Goodspeed holds auditions for local children for South Pacific

EAST HADDAM, Conn. (Feb. 28, 2024) – Goodspeed Musicals is holding local Connecticut children auditions for its 2024 Goodspeed production of South Pacific, on Saturday, March 30th starting at 1 p.m. in East Haddam, Conn. Goodspeed is seeking Non-Equity child actors to understudy Ngana (age 11) and Jerome (age 8). Ngana and Jerome are the children of Emile, a French man, and a Tongan woman. Interested candidates should be black presenting. Children auditions for A Christmas Story The Musical will be held at a later date.

All auditions are by appointment only. Appointments may be made starting immediately. Please call 860.873.8664, ext. 721, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. to schedule an appointment.

 Candidates must be available for 4 weeks of rehearsal and 9 weeks of performances between May 14, 2024, (first rehearsal) and August 11, 2024, (close) in East Haddam.

Interested candidates should bring a resume, photo and sheet music for a 32-bar cut of an up-tempo song and a ballad. Music must be legible and in the proper key (no lead sheets please). An accompanist will be provided.

Goodspeed reaffirms its commitment to nondiscrimination and a flexible, imaginative casting policy. Performers of all ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition.