Auditions

Psycho Beach Party, by playwright and drag artist Charles Busch, is a wonderfully unhinged collision of 1960s beach movies, Hitchcock thrillers, old Hollywood melodrama, and psychosexual camp. It centers on Chicklet, a teenage girl desperate to join Malibu’s surfing crowd—but who also has several other personalities rattling around inside her, one of whom may be responsible for a string of mysterious attacks.

So it’s a sunny beach comedy—with sex, murder, split personalities, and absolutely no commitment to good taste.

Underneath the madcap surface—or maybe embedded in the style—there’s a lot of empathy and heart. The play, and I hope our production, offers a kind of goofy permission for weirdos, misfits, and outsiders to become all of their multiple selves: loudly, joyfully, without shame, and in public.

Busch originated the role of Chicklet when the play debuted at New York’s famous Pyramid Club in the 1980s.

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Auditions October 17 1-5 pm  

Callbacks October 18 6 -9 pm

Daniels Funeral Home 3113 Carlisle Blvd NE

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Performers of all gender identities and presentations are encouraged to audition. We welcome actors of a wide range of ages, backgrounds, body types, and identities.

 

This play invites imaginative casting across age, type, and gender. As in the movies it mimics, a teenager might be played by a performer anywhere from their 20s to their 40s, and male and female characters need not necessarily be cast according to conventional gender expectations. Performers comfortable working in drag are especially encouraged to audition.

 

Character descriptions:

 

Yo-Yo, Nicky, Provolone, Star Cat — Beach bums/surfers/hunks, late teens. Written as male. Comic, physical, highly individual personalities.

 

DeeDee, Berdine, Marvel Ann — Surfer girls, written as female, late teens. Bright, heightened, funny, mean, highly individual personalities.

 

Kanaka — Self-appointed king of the surfers. Written as male, 20s. Under his confident, macho front, Kanaka hides a startling secret... 

 

Chicklet Forrest — Written as female, 16. Sunny, enthusiastic on the surface, with a much darker and more volatile side underneath. Think Sandra Dee, young Sally Field. Dynamic comic range is essential!

 

Bettina Barnes — A glamorous movie star. Written as female, 20s–40s. Sophisticated, magnetic, theatrical, and mysterious. A bit of Marilyn Monroe.

 

Mrs. Forrest — Chicklet’s mother. Written as female, 30s–60s. Formidable, controlling, funny, and larger than life. Mommy Dearest!

 

Casting will be based on the needs of the production rather than an actor’s literal age. Performers who feel they can compellingly inhabit one of these roles are encouraged to audition!

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Prepare a 1 - 2  minute contemporary monologue. Make an appointment here.

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A Few Good Men

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Written by Aaron Sorkin

Directed by Marc Comstock

 

 

Audition Dates and Times: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Saturday, December 5, 2026 ~ 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Callbacks Dates and Times:
Sunday, December 6, 2026 ~ 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Synopsis:
Military lawyer Daniel Kaffee is known for his wit, charm, and uncanny talent for closing cases before they ever get to trial. When assigned to defend two young Marines accused of murder, his typical strategy is upended by Lt. Commander JoAnne Galloway, a sharp attorney determined to prove the men’s innocence. But the evidence soon leads them to a cover-up, putting them on a collision course with the entire chain of command. A Few Good Men shows the cost of following
your conscience in a system built on secrecy and obedience—and asks us to choose the truth anyway. Gripping, high-stakes, and ultimately hopeful, it reminds us that a country’s ideals are
only as strong as our willingness to stand behind them.  Character descriptions are here.

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Prepare a 1 - 2  minute contemporary monologue. Make an appointment here.

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