GOODSPEED SEEKING LOCAL CHILDREN FOR SOUTH PACIFIC

 EAST HADDAM, Conn. (April 5, 2024) – Goodspeed Musicals is seeking local Connecticut children for its 2024 Goodspeed production of South Pacific. Goodspeed is seeking Non-Equity child actors to understudy Ngana (age 11) and Jerome (age 8). These characters can be Black, Pacific Islander, or mixed. Children auditions for A Christmas Story The Musical will be held at a later date.

Interested candidates should submit headshots and resumes to KMcLaughlin@goodspeed.org. Please include “South Pacific Casting” in the subject line. 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.