Something Rotten! Audition Information

Welcome to the Renaissance in this outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce. Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
This play has a PG13 Rating for mature content and language.

Our performance of Something Rotten! on April 11, 2024 will be adjudicated by Alexander Galant on behalf of the WODL. For more information, please refer to the WODL website.

Audition Dates and Times:
– November 25 2023, 10am-1pm
– November 26 2023, 10am-1pm
– November 26 2023, 2pm-5pm
– Callbacks: November 28 2023, 6:30pm
All auditions will be held at The Roxy Theatre (251 9th St E, Owen Sound)

Audition Information

What to expect

To sign up for an audition slot please click HERE
If a time slot you need is full please email Kathleen Cassidy at cassidykg@gmail.com

Audition Music

  • Welcome to the Renaissance (For roles: Minstrel, Male and Female Ensemble)
    1. Version with vocals and lyrics, 0:00-1:20. Click HERE
    2. Karaoke version, 0:00-1:14. Click HERE
    3. Sheet music, bars 1-52. Click HERE
  • God, I Hate Shakespeare (For roles: Nick, Nigel, Shakespeare, Nostradamus, Male Ensemble)
    1. Version with vocals, 0:00-0:56. Click HERE
    2. Karaoke version, 0:00-1:14. Click HERE
    3. Sheet music, bars 1-41. Click HERE
  • We See the Light (For roles: Portia, Female Ensemble)
    1. Version with vocals and lyrics, 0:00-0:37. Click HERE
    2. Karaoke version, 0:00-0:42. Click HERE
    3. Sheet music, bars 1-22. Click HERE
  • Right Hand Man (For roles: Bea, Female Ensemble)
    1. Version with vocals, 0:00-1:03. Click HERE
    2. Karaoke version, 0:00-1:06. Click HERE
    3. Sheet music, bars 1-39. Click HERE

Please email Gord McConachie-Anderson at gordmcc@bmts.com with any music related questions.

Audition Sides

Character Descriptions

Click HERE for Character Descriptions

There are three male non-dancing, non-singing roles in this production.