BrightSide Theatre auditions for THE PRODUCERS

Brightside Theatre Auditions for

The Producers a Mel Brooks Musical
Book Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan
Music & Lyrics Mel Brooks
Director Jeffrey Cass
Choreographer Mary Grace Martens
Musical Director Phil Videckis

Who
BrightSide Theatre is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion while promoting cultural awareness and sensitivity. We encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender and sexual identities, ages, body types, and abilities, to submit/attend every audition.
Seeking strong adult actors that are 18+ years of age. Local hires only (no housing or travel provided). We encourage Trans and Gender Non-Conforming performers to audition as genders listed as those of the character, not the performer.

When
In Person Auditions will be on Sunday, January 25 6:00pm-9:30pm at BrightSide Theatre’s Rehearsal Studio, 1989 University Lane, Unit D, Lisle, IL 60532. Sign up for a time at HERE (https://signup.com/go/ezLdQiZ) Prepare a 32-bar cut of a song that shows off your acting strengths as well as vocal range. An accompanist will be provided. Bring dance clothes/shoes if asked to stay for choreography. Bring your Headshot/Resume.

Callbacks will be by invitation only on the evening of Thursday, January 29.

Time Commitment
Rehearsals will begin April 19, 2026 and take place on Sunday through Thursday evenings. Not all cast is called to each rehearsal. Tech week is June 7 –11. No rehearsal conflicts will be accepted for tech week or any performances.

Performances
All performances will be at the Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall on the Campus of North Central College, 31 S. Ellsworth in Naperville. Opening 6/12/26; Closing 6/28/25 (Fri/Sat evenings at 7:30pm and Sat/Sun matinees at 2pm – 12 performances total – ***no performance Friday 6/19 – moved to Thursday 6/18 at 7:30 pm))

Pay Rate: $400 Stipend

Casting Breakdown:

All Roles Available for Adults Ages 18-65+

Max Bialystock: (identifies as male) 40‘s-50’s A failed Broadway producer. Good singer with excellent physical and verbal comedy skills. Ruthless, unprincipled and quick witted with verbal banter. He will stop at absolutely nothing to succeed. A likeable rogue who despite his egotistical persona and indefensible antics, has the audience secretly rooting for him. Tenor/Baritone.

Leo Bloom: (identifies as male). 30’s-40’s A meek-mannered accountant. Good singer with excellent physical and verbal comedy skills. Movement/dance ability advantageous (including tap). Leo is neurotic, unassertive and utterly lovable. He discovers his inner confidence, follows his dream of becoming a Producer, and ‘gets the girl’ by running off to Rio with the leading lady. Tenor

Franz Liebkind: (identifies as male). 30s+ A wild-eyed German immigrant and Nazi fanatic. Excellent comedy skills with ability to sing. A strong physical presence, he is hot-tempered, intensely obsessive Nazi supporter (with a soft spot for his pet pigeons). More than slightly nuts, he eventually loses the plot and attempts to shoot our main characters in a comic fit of rage. Baritone

Rogers Debris: (identifies as male) 40s+ A cross-dressing renowned (in his own eyes) Broadway director. Excellent comedy skills and good singing and dance ability. Tap skills advantageous. Beneath a (somewhat) convincing straight-acting persona lies a full-blown Judy Garland waiting to burst out. When opportunity gives him the leading role in ‘Springtime For Hitler’ he becomes a ‘gay as a daisy’, all singing all dancing showbiz Hitler. Baritone.

Carmen Ghia (identifies as male) 25-35 Roger’s possessive live-in lover. Excellent comedy skills and good singer. Thin, ‘strange looking’ and intense queen. He overreacts to every eventuality and is mortally wounded by any of Roger’s thoughtless remarks. Comically sibilant beyond all measure. Tenor

Ulla Inga Hansen Benson Yonsen Tallen-hallen Svaden-svanson: (identifies as female) 20’s-30’s The knock-out Swedish secretary. Excellent comedienne with great song and dance skills. Gorgeous, young, blond and leggy. Enthusiastic, innocent and adorable but with a very loose grasp of the English language she is generally utterly inept in her work. Mezz-Soprano

Ensemble: (identifies as either gender) 18+ Accountants; Bavarian Peasants; Convicts; First Nighters; Little Old Ladies; Storm Troopers; Chorus Girls; Girl Prisoners; Usherettes and more. A combination of voices.