Submitted by Oddfellows Playhouse
(September 3, 2025) — Oddfellows Playhouse Teen Repertory Company 2025 announces auditions for William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, directed by ARTFARM Artistic Director Marcella Trowbridge. Performers ages 14 to 20 are invited to audition.
“Romeo and Juliet is a timeless classic that speaks to the tremendous, courageous and tender hearts of teens, to the maddening meddling of families and the conflicts of ‘us and them,’ to young love, to grief and delight, to misunderstandings, self-harm and how individual choices can ripple through a community,” says director Trowbridge. “Sword fighting, Renaissance dance, broken hearts, word play, balconies, poison, young love, and some of the most beautiful poetry ‘e’er writ.’”
If you want to dive deep into action, romance and drama, join this Oddfellows ARTFARM co-production. This is a rare opportunity to work with a seasoned and visionary director of classical work on one of the greatest and most powerful plays in the western canon.
Audition dates are September 8, 2025 and September 11, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Oddfellows Playhouse, 128 Washington Street in Middletown.
Anyone wishing to audition should:
*Register for one of the two evenings at https://forms.gle/KjD4Rjgfesuhj8Fe7
*Arrive on time, be dressed to move, and be prepared to stay the entire three hours
*Open to anyone ages 14 – 20
*Everyone who auditions and commits to the rehearsal and production schedule will be cast
*There is no cost to audition
Rehearsals begin September 15, 2025 and will be held on Mondays and Thursdays, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. There will be some additional rehearsals, including an initial run-through on October 25, 2025, and a technical rehearsal on November 8, 2025, plus daily rehearsals between November 10 and 12, 2025. Performance dates are November 13 – 15, 2025 and November 21 – 22, 2025.
Financial aid or work-study are available for all who need it. Go to https://forms.gle/KjD4Rjgfesuhj8Fe7 to register for one of the two audition dates. For more information on tuition, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143.
Poster art provided by Oddfellows Playhouse
