Show: GREY GARDENS
Theater: CDC Theatre (Cranford Dramatic Club)
Theater Website: https://www.cdctheatre.org/auditions1.html
Theater Phone: (908) 276-7611
Start date of auditions: 11/19/2026
AudItions: GREY GARDENS
Nov. 19 – 7 PM
Nov. 20 – 7 PM
Nov. 21 – Callbacks by invitation only – 12 PM
Looking for adults and female-presenting tweens, all levels of experience.
We will provide a sign-in sheet at Auditions. Headshot / resume of theatrical experience appreciated, but not mandatory.
Production Team
Producer – Marisa Sigas
Director – Sharon Garry
Music Director – Cathy Corcoran
Stage Manager – Meghan Albright
Choreographer – Jordyn Salva
Lighting – Alex Fritsch
Props – Edgar Rafael
What to prepare:
Come prepared to sing something that showcases your talent, with printed sheet music in the appropriate key. (A number from the show is fine, but not required.)
Auditioners will be asked to read from sides of the show
Movement/Dance will be part of the callback.
Note: Performers will be asked to provide any and ALL conflicts for rehearsals between Nov. 23 and performances at the time of audition.
Attendance for Tech Week and ALL performances is mandatory.
Tech Week: Feb. 7-11
Performances: Feb. 12, 13, 19, 20, 21 (matinee) 26, 27, 28 (matinee)
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Edith Bouvier Beale (Act 1)/Edie Beale (Act 2) –Age range 40s-50s
Edith is domineering, artistic, and fiercely theatrical socialite. Edie is eccentric, fiercely independent, trapped in a codependent relationship with her mother. Vocal range: legit soprano or mezzo-soprano to F-sharp 5, mix/belt to D5. It is highly recommended that this actor be familiar with the documentary film, as Edie is a unique character with many specific traits and a manner of speaking that we will want to reference in the second act.
“Big” Edie Beale –Age range 70s-80s
“Big” Edie is an eclectic woman who fondly recalls her days of glory in the heyday of Grey Gardens. Vocal range: character alto E3-C5. It is recommended that this actor also be familiar with the documentary film.
Young “Little” Edie Beale (Act 1)/Ensemble (Act 2) -Age range 20s
Young “Little” Edie is a high society debutante engaged to Joe Kennedy in Act 1, and a featured member of the ensemble in Act 2. Vocal range: mix/belt to D5, soprano to B-flat 6.
Joseph Kennedy, Jr. (Act 1)/Jerry (Act 2) –Age range 20s
Joe Kennedy is an ambitious politician in Act 1 and Jerry is an oblivious handyman in Act 2. Vocal range: tenor, C3-G4.
Major Bouvier (Act 1)/Norman Vincent Peale (Act 2)– Age range 70s
Major Bouvier is the strict, domineering patriarch of the Bouvier family in Act 1, and the beloved minister and author of The Power of Positive Thinking in Act 2. Vocal range: baritone, C3-E4.
George Gould Strong-Age range 30s-40s
Gould is “Big” Edie’s flamboyant, long-suffering accompanist and confidant who helps orchestrate her musical recitals in Act 1 and is a member of the ensemble in Act Two. Vocal range: tenor, C3-F4
Ability to play piano a plus.
Brooks Sr./Brooks Jr. – Age range 30s-40s (African-American)
Brooks Sr is the loyal family servant Brooks Sr. in Act 1 and landscaper Brooks Jr. as well as a member of the ensemble in Act 2. Vocal range: baritone, C3-E4.
Jacqueline Bouvier/Ensemble – Age 13
Jackie is poised, and well-mannered, although dearly in love with her wacky Aunt Edith in Act 1, and is an ensemble member in Act 2. Vocal range: juvenile mix belt, C4-E5
Lee Bouvier/Ensemble – Age 10
Lee is tomboyish, energetic, and joyful, sharing her sister Jackie’s love of her Aunt Edith, and is an ensemble member in Act 2. Vocal range: juvenile mix belt, C4-E5.
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