Audition – Floyd Collins

Los Altos Stage Company is holding open auditions for Floyd Collins by Adam Guettel & Tina Landau

Directed & Choreographed by Lee Ann Payne

Music Directed by Katie Coleman

In 1925, while chasing a dream of fame and fortune by turning a Kentucky cave into a tourist attraction, Floyd Collins himself becomes the attraction when he gets trapped 200 feet underground. Alone but for sporadic contact with the outside world, Floyd fights for his sanity – and, ultimately, his life – as the rescue effort above explodes into the first genuine media circus. Reporters and gawkers from across the country descend on the property, fueling the hysteria and manipulating the nation into holding its collective breath.

Audition Date: Sunday October 25, 2026; 6 – 9 PM

Where: Bus Barn Theater; 97 Hillview Ave Los Altos, CA 94022

Callbacks: *By Invite Only* Sunday November 1, 2026; 6-8 PM; LOCATION TBD

Audition Sign Up: Please choose a time to audition using our Sign-Up Genius here: https://tinyurl.com/uhb6mnyt 

Online Audition Form: Please fill out Los Altos Stage Company’s virtual audition form here: https://forms.gle/fprcw5yhbHS7xpNw9 This must be filled out in addition to the Sign-Up Genius. 

Rehearsals: 

• Sundays 6 – 10 PM, Mondays through Thursdays 7 – 10 PM
• First Rehearsal: Sunday April 18, 2027; 6 – 10 PM
• Q2Q (mandatory): Sunday May 30, 2027; 12 – 10 PM
• Tech week (mandatory): Monday May 31 through Wednesday June 2, 2027; 6 -11 PM

Performances: 

• Wednesdays through Sundays; June 3 through 27, 2027 
• Wednesday through Saturday performances are @ 8 PM and Sundays are @ 3 PM
• Call time is typically 7 PM or 2 PM

Audition requirements: Please prepare a 16 to 32-bar selection from a song, preferably in the style of the show. An accompanist will be provided, so sheet music is highly preferred. If you do not have access to sheet music, please bring a backing track on a Bluetooth-enabled device. A speaker will be provided. There will be no dance call at initial auditions.

It is preferable that you audition in person, but if you are unable to do so, video submissions will be considered.  Please fill out the audition form linked above and send your video to rebecca.lasc@gmail.com by 5 PM on Friday October 23, 2026. 

Callbacks must be in person. 

Actor Acknowledgement: A $15 meal reimbursement will be provided for rehearsal and performance days to which the actor is called up to a total amount of $500. 

Please forward questions to LASC’s Production Manager, Rebecca Voss at rebecca.lasc@gmail.com.

Roles: All roles are currently open.  LASC aims to practice culturally conscious and diverse casting in its productions and does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, sex, gender, religion, age, marital or veteran’s status, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or genetics. We are seeking performers of all ethnicities. Please do not let the historical ethnicities of the characters deter you from auditioning. All roles are open to all. Please note that, where it is possible and noted below, there are roles open to all gender identifications. 

The vocal style for this show leans heavily on an Americana/Bluegrass sound as the score is set in rural Kentucky in 1925. This production will rely heavily on movement/dance to bring the story to life. Most cast members will be on stage throughout.

Floyd Collins, Lead (presents as male) A caver. A man with big dreams. This is a physically & emotionally challenging leading role where the actor will be visible/onstage during much of the show with significant movement restrictions. A showstopper role. Good mover, strong physicality.
Voice: Tenor or high baritone
Range B3-A5 (C5 float/yodel) secure sustained G4/A4

Homer Collins, Lead (presents as male) Floyd’s younger brother. Has big dreams, like his brother. Young Adult 20s. Looking for a performer who is a dancer/strong mover.
Voice: Tenor
Range B3-C5 (Strong G4)

Nellie Collins, Supporting (presents as female) Floyd’s younger sister. Young Adult mid 20s. She has recently been released from an asylum. Sees the world from above. Seeking a performer who is also a dancer/strong mover.
Voice: Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano
Range: F3-G5 (repetitive F3/G3)

Lee Collins, Supporting (presents as male) Floyd’s father. Adult. Feels deeply and understands the world fully. Seeking a performer who is a mover.
Voice: Baritone
Range: A3-G4

Bee Doyle, Featured (presents as male) Owner of the farm. Seeking a performer who is a mover.
Voice: Baritone
Range: A3-F4

Ed Bishop, Featured (presents as male) A local caver. Seeking a performer who is a mover.
Voice: Baritone
Range: A3-F4

Jewell Estes, Featured (presents as male, open to all gender identifications) A teenage boy. Seeking a performer who is a dancer/strong mover. Guitar playing a plus.
Voice: baritone
Range: A3-F4

Miss Jane, Featured (presents as female) Floyd’s stepmother. Seeking a performer who is a mover.
Voice:/Mezzo-Soprano/Alto
Range: F3-F#5

Skeets Miller, Featured (presents as male, open to all gender identifications) a young reporter on the scene and the first to make contact with Floyd. Physically smaller individual to be able to fit in the first cave configuration. Seeking a performer who is a dancer/strong mover.
Range: Rhythmic Speaking, some vocals

H.T. Carmichael, Featured (presents as male, open to all gender identifications) an engineer – in charge of the rescue operation.  Seeking a performer who is a mover.
Range: Mostly rhythmic speaking, some vocals
 

The following three (3) performers will need strong vocal/harmony ability (barbershop quartet level) Described as male, however, open to all gender identifications. Seeking performers who are dancers/strong movers as there is highly stylized movement as reporters and during movement-defined scenes. Each named character below will fill a reporter track based on their vocal range.

Cliff Roney/Reporter/ Local

Dr. Hazlett/Reporter/Local

Frederick Jordan/ Reporter /Local

Reporter 1- High Tenor range – Highest pitch B4

Reporter 2-Tenor range Highest pitch G4

Reporter 3-Baritone