2026-2027
Season Auditions
The Treehouse Collective is thrilled to announce auditions for its 2026-2027 Season:
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen
Book by Hunter Bell
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Director: Lisa Tierney
Music Director: Jeff Kimball
August 28th - September 13th, 2026
Chelsea Theatre Works
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on the Poem by Joseph Moncure March
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Director: Katie Swimm
Music Director: Jeff Kimball
February 19th - March 8th, 2027
Plaza Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts
By Henrik Ibsen
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Director: Katie Swimm
April 9th - April 18th, 2027
The Mosesian Center for the Arts
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Audition Dates & Signups
Initial Auditions - BCA Black Box Theatre, 539 Tremont Street
Saturday, April 11 - 10:00am-1:00pm, 2:00pm-5:00pm
Sunday, April 12 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wednesday, April 15 - 6:00-10:00pm
Callbacks
Tuesday, April 21st - The Lady from the Sea - 6:00-10:00pm, Martin Hall, Calderwood Pavillion
Wednesday, April 22nd - [title of show] - 6:00-10pm, Martin Hall, Calderwood Pavillion
Saturday, April 25th - The Wild Party - 12:00-4:00pm, Studio 204, 551 Tremont Street
The Treehouse Collective strongly prefers in-person auditions. We will accept video submissions in lieu of in-person auditions for those who cannot attend due to a conflict. Callbacks, however, must be attended in-person. If an actor who we wish to call back cannot attend on the listed dates, we will make all reasonable efforts to schedule an alternative. Thank you for understanding.
Please notify us if you plan to send in a video audition by emailing treehousecollectivecasting@gmail.com so we can send you access to audition forms and materials. All videos (MP4, YouTube, etc.) must be received by Wednesday, May 15th, at 5:00pm
Actors will be seen individually, with 15 actors being seen in each hour. Please sign up for a time slot using the link above. After signing up, actors will be emailed with audition instructions, sides, and copies of the scripts.
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Audition Materials & Forms
Within 48 hours of signing up for an audition slot, or notifying us they plan to submit a video audition, actors will be sent access to a Google Drive folder containing the appropriate sides to prepare as well as copies of the script. The sides do NOT need to be memorized, but actors are encouraged to be very familiar with the material. This email will also contain the link to submit an audition form (including an opportunity to upload a resume and headshot and indicate the productions and character(s) you are most interested in. Actors should prepare one (1) side for each production in which they are interested in being cast. A reader will be provided for sides from The Lady from the Sea.
Compensation
The Treehouse Collective believes that all members of a production team should receive pay for their labor - from the director to the actors to the tech team. Our pay equity model aims to acknowledge the different requirements of each role on the production team both onstage and off while sharing collectively in the success of the production. Additional details about our pay equity model will be shared upon offer. Please reach out with any questions about compensation. Please note: The Treehouse Collective cannot provide housing or transportation for their productions.
Questions?
Please email The Treehouse Collective with any additional questions: treehousecollectivecasting@gmail.com.
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Production Details
The Treehouse Collective is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive community: on our stage, through our creative and technical teams, and in our audiences.
We have noted the pronouns used in the script to refer to characters in the play. While many of these roles are written on the gender binary (he/she), we invite and encourage gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with.
[title of show]
Jeff and Hunter, two self-confessed nobodies in New York, make a pact: They will write an original musical and submit it to a festival. The only catch? The deadline is in three weeks! With nothing to lose, they decide to try to create something new with the help of their friends Susan, Heidi, and Larry on the eighty-eights. With the full team assembled, Jeff and Hunter hit another roadblock - what should they write about? They decide to follow the old adage “write what you know,” and set off on a unique adventure: writing a musical about writing a musical. As the deadline looms, insecurities creep in and jealousies flare. Will the team succeed with their musical? Could it even win a Tony?!
In this intelligent, playful, lovable musical, the audience is treated to an inside look at the tough work of being a creative artist. [title of show] is, above all, a love letter to musical theatre and to the joy of collaboration.
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Hunter (he/him) - a writer who dreams about making it to Broadway and one day winning a Tony Award. Impulsive and intense, Hunter leads the show’s creation, bounces off the others, and fuels most of the tensions. Larger than life yet somewhat directionless, he often needs both prompting and reining in. Hunter enjoys watching trashy reality television and 1980s' mega musicals, gets sweaty under his left armpit when nervous, and is often a little too eager to please. High Tenor (C3-B4)
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Jeff (he/him) - a talented, fastidious composer who provides the foil to Hunter’s boundless enthusiasm. Jeff is resistant to Hunter’s literal flights of wild abandon, more often than not offering sharp rebukes. Unbending, he ultimately serves as the defender of the musical’s integrity in the face of commercial pressures. A Broadway enthusiast who especially likes obscure musicals, he collects Playbills from shows that ran 50 performances or less. While he has a great passion for creating, he worries about what others will think of his work. Tenor/Bari-Tenor (C3-G4)
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Heidi (she/her) - the established performer of the group and a Broadway veteran, albeit in minor understudy roles. Newly inducted into the group by Jeff, her friendly awkwardness is endearing and she soon fits right in. Not as deliberately outrageous as Susan, but her direct and innocuous comments are still hilarious. While the others are hoping to make it big, Heidi has a unique choice to make: should she continue on her moderately successful Broadway path or take on the group’s risky new venture? Mezzo/Alto (F3-F#5)
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Susan (she/her) - the outlying member of the cast, essentially the very opposite of Heidi. An office manager by day, she views the show as a creative outlet. Susan is plagued by self-doubt, particularly about her singing abilities, and she shields this with her loud, flamboyant attitude and madcap wit that fuels her friendship with Hunter. Alto (E3-C5)
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Rehearsals and Performances:
All rehearsals and performances will be held at Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
Rehearsals will begin on Sunday, August 9th. Weekly Schedule is generally Monday - Thursday, 6:00-10:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday: 10:00am-6:00 pm, but will be finalized according to actor schedules. All actors may not be called for all rehearsals.
Tech Week begins Sunday, August 23rd.
OPENING NIGHT: Friday, August 28th, 7:30pm
Saturday, August 29th, 7:30pm
Sunday, August 30th, 2:00pm
Monday, August 31st, 7:30pm (INDUSTRY NIGHT)
Friday, September 4th, 7:30pm
Saturday, September 5th, 7:30pm
Sunday, September 6th, 2:00pm
Friday, September 11th, 7:30pm
Saturday, September 12th, 7:30pm
Sunday, September 13th, 2:00pm
Due to the short nature of the rehearsal period, very few conflicts can be permitted. Conflicts will not be permitted for performances.
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The Wild Party
Synopsis:
Queenie and Burrs throw the party of their lives in 1920’s Manhattan. Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party was an Off-Broadway gem that garnered an array of industry accolades, including Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Obie awards. Based on Joseph Moncure March's 1928 narrative poem of the same name, this dark and steamy production is an immersive fable of violence, jealousy, sex, and passion.
Black (he/him, F3-G5)
Strong and poised without being posed. An enigmatic loner. Protective. No-nonsense kind of guy who cannot understand Queenie's attraction to Burrs. African-American.
Burrs (he/him, G3-A5)
A professional clown. Dangerous and charming all at once. Sexually ravenous and drawn to Queenie like a moth to the flame. Hurts somewhere deep inside, and slowly descends into jealous insanity.
Dolores (she/her, A3-A5)
A party-goer pitching ideas and hoping to score with Sam. A wild woman of the night.
Eddie (he/him, A3-A5)
Mae's husband who is perhaps even more dim-witted than she is. A big oaf. Can be a lovable teddy bear but also a quick tempered brute. Adores his wife.
Kate (she/her, F3-E5)
A lush. Likes to be the "life of the party." Always looking out for number one, and is jealous of Queenie. Confident.
Madelaine True (she/her, A3-E5)
A tired woman with even more tired eyes and a cruel mouth. Sexually hungry. Blunt and very dry.
Mae (she/her, A3-D5)
Eddie's wife. Sweet, but not particularly bright. Adores her husband and dotes on him.
Sam (he/him, A3-A5)
Busy producer who loves attention. Trying to avoid Dolores.
Oscar D'armano (he/him, A3-B5)
Phil's brother and lover who dresses as his twin. A composer and an entertainer in every sense of the word.
Phil D'armano (he/him, A3-A5)
Oscar's brother and lover who dresses as his twin. A composer and an entertainer in every sense of the word.
Queenie (she/her, F3-F5)
Queenie was a blonde. Looks a little older and more tired than her age would indicate. Afraid of being alone. Has become addicted to Burrs' presence and ravenous sexual appetite.
Nadine (she/her, A3-A5)
The only minor at the party. Waifish and somewhat naïve. She is in over her head and trying to keep up.
Max (he/him, A3-B5)
One of the party goers and a member of the usual "gang." He is full of life and energy.
Ensemble
The partygoers. Any ages, gender, and vocal ranges.
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Rehearsals and Performances:
All rehearsals and performances will be held at the BCA Plaza Theatres, 539 Tremont St, Boston.
Rehearsals will begin on Sunday, January 10th, increasing in frequency ahead of tech week. Weekly Schedule is generally Monday - Thursday, 6:00-10:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday: 10:00am-6:00 pm, but will be finalized according to actor schedules. All actors may not be called for all rehearsals.
Tech Week begins Sunday, February 14th, 2027
OPENING NIGHT: Friday, February 19th, 2027
Saturday, February 20th, 2027
Sunday, February 21st, 2027
Friday, February 26th, 2027
Saturday, February 27th, 2027
Sunday, February 28th, 2027
Monday, March 1st, 2027
Friday, March 5th, 2027
Saturday, March 6th, 2027
Sunday, March 7th, 2027
Due to the short nature of the rehearsal period, very few conflicts can be permitted. Conflicts will not be permitted for performances.
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The Lady From the Sea
In a production adapted and devised by the actors, The Lady from the Sea tells the story of a lighthouse keeper’s daughter who must choose between marriage and the allure of the ocean. Ibsen explores duty, marriage and agency against the backdrop of myth and folktale.
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Ellida (she/her, 20-30): Doctor Wangel’s second wife, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter. She is tormented by the land and sea.
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Dr. Wangel (he/him, 40-50): the local doctor of a small holiday town in Northern Norway. Maybe sympathetic.
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Bolette (she/her, 20-30): Wangel’s daughter by his first wife. Torn between staying, and going.
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Hilde (she/her, 20s): Wangel’s second daughter by his first wife. She is mischievous and critical of Ellida, though she very much wants to be close to her. She shows a morbid fascination with Lyngstrand’s imminent death. (age range: 20s)
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Arnholm (he/him, 30-40): Bolette’s former tutor and Ellida’s former suitor. Maybe loves Ellida, as he proposed to her long ago.
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Hans Lyngstrand (he/him, 20s): young, naïve, and frail, an aspiring sculptor. Romanticizes women and artists.
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Ballested (any gender, 30-60): a painter, who has been in town for eighteen years. Also a self-proclaimed barber, Dancing Master, and Leader of the Brass Band.
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The Stranger (he/him, 20-40): a mysterious American who symbolically married Ellida many years before the play begins.
Rehearsals and Performances:
All performances will be held at The Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown. Rehearsal locations are TBD.
Rehearsals will begin on Sunday, March 21st. Weekly Schedule is generally Monday - Thursday, 6:00-10:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday: 10:00am-6:00 pm, but will be finalized according to actor schedules. All actors may not be called for all rehearsals.
Tech Week begins Sunday, April 4th
OPENING NIGHT: Friday, April 9th, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 10th, 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, April 11th, 2:00pm
Monday, April 12th, 7:30pm (INDUSTRY NIGHT)
Thursday, April 15th, 7:30pm
Friday, April 16th, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 17th, 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, April 18th, 2:00pm
Due to the short nature of the rehearsal period, very few conflicts can be permitted. Conflicts will not be permitted for performances.