1776 Auditions
Schedule
Sat Mar 14 2026 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
200 Hubbard Ln, Williamsburg, VA, United States, Virginia 23185 | Williamsburg, VA
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Auditions will be held Friday March 13 from 6:30pm-9:30pm and Saturday March 14 from 10:00am-1:00pm. Everyone must register for an audition time slot (see below). We plan to host callbacks on Sunday evening March 15. All the auditions will be held at the Williamsburg Players at 200 Hubbard Lane in Williamsburg. The Williamsburg Players will be working in conjunction with Colonial Williamsburg and another venue to present this crowd favorite as part of the summer of celebration #250America. The play will be performed at the Players from 29 May through 14 June. It will then be transferred to another venue for ten more performances. More information is found on the audition form.
Please take the time to thoroughly read and fill out the audition form, as well as sign up for a time-slot prior to auditions. Audition form link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAANAAojA6FJUOFFEV0o5SU0zRlA1UUFTSTZXWVREMDgxMi4u&route=shorturl
If you are unable to attend the auditions please send an email to: [email protected] and we will set up an alternative date and time or discuss a video audition.
We would like you to provide 24 bars from a song of your choice and a prepared 90 second monologue. If you do not have material, but are interested in auditioning, please fill out the form anyway and we will provide material. We will have a live piano accompanist available, but we will also have the option to connect to a device or an MP3 player. Please come dressed to move as we will also have a short dance audition.
Character Breakdown
John Adams� - Delegate from Massachusetts. John is a dutiful husband. Opinionated, passionate, and a bit boisterous, he wears his age with pride. Starving for independence from England.
Gender: male� Age: 40’s� Vocal range top: F#4 �Vocal range bottom: C3
Stephen Hopkins� - Delegate from Rhode Island. Hopkins' drinking has led to an appearance befitting of the 2nd oldest in the Continental Congress. He has a dirty old man playfulness about him.
Gender: male �Age: 70’s� Vocal range top: Eb4� Vocal range bottom: C3
Roger Sherman - �Delegate from Connecticut. A coffee drinker with a penchant for hyperactivity, Sherman is a simple and balding cobbler.
Gender: male� Age: 50’s�Vocal range top: Bb4� Vocal range bottom: C3
Robert Livingston - �Delegate from New York. Recently a father, Livingston's disposition has become one of humility and graciousness. He has changed considerably over the years.
Gender: male� Age: 30’s� Vocal range top: F4� Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Benjamin Franklin - �Delegate from Pennsylvania. Franklin is intelligent, well-traveled, and pleasantly cunning. A jolly and admirable fellow with whom one would desire to have a friendship.
Gender: male� Age: 60 to 70� Vocal range top: Eb4� Vocal range bottom: Ab2
John Dickinson - �Delegate from Pennsylvania. A thin, hawkish gentleman. He is sharp-tongued and a touch detestable.
Gender: male �Age: 40’s� Vocal range top: E4� Vocal range bottom: A2
Col. Thomas Mckean� - Delegate from Delaware. McKean is florid and likable with a charming, yet commanding, Scottish Brogue.
Gender: male� Age: 40’s� Vocal range top: Eb4� Vocal range bottom: C3
Richard Henry Lee� - Delegate from Virginia, Lee is a willowy aristocrat. His flamboyancy is intoxicating and borderline infuriating.
Gender: male� Age: 40’s� Vocal range top: G4� Vocal range bottom: C3
Thomas Jefferson� - Delegate from Virginia. Though noticeably tall, Jefferson is mild-mannered and sweet. Along with being a well read man, he is very much in love with his wife.
Gender: male� Age: 30’s �Vocal range top: G4� Vocal range bottom: C3
Edward Rutledge� - Delegate from South Carolina. Despite his good looks, Rutledge is haunting and somewhat ominous as the youngest member of the Continental Congress. There is a serpent-like quality to him.
Gender: male�Age: 25 to 35� Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: C3
Abigail Adams�Loving wife to John Adams. Intelligent, quick-witted, and talented with a pen, Abigail is a radiant and shapely beauty. Every bit as bright as her husband.
Gender: female�Age: 30’s�Vocal range top: F5�Vocal range bottom: Db4
Martha Jefferson� - Thomas Jefferson's very-much-in-love wife. Her looks are striking, her dancing delightful, and her humor appealing. She doesn't shy away from a good time. Joy radiates from her.
Gender: female �Age: 25 to 35� Vocal range top: D5� Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Courier� - The message runner between General Washington's army and the Continental Congress. He has witnessed the hardships of war firsthand, although his innocent disposition and appearance may imply otherwise.
Gender: male� Age: 15 to 20� Vocal range top: Db4� Vocal range bottom: C3
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