Auditions
Bring your talent and creativity to our award-winning theatre company!
Our auditions are posted on this page when available.
We also forward this information to the Portland Area Theatre Alliance and other local media. We hold auditions for adults and children, depending on the production.
Upcoming Audition Dates:
Audition signups begins approximately 4-6 weeks prior to auditions. Signups for audition notices are posted on our website. You can sign up on our website to receive audition notices as soon as they are announced by clicking HERE.
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ALL SHOOK UP
MARCH 29, 30, 2025
Lakewood Theatre Company will hold open auditions for ALL SHOOK UP on March 29 and 30. Sign up online to secure your audition appointment by clicking HERE.
If you need help with signing up, call 503-635-3901.
All Shook Up is directed by Thomas C. Graff, with musical direction by Cyndy Ramsey-Rier and choreography by Teri Newman.
Lakewood encourages diversity in casting. All roles are open for audition. All roles receive remuneration. For more information about the roles, please visit the Lakewood Theatre website.
Callbacks will be held on Monday, April 7, 6:30-9:30 PM.
Audition Location: Lakewood Theatre Company at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Materials Needed: Please schedule an audition appointment online and note any conflicts between May 15 and August 27, 2025. Additionally, email your resume and headshot to bio@lakewood-center.org, making sure to include both “SHOOK” or “ALL SHOOK UP” and your last name in the subject line. Furthermore, bring a hard copy of your resume and headshot to your audition appointment.
Audition: Please prepare 32 bars (approx. 1 minute) with a song in the style of 50’s & 60’s pop or from the show itself. Please make sure your song is in the correct key for your voice. An accompanist will be provided. Please, no recorded music or a cappella singing. Also note: you may be asked to sing from the score at the audition.
Dance auditions: Group dance auditions will be held on Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 31. Times TBD. When you sign up for your general audition slot, please indicate which dance call you will be attending.
Rehearsals: Rehearsals are scheduled to begin May 3rd and continue weeknights from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Saturdays from noon to 5:00 p.m., and/or Sundays from noon to 6:00 p.m. Please include any weeknight or weekend conflicts. A final schedule will be determined after the casting.
Performance Schedule: The show opens on July 11, 2025, and runs through August 17, 2025. Performances are scheduled for Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM, one Saturday show at 2:00 PM, and two Wednesday shows at 7:30 PM. The Lakewood Theatre Company features an intimate 220-seat theatre located at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
About the Musical
It’s 1955, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing young man who changes everything and everyone he meets in this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy that will have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with classic hits like “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Jailhouse Rock” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”
Roles in ALL SHOOK UP:
Natalie Haller (range F#3 – F5) – A young woman and an excellent mechanic. She’s much more at home in greasy overalls than a dress. Spends part of the show dressed in drag as Ed in order to be close to Chad.
Chad (F#2 – A4) – A good lookin’, motorcyclin’, guitar-playin’, leather-jacketed roustabout.
Jim Haller (Bb2 – F#4) – Natalie’s widowed father. Middle-aged and messy, he still longs for his wife.
Sylvia (F3 – F5) – The no-nonsense owner of the local bar ‘Sylvia’s Honky-Tonk’.
Lorraine (C4 – Eb5) – Sylvia’s teenage daughter. Pretty, smart, and a total romantic.
Dennis (A2 – Bb4) An awkward young man. He aspires to be a dentist. Is in love with Natalie.
Miss Sandra (E3 – F5) The beautiful, intellectual curator of the town’s museum.
Mayor Matilda Hyde (Bb3 – C6) The town’s very conservative mayor.
Dean Hyde (D3 – Bb4) – Matilda’s teenage son. He has spent most of his youth at military boarding schools and he has never disobeyed his mother.
ENSEMBLE – Strong, heavily used for both singing and dancing. The ensemble is an integral part of this show and appears on stage in the majority of the scenes. There are several small speaking roles and vocal solos which will be cast out of the ensemble.
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Miracle on 34th Street
Adults: April 19th. Children: April 22.
Lakewood Theatre will hold auditions for the play Miracle on 34th Street, adapted from Valentine Davies’ novel and inspired by the classic 1947 film. Auditions for adult roles will be on Saturday, April 19, and for children’s roles (ages 8-10) on Tuesday, April 22.
Callbacks for adult roles are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, April 21 and April 22, at 6:30 PM
Visit the Lakewood Theatre website to sign up for auditions, or click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948AFAE2CAAFA7-55738822-miracle
If you need assistance with signing up, call 503-635-3901.
Miracle on 34th Street is directed by Karlyn Love.
All roles are open, and all will receive compensation. Lakewood encourages diversity in casting, and the directing team is actively seeking artists of all races, cultural backgrounds, abilities, body types, and gender identities to audition for every role. Actors Equity contracts are not available for this production.
Audition Location: Lakewood Theatre Company at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Audition Requirements:
- Please complete the appointment sign-up.
- Please email your resume and headshot to bio@lakewood-center.org, mentioning 34th Street and your LAST NAME in the subject line. As backup, please bring both to your audition appointment.
- Callbacks for adults will occur at the director’s discretion on Monday, April 21, and Tuesday, April 22.
- Conflicts not listed at the time of audition may not be honored.
- Adult actors may sign up for a 12-minute audition appointment which will provide 6 actors (3 men, 3 women) to sign up per time slot to read together as a group.
- Young actors can sign up for a 15-minute group audition slot on Tuesday 4/22
- Auditions will consist of a scene from the script. (No prepared monologues necessary.)
- Please do not be concerned with which role you may be asked to read. The director will read for specific roles if you are asked to call backs.
- Actors will be asked to review their audition form to make sure the information is correct and update any rehearsal or performance conflicts.
Sides:
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Rehearsals: Rehearsals are scheduled to begin September 21, 2025. The schedule of rehearsals can include weekday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays between 1:00 AM – 5:00 PM with one day off during rehearsal weeks. A final schedule will be determined after reviewing cast commitments and schedule conflicts.
Performance Schedule: Miracle on 34th Streetopens November 7 and continues through December 14, 2025. Performances are Thurs-Sat at 7:30 PM, Sundays, at 2:00 PM, one Saturday matinee at 2 pm and two Wednesday performance at 7:30 PM.
About the play:
Adapted by the Mountain Community Theater from Valentine Davies’ novel and inspired by the classic 1947 film, this enchanting play brings to life the story of Kris Kringle, a white-bearded gentleman who claims to be the real Santa Claus. Through his charm and sincerity, Kris performs a remarkable feat, convincing Doris, a skeptical single mother, her serious young daughter Susan, and the entire city of New York that Santa is indeed real. With a vibrant cast of characters and a heartwarming narrative, the story transports audiences back to the true spirit of Christmas, reminding all of us of the magic and wonder of the holiday season.
Time and Place: 1940s New York City.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance)
DOCTOR PIERCE (m/f) age range 40-70s, physician at Maplewood Home
KRIS KRINGLE (m) age 60-70s must have a real white beard, Santa Claus
SHELLHAMMER (m/f) age range 30-50s, toy department manager at Macy’s
DORIS WALKER (f) age range 30-40s, personnel manager at Macy’s
SUSAN WALKER (f) Doris’ daughter, aged 7/8
FRED GAILEY (m) age range 30-40s a lawyer, neighbor and friend to Doris and Susan
MISS ADAMS (f) age range 20-60s, Mrs. Walker’s assistant
DRUNKEN SANTA (m) age range 30-60s, employee of Macy’s
JOHNNY a young boy age 7/8
JOHNNY’S PARENT (m/f) age range 30-40s, his parent
DUTCH GIRL a young Dutch girl, age 7/8
FOSTER MOTHER age range 30-40s, her foster mother
MACY (m) age range 40-60’s, owner of Macy’s Department Store
SAWYER (m/f) age range 40-60s, Macy’s vocational guidance counselor
GIMBLE (m) age range 40-60s, owner of Gimble’s Department Store
+JUDGE HARPER (m) of the New York State court
MISS FINLEY (f) age range 20-60s, Judge Harper’s secretary
MARA (m) age range 30-40s, prosecuting attorney
HALLORAN (m) age range 30-60s, Judge Harper’s political campaign manager
BAILIFF (m) age range 30-60’sbailiff in Judge Harper’s court
DUNCAN (m/f) age range 20-60s antelope keeper at the Central Park Zoo
TOMMY MARA JR. (m) Mara, prosecuting attorney’s child, age 7/8
AL (m/f) age range 20-60s, postal employee
LOU (m/f) age range 20-60s, postal employee
ELVES (m/f) (4 to 8) Must sing well a cappella; they are a singing group.
Note: Change names accordingly to fit male or female players.
+The role of Judge Harper has been pre-cast.
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About Lakewood Theatre Company
73 Years of Live Theatre:
Founded as a not-for-profit organization in 1952, Lakewood Theatre Company is a theatre dedicated to the study and presentation of drama in all its forms; the training and development of actors; and the creation, maintenance, and operation of a theatre in which to present plays and other forms of entertainment. Lakewood Theatre Company is the oldest continually operated, not-for-profit theatre company in the Portland Metropolitan area. It annually provides more than 350 theatre artists the opportunity to learn and display their craft and attracts more than 35,000 people to its shows.
– 73rd Season –
Productions in the 2025-26 season are underwritten, in part, by
The Oregon Arts Commission
The National Endowment for the Arts
The Kinsman Foundation
The James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation
Marilyn & Ron Nutting
Don & Jessie Adams
The Jackson Foundation
The Marie Lamfrom Foundation