Open Auditions for Our House
Playing dates 20-22 August 2026
Auditions - Wednesday 25th March & Thursday 26th March 2026
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Show info
Characters
Joe Casey
Gender: Male
Role Type: Lead
Vocal Range: Baritone
Playing Age: 16–26
Character Notes
“Diamond in the rough” Cockney teenager — cheeky, energetic, impulsive but good-hearted.
His storyline splits into Good Joe and Bad Joe, so the actor must switch quickly between contrasting emotional states.
Requires strong acting depth (charm, guilt, bravado, vulnerability).
Performance Requirements
Strong singing lead; confident with contemporary pop-rock musical style.
Good movement/dance ability is recommended.
Sarah
Gender: Female
Role Type: Lead
Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano
Playing Age: 16–26
Character Notes
Girl-next-door but slightly more middle-class; warm, smart, and ambitious (aspiring lawyer).
Deeply cares for Joe though her friends disapprove.
Needs emotional sincerity with the ability to carry romantic and dramatic beats.
Performance Requirements
Confident singer; strong belt and mix preferred.
Some dance ability needed.
Joe’s Dad
Gender: Male
Role Type: Supporting
Vocal Range: Baritone
Playing Age: 40+ (Flexable)
Character Notes
Fun, spirited, flawed man who took “the wrong path.”
Appears as a moral guardian figure guiding Joe from beyond the grave.
Needs warmth, pathos, and comic timing.
Performance Requirements
Confident, expressive singer; no major dance requirement.
Kath Casey
Gender: Female
Role Type: Supporting
Vocal Range: Alto
Playing Age: 40+ (Flexable)
Character Notes
Warm, tough, Irish-Catholic mother; strong moral compass
Represents home, stability, and unconditional love.
Needs natural maternal presence and emotional honesty.
Performance Requirements
Confident singer; minimal dance requirements.
Lewis
Gender: Male
Role Type: Supporting
Vocal Range: Baritone
Playing Age: 16-26
Character Notes
Joe’s sensitive, moral-leaning best mate; loosely related and taken in by Kath.
Comic, warm, emotionally open.
Performance Requirements
Good singer with dance ability.
Emmo
Gender: Male
Role Type: Supporting
Vocal Range: Baritone (C3–E4)
Playing Age: 16–26
Character Notes
Big-kid energy; lovable, simple-minded, enthusiastic.
Comic relief with physical comedy potential.
Performance Requirements
Confident singer; strong movement and comedic timing.
Reecey
Gender: Male/Female/Non-Binary
Role Type: Supporting
Vocal Range: Baritone
Playing Age: 16-26
Character Notes
Whilst this character is written to present as a male the director is open to this part being played by any gender, so if you think you have the voice then please feel able to audition.
Reecey’s menace doesn’t come from physical dominance alone — it comes from their psychological power, swagger, and confidence.
Smiling villain; charming but manipulative and dark.
The classic local troublemaker—charisma masking danger.
Requires strong dramatic presence.
A character who refuses labels
Someone who rejects society’s boxes just as they reject its rules
Performance Requirements
Confident singer; dance ability helpful.
Mr. Pressman
Gender: Male
Role Type: Supporting
Vocal Range: Baritone
Playing Age: 30-40
Character Notes
Sleazy, ruthless property developer.
Middle-aged Reecey archetype — business-like but corrupt.
Performance Requirements
Confident singer; minimal dance requirement.
Billie
Gender: Female
Role Type: Supporting
Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano
Playing Age: 16-26
Character Notes
Sarah’s brash, sharp-tongued best friend; ambitious and desperate for social escape.
Performance Requirements
Strong singer with dance ability.
Angie
Gender: Female
Role Type: Supporting
Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano
Playing Age: 16-26
Character Notes
● Billie’s sister; sassy, distrustful of Joe, funny and outspoken.
Performance Requirements
● Confident singer with dance ability.
Ensemble Audition - Baggy Trousers
Notes:
The show includes many ensemble roles (schoolkids, police officers, relatives, barristers, prisoners (and guards), market traders, etc.)
Flexible casting; opportunities for small features and cameo vocals.
This show has great opportunities for dancers and we will have a core team of dancers who will be asked to perform the more complex choreography; but we need dancers of all ages and abilities – so if you love dancing come along.