Jesus Christ Superstar

What: Open auditions for Jesus Christ Superstar at Connecticut Theatre Company

When: TBD & TBD from 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Where: The Repertory Theatre | 23 Norden Street | New Britain, CT 06051

Run Dates: 7/31/26-8/9/26

Audition Preparation: All roles are open for this terrific show. Looking for a very diverse cast. Actors will be seen in order of arrival. Prepare 16-32 bars of a musical theatre song in the style of the show. There will be a short dance routine taught at auditions suitable for all skill levels. Please bring sheet music in your key, your resume and a headshot if you have one. An accompanist will be provided. A call back audition, if needed, will be held by invitation only. Age ranges listed are stage ages. If you have any questions, please email us at info@connecticuttheatrecompany.org.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
Connecticut Theatre Company strives to be an inclusive and anti-racist organization. We welcome and encourage performers and team members of all colors, genders/gender non-conformity, body types and abilities to join us. We do not pre-cast our shows, and we strive to cast our shows from the individuals who come to the audition. As such, we strive to be as flexible and conscious with our casting as possible. In the spirit of preserving opportunities for actors who have traditionally been underserved by the entertainment community and allowing them to tell their own stories, we will never cast a white/Caucasian actor in a role specifically written for a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) actor, nor a cisgender actor in a role specifically written for a transgender or non-binary/gender non-conforming actor. For any role written for a character with a specific disability or neurodivergence, we will prioritize, to the best of our abilities, actors who are living that experience.

Accessibility
If you will require any specific accommodations for this audition, rehearsals or performances, please reach out to one of the following individuals for assistance. We are eager to help you be able to get to us and to show us your best work!

For hearing, vision, physical disability, or neurodivergence assistance as well as any other questions/concerns:
Duane Campbell, Executive Director, dcampbell@connecticuttheatrecompany.org

Character Breakdown:

JESUS CHRIST – Tenor (A2–G5) – Title role, leader of the twelve disciples, called the “Son of God” and the “King of the Jews.” Jesus has a difficult time accepting his fate without answers on why he must die. This role requires an actor who can convey leadership, confusion, strength, vulnerability, and optimism simultaneously.

JUDAS ISCARIOT – Tenor (D3–D5) – One of the twelve apostles of Jesus; concerned for the poor and the consequences of Jesus’s fame. Judas believes in Jesus’s teaching but has started to grow weary of those in power coming after him and his followers. The role requires an actor who can convey frustration, yearning, weakness, dismay, and pessimism simultaneously.

MARY MAGDALENE – Mezzo-Soprano (F3–E♭5) – A female follower of Jesus who finds herself falling in love with him. The role requires an actress who can show grace, stability, weakness, and compassion.

PONTIUS PILATE – Tenor (A2–B4) – Governor of Judea who foresees the events of Jesus’s crucifixion from beginning to aftermath in a dream and finds himself being presented with that very situation. The role requires an actor who can show authority, rage, fragility, and fear.

CAIAPHAS – Bass (C♯2–F4) – One of the main antagonists of the show. A high priest who sees Jesus as a threat to the nation. He is a man in power who fears losing that power to Jesus. This role requires an actor who can convey anger, power, and angst effectively.

ANNAS – Countertenor (G2–D5) – One of the main antagonists of the show. A fellow priest at the side of Caiaphas, whom Caiaphas persuades into seeing Jesus as a threat. Annas can seem more conniving than Caiaphas. This role requires an actor/actress who can show disgust, displeasure, and loathing.

PETER SIMON – Baritone (A2–G4) – One of Jesus’s twelve apostles; denies Jesus three times on the night of Jesus’s arrest to save himself. Peter is obsessed with impatience. This role requires an actor who can show tenacity, worry, impatience, and regret.

SIMON ZEALOTES – Tenor (G3–B4) – One of Jesus’s twelve apostles; urges Jesus to lead his followers into battle against the Romans. Simon believes that violence can solve all their problems. This role requires an actor who can convey energy, youthfulness, and animosity.

KING HEROD – Baritone (C♯3–G4) – The King of Galilee; Jesus is brought to him for judgment after first being taken to Pilate. Herod is a comedic role. He starts very nonchalantly, and as his song progresses, he becomes more irritated when he doesn’t get his way.

APOSTLES – Male and Female – All ages – All Ranges – The Apostles will look as if from every walk of life. We will be casting both men and women as Apostles.

ENSEMBLE – Male and Female – All Ages – All Ranges – The ensemble will play such roles as Prostitutes, Buyers and Sellers in the temple, Lepers/Untouchables, Priests, Mob, Soul Girls, and Herod’s Harem.