General Audition Information

The Mountaineers Players present two shows per year at the beautiful Kitsap Forest Theater, owned by The Mountaineers, a 501(c)3 outdoor education and conservation organization. We typically attend the TPS General Auditions when they are held before our own auditions.

We strive to produce high quality shows with stellar acting, singing and dancing. We value strong character development and fast-paced shows. We typically have actors and production staff from both sides of Puget Sound.

We originally cast our 2022 shows in 2020, and now need to recast missing roles for both shows. Please see details below. 

2022 Spring Show (Beauty and the Beast) Audition Instructions

Our spring show is timed to coincide with the blooming of the rhododendrons on our property. The show opens on Memorial Day weekend and runs for 4 weekends.

Auditions to complete Beauty and the Beast casting will be by video audition. Submission instructions are below.

We are casting the following roles and the singing/dancing ensemble (kids and adults). We need strong singers and dancers (with acrobatic skills for some roles). 

Callbacks will be in person on Sunday afternoon, February 27, in Edmonds.

Rehearsals start mid-March and are held evenings during the week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday) in Edmonds and some Saturday/Sundays at the theater. We have four Saturday rehearsals (some at Kitsap) and three full weekend rehearsals at the theater (both Saturday and Sunday). Not everyone is called for every rehearsal. Download the full rehearsal schedule here. 

VIDEO AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please download:

☆ Rehearsal Calendar & Survival Guide to KFT (for your info - to read & keep)

☆ Audition Form & Conflict Sheet (please save to your hard drive using your name, fill out, save again and send to us). Please read the conflict sheet carefully and fill out according to the instructions. If you would rather print out the audition form and conflict sheet to fill out by hand, we recommend using the Genius Scan pdf maker app for your phone to take pictures of your documents as pdf's. Works much better than photos of documents. You can download for either apple or android phones. 

☆ Create a short video audition consisting of a short 1 minute monologue or scene cutting and 16-32 bars of an appropriate musical theater piece. We do not expect perfection - just show us your skill and personality. Please upload this video to YouTube, Vimeo, Rumble, etc - do not send the video direct. 

☆ Submit your audition packet to auditions at foresttheater.com (no spaces) by Wednesday, February 16th at 9:00 pm.

Please be sure that you are sending the following (with all of your documents saved with your name in title): 

★ Audition Form & Conflict Sheet
★ Resume
★ Headshot
★ Link to your video audition (titled with your name)

You will be notified about in-person callbacks (Sunday afternoon, February 27th) by February 21st. 

2022 Summer Show (Bend in the Road, The Anne of Green Gables Musical)

Our summer show is timed so that college students can spend their summer rehearsing and performing with us and still return to school by the time many schools start in August. The show opens the end of July and runs for 4 weekends. The last performance weekend is usually two weeks before Labor Day.

Auditions will be announced in early 2022. We will have a few roles to recast in Bend in the Road after postponing it from 2020. We are looking to cast a few more young men and other roles as needed, including children.

Auditions and Callbacks will be announced later.

Rehearsals start the beginning of June and are held Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and include one Kitsap Saturday and three Kitsap weekend rehearsals (both Saturday and Sunday). Not everyone is called for every rehearsal. Download the full rehearsal schedule here.

Rehearsal Information

Weeknight rehearsals are held at a greater Seattle location (Edmonds for 2022).

We have some weekend rehearsals at the theater in Bremerton (Saturday or Sunday or both days with an overnight stay possible).  Many actors choose to spend the night at the theater on Saturday night and enjoy the camaraderie of "hanging out" together at Kitsap Cabin where volunteer cooks prepare Saturday night dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch. We encourage carpools and sharing commuter ferry passes to help with transportation costs.

It is our policy to carefully schedule rehearsals so that you are not called unless you are needed. Main characters can be expected to come to most rehearsals. 

We have a "Survival Guide" with more information about rehearsing and staying at the Kitsap Forest Theater and information about The Mountaineers Players. You may download our 2022 guide here.

Kitsap Forest Theater is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation in any of its activities or productions, including the participation of staff, volunteers, and performing artists.

Cast Comments

"Honestly, I had no idea what I was getting into when I agreed to Oklahoma! When the Kitsap Forest Theater advertises that you will rehearse in the rain and mud, they mean it. What they don't explain is that you will be having such a fantastic and magical time that you will never want to work in an indoor theater again. Rehearsing and performing in an outdoor space has changed the way I view my work as an actor. Come to Kitsap and you will see that the space itself is alive and it supports the very essence of every production. This should be the value of every set for every actor, however it is hard to remember that when working in indoor, artificially constructed spaces."

"Beyond the physical differences between Kitsap and other theaters, is the manner in which your cast becomes a family. Living together on the property during rehearsal and performance weekends, you build relationships impossible in traditional rehearsal settings." from blog post by Sylvie May, Laurie in Oklahoma!, spring 2011