Show: INTO THE WOODS
Theater: Off Broad Street Players
Theater Website: https://www.obsp.org/auditions
Theater Phone: (856) 358-2688
Start date of auditions: 07/13/2026
Auditions
INTO THE WOODS
Book by James Lapine, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Walter A. Webster
Audition Dates/Times:
Monday, July 13th
6:30 – 9:00 PM
Tuesday, July 14th
6:30 – 9:00 PM
Audition will consist of 32 bars of music that best shows your vocal range.
LOCATION:
Hopeloft, 40 E Commerce St, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Audition videos may be submitted digitally to walterwebster58@gmail.com
Performances:
September 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27
Character Descriptions
All roles are open and seeking a multi diverse cast from ages 15 and up. ALL are welcome to auditions.
The Narrator
A librarian who discovers a hidden book and eventually loses his/her self in the story. Educated, Engaging, Expendable
Gender: Male or Female | Age: 18 to 64
Vocal Range: G2 to E4
The Witch
After losing her mother’s magic beans, she is cursed with “ugliness”. She believes that if she can reverse this curse she will be able to secure a lasting life with a child she has kidnapped and kept in a tower. Through her journey, she comes to realize that her wish will not bring her the happiness that she has longed for and decides to take fate in her own hands. Twisted, Torn, Triadic
Gender: Female | Age: 35 to 55
Vocal Range: F3 to G5
The Baker
This man is scared by past abandonment and is just trying to get by in life. Because of the lack of a male’s influence, he can’t grasp the reality of being a man, a husband, or a father. As we progress through the show, he learns life is messy and no one is truly alone.
Innocent, Idealist, Ignorant
Gender: Male | Age: 25 to 45
Vocal Range: A Flat 2 to G4
Rapunzel’s Prince
After having to live in his brother’s shadow for so long, this handsome young lad sets out to seek his own adventures. Upon falling in love with a dreamlike maiden, he is pierced with the realities of life. Will he pursue a family life or try to find happiness elsewhere?
Attractive, Adoring, Annoyed
Gender: Male | Age: 17 to 40
Vocal Range: C Sharp 3 to E4
Mysterious Old Man
Is he a beggar or a hermit or father to half of our characters? We know at least he is the father of the Baker and Rapunzel. This man is either on the run from responsibilities or can’t stand to face the guilt he has to live with from all the pain he has caused. You decide. Wacky, Weathered, Withdrawn
Gender: Male | Age: 50 to 65
Vocal Range: G2 to E Flat 4
Steward (Ensemble)
A man servant who is used to doing whatever he has to solve a problem. His only care is to please his master or the strongest personality in the room.
Conniving, Callous, Coward
Gender: Male | Age: 30 to 50
The Baker’s Wife
A mid-western house wife type desperately seeking for her life to be different. I’m not sure if she knows what she wants. Her wishes vary between children to a more glamorous life of royalty. Desperate, Determined, Dreamer
Gender: Female | Age: 25 to 45
Vocal Range: F3 to G5
Cinderella
She too wishes her life were different. However upon getting her wish, she realizes it’s not what she thought it would be. How can she find middle ground in an ever changing world?
Hopeful, Honorable, Hesitant
Gender: Female | Age: 16 to 30
Vocal Range: G3 to G5
Cinderella’s Prince
Men and Women all want to either be or be with him and he knows it. This playboy is use to all the accolades without deserving one of them. Life for him is deciding which maiden to seduce next.
Self-centered, Shallow, Shame-less
Gender: Male | Age: 20 to 40
Vocal Range: B2 to F4
Red Riding Hood
Coming from a life of privilege, this little one must learn to be more cautious. Her carefree lifestyle comes in contact with dangers beyond her imagination. How she deals with these situations will force her to take a good look at herself and everything she thinks she knows. Careless, Caught, Challenged
Gender: Female | Age: 15 to 20
Vocal Range: B flat 3 to F5
Cinderella’s Step-Mother
Gender: Female or Male | Age: 40 to 60
Vocal Range: A3 to F Sharp 5
Lucinda, Florinda (Step-Sisters)
Gender: Female | Age: 16 to 40
Vocal Range: C4 to A Flat 5
These three women are always pursuing a glamorous lifestyle to save them from their current situation. They wear the best that they have in order to mask their poverty. They are like vultures in that they find joy feeding off others.
Fake, Frustrated, Flighty
Granny (Ensemble)
This is a woman who has been calloused by life. The fire in her eyes is only out shined by the love in her heart for her granddaughter.
Feisty, Fearless, Fierce
Gender: Female | Age: 40 to 65
Jack
Feeling he has no friends in the world, he finds solace in the family’s cow. Unable to read his surroundings, he lives his life in dream land. It’s not until he trades the cow for magic beans that his gigantic adventures begin. His quest up a beanstalk teaches him lessons he never thought he would learn. However, with all his experiences he is still search for the ways of being a man. Bullied, Boyish, Beginner
Gender: Male | Age: 15 to 25
Vocal Range: B2 to G4
Jack’s Mother
A single mother left by a dead beat husband to raise a clueless son whose imaginary friend is a cow. This is a woman who loves her son but wishes he would grow up. She has been beaten down by a life of poverty until her son finds a golden hen. How will she handle this new found way of life? Jaded, Jilted, Justified
Gender: Female | Age: 35 to 60
Vocal Range: B Flat 3 to F5
Rapunzel
How would you feel if your whole life you’d been trapped in a tower with only a crazy witch to talk to? Here we find a girl who wishes to see the outside world. However her lack of human contact or knowledge of the world proves to be a challenge for her. Upon being banished to aremote desert with her twins by a wondering stranger, she cracks.
Utopian, Used, Unglued
Gender: Female | Age: 15 to 30
Vocal Range: B3 to A5
Cinderella’s Mother (Off Stage)
Her projection of reality is heavenly. She appears in times of trouble to guide her child and help fulfill her wishes. Heavenly, Helpful, Holographic
Gender: Female | Age: 40 to 55
Vocal Range: G3 to A Flat 5
Wolf
This creature is always on the lookout for his next meal. He entices his victims with flowers and fun until they willingly succumb to his desires.
Resourceful, Ruthless, Rocker
Gender: Male | Age: 18 to 35
Vocal Range: B Flat 2 to G Flat 4
Milky White (Ensemble)
A cow that’s seen better days but is best friends with Jack.
Fast, Funny, Fatigued
Gender: Female or Male | Age: 15 to 60
All actors will be offered a small stipend.
