AUDITIONS | JAN 11 & 12, 2026 | 7pm
MAY 2026
Something Rotten! A Very New Musical
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed by Jeff Wilson
Fri & Sat 8pm | May 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16
Sun Matinee 2pm | May 10, 17
Sat Matinee 2pm | May 16
The Bottom brothers, two struggling playwrights in Renaissance London, need a hit. Easier said than done when your chief competition is local rock star, William Shakespeare. The Bottom brothers’ plan: write the world’s first musical! This rollicking song-and-dance extravaganza, nominated for ten Tony Awards during its smash Broadway run, sends up the Bard and Broadway and everything in between. Best of all, it can be enjoyed without CliffsNotes!
Casting 20-25 actors/singers/dancers of all genders and races.
For vocal auditions, please prepare 16-32 bars of a song in the style of the show, and bring your sheet music for the accompanist. Wear comfortable clothes, and shoes for a dance audtion. Experienced tap dancers especially needed.
Characters:
Nick Bottom
Struggling renaissance writer. Jealous of the success of William Shakespeare and will do anything to beat him. Nigel’s older brother. Married to Bea. Some tap.
Nigel Bottom
Sweetly naive young writer and poet. Insecure, gullible and easily manipulated.
Falls in love with Portia.
Shakespeare
Renaissance rock star. Bigger than life (and he knows it.) Some tap.
Nostrodamus
Soothsayer whose vision of the future is slightly skewed. Eccentric. Nick consults with him to find his next great hit. Some tap
Bea
Nick’s wife and “Right Hand Man.” Loves and supports him despite his questionable decision making. Strong leader and powerful woman who is quite persuasive when she wants to be.
Portia
Quirky Puritan girl who falls in love with Nigel over their mutual love of poetry and Shakespeare. Brother Jeremiah’s daughter.
Brother Jeremiah
Puritan leader and father of Portia. Deeply repressed. despises playwrights, poets and all things ungodly.
Minstrel
Narrator of the show.
Lord Clapham
Flamboyant theatre producer.
Shylock
Jewish landlord/tax collector who loves theatre more than anything.
Troupe (Tom Snout, Peter Quince, Snug, Francis Flute, Robin, etc)
Actors in Nick’s theatre company
Ensemble
The ensemble will play many parts throughout the show.
Something Rotten! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. MTIShows.com
Season 68 is sponsored by Hudson Valley Credit Union
Something Rotten is sponsored by MLC Masonry Inc.
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