Auditions

Lakewood Theatre Company will hold open auditions for CRAZY FOR YOU - YOUTH EDITION for actors (ages 9–18) on Saturday, September 26, 2026, and Sunday, September 27, 2026.

AUDITION DATES

Saturday September 26^th and Sunday, September 27 by appointment. Each day will have a 10:00-12:30 slot that will accommodate up to 20 actors for a group audition.

The directors are casting actors ages 9–18. All roles are open. All ethnicities and experience levels are encouraged to audition. There will be a $50 production fee to be a member of the cast.

Location: Lakewood Center for the Arts (368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97034).

CRAZY FOR YOU will be co-directed by Gavin Knox and Melody Knox.

The Story: Bobby Child is a young New York banker who loves to dance. His mother sends him to Deadrock, Nevada, to foreclose on a theater. Bobby falls in love with Polly Baker, the theater owner's daughter.He tries to win her heart and save the theater by putting on a show. Famous songs include "I Got Rhythm," "Embraceable You," and "They Can't Take That Away from Me.

Sign up to schedule an appointment time.  Parents and guardians may also sign up their child on the Lakewood Theatre Co. audition page HERE

AUDITION REQUIREMENT

Please review the schedule and mandatory rehearsals BEFORE you secure an online audition appointment. Be sure to list ALL conflicts between October 3 and December 19, 2026. Conflicts not listed at the time of the audition may not be honored.

Rehearsal Schedule subject to change

October 2nd-November 8th:
Mondays 5pm-8pm
Fridays 5pm-8pm
Sundays 10:30am-2:30pm

November 9th-November 29th:
Mondays 5pm-8pm
Tuesdays 5pm-8pm
Fridays 5pm-8pm
Sundays 10:30am-2:30pm EXCEPT Sunday November 29th, which will be 5pm-8pm

Mandatory Rehearsals:
Monday November 30th: 5pm-8pm
Tuesday December 1st: 5pm-8pm
Friday December 4th: 5pm-8pm
Saturday December 5th: 5pm-8pm, POTENTIALLY may need to switch to 9am-12pm. 2-week notice will be given if we need to change.
Sunday December 6th: 5pm-8pm
Monday December 7th: 5pm-8pm
Tuesday December 8th: 5pm-8pm
Wednesday December 9th: 5pm-8pm
Saturday December 12th: 9am-12pm
Tuesday December 15th: 5pm-8pm
Saturday December 19th: 9am-12pm

Performances:
Saturday December 12th: 2pm & 4pm
Saturday December 19th: 2pm & 4pm

Exceptions:
Sunday November 22nd: 10:30am-2:30pm OPTIONAL
Monday November 23rd: 5pm-8pm OPTIONAL
Tuesday November 24th: 5pm-8pm OPTIONAL
Wednesday November 25th: 5pm-8pm OPTIONAL
Friday November 27th NO REHEARSAL
Friday December 11th NO REHEARSAL
Friday December 18th NO REHEARSAL

Please bring a hard copy of BOTH a resume (these will NOT be returned and should include the guardian's contact email address and cell phone number) and a headshot (school photos are fine as long as they are current and look like the actor) to your audition appointment.

AUDITION DAY

• Look your best. Bring a Headshot and Resume. School photos are fine as long as the photo is current.
• Arrive early for your audition and check-in

Students are required to choose ONE song from the 3 that are listed below to learn and sing for their audition. In order to save time, we are requiring that all vocal audition pieces be submitted via VIDEO format rather than singing in-person on audition day.

Your vocal audition video must be sent to melodyknox13@gmail.com AND gavinknox@ymail.com (“ymail" is correct) no later than 6pm Friday September 25th.

• Please have auditioners state their full name, the character or characters they would like to be considered for, and the song they will be singing.
• Use the Vocal Track to practice, and please use the Audition Accompaniment Track (no vocals in the track singing with you) when you record your video audition.
• You do not need professional recording equipment. Smartphones are great for this! Just please make sure there isn't excessive noise going on in the background.
• Watch and listen back to the video before sending, in case you accidentally recorded it in Slow-Mo or some other setting.
• Please put the student’s name followed by “CFY Vocal Audition” as the email subject.
• The file will likely be too large to attach to the email, so please either zip the file or upload to the file-sharing service of your choice (Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox, etc), make sure the settings for the file are set to “anyone with the link can view,” and attach the link in the email.
• If you don't receive an email reply from us confirming we’ve received it, please text 609-233-1369 to troubleshoot.

We will no longer need access to audition videos after Friday October 2nd, so feel free to revoke our access or delete the file on that date.

If there is a specific named-role listed below that you would like to audition for, we strongly encourage you to sing the audition song we’ve chosen for that role. If you do not want any of the named-roles listed below, please choose whichever song you like best and are most comfortable singing.

No matter which song you choose, please sing in the octave that is most comfortable for you.

For the roles of Polly Baker, Tess, and Patsy, please prepare this section of “I Got Rhythm”.

Vocal Practice Track
Audition Accompaniment Track
Sheet Music

For the role of Bobby Child, please prepare this section of “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”.

Vocal Practice Track
Audition Accompaniment
Sheet Music

For all other roles, please prepare “Tonight’s the Night (Part 2)”.

Vocal Practice Track
Audition Accompaniment
Sheet Music

ACTING:
Please prepare a scene for one character of your choice from the files below. You will have the opportunity to act the scene with other actors at the group audition.

Lines do not have to be memorized, but you should be as familiar as possible with them so you can focus on getting into character and giving your best performance.

Some files have multiple pages, so please check and make sure you've clicked or scrolled through to the end of the file to see all your lines.

Regardless of which part you read for, it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with all of these selections, or at least know a bit about each character– you may be asked to read for another character during your audition so the directors can see what other talents you have.

Character names provided before the following scenes are to denote the auditions for those characters. Characters other than the names listed may also appear in the scene, but will not be the specific audition scene for those other characters.

Zangler, Bobby, Tess, Patsy, and Mother

Cowboy Trio (Sam, Mingo, Moose)

Polly

Bobby, Patsy, and Cowboys

Pete

Irene and Lank

Eugene and Patricia

DANCE:
Please prepare one of the following dances for your audition. The "Alternative Dance" suits students of all skill levels. The "Main Dance" is for students who want to show off some extra dance skills to the directors. Performing the Alternative Dance for your audition will not hurt your chances of being cast in the show. We just want to see where you all are in terms of your comfort level with movement.

One video for each difficulty will provide a demonstration of the dance audition at tempo; a second will provide an instructional breakdown for each dance. The instructional videos also provide a guide for how to count yourself into each dance.

Tip: Use YouTube’s slow-down feature in the settings so you can take your time and gradually build up the tempo to that of the original song. If you need an accommodation during the audition to do the dance at a slower speed, we will be happy to oblige.

Alternative Dance Audition Demonstration (Does not include tap-like steps): https://youtu.be/dvmRZ-9H4cg?si=yMe9uc6j6_OLoI5p

Alternative Dance Audition Instruction ( Does not include tap-like steps): https://youtu.be/9E449jr_77M?si=YxbWMwU1zPScWI9_

Main Dance Audition Demonstration (Includes tap-like steps): https://youtu.be/KY5s-RE2UMA?si=9Qlu2eCE68RrfRYY

Main Dance Audition Instruction   (Includes tap-like steps): https://youtu.be/6KYhBpv5xMc?si=H-OhDpU-jnH13SCk

Bobby Child — A son of a wealthy banking family who dreams of dancing on a Broadway stage. (Speaks in a Hungarian accent when he disguises himself as Bella Zangler)

Tess — Dance captain of the Zangler Follies. Strong Leader. Fights for her friends and company members.

Patsy - Tess’s right-hand gal in the Follies. Optimistic, faithful, and prone to misunderstanding. Traditionally played with a squeaky high-pitched voice.

Bela Zangler — Director of the Zangler Follies. Thinks very highly of himself and very lowly of Bobby. Madly in love with Tess. (Speaks with a Hungarian accent)

Irene Roth — Bobby’s fiancée. Wants Bobby to give up his dreams and marry her.

Lottie Child — Bobby’s mother. Wants Bobby to give up on his dreams and take over the banking business.

Polly Baker — The postmistress and only woman in Deadrock, Nevada. Dreams of reopening the theater in Deadrock. (Very strong dancer)

Lank Hawkins — Owner of the hotel in Deadrock. Dreams of smashing the old theater with a wrecking ball and expanding his hotel.

Eugene Fodor — Comical British explorers that show up in Deadrock not to see the show, but to visit Lank’s Hotel. Gives uplifting advice to the town at the show’s lowest point.

Patricia Fodor — Comical British explorers that show up in Deadrock not to see the show, but to visit Lank’s Hotel. Gives uplifting advice to the town at the show’s lowest point.

Cowboy Trio - Think 3 Stooges but Cowboys

Sam - Leader of the Group

Moose - a big, smelly, lovable guy

Mingo - bored and sleepy

Follies Chorus - An energetic, adventurous group of dancers who are friends with Bobby and do everything they can to help make his dream come true. They give up their vacation to go to Nevada to help Bobby reopen the theater in Deadrock.

Deadrock Cowboy Chorus - A lovable, rough-around-the-edges group of Cowboys stuck in a rut in their dead-end town. They come to life and develop a love for performance as Bobby, Polly, and the Follies try to revive the old theater.

 

Resumé and headshot:

• Please submit your resume and headshot to bio@lakewood-center.org

(notate the show title Crazy For You or CFY and your last name in the subject line please)

• Please bring a hard copy of your resumé and headshot to the audition.
• Callbacks will be held at the director's discretion.
• Conflicts: Please double-check the rehearsal schedule and list any conflicts. The directors may be able to work around rehearsal conflicts, but do not audition if you have conflicts with any performances. Conflicts not listed at the time of auditions may not be honored.

Please secure an audition appointment and list all conflicts for commitments September 15   – December 19, 2026.  Please do not audition if you have conflicts with any performances December 12 & 19.