Home Made Theater Holds Open Auditions for 1776

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Home Made Theater will hold open auditions for their July production of the Tony Award-winning musical 1776, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards, and book by Peter Stone. This production will be directed by Michael Gatzendorfer.

The auditions will be held on Monday, May 12 and Tuesday, May 13, starting at 6 p.m. at Home Made Theater’s headquarters at the Wilton Mall. Callbacks (by invitation only) will be held on Wednesday, May 14.

The primary cast consists of 24 adult men, and two adult women. While the goal is to primarily cast men in the leading historically male roles, HMT is considering women for the many roles traditionally played by men. Women interested in auditioning for these roles should be prepared to portray male characters. All ethnicities and gender identities are encouraged to audition.

For the audition: bring a current photo (cannot be returned), a resume (if available) and a list of conflicts for all rehearsal dates. Except for Tech Week and performances, conflicts can be worked around if known in advance. Prepare a 16-32 bar cut of a modern musical theatre song. An accompanist will be provided. Be prepared to read one of the monologues that will be provided. 

Rehearsals will be Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 6-9 p.m. starting May 21; there may be some Sunday rehearsals as well (TBD). Tech week starts on Sunday, July 13. All rehearsals except for Tech Week will be held at Home Made Theater’s Wilton Mall headquarters.

Performances are weekends July 18-27. There will be performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday afternoons. For more information, go to: www.homemadetheater.org.