Auditions for SHOW BOAT Non-Singing Principal Actor Roles – October 3, 2026
Audition Location
Houston, TX – October 3, 2026
Audition Category: Theater
The Houston Grand Opera Association (HGO) announces auditions for actors for principal non-singing roles in HGO’s Spring 2027 production of the Kern/Hammerstein II classic Show Boat. The production directed by Francesca Zambello and conducted by HGO’s Music Director Emeritus Patrick Summers celebrates the centennial of this landmark musical theater masterpiece. Auditions will take place on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at the Wortham Theater Center, 510 Preston Street, Houston, TX 77002. Candidates must register in advance to audition.
All interested candidates should have FULL AVAILABILITY to be called up to 30 hours per week during the 8-week production period of March 22 through May 16, 2027.
Actors who are contracted will receive scale wages on a weekly basis of at least $1,450 US per week, depending on the role.
ROLES TO BE AUDITIONED:
- Parthy Ann Hawks – Non-Black Female, middle to older age. Stoic and moralistic, sharp tongued New England wife of a Louisiana showman. Dislikes show business.
- Steve Baker / Max – Non-Black Male, middle age. Debonaire. Conventionally handsome leading man type.
- Pete / Emcee – Non-Black Male, middle age. A rough engineer, river rat. Surly personality.
- Sheriff Vallon / Bartender – Non-Black Male, middle to older age. Old style good ol’ boy sheriff.
- Mrs. O’Brien – Non-Black Female, middle to older age. Irish immigrant, landlady to boarders to whom she rents rooms in her Chicago house.
Submission Instructions
Audition times will be assigned and sides to prepare for the audition will be distributed upon registration.
To register for an audition slot, please request a registration form link at auditions@houstongrandopera.org.
Email for Submissions – auditions@houstongrandopera.org
Payment: Paid
Submit By: 09/30/2026 4:00 PM