THEATRE JACKSONVILLE

THEATRE JACKSONVILLE

*OPEN Audition Notices*

As a community based theatre, we invite you to audition for the volunteer opportunities below. ​________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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AUDITION NOTICE

 

Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise

by Ken Ludwig

Directed by Roxanna Lewis

 

IN-PERSON AUDITIONS: Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6:30pm. Doors open at 6pm.

This audition is NOT by appointment. All interested performers should arrive before 6:30pm.

 

– AUDITION LOCATION –

Theatre Jacksonville

2032 San Marco Blvd

Jacksonville, FL 32207

 

– PREPARATIONS –

You will be asked to read selections from the script.  Please be prepared to complete an audition form.

Please bring all known conflicts between January 1– March 17, 2026.

 

– VIDEO SUBMISSIONS –

Video submissions will be accepted but must be submitted no later than 12/8 by 7:30pm and be emailed to Info@TheatreJax.com.

 

— REHEARSAL INFORMATION —

Although the schedules are currently not set, productions typically rehearse weeknights (Monday – Friday, anywhere between 6:30pm – 10:00pm.) Occasional weekend rehearsals may occur depending on the conflicts and needs of the production.

Sometimes we are required to rehearse at offsite locations. These will be communicated when the rehearsal schedule is provided!

 

– ABOUT THE SHOW –

During World War II, U.S. Army Captain Jack Ludwig, a military doctor stationed in Oregon, begins writing to Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress and dancer in New York City, hoping to meet her someday if the war will allow. But as the war continues, it threatens to end their relationship before it even starts. Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig (Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Lend Me a Tenor) tells the joyous, heartwarming story of his parents’ courtship during World War II and the results are anything but expected.

 

– PRODUCTION DATES –

February 27, 28, March 5, 6, 7, 8*,12,13,14*, & 15*, 2026 (*matinee)

 

– AVAILABLE ROLES –

* Non-equity only *

1 Woman
1 Man

JACK LUDWIG (Male) Age range 30-35 
Practical and somewhat reserved. He is Jewish and was born and raised in York, Pennsylvania. Drafted into the Army in WWII, he is a medic stationed in Medford, Oregon. He is a bit proper and shy about dating. He writes to Louise and hopes to date her (their fathers are friends). He is enchanted by her freedom and her passion to be a Broadway actress. They fall in love through their letters. 

LOUISE RABINER (Female) Age range 24-29 
A passionate young Dancer and Actress who has big dreams of reaching Broadway. She is Jewish and Brooklyn born and raised, but lives in the theatre district at the Curtain Call Boarding House for young actresses who train and audition to make it in New York. She writes letters
back and forth to Jack. She is taken with his shyness and reserve and falls in love with him through their letters.

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In reference to our audition notices:

Most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns, and you will see that in the descriptions we provide. However limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible, and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. It is the policy of Theatre Jacksonville that all auditions are open to the public. All interested people, newcomers and stage veterans alike, are welcome. We are also in need of volunteers to assist in other areas of production, including set construction, set artwork, lighting, and backstage technical activities and invite all members of the public to participate in these activities as well.