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AUDITIONS

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THEATRE JACKSONVILLE

*OPEN Audition Notices*

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

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AUDITION NOTICE

 

Packing Up Polly

by Leslie Kimbell

Directed by Brent Mulberry

 

IN-PERSON AUDITIONS: Monday, October 6 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 November 10, 2025 – February 1, 2026.

 

– VIDEO SUBMISSIONS –

Video submissions will be accepted but must be submitted no later than 10/06 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 –

Polly Porter, famous 1970s gospel singer of the group Polly Porter & the Praise His Name Singers, has gone on up to heaven.

Her daughter, Caroline, has come home to Savannah, Georgia, to pack up Miss Polly’s house, but there is just one little problem (or two or three): Miss Polly was an extreme hoarder of epic proportions, Caroline’s useless siblings are totally MIA, and her three best friends from high school, former co-cheerleaders, have all shown up... unannounced!

Lizzy now owns the Miss Georgia Belle Pageantry system, Donna Jo is the local community theatre diva, and Becca is having a late-in-life geriatric pregnancy with baby girl number five.

The gospel music plays and the margaritas pour as the four ladies laugh, cry, scream and come together to pack up Miss Polly’s house, heal old wounds, and make new plans for their future.

 

– PRODUCTION DATES –

January 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31 and February 1, 2026

 

– AVAILABLE ROLES –

* Non-equity only *

CAROLINE PORTER COOK: 40s, Polly’s daughter, former head cheerleader, homecoming queen, prom queen and all that goes with it.

 

ELIZABETH “LIZZY” JENNINGS: 40s, Caroline’s high school best “frenemy.” Owner of the Miss Georgia Belle pageantry system.

 

DONNA JO MARTIN: 40s, drama queen, local theatre diva and one-time off-off-Broadway actor. Married eight times.

 

REBECCA “BECCA” BAILEY: 40s, frumpy mother of four… currently expecting number five any minute… and soon to be single.

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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.

If you are unable to attend or there are no current auditions scheduled, you can always submit a headshot and resume to Info@TheatreJax.com anytime.

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THEATRE JACKSONVILLE

2032 San Marco Boulevard

Jacksonville, FL 32207

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(904) 396-4425 phone

Info@theatrejax.com

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 SPONSORED IN PART BY  THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND

THE CULTURAL COUNCIL OF GREATER JACKSONVILLE, INC. 

 Theatre Jacksonville is a volunteer based community theatre whose mission is to enrich lives and broaden cultural understanding through community participation in theatre arts.

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