📣 CAROUSEL CASTING CALL - AUDITIONS 📣
Romiley Operatic Society are excited to launch our 2026 show, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CAROUSEL… starting with auditions.
📅 AUDITIONS: Sunday 7th September 2025
⏰ TIME: Starting at 4pm (please be free from 4pm)
📍 WHERE: Harpers, 13 Lower Bents Lane, SK6 2NJ
We will start with principal auditions.
Followed by ensemble and children cast auditions.
ℹ️ Deadline for expressions of interest: Wed 3rd Sept
📩 What next? You will receive an email which will include your audition pack. Please be patient as we deal with many applicants.
📆 Rehearsals: Monday evenings (Company) Thursday evenings (Principals) Sunday mornings / afternoons from the New Year.
🎭 Show dates: 17 - 21 March 2026 The Plaza Stockport
REGISTER HERE:
https://forms.gle/mFGRVvhVCjwHC6qE8
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PLEASE SEE BELOW A CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
⭐️ Julie Jordan (playing age 20–30)
A gentle, steadfast millworker with a quiet strength. Julie falls deeply in love with Billy Bigelow, despite his flaws, and remains loyal even in the face of hardship and abuse. She embodies emotional resilience, tenderness, and moral integrity.
⭐️ Billy Bigelow (playing age 30–40)
A charismatic but troubled carousel barker whose charm masks insecurity and volatility. He’s passionate yet impulsive, struggling with pride and failure. His journey moves from recklessness to redemption, with moments of vulnerability beneath his bravado.
⭐️ Carrie Pipperidge (playing age 20–30)
Julie’s bubbly, optimistic friend, full of chatter and cheer. Carrie is a romantic dreamer but also practical, knowing the kind of life she wants. Her sunny outlook contrasts Julie’s quiet seriousness.
⭐️ Enoch Snow (playing age 40–50)
A respectable, ambitious fisherman with a strong moral code. Enoch is determined to build a prosperous, orderly life for himself and his family, sometimes to the point of being rigid and pompous.
⭐️ Nettie Fowler (playing age 40–50)
Julie’s warm-hearted cousin and a maternal figure in the community. Nettie offers guidance, comfort, and stability, famously providing hope and strength in the darkest moments (“You’ll Never Walk Alone”).
⭐️ Jigger Craigin (playing age 40+)
A rough, cunning seaman and Billy’s bad influence. Jigger is street-smart, opportunistic, and cynical, often bringing trouble with his reckless schemes.
⭐️ Louise (playing age 15–16, Dancer)
The spirited and sensitive daughter of Julie and Billy. Louise struggles with the stigma of her father’s past but longs for connection and acceptance. Her story is expressed largely through dance.
⭐️ Enoch Snow Jr (playing age 16–18)
The confident, well-brought-up son of Carrie and Enoch Snow. He represents the stability and success his father values, and plays a part in Louise’s emotional journey.
⭐️ Snow Children (playing ages 5–16)
The lively and wholesome children of Carrie and Enoch Snow, embodying the idealised family life of security and abundance.
⭐️ Carnival Boy (playing age 18, Dancer)
A flirtatious, carefree young man at the carnival. He is playful, charming, and serves as a contrast to Louise’s reserved nature in their dance interactions.
⭐️ Dancers / Ensemble
These will shift between folk-inspired social dances and dreamlike balletic sequences, carrying much of the story’s symbolism and emotional subtext through movement. They embody the joy, struggles, and spirit of the New England setting, providing contrast to the central love story. Includes sailors’ athletic dance, carnival workers’ character movement, and villagers’ celebratory choreograph.
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