AUDITION NOTICE
Workhouse Theatre is holding auditions for "Evil Dead The Musical" with Book and Lyrics by George Reinblatt, Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris, George Reinblatt
NOTICE TYPE: Non-Equity Casting
PAY AGREEMENT: Non-Equity Rate- $150 rehearsal stipend, $60 per performance
AUDITION DATES AND HOURS: Appointments on Thursday June 19, 2025 and Sunday June 22, 2025.
Video submissions will be accepted for those not able to attend the initial audition call. Please include cover letter indicating role(s) of interest, headshot, resume and video (or link) to
am9zZXBod2FsbGVuIHwgd29ya2hvdXNlYXJ0cyAhIG9yZw== please use subject line EVIL DEAD AUDITION VIDEO in email and note that this will be cascaded to creative team. Video submissions will not be accepted after June 18, 2025 at 12pm.
Callbacks will be held on June 24 and June 25, 2025 in the evening.
LOCATION: Workhouse Arts Center's W3 Theater, 9518 Workhouse Way, Building 3, Lorton, VA 22079; rehearsals will be on the campus of Workhouse Arts Center
PERSONNEL: Danilo Stapula, Director. Paige Austin Rammelkamp, Music Director. Stefan Sittig, Choreographer. Joseph Wallen, Producer.
DATES: Rehearsals will begin on or about June 29, 2025. While final rehearsal schedule is TBD, Rehearsals typically occur 3-4 times per week, scheduled on evening hours (on weekdays) and/or daytime hours (on weekends). More details will be available at the audition site. Production run is September 20 - November 2, 2025. Performance schedule: (during September dates) Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm, (during October dates) Saturday and Sundays at 5pm, (during November dates) Saturday at 5pm and Sunday at 2pm. (*an extension through November 9 may be possible, which would include Fri, Sat, and Sun, similar to September dates)
SEEKING: 8 Non-Equity Actors of all genders, races, and ethnicities to portray various roles in "Evil Dead The Musical", all roles are adult roles. We will also be casting swings and alternates from this same audition call. Swings and alternates will be given at least one guaranteed performance during the run. Dates TBD.
PREPARE: 32 bars of music in the style of the musical, please do not prepare music from the musical. Possible cold readings from the script may happen during the initial call, movement call will happen during callbacks.
Please see the character breakdown below:
Ash Our chainsaw wielding, demon killing hero, a model housewares employee (age 18-26; vocal B2-B4)
Linda Ash's perfect girlfriend who loses her head by the end of the show (age-18-24; vocal G3-E5)
Scott Ash’s crude best friend. He’s an a**hole, but the kind of a**hole you love (age 18-24; vocal C3-Bb4)
Cheryl Ash’s little sister who turns into a brash, foul-mouthed demon (age 18-22; vocal G3-Ab5)
Shelly Scott’s airhead girlfriend he met in a bar and brought for the weekend, may also play Annie (age 24-32; vocal Ab3-C6)
Annie A female Indiana Jones, may also play Shelly, a ditzy airhead Scott met at a bar (age 24-32; vocal Ab3-C6)
Ed/Moose Anni’s fiancé who can’t get a word in, also plays Moose (age 24-32; vocal A2-G#4)
Jake A guy we meet in the woods (age 30-45; vocal G2-B4)
STORY: Evil Dead The Musical takes all the elements of the cult classic films The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 and combines them for one of the craziest, funniest, and bloodiest theatrical experiences of all time.
Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods, and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s all up to Ash (a housewares employee, turned demon-killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes… and all to music. The songs in the show are completely off the wall as well. Titles like “All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Kandarian Demons” and “What the F**k was That?” have had audiences rolling in their seats, and screaming for more and more blood.
OTHER INFORMATION: We do not provide housing or travel for out of town artists. Artists must be local or be able to provide their own housing during their contract.
We encourage actors of any gender, race, or ethnicity to audition for us. If you have any questions, please email
am9zZXBod2FsbGVuIHwgd29ya2hvdXNlYXJ0cyAhIG9yZw== or call 703-584-2963. Check out our website at www.workhousearts.org for more information about our campus and organization.
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