Auditions for Guys and Dolls

Directed by Justin Fortunato
Choreographed by Jennifer Verba

Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center announces auditions for Guys And Dolls!  Auditions will take place August 20-22, 2025 and are open to actors of all ages.

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 Wednesday, August 20, 2025, from 4:00-9:00pm at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in the Rehearsal Hall.

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

  • Please prepare (2) 16-bar cuts of classic musical theatre songs that show your vocal range. Songs from the show are not discouraged.

  • 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 auditioners must attend the Dance Call on Thursday, August 21, 2025, to be considered for casting.

The Dance Call

The Dance Call for those auditioning will take place on Thursday, August 21, 2025, from 4:00-8:00pm at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in the Rehearsal Hall.

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

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

  • Please bring character shoes (preferred) or jazz shoes and have hair pulled back away from your face.

  • Option 1 (Feminine): Leotard (preferred) or fitted shirt, tan or black tights or leggings, nude character shoes (2.5” or higher preferred) or jazz shoes. 

  • Option 2 (Masculine): Fitted Shirt, jazz or athletic pants, black character shoes or jazz shoes.

Callbacks

Callbacks scheduled by invitation only on Friday, August 22, 2025, from 4:00-9:00pm at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in the Rehearsal Hall.

  • Please follow signs to 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

Guys and Dolls is a musical romantic comedy involving the unlikeliest of Manhattan pairings: a high-rolling gambler and a puritanical missionary, and a showgirl dreaming of the straight-and-narrow and a crap game manager who is anything but. Set in the Manhattan of Damon Runyon’s short stories, Guys and Dolls tells of con-man Nathan Detroit’s efforts to find new life for his illegal, but notorious, crap game. When their trusty venue is found out by the police, Nathan must find a new home for his crap game quickly - but he doesn’t have the dough to secure the one location he finds.

Enter Sky Masterson, a high-rolling gambler willing to take on any honest bet with a high enough reward attached. Nathan bets Sky that he can’t take the “doll” of Nathan’s choosing to Havana, Cuba, with him on a date. When Sky agrees to the bet, Nathan chooses uptight Evangelist Sergeant Sarah Brown, head of Broadway’s Save-a-Soul Mission. Sky thinks he’s been duped, but he’s in for even more of a surprise when his efforts to woo Sarah are so successful that he falls in love with her himself!  

Guys and Dolls takes us from the bustle of Times Square to the dance clubs of Havana, to the sewers of New York City as it demonstrates the great lengths to which a guy will go when he truly falls in love with a “doll.” Guys and Dolls features some of Frank Loesser’s most memorable tunes, including the hilarious “Adelaide’s Lament”, the romantic “I’ve Never Been in Love Before”, the exuberant “If I Were a Bell”, and the classic “Luck Be a Lady”.

Character Breakdown

SKY MASTERSON – Lead, Male presenting, Vocal range: E5 - B3.

A high-stakes gambler whose luck never seems to run out, and a wild card who surprises himself when he falls in love with the unlikeliest of women. Suave, smart, handsome.

SARAH BROWN – Lead, Female presenting, Soprano, Vocal range G5 - B3.

Pretty, bright-eyed woman, the Sergeant of the local Mission. Fully believes in her worthy cause; wishes to convert the gambling sinners to saints. Falls unexpectedly in love with Sky along the way. She is prudish and uptight, but eventually lets go.

NATHAN DETROIT – Lead, Male presenting, Baritone, Vocal range: F5 - D4.

Organizer of the floating crap game; a slightly neurotic, lovable rogue who is always struggling to stay one step ahead of the pack -- and looking for the big break he never seems to get; his heart is torn between the camaraderie of his gambling circle and Adelaide, to whom he has been engaged for 14 years; excellent actor with strong comedic timing.

MISS ADELAIDE – Lead, Female presenting, Alto E5 – A3.

Attractive nightclub singer/dancer at the “Hot Box” and Nathan’s long-suffering fiancée, this role requires a strong belter with dancing ability and excellent comedic skills; she adores Nathan but is driven so crazy by his gambling antics.

NICELY-NICELY JOHNSON - Supporting Role, Male presenting, Tenor to high B flat.

Nathan Detroit’s best pal, whose enthusiasm knows no bounds; comic, cheerful, and likable as he delivers funny one-liners and several of the show’s most well-known numbers with equal aplomb, including “Fugue for Tinhorns” and the show stopping “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat.”

BENNY SOUTHSTREET - Supporting Role, Male presenting, Age: 30 to 45, Vocal range G5 - D4.

Nathan's right-hand man, a gambler, smart, slick, always moving and shaking, but with what he thinks are Nathan's best interest at heart.

ARVIDE ABERNATHY - Supporting Role, Male presenting, Age: 50 to 65, Vocal range F5 - D4.

Bass drum and cymbal player in the Mission band, Sarah's loving grandparent. Wise and sweet, wants only the best for her.

HARRY THE HORSE - Supporting Role, Male presenting, Age: 30 to 55, Vocal range G5 - F3.

Quintessential tough guy gambler; has come into money by collecting the reward on his father; sidekick to Big Jule but is more on the ball and is able to stand his ground when necessary; sings with ensemble only.

LT. BRANNIGAN - Supporting Role, Male presenting,

New York police officer who is on to Nathan's illegal craps games and is dead set on catching him. A tough, no-nonsense character.

BIG JULE - Supporting Role, Male presenting, Vocal range: G5 - F3.

A big- time craps player from Chicago who uses a gun and his own pair of rigged dice to bully his way into never losing. Tough looking. A bit of an oaf.

GENERAL MATILDA CARTWRIGHT - Featured Role, Female presenting, 40+, Mezzo. The regional representative of Save-a-Soul Mission is a highly anticipated and talked-about presence known for her intimidating demeanor, strong leadership, and surprising sense of humor.

HOT BOX GIRLS – (Mimi, Allison, Vernon, Ferguson) Performers who back- up Adelaide in her night club act. Strong dancers and singers. Will double into other areas of the ensemble.

ENSEMBLE - Sightseers, Mission Band (Agatha, Calvin, Martha), Crap Shooters (Liver Lips Louie, Angie The Ox, Rusty Charlie), Waiters, Havana Dancers)

Schedule

Rehearsal

  • Monday, August 25-Friday August 29, 2025, 4-8:30 PM

  • Tuesday September 2- Thursday September 4, 2025 4-8:30 PM

  • Saturday, September 6, 2025, 1-6:00 PM

  • Sunday, September 7, 2025, 1-6:00 PM

  • Monday, September 8- Thursday September 11, 2025, 4-8:30 PM

  • Sunday, September 14, 2025, 1-6:00 PM 

  • Monday, September 15- Thursday, September 18, 2025, 4-8:30 PM

Run Through (Mandatory)

  • Monday, September 22- Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 4-8:30PM

  • Spacing – Thursday, September 25- Thursday, September 26, 2025: 4:00-8:30pm

Tech Rehearsal (Mandatory)

  • Saturday, September 27, 2025: 1-6:00pm

  • Sunday, September 28, 2025: 1:00-9:00pm

  • Tuesday, September 30 – Thursday, October 2, 2025: 4:00-9:00pm

Performances (Mandatory)

  • Friday, October 3, 2025: 7:30pm

  • Saturday, October 4, 2025: 7:30pm

  • Sunday, October 5, 2025: 2:00pm

  • Friday, October 10, 2025: 7:30pm

  • Saturday, October 11, 2025: 7:30pm

  • Sunday, October 12, 2025: 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.