Show: WORKING
Theater: Other Voices Theatre
Theater Website: https://www.othervoicestheatre.org/auditions/
Theater Phone: (301) 662-3722
Start date of auditions: 08/10/2026
Other Voices Theatre is excited to present WORKING (2012 revised edition)!
Directors: Donna Grim and Amanda Patten
Show Dates: October 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18
Tech week dates: October 4 – 8, 2026
LOCATION:
All Auditions, Rehearsals, and Performances will take place at
The Performing Arts Factory
244B South Jefferson St
Frederick MD 21701
Audition Dates:
August 10, 2026 @ 6:30PM
August 11, 2026 @ 6:30PM
Complete the audition form linked here.
Please prepare 16 – 32 bars of a song in the spirit of the show – but not from the show. Come prepared to show movement.
OVT is committed to the practice of inclusive casting of all ethnicities/races, sizes, gender identities, sexual orientations, and disabilities. Please note that Other Voices Theatre is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Community Theatre organization and roles will not be paid.
Directors Donna Grim and Amanda Patten are looking for a cast of twelve including a folk guitar player.
Check out this link to the opening song of the show!
This examination of 26 people from all walks of life proves that it’s more than just a job for the average working American.
Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, WORKING paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, the mason and the housewife, just to name a few. Nominated for six Tony Awards, this classic has been updated for a modern age, featuring new songs by Tony Award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as favorites by Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, James Taylor, Micki Grant, and more.
This new 2012 version of WORKING is a musical exploration of 26 people from all walks of life. While most of the professions have been updated, the show’s strengths are in the core truths that transcend specific professions; the key is how people’s relationships to their work ultimately reveal essential aspects of their humanity, regardless of the trappings of the job itself. The show, still set in contemporary America, contains timeless truths. This new version of WORKING allows the audience to get a rare glimpse of the actors and technicians, working to put on a show. This raw adaptation only enhances the realistic and relatable nature of the subject matter.
With extremely modest set and orchestra requirements, universal subject matter, and featuring a diverse ensemble cast of variable size, WORKING is one of the most accessible, relevant and substantive musicals ever created. The new, revised 2012 version includes updated lyrics, a streamlined book and two new songs.
