a contemporary Comedic Musical Theatre Song (No songs from Something Rotten!, please.) 
• Female Performers:
  • Resume;
  • Head Shot;
  • One (1) 32 bars of a contemporary Comdeic Musical Theatre Song.  (No songs from ​Something Rotten!, please.) ​
• Technicians:  (Technicians will only need to have an initial interview.  You will not be needed on the Mandatory Dance Call or Call Back Days.)
  • Resume;
  • Portfolio (if you have one)
• Stage Managers: (Stage Managers will only need to have an initial interview.  You will not be needed on the Mandatory Dance Call or Call Back Days.)
  • Resume (if you have one);
  • Portfolio (if you have one)

Call Back Information:

​(ACTORS ONLY)

​**PLEASE NOTE: YOU MAY NOT BE CALLED EVERYDAY FOR CALLBACKS.**

**All Call Back lists will be posted on this web page the evening prior to the call back day. **

Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Casting Information:

Please check the email you provided for us in your Audition/Interview form as casting offers will be emailed out once all decisions have been made.  Once a full cast has been confirmed, we will post the official cast list to this website.  

Thank you for your time, energy, and God given talent.  These decisions are not made lightly and we are super excited to start work on this production. 

Tentative REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

**Please Note: All rehearsal dates and times are subject to change.**

Show Information: 

Audition/Tech Interview Form

Synopsis

Welcome to the Renaissance! Set in the 1590s, where the Black Plague has ceded power to the Puritans, farthingales and codpieces are the latest fashion trend, and the biggest rock star celebrity in England is a little-known playwright by the name of William Shakespeare.  In an attempt to keep their acting company afloat, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom desperately try to write a hit play to out-Bard the Bard. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing, and acting at the same time, the Bottom brothers strive to write the world’s very first “musical.”  They soon find themselves caught in a bitter battle with the Bard and amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz. With songs by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick and Tony nominations including best musical, Something Rotten! is a hysterical, joyous celebration of everything you love about Broadway from the last 400 years or so and reminds you that “nothing’s as amazing as a musical.”

Performance Dates:

Wed. Mar. 4, 2026           7:00pm
Thurs. Mar. 5, 2026         7:00pm
Sat. Mar. 7, 2026              7:00pm
Sun. Mar. 8, 2026            2:00pm
Tues. Mar. 10, 2026         7:00pm
Wed. March 11, 2026       7:00pm
​Thurs. Mar. 12, 2026       7:00pm
Fri. Mar. 13, 2026             7:00pm
Sat. Mar. 14, 2026            7:00pm
Sun. Mar. 15, 2026           2:00pm

**Please Note: All dates are subject to change due.

Character Breakdown:

Character Breakdown
 
Shakespeare (Male) The Bard. Over the top with a huge ego. Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
 
Nick Bottom (Male) A struggling writer who cannot stand Shakespeare. Nigel’s older brother. Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2
 
Nigel Bottom (Male)  Nick’s sweet younger brother. A struggling writer who falls in love with Portia, a Puritan. Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: Eb3
 
Bea (Female) Nick’s wife. She loves Nick despite his past lack of success. She dresses up like a man to prove she can be an actor. Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: D3
 
Portia(Female) A Puritan woman who loves poetry, theater, and ultimately Nigel. Age: 20 to 35
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: G3
 
Nostradamus (Male/Female) A soothsayer Age: 40 to 50
 
Brother Jeremiah (Male)  Portia's father. A Puritan who thinks Nick and Nigel's plays are sinful.
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: G3
 
Lord Clapham (Male)A posh patron of the theater.
 
Shylock (Male) An investor to whom Nick and Nigel are in debt.
 
Minstrel (Male)
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C#3
 
Ensemble
Roles include: Minstrel, Townspeople, Troupe, Lord Clapham, Shylock, Man Servants, Crowd, Chorus, and more

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