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Audition/Rehearsal Location
The Laurel Grange #161
QTC Theatre
21 Garden Street
West Newbury, MA.
QTC embraces Inclusive Casting: casting actors of color, actors with disabilities, non-binary, etc.
Casting Notice For:
Richard O’Brien’s
The Rocky Horror Show
Lyrics, Music and Book by Richard O’Brien
PRODUCTION DATES
1st Rehearsal: August 18th, 2025
Tech Week: September 29th - October 2nd, 2025
Performances: October 3rd, 4th, 17th, 24th, 25th and 31st at 8:30pm
*Midnight Show Only: Saturday, October 18th.
Strike: Monday, November 3rd
DISCLAIMER : If cast in The Rocky Horror Show, you are committing yourself to this show, first and foremost as well as fellow cast and crew members. Involvement with additional productions prior to or after being cast in Rocky Horror may lessen your chance of being cast. Thank you for your understanding.
SYNOPSIS:
Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror is rated R and contains adult content and language. Some characters are on stage partially clothed, and some portray sexualized choreography. QTC places great importance on the safety of its participants, who must be 18 years of age or older at the time of the auditions. Age verification may be required.
In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler.
Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”
GENERAL CALL:
Currently casting for the following roles in our upcoming production of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show.
Brad Majors
Rocky Horror (gay bear-type creation)
Columbia (a groupie)
Usherette (sings 'Science Fiction Double Feature')
4-6 Phantoms (as well as understudy select roles)
WHEN:
Monday and Tuesday, August 18th and 19th from 6:30p - 8pm
Callbacks (if needed) will be held on August 19th
**For an appointment please see our sign up link or email: queertheatrecompany@gmail.com with preferred time frame(s).
WHERE:
The Laurel Grange
21 Garden Street
West Newbury, MA.
Parking on the street is residential.
AUDITION PREPARATION:
Please prepare a contemporary musical theater from or in the style of the show, no longer than a minute. We would like to see strong grounded choices with a clear sense of storytelling. Please bring a copy of your headshot, resume, and your own backing accompaniment in case you’re asked to sing something else. Please bring a list of conflicts through November 1st. You must be available for Tech Week, Strike and Performances to be considered for a role.
CASTING BREAKDOWN:
Brad. Male Identifying. Any race or gender/ ethnicity. 20’s-30’s.
A straight-laced All-American man from Denton, Brad Majors discovers everything he believes about himself and his world challenged when he and his fiance, Janet Weiss are confronted with the rampant hedonism of space alien Dr. Frank N Furter. Range: Bari-Tenor Bb2-G4.
Columbia. Female Identifying. Any Race, Gender / Ethnicity. 20’s-30’s.
Columbia is a groupie. She first falls in love with Frank N. Furter, then the Delivery Boy, Eddie. A rock and roll lost-soul who never manages to completely fit in. Range: Mezzo-Sop E4-E5.
Rocky Horror. Male Identifying. Any Race / Ethnicity, Gay Bear type, 20’s-30’s.
Created from scratch and using half of Eddie’s brain in the strange laboratory of Dr. Frank N. Furter. Rocky Horror came into the world a perfect specimen and simply to serve as a plaything for his creator. Rocky’s knowledge of the world is limited to the purely lustful and sexual. He exists for a very short span of time, during which he has trysts with both Frank N. Furter and Janet. He reflects Mary Shelley’s classic monster of Frankenstein, who is loved and then rejected by his creator. Range: Tenor A3-G4
4-6 Phantoms – Any Race or Gender / Ethnicity. 20’s-50’s.
Four To Six backup singers, who perform with the onstage band. Will also cover the principle roles.
Queer Theatre Company, Inc. commits to be inclusive and seeks to cast a diverse group of actors within the needs of each production. We encourage performers o Company, Inc.f all ethnicity, races, gender identities, ages, and body types, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show is presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
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