The in-person joint auditions for the season are complete, so now it’s time to sign up for auditions for specific shows.
Le Petit Theatre Single-Show AUDITION DETAILS
Le Petit Theatre will be holding individual auditions for all five season productions on the following dates and times:
July 7th and 8th – August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
July 10th, 11th, and 12th – The Secret Garden
July 17th and 18th – Laughter on the 23rd Floor
July 29th, 30th and 31st – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
September 7th and 8th – The Glass Menagerie
All auditions and callbacks will occur at Le Petit Theatre, located at 616 St. Peter Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
Casting of all Le Petit Theatre productions will be conducted in such a manner as to provide full and fair consideration to actors and stage managers of all ethnicities (including but not limited to African American, Asian/Asian Pacific American, Hispanic American, Native American, multi-cultural), women, seniors, and actors or stage managers with disabilities. Unless otherwise textually indicated, all parts/roles shall be open to all actors and stage managers without prejudice.
Information about each audition is as follows:
LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR by Neil Simon
Individual Show Auditions: Friday, July 17th; 6 -10 pm
Callbacks: Saturday, July 18th; 12 – 4 pm
All auditioning actors are asked to prepare a memorized Neil Simon monologue for director Scott Burrell. Callbacks will occur the following day.
Details on all available roles and synopses here
Director: Scott Burrell
First Rehearsal: 9/2/26
Production Runs: Thurs-Sun 10/1/26 through 10/18/26 with possible extension 10/22/26 through 10/25/26
THE SECRET GARDEN by Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman
Individual Show Auditions:
Adults only on Friday, July 10th: 6 – 10 pm & Saturday, July 11th 12:30 – 3 pm
Kids only on Saturday, July 11th: 10 am – 12:30 pm
Callbacks: Sunday, July 12th: 12 – 4 pm
Auditioning actors, both adults and children, are asked to prepare 32 bars of musical theatre music. An accompanist will be provided. Callbacks will occur on Sunday, July 12th. Note that ALL roles in this production require the use of an English accent of some sort.
Details on all available roles and synopses here
Director: Leslie Castay
Choreographer: Jauné Buisson
First Rehearsal: 11/2/26
Production Runs: 12/3/26-12/27/26 Thursdays-Sundays (holiday performances on 12/23, 12/26, 12/27)
THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams
Individual show auditions: Monday, September 7th 6 – 10 pm
Callbacks: Tuesday, September 8th 6 – 10 pm
Director Matthew Earnest requests all auditioning actors prepare a 1-3 minute piece of heightened language, be it verse or other poetic style/form. Actors are discouraged from performing pieces from The Glass Menagerie. Any actors besides those auditioning for Amanda should refrain from any accent use. And all actors interested in Tom should sing 8 bars of something a capella. Callbacks will be held on Tuesday, August 18th between 6 pm and 10 pm.
SIGN UP FOR AUDITIONS HERE (updated dates)
Details on all available roles and synopses here
Director: Matthew Earnest
First Rehearsal: 1/26/27
Production Runs: Thurs-Sun 2/25/27 through 3/21/27
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM by August Wilson
Individual show auditions: Tuesday, July 7th 6 – 10 pm
Callbacks: Wednesday, July 8th 6 – 10 pm
Director April Louise requests all auditioning actors prepare a 1-2 minute monologue (comedic or dramatic) as well as 16-32 bars of a song of your choosing. A piano accompanist will be provided. Callbacks will be held on Wednesday, July 8th between 6 pm and 10 pm.
Details on all available roles and synopses here
Director: April Louise
First Rehearsal: 3/30/27
Production Runs: Thurs-Sun 4/29/27 through 5/16/27
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTRY SPELLING BEE by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin
Individual show auditions: Wednesday, July 29th 6-10pm; Thursday, July 30th 6 – 10 pm
Callbacks: Friday, July 31st 6 – 10 pm
Director A.J. Allegra requests all auditioning actors prepare 32 bars from a song/character of their choice from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. A piano accompanist will be provided. Callbacks will be held on Friday, July 31st between 6 pm and 10 pm.
Details on all available roles and synopses here
Director: A.J. Allegra
Music Director: Ronald Joseph
Choreographer: Renell Taylor
First Rehearsal: 3/30/27
Production Runs: Thurs-Sun 6/3/27 through 6/20/27
Video auditions may be emailed to casting@lepetittheatre.com with the subject line “26-27 Season Audition – YOUR NAME.”
Video submissions for joint auditions are being accepted until July 1st. If you still wish to audition and be seen by all the companies, please fill out this form and submit a video audition, following the instructions in the form.
WHAT TO PREPARE
Actors wishing to be considered for musicals are asked to prepare at least one 60-90 second monologue and one 32-bar cut of music of your choosing. An accompanist will be provided at the in-person auditions. Actors only auditioning for nonmusical plays are invited to perform a second 60-90 second monologue. Both AEA and nonunion actors alike are welcome to audition.
Video submissions are due by July 1st and can be submitted from both in-town and out-of-town actors. You can submit a video audition using the form below (DO NOT CHOOSE AN AUDITION TIME IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING A VIDEO). If the form poses problems for your video submission, you can email your audition video to casting@lepetittheatre.com with the subject line “26-27 Season Audition – YOUR NAME.”
SUBMIT A VIDEO AUDITION HERE
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