05/23/2026
Auditions slots are now open for our Fall production! Hope to see you there!
Link to sign up here, but most/all details can be found below: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C4DA5AD2AA0F49-64270555-auditions
Contact info: [email protected] and [email protected]; Box Office phone 703-584-2955 and 703-584-2963 (shared phone lines)
Workhouse Theatre is holding auditions for "Bat Boy: The Musical"
NOTICE TYPE: Non-Equity Casting
PAY AGREEMENT: Non-Equity Rate- $200 rehearsal stipend, $60 per performance
AUDITION DATES AND HOURS: Appointments are open on Wednesday June 3 from 6:30pm-10:00pm and Sunday June 7, 2026, from 12:00pm-4:00pm. If your preferred timeslot is full, you are welcome to attend auditions on a stand-by basis in the event we run ahead of schedule, or other auditionees are running late. We will do our best to squeeze you in as stand-by, but there is no guarantee you will be seen quickly as a standyby.
CALLBACKS DATES AND HOURS: If our team would like to see you at Callbacks- you will be notified with additional guidance/instruction by Wednesday June 10, 2026 by 5:00pm. Callbacks will be held on Sunday June 14, 2026 from 6:00pm-10:00pm At callbacks there will be readings, vocal selections from the score, and movement sessions (dress for movement).
VIDEO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: We encourage all performers that are able to attend in person to do so. For those submitting Video Submissions- please fully read the instructions and production breakdown. Many questions are addressed here. Video submissions will only be accepted for those not able to attend the initial audition call. Please include cover letter indicating role(s) of interest, headshot, resume and video (or link) to [email protected] please use subject line BAT BOY MUSICAL AUDITION VIDEO in email and note that this will be cascaded to creative team. Video submissions will NOT be accepted after Sunday June 7, 2026, at 3:00pm- please send one selection in the style of the production, no reels please. Also email headshot and resume in PDF format and include any rehearsal/performance conflicts in the body of your email.
PREPARE: Auditionees should prepare a 16-32 bar selection of music, of any style, that demonstrates your vocal and character acting abilities. If your selection is longer than what has been requested, we may need to stop you mid-song to stay on track with audition appointments. Please bring sheet music to your audition. An accompanist will be provided. There will not be a movement call until the callbacks date. Please also be prepared to submit all potential rehearsal and performance conflicts on the audition form, which will be provided at the audition site.
LOCATION: Auditions and rehearsals will be on the campus of the Workhouse Arts Center in Buildings W3 and W4 – which are next door to each other. Performances will be held in Workhouse Arts Center's W3 Theater, 9518 Workhouse Way, Building 3, Lorton, VA 22079; rehearsals and performances will be on the campus of Workhouse Arts Center.
OTHER INFORMATION: We do not provide housing or travel for out-of-town artists. Artists must be local or be able to provide their own travel and housing during their contract.
PERSONNEL: Stephen Emery, Director; Paige Rammelkamp, Music Director; Merissa Driscoll, Joseph Wallen, Producers. Other key personnel to be updated on this listing.
OVERALL DATES: Rehearsals will begin as early as late-June 2026. While final rehearsal schedule is TBD. Rehearsals typically occur 3-4 times per week, scheduled on evening hours (on weekdays) and/or daytime hours (on weekends). More details will be available at the audition site. Production run is September 5 – October 25, 2026. Performance schedule: In September- Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm; In October – Fridays are DARK, Saturdays at 5pm, Sundays at 2pm. Example contracts including performance dates and example contracts available at audition site.
SEEKING: A strong ensemble of Non-Equity Actors of all genders, abilities, and ethnicities to portray various roles in "Bat Boy The Musical", all roles are adult roles (ages 18+ only). We will also be casting swings and alternates from this same audition call. Our productions embrace an ensemble approach to theatrical storytelling, which makes a unique experience for actors and audiences alike.
Please see the character breakdown below all roles are open to any genders, abilities, or ethnicities. Please note that this list is fairly comprehensive but know that most characters will be doubled AND tripled as we look for a true ensemble focused production:
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
BAT BOY
MEREDITH PARKER – Wife
DR. THOMAS PARKER – Husband
SHELLEY PARKER – Their daughter
THE ENSEMBLE:
All Ensemble characters below ARE doubled AND tripled – we are casting a true ensemble team to be the core of this storytelling heart. We suggest that you audition as yourself and show us your strengths and flexibility as a performer, if one of these characters speaks to you- please let us know!
SHERIFF REYNOLDS
RICK, RON and RUTHIE TAYLOR – Three teenage spelunkers
MRS. TAYLOR – Their mother
LORRAINE – A rancher’s wife
MAGGIE – Senior representative, Hope Falls Town Council
DAISY – A schoolteacher
MR. DILLON – A rancher
BUD – A rancher
NED – A rancher
ROY – A townsman
CLEM – A townsman
REVEREND BILLY HIGHTOWER
PAN
VARIOUS ANIMALS
YOUNG MEREDITH
MEREDITH’S FATHER
MEREDITH’S MOTHER
A DOCTOR
INSTITUTE MAN
STORY: Based on a ridiculous tabloid story, Bat Boy: The Musical is a comedy/horror show about a half-boy/half-bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a “normal” boy by the veterinarian’s wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of Hope Falls, they turn on him, prodded by the machinations of Dr. Parker, who secretly despises Bat Boy. Shelley and Bat Boy, who have fallen in love, run away together from the ignorant townfolk and have a blissful coupling in the woods, but their happiness is shattered when Meredith arrives and reveals a shocking secret. Soon the entire town arrives to hear the horrifying story of Bat Boy’s unholy origin.
We encourage actors of any gender, ability, and ethnicity to audition for us. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 703-584-2955. Check out our website at www.workhousearts.org for more information about our campus and organization.
Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!
