Auditions

Unfolding audition details will be posted later in spring.

We are currently accepting submissions for Sunset Boulevard

PLEASE READ ALL THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW.

Deadline: Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 5pm

Your submission should be emailed to milesfrombroadway@gmail.com and should include the following:

• Headshot (PDF or jpeg or png)
• Resume (PDF)
• Slate, Song, Monologue – link to your video that is uploaded to youtube or google drive. The video should include a slate introducing yourself, a song that is preferably from the show, or from a musical of similar style and genre, and a 2 minute monologue. The song and monologue must suit the feel of the show and character you are auditioning for. (example: no angsty teen monologues, as there are no angsty teen characters in this show) Please ensure permissions on your links are set so we can view your video submission. Please do not email video files. No DROPBOX links, only GOOGLE DRIVE or YOUTUBE, please.
• Specify what role(s) you are auditioning for. If you are auditioning for one of the three principal roles, please also answer yes or no to the following questions: ‘Do you wish to be considered for the Supporting Character or Featured Ensemble Tracks?’
• In the email submission please include all potential conflicts between July 1st and September 17, 2026. Please make a note in the email even if you do not have any conflicts and have a 100% availability over the summer and leading up to the performance date. If you are unsure if you will have any absences, please do not submit at this time.

Callbacks: by invitation only.

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The musical will be presented as a semi-staged concert presentation with a all the dialogue and music, with a live orchestra.

Performance: Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 2pm and 7:30pm at Festival Place, Sherwood Park

Pay: Profit share after expenses

Final Dress Rehearsal: September 18, 2026 at 5pm at Festival Place, Sherwood Park

Rehearsals: every Wednesday 7-10pm, in July and August (we may take time off during Fringe), may increase in September leading up to September 18, 2026.

ALL REHEARSALS ARE MANDATORY. If cast in our production, we will expect you make our rehearsals a priority. The profit-share payment for participating in this production will be proportionately pro-rated for any missed scheduled rehearsals. If it is deemed that the absences are negatively impacting the progress of our show, we will have to recast your part(s). We are trying to stress that there is not a lot of flexibility for absences here. We understand that rehearsals are over the summer, and many people tend to go on holidays, but there are not a lot of music rehearsals for this project, so our expectation is that everyone has a nearly 100% availability to all of our scheduled rehearsals.

The production is presented in semi-staged concert and performers will be expected to have the songs and lines memorized. We are seeking strong singers with trained voices and solid vocal stamina.

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ROLES

PLEASE NOTE: At the time of this posting, the role of Betty Schaefer has been cast. We are currently seeking submissions for the following 3 Principal, 6 Supporting and 6 Featured Ensemble Roles:

*Norma Desmond (Female late 40s/50s) – Silent movie star who still lives in her isolated dream world of the past. Maturely attractive and stylized in dress and manner. Eccentric and jaded. Alto-lyric belter. We are looking for a commanding, powerful voice with strong dramatic belt, capable of conveying intense, sweeping melodrama, high theatricality, and a commanding presence throughout the nearly sung-through score.

*Joe Gillis (Male 25-35) – A young writer, struggling to make his name in Hollywood. Not Hollywood in manner, but very Hollywood in looks. Tall, strikingly handsome, self assured, yet with a manly rugged demeanor. Must be an excellent singer (trained, bari-tenor) with a natural film-style approach. Should be charming, with an opportunist-like quality.

*Max von Mayerling (Male late 40s/50s) – Ex-film-director-turned-devoted-servant, with European accent. Norma’s biggest fan and also her ex-husband. Excellent actor/singer required. Full, deep, classically trained bass-baritone is a must. We are looking for a performer with a deep, resonant lower register that can transition effortlessly into a light (falsetto) upper register.

*PLEASE NOTE: The three roles above (Norma, Joe and Max) are hugely demanding. The show is fully underscored and there are scenes with underscoring, short monologues and dialogue embedded in music, short sung verses, etc. We require performers to have significant training and experience in musical theatre (or even in opera, as the structure of some of the underscored scenes is very much operatic in nature).

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Supporting Characters:

We are seeing 3 male and 3 female performers to take on these tracks where they will play various supporting characters.

Supporting Characters – Male – Track 1 – Artie (Male 25 – 30) Joe’s friend, a generous, hardworking director’s assistant. Clean cut professional but fun. Betty’s fiancé. Strong vocals, baritone/tenor. Performer cast in this role will also perform a number of additional tracks.

Supporting Characters – Male – Track 2 – Cecil B DeMille – (Male 50 – 60)
Famous film director. Strong, imposing with a fatherly quality. Strong Baritone. Performer cast in this role will also perform a number of additional tracks.

Supporting Characters – Male – Track 3 – Sheldrake – (Male 30+) – Boss of the studio. Strong Tenor. Performer cast in this role will also perform a number of additional tracks.

Supporting Characters – Female – Track 1 – Examples of possible characters in this track: Joanna, Heather, Astrologer, Analyst. Strong mezzo/belter.

Supporting Characters – Female – Track 2 – Examples of possible characters in this track: Mary, First Masseuse, Doctor. Strong mezzo/belter.

Supporting Characters – Female – Track 3 – Examples of possible characters in this track: 1st Girl, Larissa, Second Masseuse. Strong soprano.

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Featured Ensemble:

We are seeking 3 male and 3 female performers to take on numbers featured ensemble tracks, which will have solo lines in big group numbers.

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