Auditions for All Hands on Deck!

Directed by Sharon Schaller
Choreographed by Amber Ardolino

Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center announces auditions for The All Hands on Deck! Show! Auditions will take place December 16 and 18, 2025 and are open to all students grades 9 through 12th. 

The Audition

Please arrive a minimum of 10 minutes before your scheduled audition time to check in and fill out any necessary paperwork including all known conflicts.

Vocal Audition

Vocal auditions will take place on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 from 4:00-8:00pm at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in the Rehearsal Studio.

  • Please follow signs to enter through the 10th Street Entrance (Main Office) to check in with Stage Management.

  • Please prepare a 32-bar cut of a Broadway song or song from the Great American Songbook

  • Please bring sheet music in the correct key for the provided accompanist.

  • Please bring a current headshot and resume as well as a signed copy of the Application for Minors in Performance form linked below. (Minors in Performance form only required if under the age of 18 years old.)

  • All auditioning Vocalists must attend the Dance Call on Thursday, December 18, 2025 to be considered for casting.

The Dance Call

Dance Call is scheduled on Thursday, December 18, 2025 from 4:00pm-7:00pm in Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s Rehearsal Hall. Please enter through the 9th Street Artist Entrance.

  • Appropriate dance apparel includes: Leotard or solid color fitted shirt, skin colored tights, black tights, leggings, jazz pants or athletic pants (also acceptable- a ballet or swing skirt over leotard and tights).

  • Please bring character shoes, tap shoes, and sneakers for swing dancing. If you have jazz heel boots, please bring them but not required.

  • Please have your hair pulled back away from your face.

  • All auditioners must attend a vocal audition to be considered for casting.  

Callbacks

Callbacks are by invitation only on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 7:00pm-9:00pm (following the dance call) in Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s Rehearsal Hall.

  • Please enter through the 9th Street Artist Entrance to check in with Stage Management.

Current Lincoln Park students under the age of 18 must download and complete the following Application for Minors in Performances form and bring with them to auditions.

Students under the age of 18 who do not attend Lincoln Park, please download and complete this full version of the form and bring to your audition.

To sign up for an audition time slot, please complete the online form.
** You will receive a confirmation email with your time after completing the form. 

Synopsis

All Hands On Deck! Show is an award-winning, high-energy WWII Big Band Roadshow and Radio Broadcast filled with toe-tapping American songs, heart-warming harmonies, Broadway-style tap dancing, rousing on-air fun, classic radio commercials and sing-along excitement all accompanied by a 9-piece Orchestra!

Character Breakdown

Ted Crosley – host of the show, a song-n-dance man, baritone.

John Hanley – Hollywood’s most sought after tenor.

Daisy Maxwell – Hollywood’s newest girl-next-door, alto.

Betty Blake – Performer with classic Hollywood glamour and strong stage presence.

Announcer – Local radio/weather man type

Maxwell House Guest Stars – Dancers, Singers, Triple-Threat Performers for various solo and ensemble roles.

Schedule

Rehearsal

  • Tuesday, Feburary 17 – Friday, Feburary 20, 2026: 4:00pm – 8:30pm

  • Monday, Feburary 23 – Friday, Feburary 27, 2026: 4:00pm – 8:30pm

  • Monday, March 2 – Friday, March 6, 2026: 4:00pm – 8:30pm

Run Through (Mandatory)

  • Monday, March 9 – Wednesday, March 11, 2026: 4:00pm – 8:30pm

Tech Rehearsal (Mandatory)

  • Thursday, March 12, 2026: 4:00pm – 8:30pm (Spacing)

  • Saturday, March 14, 2026: 1:00pm – 6:00pm

  • Sunday, March 15, 2026: 1:00pm – 9:00pm

  • Tuesday, March 17 – Wendesday, March 18, 2026: 4:00pm – 9:00pm

Performances (Mandatory)

  • Thursday, March 19, 2026: 7:30pm

  • Friday, March 20, 2026: 7:30pm

  • Saturday, March 21, 2026: 2:00pm

  • Saturday, March 21, 2026: 7:30pm

  • Sunday, March 22, 2026: 2:00pm

Seeking strong singers and actors; all genders, types, and ethnicities encouraged to audition. 

Performers of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities and expressions, and performers living with disabilities are encouraged to audition.