Disney’s Newsies Auditions

Production Dates:
Opening Night – Friday, September 26
Shows run through October 12
Questions: email: newsies.cltp@gmail.com

Audition Dates:

• Monday, July 7 – Auditions for Les, Dance-Only Roles & Non-Singing Ensemble

  • Seeking 1-2 actors to play Les for the run of the show

  • Casting two children (any gender, ages 9-11) for the ensemble

  • Holding auditions for 2-6 non-singing dancing roles to be cast in the ensemble (dancers must be 16+)

  • Children and non-singing dancers auditioning will only audition Monday, with potential callbacks on Thursday, July 10

• Tuesday-Wednesday, July 8-9 – General Auditions for All Roles (ages 16 and up)

• Thursday, July 10 – Possible Callbacks, including vocal callbacks for select roles

• Friday, July 11 – Principal Read-Through & Ensemble Character/Historical Workshop
  ”We’re willing to work with individuals with conflicts.”

• Location:
  Mary Godfrey Playhouse, 2706 E. Pershing Blvd., Cheyenne, WY

Audition Details:
Prepare a 45-second vocal selection and participate in a cold dance audition. If you have acrobatic abilities, we would love to see them.

Everyone will participate in a cold reading from the script, which will be provided at auditions.

Leads

Jack Kelly - Character Age: 18-28 | Gender: M | Vocal Range: B-flat2 - A4
Charismatic leader of the Manhattan newsies, orphan, artist, dreams of moving out West. Loyal, tough exterior with a big heart, leads the resistance for better working conditions. Strong tenor voice and sense of physicality.

Katherine Plumber - Character Age: 18-28 | Gender: F | Vocal Range: A3 - F5
Feisty, ambitious young reporter fighting for credibility in a male-dominated field. Quick, funny, resourceful—captures the voice of a rising generation. High belt vocals.

Supporting Characters

Joseph Pulitzer - Character Age: 40+ | Gender: M | Vocal Range: C3 - F4
No-nonsense businessman, owner of The World newspaper.

Medda Larkin - Character Age: 40+ | Gender: F | Vocal Range: F3 - A5
Vaudeville star and owner of the Bowery Theater, saloon singer. Offers her theater as a safe haven for the newsies, comedic and strong-willed.

Davey Jacobs - Character Age: 16-28 | Gender: M | Vocal Range: D3 - A4
Straight-laced, bright older sibling to Les. Starts selling papers to support their family, becomes a leader in the strike.

Les Jacobs - Character Age: 10 | Gender: M | Vocal Range: D-flat4 - B-flat4
Fearless, cheeky younger sibling to Davey. Precocious, charismatic, learns from the freedom of the newsies.

Crutchie - Character Age: 16-24 | Gender: Any | Vocal Range: C3 - A4
Dedicated newsie with a limp, walks with a crutch. Goofy and resilient, the heart of the resistance.

Featured & Ensemble Roles

Seitz - Character Age: 20+ | Gender: M
Pulitzer’s editor and advisor. Ultimately admires the newsies.

Bunsen - Character Age: 20+ | Gender: M
Pulitzer’s bookkeeper, responsible for raising the price per paper.

Hannah - Character Age: 20+ | Gender: F
Pulitzer’s practical and insightful secretary. Strong character actor role.

Snyder - Character Age: 35-65 | Gender: M
Crooked warden of The Refuge, a filthy orphanage used to exploit children for government funding.

Nunzio / Governor Theodore Roosevelt - Character Age: 40-60 | Gender: M

• Nunzio – Pulitzer’s barber.

• Governor Theodore Roosevelt – A respected leader who inspires Jack to stand up to Pulitzer.

Jacobi / Medda’s Stage Manager / NYC Mayor - Character Age: 30+ | Gender: Any

• Jacobi – Deli owner who gives the newsies a safe place to plan their strike.

• Medda’s Stage Manager – Works behind the scenes at Medda’s Theater.

• NYC Mayor – City official.

Spot Conlon - Character Age: 16-24 | Gender: Any
Fearless leader of the Brooklyn Newsies, boasts an intimidating reputation.

Oscar & Morris Delancey - Character Age: 25-35 | Gender: M
Tough enforcers at The World’s distribution window. Loyal to Pulitzer, use intimidation to suppress the strike.

Darcy / Bill (Doubles as Newsies) - Character Age: 17-24 | Gender: Any

• Darcy – Upper-class child of a publisher, sides with the Newsies. Doubles as a Newsie.

• Bill – Child of William Randolph Hearst, also sides with the Newsies. Doubles as a Newsie.

Featured Newsies: Race, Albert, Specs, Henry, Finch, Romeo, Elmer, Mush, Buttons, Sniper, Tommy Boy, Jo-Jo, Mike, Ike - Character Ages: 16-24 | Gender: Any

Additional Newsies

Character Ages: 16-22 | Gender: Any

Nuns / Bowery Beauties Gender: F

People of New York City Includes: Guards, Policemen, Photographers, Theater Patrons, Scabs (non-striking newsies), Goons (strike enforcers), and Refuge House Kids.