Auditions: Honk! Jr.
2023-08-12 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Lakeland Community Theatre, 121 S Lake Ave, Lakeland, FL, 33801, United States
August 12th, 2023 10:00am – 5:00pm, Callbacks August 13
You must schedule a time to audition. Email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to schedule.
Ages 6-18 (unless otherwise specified. Please check the audition notice or this page closer to the audition for a more accurate age requirement)
You must be available for all performances. All roles are open to audition. Auditionees must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 16 bars. An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Be prepared to learn choreography at the audition.

Auditions: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
2023-08-28 18:30 - 21:00
August 28th & 29th, 6:30pm, Callbacks August 31st
Please email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to receive the audition form.
Ages 16-65+ unless otherwise specified. Please check the audition notice or this page closer to the audition for a more accurate age requirement.
You must be available for all performances.
All roles are open to audition. All auditionees must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 16 bars, but no more of a fully memorized musical selection that showcases your vocal range (Please no songs from the show). An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing as you will be required to learn a dance combo during the audition.

Nunsense: The Mega Musical Version
2023-09-08 19:30 - 22:00
September 8, 9, 10, & 15, 16, 17, 2023
To save their convent from financial ruin, the Little Sisters of Hoboken have “One Last Hope” to raise the money and properly bury their accidentally poisoned sisters. What will they do? Why throw a fundraiser, of course. From writing greeting cards to producing a variety show, the nuns’ ingenuity shines as they frantically garner the cash. With new songs, new dance numbers and more wacky characters, expect an evening of toe-tapping, mega-musical fun!
By Dan Goggin

Auditions: The Humans
2023-09-19 18:30 - 21:00
September 19th, 2023 6:30pm
Please email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to receive the audition form
Ages 18+ unless otherwise specified. Please check the audition notice or this page closer to the audition for a more accurate age requirement
You must be available for all performances. All roles are open to audition. No Monologue required. Be prepared to do a cold reading from the script.

Honk! Jr.
2023-10-06 18:30 - 20:30
October 6, 7, 8, 2023
Adapted for young performers, and with a score by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe (Mary Poppins), Honk! JR. is a heartwarming celebration of being different that is sure to delight audiences of all ages with its sparkling wit, unique charm and memorable score. Witty and hilarious, but also deeply moving, Honk! JR. will treat your audiences to equal amounts of laughter and tears.
Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point this out, despite his mother’s protective flapping. Feeling rather foul about himself, the little fowl finds himself on an adventure of self-discovery, all the while unknowingly outwitting a very hungry Cat. Along the way, Ugly meets a whole flock of unique characters and finds out being different is not a bad thing to be.
Music by George Stiles
Book and Lyrics by Anthony Drewe

Auditions: The Happy Elf
2023-10-14 10:00 - 17:00
October 14th, 2023 10:00am – 5:00pm, Callbacks October 15th
You must schedule a time to audition. Email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to schedule.
Ages 6+, adults and families encouraged to audition!
You must be available for all performances. All roles are open to audition. Auditionees must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 16 bars. An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Be prepared to learn choreography at the audition.

The Humans
2023-10-18 19:30 - 22:30
October 18 & 19, 2023
Irish-American Erik Blake has brought his wife and his mother for Thanksgiving at the new home of his daughter and her boyfriend. His mother (affectionately referred to as “Momo”) is suffering from Alzheimer’s, and his other daughter Aimee has recently been the victim of a nasty breakup. The parents are disappointed that their daughters have left home to struggle in New York City, and worried that they are abandoning their values. The Humans tells the story of the quintessential family reunion: a group of people who love each other but still wrestle with basic human fears: old age, abandonment, poverty, and death. Filled with equal parts humor and hurt, The Humans is a Tony-award winning play from popular playwright Stephen Karam (Speech and Debate). Winner of the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play.
By Stephen Karam

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
2023-11-03 19:30 - 22:00
November 3, 4, 5 & 10, 11, 12, 2023
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a hilarious, interactive whodunit mystery musical that allows the audience to enter the action and become the ultimate detectives. The show is based on Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel of the same name. In small town of Chesterham, England, the young and charming Edwin Drood has been mysteriously murdered. But by whom? His leering romantic rival, John Jasper? The infamous purveyor of opium and vice, Princess Puffer? The mysterious Landless twins, newly arrived from Ceylon? Or someone else even more dastardly and villainous? Dickens passed away before he was able to reveal the culprit. Rupert Holmes’ award-winning musical solves this predicament by asking the audience to choose which character is the killer by putting it to a vote.
By Rupert Holmes

Auditions: The Fantasticks
2023-11-13 18:30 - 21:00
November 13th & 14th, 2023 6:30pm, Callbacks November 16th
Please email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to receive the audition form.
Ages 16-65+ unless otherwise specified. Please check the audition notice or this page closer to the audition for a more accurate age requirement
You must be available for all performances.
All roles are open to audition. All auditionees must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 16 bars, but no more of a fully memorized musical selection that showcases your vocal range (Please no songs from the show). An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing as you will be required to learn a dance combo during the audition.

Harry Connick Jr.'s The Happy Elf
2023-12-08 18:30 - 20:30
December 8, 9, 10 & 15, 16, 17, 2023
A new musical comedy by the Grammy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated composer and lyricist, Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf tells the tale of Eubie the Elf, a lovable fellow who wants to spread Christmas joy throughout the town of Bluesville. Hoping to introduce a new generation of children to the joys of jazz, Connick has crafted a musical landscape against which Eubie’s story unfolds.
The Happy Elf follows Eubie, the happiest elf at the North Pole. More than anything else, Eubie longs to be a part of Santa’s sleigh team. Instead, he’s stuck checking the naughty-or-nice lists. Then, one Christmas Eve, he sees something strange: in the whole town of Bluesville, not a single person has been nice. With a pinch of elfish magic and a magical whoosh, Eubie’s off to Bluesville. But can he turn a whole town of naughty children nice in just one day?
Music and Lyrics by Harry Connick, Jr.
Book by Lauren Gunderson & Andrew Fishman

Lakeland Community Theatre is joining Heartland for Children’s annual Rudolph Round-Up Holiday Toy Drive! Bring a new, unwrapped toy to a performance of The Happy Elf – with your help we can make a difference in the lives of local children and teens!

Auditions: Big The Musical
2023-12-11 18:30 - 21:00
December 11th & 12th, 2023 6:30pm, Callbacks December 13th
Please email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to receive the audition form.
Ages 12-75+
You must be available for all performances.
All roles are open to audition. All auditionees must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 16 bars, but no more of a fully memorized musical selection that showcases your vocal range (Please no songs from the show). An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing as you will be required to learn a dance combo during the audition.

The Fantasticks
2024-01-19 19:30 - 22:00
January 19, 20, 21 & 26, 27, 28, 2024
“Try To Remember” a time when this romantic charmer wasn’t enchanting audiences around the world. The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in the world and with good reason: at the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication is a purity and simplicity that transcends cultural barriers. The result is a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time.
The Fantasticks is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”
Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones
Music by Harvey Schmidt

Big: The Musical
2024-02-16 19:30 - 22:00
February 16, 17, 18 & 23, 24, 25 & March 1, 2, 3, 2024
The classic 1987 motion picture fantasy bursts onto the stage in the unforgettable theatrical experience, Big The Musical. Featuring a witty, moving and insightful book by John Weidman (Assassins; Pacific Overtures; Road Show) and a dazzling, energetic, heartfelt, contemporary score by David Shire and Richard Maltby, Jr. (Baby; Closer than Ever; Starting Here, Starting Now) Big is a perfect show for audiences of all ages!
Josh Baskin is sick of being an awkward kid. At a carnival, he makes a wish to the Zoltar machine to become “big.” To his shock, his wish is granted. After an understandably awkward beginning, Josh is forced to do “adult” things, like getting a job and a girlfriend. In the end, he discovers that there’s much more to being an adult than he bargained for and learns that we must all grow up at our own pace, in our own time.
Book by John Weidman
Music by David Shire
Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr.

Auditions: Tick, Tick, Boom!
2024-02-19 18:30 - 21:00
February 19th & 20th, 2024 6:30pm, Callbacks February 21st
Please email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to receive the audition form.
Ages 18-35
You must be available for all performances.
All roles are open to audition. All auditionees must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 16 bars, but no more of a fully memorized musical selection that showcases your vocal range (Please no songs from the show). An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing as you will be required to learn a dance combo during the audition.

Auditions: Our American Cousin
2024-02-26 18:30 - 20:30
February 26th & 27th, 2024 6:30pm
Please email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to receive the audition form
Ages 18+ unless otherwise specified. Please check the audition notice or this page closer to the audition for a more accurate age requirement
You must be available for all performances. All roles are open to audition. No Monologue required. Be prepared to do a cold reading from the script.

Our American Cousin
2024-03-20 19:30 - 22:30
March 20 & 21, 2024
The last play President Lincoln ever attended. Our American Cousin is a farcical comedy whose plot is based on the introduction of an awkward, boorish American to his aristocratic English relatives. Asa Trenchard has come to Trenchard Manor to stake claim to land which has been bequeathed to him by Squire Mark Trenchard…until he meets the lovely Mary Meredith (Mark Trenchard’s granddaughter), and he makes a big decision that affects his life and hers. Many other “quirky” characters come into play during his visit. Although the 1858 play achieved great renown during its first few years and remained very popular throughout the second half of the 19th century, Our American Cousin is best remembered as the play Abraham Lincoln was attending at Ford’s Theatre when he was assassinated by actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865
By Tom Taylor

Auditions: Radium Girls
2024-04-06 10:00 - 12:00
April 6th, 2024 10am-12pm
Please email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to receive the audition form
Ages 18+ unless otherwise specified. Please check the audition notice or this page closer to the audition for a more accurate age requirement
You must be available for all performances. All roles are open to audition. No Monologue required. Be prepared to do a cold reading from the script.

Tick, Tick, Boom!
2024-04-12 19:30 - 22:00
April 12, 13, 14 & 19, 20, 21, 2023
Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick… Boom!. This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. Containing fourteen songs, ten characters and three actors, Tick, Tick… Boom! takes you on the playwright/composer’s journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster.
His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue and, yet, Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical. Set in 1990, this compelling story of personal discovery is presented as a rock musical filled with instantly appealing melodies and a unique blend of musical theatre styles.
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Johnathan Larson

Auditions: Mean Girls Jr.
2024-04-27 10:00 - 17:00
April 27th, 2024 10:00am – 5:00pm, Callbacks April 28th
You must schedule a time to audition. Email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to schedule.
Ages 13-18 Current 8th-12th graders – only 8th graders going into 9th grade in fall 2024
You must be available for all performances. All roles are open to audition. Auditionees must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 16 bars. An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Be prepared to learn choreography at the audition.

Auditions: School of Rock
2024-04-29 18:30 - 21:00
April 29 & 30, 2024, 6:30pm, Callbacks May 2nd
Please email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to receive the audition form.
Ages 9-14 for kid roles, adults 16+, specific roles must be able to play instruments. Please see School of Rock Show Info for character roles and other casting requirements!
You must be available for all performances
All roles are open to audition. All auditionees must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 16 bars, but no more of a fully memorized musical selection that showcases your vocal range (Please no songs from the show). An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing as you will be required to learn a dance combo during the audition.

Radium Girls
2024-05-15 19:30 - 22:30
May 15 & 16, 2024
1926. Radium is a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage. Until the girls who paint those watch dials begin to die. Based on the true story of the women and men who worked for the U.S. Radium Corporation in Orange, N.J. Radium Girls is a fast-paced stage play. A wry examination of the commercialization of science and the twin American obsessions with the pursuit of health and wealth makes this original drama from DW Gregory a continually relevant and entertaining play.
By DW Gregory

Mean Girls Jr.
2024-06-14 18:30 - 21:00
June 14, 15, 16 & 21, 22, 23, 2024
The Plastics have deemed Broadway Junior worthy of their presence in Mean Girls JR! This “fetch” musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) is packed with keen wit, an undeniably catchy score, and a sincere message for everyone.
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. Cady and her friends devise a “Revenge Party” to end Regina’s reign with Cady going undercover as an aspiring Plastic. When the lines between the real Cady and her Plastic self get blurred, she must find her way back to herself and her true friends.
Book by Tina Fey
Music by Jeff Richmond
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin

School of Rock
2024-07-12 19:30
July 12, 13, 14 & 19, 20, 21 & 26, 27, 28, 2024
Rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme…You better get me to school on time! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock – The Musical is based on the hit movie. The tuner follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight–A pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. But can he get them to the Battle of the Bands without their parents and the school’s headmistress finding out?
by Julian Fellowes, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater, Mike White

Auditions: Between the Lines
2024-07-15 18:30 - 20:00
July 15 & 16, 2024, 6:30pm, Callbacks July 18
Please email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to receive the audition form.
Ages 16-65+ unless otherwise specified. Please check the audition notice or this page closer to the audition for a more accurate age requirement
You must be available for all performances.
All roles are open to audition. All auditionees must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 16 bars, but no more of a fully memorized musical selection that showcases your vocal range (Please no songs from the show). An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing as you will be required to learn a dance combo during the audition.

Auditions: Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr.
2024-08-10 10:00 - 17:00
August 10, 2024 10:00am – 5:00pm, Callbacks August 11th
You must schedule a time to audition. New times have been added at 9:30am and 5:00pm. Once those slots are full audition sign ups are closed! Schedule Your Audition
Ages 7-18.
You must be available for all performances. All roles are open to audition. Auditionees must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 16 bars. An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Be prepared to learn choreography at the audition.
Email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com with any questions

Auditions: Jekyll & Hyde
2024-08-26 18:30 - 20:00
August 26 & 27, 2024, 6:30pm, Callbacks August 29
Please email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com to receive the audition form.
Ages 16-65+ unless otherwise specified. Please check the audition notice or this page closer to the audition for a more accurate age requirement
You must be available for all performances.
All roles are open to audition. All auditionees must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 16 bars, but no more of a fully memorized musical selection that showcases your vocal range (Please no songs from the show). An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing as you will be required to learn a dance combo during the audition.

Between the Lines
2024-09-06 19:30 - 22:00
September 6, 7, 8 & 13, 14, 15, 2024
Live the story you want, even if it’s not the story you’re in.
Between the Lines is an empowering and enchanting new musical for anyone who has ever sought to find their place in the world. An outsider in a new town and a new school, Delilah seeks comfort in the pages of her favorite book, where she feels heard and understood by the handsome Prince Oliver. But as the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur in both extraordinary and astonishing ways, Delilah discovers how to find her place in the real world while keeping her dreams alive.

Original book by Jodi Picoult, Samantha van Leer
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald, Jodi Picoult
Music & Lyrics by Kate Anderson, Elyssa Samsel

Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr.
2024-10-04 18:30 - 20:00
October 4, 5, 6, 2024
Fall down the rabbit hole with Alice as she navigates the curious world of Wonderland on a journey of self-discovery.
When young Alice finds herself in a strange world where everything seems upside down, she must find her way home…and find herself along the way. As she travels through Wonderland, she encounters all of the iconic characters that audiences have come to love: including the ever-tardy White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat, a cool Caterpillar, the wacky Mad Hatter, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts.
Alice in Wonderland JR. features Disney favorites such as “The Golden Afternoon,” “The Unbirthday Song,” and “Painting the Roses Red” along with brand-new songs, including music from the 2010 live-action film. Whether this is your first experience with Alice or your hundredth, you’ll fall in love all over again with this timeless story of adventure, imagination, and pure fun!

Music and Lyrics by Danny Elfman, Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard, Oliver Wallace, Cy Coben, Michael Abbott, Sarah Weeks, Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston
Music Adapted and Arranged and Additional Music and Lyrics by Bryan Louiselle
Additional Arrangements and Orchestrations by Patrick Sulken
Book and Additional Lyrics by David Simpatico
Based on the 1951 Disney film Alice in Wonderland and the novels The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

November
2024-10-16 19:30 - 22:00
October 16, 17, 2024
David Mamet’s Oval Office satire depicts one day in the life of a beleaguered American commander-in-chief. It’s November in a Presidential election year, and incumbent Charles Smith’s chances for reelection are looking grim. Approval ratings are down, his money’s running out, and nuclear war might be imminent. Though his staff has thrown in the towel and his wife has begun to prepare for her post-White House life, Chuck isn’t ready to give up just yet. Amidst the biggest fight of his political career, the President has to find time to pardon a couple of turkeys — saving them from the slaughter before Thanksgiving — and this simple PR event inspires Smith to risk it all in attempt to win back public support. With Mamet’s characteristic no-holds-barred style, November is a scathingly hilarious take on the state of America today and the lengths to which people will go to win.
By David Mamet

Auditions: Tuck Everlasting Youth Edition
2024-10-19 10:00 - 17:00
October 19th 10:00am – 5:00pm, Callbacks October 20th
You must schedule a time to audition. https://go.lakelandcommunitytheatre.com/schedule-youth-audition
Ages 10+, Adults please audition too!
You must be available for all performances. All roles are open to audition. Auditionees must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing a one minute cut of a song. An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Be prepared to learn choreography at the audition.
Email Bridge Rhodes brhodeslct@gmail.com with any questions
