Auditions - Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

Name: Auditions - Ghost Brothers of Darkland County
Start: 2026-05-25T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-25T22:00:00-07:00
Location: 13250 Poway Rd, Poway, CA, United States, California 92064

Schedule

Mon May 25 2026 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

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Location

13250 Poway Rd, Poway, CA, United States, California 92064 | Poway, CA

AUDITIONS at PowPAC, The Poway Performing Arts Company:
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County
Book by Stephen King
Music and Lyrics by John Mellencamp
By arrangement with Broadway Licensing
RUN DATES: September 18 to October 11, 2026
Director: Steve Murdock
Producer: Rhiannon McAfee
Audition Info: Watch for updated information on our Auditions page at www.powpac.org and on Facebook.
PowPAC welcomes and encourages actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities to submit for these roles.
PowPAC Theater is located at 13250 Poway Road, Poway, CA 92064 (upstairs) | Elevator access in rear of building.
Auditions: Open call Monday, May 25th from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM & Tuesday, May 26th from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Callbacks by invitation only on Wednesday, May 27th from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (if necessary).
Actors should attend one night of the open call and will be informed of callback invitations on Tuesday, May 26th. It’s not necessary to be there the entire time on open-call nights, but please arrive at least 45 minutes before the end of the evening so we can ensure you’re seen.
Please bring an acting resume, headshot, and calendar for paperwork/schedule comparison; no performance conflicts permitted.
Auditions will consist of cold reads from the script and a vocal audition, which may be either a cappella or with a recorded instrumental track. The music is decidedly southern folk rock with zydeco influences, so…bring the soul.
Questions can be directed to the director at [email protected] (Subject: ‘Ghost Brothers Auditions’)
Compensation & Union Contract Details
No Pay – Volunteer Organization
Rehearsals & Performance Dates:
First cast meeting & table read will be scheduled based on cast availability, with some off-site musical rehearsals in advance of the beginning of theater rehearsals on July 30th, 2026.
Rehearsals will be scheduled Sunday to Thursday evenings (with the potential for a few Friday & Saturday rehearsals) based on cast availability, usually from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Performances: Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM from Friday, September 18th 2026 to Sunday, October 11th, 2026 including 2:00 PM Saturday matinees on September 26th and October 10th.
About the Play:
A blues-inflected folk-rock score by music legend John Mellencamp and a claustrophobic, refractured parable from the master of horror Stephen King combine to create the passionate thriller, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. At open, a leather-clad crooner known only as “The Troubadour” tells us the tale: In an eerie, swampy, lakeside cabin, Anna and Frank, a young couple, are trespassing. About to do what young people do in an abandoned cabin, our couple is confronted by the weathered and sinister Caretaker. The unsettlingly observant Caretaker tells of two brothers in the not-too-distant past, both in love with the same woman, and of the night of the county fair when a fateful shooting contest started an inescapable avalanche of jealousy and betrayal leading to a violent tragedy in that very cabin. Our young couple, suddenly keenly aware of the parallels with their own lives, find themselves locked in the tracks of the past as Frank’s brother, Drake, shows up to stake a claim for Anna. Well, history does have a way of repeating itself…but if the music and magic are just right, you might get a second (or even a third) chance to make your choices and see how it all plays out.
Note: This play contains adult themes, strong language, depictions of physical violence, gun violence, suicide, and sexual content.
About the Characters:
Casting eight (8) adults

The Troubadour:
Age: Any
Presenting: Male
Ethnicity: Any
Vocal Range: Tenor
Line Load: Light
Stage Time: Almost always on stage
Characteristics: A fiendish presence and the narrator to the audience. The devil in your ear.
The Caretaker:
Age: 20s/60s
Presenting: Male
Ethnicity: Any
Vocal Range: Tenor
Line Load: Heavy
Stage Time: Almost always on stage
Characteristics: A mysterious, supernatural figure who oversees the cabin where the central tragedy occurred. He is both a witness and a facilitator of the cycle of violence, often goading the characters toward their inevitable confrontations. He represents the dark, inescapable nature of the "Darkland" itself.
Anna:
Age: 20s
Presenting: Female
Ethnicity: Any
Vocal Range: Alto
Line Load: Heavy
Stage Time: Almost always on stage
Characteristics: One of the “living.” Beautiful and sexy, she is in a complicated situation between brothers Frank and Drake and needs to make a very important decision that may determine all their fates.
(Note: Actors reading for this role must be comfortable with kissing on stage.)

Frank:
Age: 20s
Presenting: Male
Ethnicity: Any
Vocal Range: Bass/Baritone
Line Load: Heavy
Stage Time: Almost always on stage
Characteristics: One of the “living,” in love with Anna. Bookish and somewhat nervous, Frank is a writer who has just found significant financial success with a book based on his life…and the people in it.
(Note: Actors reading for this role must be comfortable with kissing on stage.)
Drake:
Age: 20s
Presenting: Male
Ethnicity: Any
Vocal Range: Baritone
Line Load: Heavy
Stage Time: Almost always on stage
Characteristics: One of the “living,” in love with Anna. The more angry and impulsive of the living brothers, Drake is a musician who works at a gas station. He was waiting to be discovered at his regular weekend bar gig…and he just was.
Andy:
Age: 20s
Presenting: Male
Ethnicity: Any
Vocal Range: Baritone
Line Load: Heavy
Stage Time: Almost always on stage
Characteristics: One of the “dead,” in love with Jenna. The older brother and famous throughout the county as the best shooter.
(Note: Actors reading for this role must be comfortable with kissing on stage.)
Jack:
Age: 20s
Presenting: Male
Ethnicity: Any
Vocal Range: Baritone
Line Load: Heavy
Stage Time: Almost always on stage
Characteristics: One of the “dead,” in love with Jenna. The younger ghost brother, Jack envies his older brother and wants everything that’s his.
(Note: Actors reading for this role must be comfortable with kissing on stage.)

Jenna:
Age: 20s
Presenting: Female
Ethnicity: Any
Vocal Range: Mezzo
Line Load: Heavy
Stage Time: Almost always on stage
Characteristics: One of the “dead,” torn between the two ghost brothers. The Queen of the County Fair, beautiful but poor. She has a secret agenda of her own.
(Note: Actors reading for this role must be comfortable with kissing on stage.)
About the Director:
Steve Murdock is the current Artistic Director for the Poway Performing Arts Company. Previous directing credits include: Another Antigone, Death by Design, Secrets of a Soccer Mom, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, 10 out of 12, The Sunshine Boys, The Dresser, 84 Charing Cross Road, November, Lear, Fuddy Mears, The Elephant Man, and After Play.
About the Theatre:
PowPAC, Poway’s Community Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization fully run by volunteers. PowPAC is a proud member of AACT, ACT-SD, San Diego Performing Arts League, Theatre Alliance, San Diego Theatre Connection, and the Poway Chamber of Commerce. PowPAC welcomes and encourages volunteers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities to be a part of our organization.