A Night of "Mostly" Comedy Auditions

Name: A Night of "Mostly" Comedy Auditions
Start: 2026-01-27T19:00:00-08:00
Location: Long Beach Playhouse

Schedule

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Long Beach Playhouse | Long Beach, CA

Casting for the following roles in the play "A Night of 'Mostly' Comedy".
A Night of "Mostly" Comedy is a collection of short plays that will be shown as a two act play. There are 8 plays in total. Four making up Act 1, after which there will be an intermission, then we'll follow that with Act 2.
This is self-produced by Rick Reischman Productions and there is no pay for actors.
Actors should expect to be in more than one play. At least 2 and maybe 3 depending on how many people are cast. We are looking for a diverse cast of characters to be in my 6 comedies and 2 dramas.
Once cast, all actors will be asked to memorize their lines before rehearsals start in February. Actors will need to be available for rehearsals starting Monday, February 9th. Rehearsals will be Monday through Thursday and will be for 2 plays per night. There is no guarantee that your plays will be rehearsing on the same night.
Rehearsals will not be at the Playhouse. The location for rehearsals isn’t finalized and will be announced once we know for sure. Worse case scenario, rehearsals may end up being at my townhouse.
All actors will need to be available Every night starting March 2nd, 2026 for tech week. Tech week will take place at the Playhouse.
Performances are March 6th and 7th 2026 at 8:00pm and Sunday, March 8th 2026 at 2:00pm. Call time will be one hour before.
Note that some roles have been pre-cast by actors that played these roles in earlier productions.
We are casting for the following roles:
Literal West:
Comedy. A bartender in the Old West who takes everything literally is confronted by an Outlaw.
Cast:
Claire: A “woman of the night” watches the bar when the bartender leaves. Female 20s to 30’s.
Bart: Old west Outlaw. Male 20s to 40s.
Jane: Town Sherriff. Female 20s to 40s.
Overly Dramatic Theater:
Cast:
Rick: Precast
Clara: 20s to 40s. Customer support agent for a tech company.
Greg: Precast
Frank: Precast
There Used to be Rainbows
A thriller/drama. A couple returns to New York City after many years and deals with some unresolved issues.
Brian: Precast
Martha: 30s to 50s female. Brian's wife. Returning to the city after some time away.
Finding Murder:
Dark Comedy. A serial killer tries to break into a young woman’s house to K*ll her.
Cast:
Sidney: Precast
Fanman: Male 20s to 40s. Serial killer who isn't very good at killing.
Brenda: Precast
Kevin: Male 20s to 40s. Phone support agent for the Serial Killers Victim's Hotline.
Family History:
Drama. A woman and her husband return to their Great-Grandparents home in Germany and learn about their family history.
Cast:
Meredith: Female 20s to 40s. Modern couple. Wife of Julian. Comes to Germany on a mysterious quest.
Julian: Male 20s to 40s Modern couple. Meredith's husband. Accompanies his wife on her quest. Supportive and a chess player.
Judith: 20s to 40s female. From the 1940s. Hiding from the Nazi's in a small apartment. She is pregnant.
Samuel: Male 20s to 40s. Judith's husband. Hiding from the Nazis in a small apartment in the 1940s.
A Few Good Auditions:
Comedy. Two friends are casting a show they are both directing, but one curses auditions by saying the wrong thing.
Rick: Precast
Greg: 40s to 60s male. Experienced director of theater. Ready for anything.
Fred: 30s to 60s male. An inexperienced actor who auditions for Rick and Greg. Unprepared, he brings a resume that he copied online from George Clooney.
Karen: 20s to 40s female. Thinks she is auditioning for a musical. Sings a few lines from a Chorus Line, then recites those lines as a monologue. Note that it is not important that you be a good singer for this role.
Terry: 20s to 40s male. Wears short shorts. Like really short shorts.
Good Cop, Dad Cop
Comedy. After a loud concert, two cops are interrogating a suspect. Things start to go wrong when one cop is asked to play a bad cop.
Cast:
Joe: 20s to 50s male, modern detective. Plays "Good Cop" during the interrogation of the suspect.
Bobby: 30s to 60s male. Joe's partner and also a detective. He has lost some of his hearing the night before at a concert he took his son to. Plays "Sad Cop" and "Dad Cop"
Jimmy: 20s to 50s male. He's the suspect being interrogated for murder.
Alverez: 20s to 40s female detective. She plays "bad cop" as in bad at her job.
Johnson: 20s to 40s male, but can also be played as female. "Mad" cop. Wears a straight jacket and hears voices in their head.
Kline: 20s to 40s male or female. "Rad" cop. Surfer type cop that thinks everything is chill.
Sides will be available at auditions and on request. Auditions are from cold reads using sides. If you’d like a copy of the script, please let me know your email.
Note for actors: please come with an idea. As these are short plays, not a lot of time for character development so having an idea is going to help you a lot.
Please bring a headshot if you have one.