Appointments in Naples and video submissions for NYC call backs now open for 50 roles in five musicals
Naples, Fla. (August 1) – More than 200 actors from throughout the country will arrive in Naples Sept. 14 and 15 to audition for 50 roles in TheatreZone’s five musicals for the 2024-25 season, announced TheatreZone’s founding artistic director, Mark Danni. The deadline for submissions is Sept. 12, 2024.
In addition, video submissions for New York City-based actors will be accepted no later than Sept. 15, with call backs held in New York City Sept. 21.
Submissions must be emailed to Auditions@Theatre.Zone only. Submissions to personal email addresses will not be accepted.
The 2024-2025 season is TheatreZone’s milestone 20th anniversary season and Danni has selected treasured, award-winning musicals with roles coveted by performers: Once (first rehearsal Dec. 30, runs Jan. 9-12 and 16-19); The Rink (first rehearsal Jan. 27, runs Feb. 6-8 and 13-16); Jersey Boys (first rehearsal Feb. 24, runs March 6-9 and 13-16), and Ghost (first rehearsal May 26, runs June 5-8 and 12-15).
“The annual arrival in Naples of triple-threat performers — gifted actors, singers and dancers – is a highlight of our season as we build toward our first show in December,” said Danni. “They come from New York City, throughout the southeastern U.S., Texas and beyond.”
TheatreZone, Naples’ original musical theatre company, possesses a contract with the Actors’ Equity Association [AEA] which allows it to attract top professional performers from throughout the country. “We are proud to bring experienced actors to Naples stages, and also to offer a valuable venue for Equity actors living in South Florida,” Danni commented.
Non-Equity performers are also welcome to audition as TheatreZone’s Equity contract allows for a certain number of non-Equity actors in its casts.
The live auditions in Naples will be held at TheatreZone’s G&L Theatre, located at 13275 Livingston Road in Naples, on the campus of the Community School of Naples. The auditions will be held by appointment from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 and Sunday, Sept. 15.
To secure an appointment, actors must email Auditions@Theatre.Zone with a preferred date and time range. Equity members without appointments will be seen throughout the day as time permits.
Actors are asked to prepare 32 bars of a song and have a contrasting selection ready. Sheet music in the correct key is required, and an accompanist will be provided. Actors should also bring a picture and resume, stapled together, and be prepared to dance if asked.
Video submissions – – to include a YouTube video of contrasting songs with a brief monologue, plus a resume and headshot in one document — must be emailed to Auditions@Theatre.Zone.
Sides for the four musicals – Once, The Rink, Jersey Boys, and Ghost — will be emailed in advance and provided at the audition. Visually impaired performers may request an advance copy of the sides when making an audition appointment.
About TheatreZone’s 20th Season: 2024-2025
TheatreZone’s 2024-2025 season begins with its traditional opener in Dec. 2024, Home for the Holidays, and continues with the Tony Award winning best musical Once (Jan. 9-19); the Kander and Ebb treasure The Rink (Feb. 6-16); Jersey Boys (March 6-16), and the musical version of the hit film Ghost (June 5-15).
TheatreZone’s concerts are the fan favorite The Mersey Beatles (Feb. 18-19) and Memories of Elvis (Feb. 20).
For more audition information, email questions to Auditions@Theatre.Zone.
For show tickets and information, visit www.Theatre.Zone or call the box office at 888-966-3352.
2024-2025 TheatreZone Musicals
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
7:30 p.m., Dec. 20-21
2 p.m. December 21-22
TheatreZone’s original musical extravaganza, Home for the Holidays, is a Southwest Florida tradition celebrating its eighth annual production. The show delights audiences with beloved traditional and popular Christmas songs, sparkling and elaborate costumes, and Christmas-themed scenery. The cast combines professional Equity performers and a few young stars of the future, adding charm and fun to the performances. Home for the Holidays creator Mark Danni, TheatreZone’s founding artistic director, reimagines the show every year to enchant audiences with new music and glittering costumes and scenery. Home for the Holidays’ cast members perform energetic dance routines accompanied by a live orchestra leaving the audiences filled with joy after every performance.
ONCE
Jan. 9-19, 2025
7:30 p.m. Jan. 9-12 and 16-19
2 p.m. Jan. 11-12 and 18-19
Once, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2012, tells a story of passion for music, heartbreak, intimacies, and wonder about the future. The musical, based on the 2007 film of the same name by John Carney, won eight Tony Awards. The Broadway cast album won a Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album.
Once features a cast who are also the show’s musicians. The plot follows the relationship between Guy, a street performer who is a songwriting guitar player, and Girl, whose encouragement and appreciation of Guy’s music lifts his spirits when he wants to quit music. As the friends develop feelings for one another, they make decisions of the heart that will keep the audience guessing about happy endings.
Ben Brantley wrote in The New York Times, “The songs … soar with rough-edged, sweet-and-sad ambivalence that is seldom visited in contemporary American musicals.” In his London Theatre Guide review of the West End production, Peter Brown wrote, “Almost from the first note, you realize you are listening to music that is extraordinarily distinctive, powerfully emotional, and hugely affecting – in a word … stunning.”
THE RINK
Feb. 6-16, 2025
7:30 p.m. Feb. 6-8 and 13-16
2 p.m. Feb. 8-9 and 15-16
Kander & Ebb’s The Rink made its Broadway debut in 1984 and was nominated for five Tony Awards. It starred Liza Minnelli, Jason Alexander and Chita Rivera, who won the Tony Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. The Rink is one of ten Kander & Ebb collaborations, whose credits include Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and many more.
The heart of the plot is the relationship between a mother, Anna, and her estranged daughter, Angel. Anna decides to sell her dilapidated roller-skating rink on a decaying boardwalk to developers. Angel returns to town seeking to reconnect with the people and places she long ago left behind, complicating Anna’s plans. The mother and daughter argue, and flashback scenes reveal ancient resentments.
Composer John Kander commented that it “was the most complete realization” of his intentions of any production he had done. Lyricist Fred Ebb agreed, asserting that, “Every single element of it was exactly as we imagined.”
The Rink will be presented with the help and blessing of John Kander, who helped grant the rights for this TheatreZone production.
JERSEY BOYS
March 6-16, 2025
7:30 p.m. March 6-9 and 13-16
2 p.m. March 8-9 and 15-16
Jersey Boys, the 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, was a blow-out success dramatizing the formation, success, and breakup of the 1960s group, The Four Seasons.
Jersey Boys was one of Broadway’s longest-running shows in history. The musical is structured in four seasons, each narrated by a different member of the group who gives his own perspective on the history and music of The Four Seasons.
The group was formed in the early 1950s by Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick DeVito, and Bob Gaudio, who was introduced to the group by Joe Pesci. Severe financial difficulties, jail sentences, deceptions, double-crossing, and mob connections added stress to the partnership, even as they created such hit songs as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Sherry,” “My Eyes Adored You,” “Walk Like a Man,” and “Working My Way Back to You.”
Jersey Boys is a high-energy, innovative musical that takes audiences behind the scenes of the group and its music in a classic rags-to-riches — and back to rags — story.
GHOST
June 5-15, 2025
7:30 p.m. June 5-8 and 12-15
2 p.m. June 7-8 and 15
Ghost: The Musical is an adaptation of the 1990 Academy Award-winning hit film. Sam and Molly are deeply in love. Their connection takes a shocking turn when Sam is killed in a mugging that turns out to be a planned murder by a close associate of the couple. Unwilling and unable to leave Molly, Sam hovers between two worlds and learns the truth of his murder. To communicate with Molly, he turns to a storefront psychic, Oda Mae Brown, a character with a rap sheet for conning money out of vulnerable widows. Oda turns out to be the real deal, and she works with Sam as a medium who can communicate to Molly. Sam and Oda Mae concoct a scheme to expose the murderer, exact revenge, and ensure Molly’s safety. Ghost: The Musical is a touching love story about a connection that even death cannot sever.
CONCERTS
The Mersey Beatles
Feb. 18, 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m.
The Mersey Beatles are back at TheatreZone! The world’s best Beatles tribute band sells out every year at TheatreZone, so buy tickets early! The lads from Liverpool were the resident Beatles’ tribute band at the world-famous Cavern Club for more than a decade, clocking up more than 600 performances. They now tour the world with their pounding, pulsating and unmistakable “Mersey Beat” to excited and sold-out audiences across Europe, U.S., Asia, and Australia.
Memories of Elvis
Feb. 20, 4:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Memories of Elvis is an electrifying show of not one, but three incredible Elvis tribute artists performing his timeless hits with reverence while looking and acting the part. Accompanied by a full band, the Elvis tribute artists embody the music and the feeling of an Elvis concert. The show embraces Elvis eras from the 50s, the 1968 comeback, the Vegas years, and Hawaii. Memories of Elvis will have audiences singing along or shedding a tear in remembrance of one of America’s greatest artists.
About TheatreZone
TheatreZone, celebrating its 20th season in 2025, presents its musical performances in the intimate 250-seat G&L Theatre conveniently located in Naples at 13275 Livingston Road, one block north of Pine Ridge Road, in a dedicated building nestled within the campus of the Community School of Naples.
TheatreZone’s contract with the Actors’ Equity Association ensures access to the best actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and stage management professionals from throughout the country. The nonprofit, 501(c)(3) was established in 2005 by Founding Artistic Director Mark Danni and Associate Artistic Director and choreographer Karen Molnar Danni, who have both enjoyed successful careers on Broadway and Off-Broadway.
To book tickets, visit www.Theatre.Zone or call the box office at 888-966-3352, ext. 1.
