Auditions -
Presented through special arrangement with: Music Theatre International (MTI)
Directed by: Ritchie Filippi
Produced by: Dana Marley-Kolb
Music Director: Jennifer Sorensen
Choreographer: Melina Ortega
Assistant Producer: Danielle Romo
Costume Designers: Deidre Hobbs, Val Hobbs
Stage Manager: Mark Suarez
Lighting Designer: Jim Didderich
Set Designers: Ritchie Filippi, Rick Steinberg
Audition Dates & Times:
July 11 and 12 at 11am, July 13 at 5pm
Performances:
Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2026
-Fridays at 7:00pm
-Sundays at 2:00pm
-Saturdays at 1:00pm & 5:00pm
Audition Requirements:
Please prepare one 32-bar cut of a song not from the show. Come prepared with an accompaniment-only track cued to your cut. WiFi at the theatre can be unpredictable, so please download your track to your device. We will have short readings from the script and a dance audition – please bring appropriate shoes/clothes for the dance audition. If available, bring a headshot and resume.
Please come prepared to bring a unique characterization to each role you are asked to read and be ready for improv. We recommend reviewing the sides beforehand and considering the vocal tone, physical mannerisms, and other traits you would bring to each character.
This is a youth musical. Everyone who performs in the show must be 18 or younger.
Rehearsal Schedule:
Table Read: July 16 (5pm – 7pm)
Rehearsals July 20 – Sept 17 (5pm – 7pm) Mondays-Thursdays
Tech Week: Sept 19 – 24
We are flexible and will work with the cast to determine best times. Some weeks will have heavier rehearsal schedules than others. Not everyone will be called to each rehearsal.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no specified end time during tech week – it will depend on the running time of the show.
Performance Schedule:
September 25 to October 4, 2026
(8 performances + 1 sensory friendly performance)
Fridays at 7pm
Saturdays at 1pm & 5pm
Sundays at 2pm
Sensory friendly performance Sept 27 at 10:30am
For more information:
Contact Dana Marley-Kolb at deekayred@aol.com
Show Synopsis
The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in this frightfully funny musical based on the beloved motion picture. Lydia Deetz is a strange and unusual teenager, still grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Lucky for Lydia, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter shows his true stripes, unleashing a (Nether)world of pandemonium.
Character Descriptions
Beetlejuice
The GHOST with the most. This titular character is zany, spooky, and absolutely hilarious. Though Beetlejuice exists in a morally gray area, he’s more of a trickster than a malevolent threat. He is lonely and really just wants a BFFFF forever. Very moody and prone to fits of rage. Improv skills & experience is a bonus!
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Lydia Deetz
Whip-smart, grieving teen whose dark sense of humor helps her cope with the loss of her mother. Lydia is unfazed by Beetlejuice’s antics and can easily hold her own against both him and all things Netherworld. Wants to be seen… especially by her father.
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Charles Deetz
Lydia’s father. Grieving the loss of his wife in his own way, by ignoring it and trying to do what is “best” for Lydia. He means well, but is under a lot of pressure between work, his concerns over Lydia, and his secret relationship with Delia.
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Adam Maitland
Devoted husband of Barbara who just can’t catch a break. Oblivious, naive, and full of “dad” energy. He was 80% ready for life when he died.
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Barbara Maitland
Devoted wife of Adam who was unsure if she was ready for a basic life and kids. Death puts a hold on that question until she meets Lydia and instantly bonds with her. Adventurous, strong-willed, a quick thinker, and a motherly protector.
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Delia Schlimmer
Hopelessly – and cluelessly – optimistic. Keeps a tough face in public, but through her façade, she’s quite fragile and desperately wants to fit in. She wants a family that will not leave her and genuinely cares about Charlies and Lydia, even if she is way out of her league and comfort zone.
Vocal range top: C#5
Vocal range bottom: G2
Sky the Girl Scout
A young Girl Scout with a heart condition. Optimistic and a bright light in the darkness.
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Otho
Non-singing Role
Delia’s guru and occasional exorcist. They are a fraud, and a sometimes cult leader. Confident and charismatic to a fault and falls for their own lies.
Miss Argentina
Former beauty queen who greets the recently dead in the Netherworld. Big over the top personality.
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Maxie Dean
A business tycoon whom Charles hopes to impress. Has ego to spare.
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Maxine Dean
Non-singing Role
Maxie’s fourth (or fifth) wife. Clueless and accidentally funny.
Juno
Non-singing Role
Beetlejuice’s mother who runs the recently dead intake with an iron fist. She has “a voice like road tar” and no sympathy for anyone. Gruff and mean spirited.
Ensemble will portray a variety of fun human, dead, and undead roles! Including Beetlejuice Clones, Priest, Hunter with a Shrunken Head, The Recently Deceased, Parachute Jumper, Death by Toaster, Dead Cheerleader, Death by Fireworks, Dead Football Players, Dead Mobster, Dead Jockey, Machete Groom/Bride, Dead Drill Team, Mourners, Movers/Waiters/Lawyers, Cheerleaders, Studio Audience, and the Girl Scout Ensemble.
All roles are open to anyone regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, class, caste, religion, belief, sex, gender, language, sexual orientation or gender identity. All positions at Conejo Players Theatre are volunteer. We are a non-union theatre. No pay will be given.