Coming Up Next:
2025 Local Auditions
The North Street Playhouse
Production Description
LONG BEACH BLANKET BINGO is an original musical written by James Berg & Stan ZImmerman (writers for Golden Girls & Gilmore Girls,) using music from the catalogue of the late Allee Willis (lyricist/composer of THE COLOR PURPLE, FRIENDS theme, & Earth, Wind, & Fire’s ‘September’), and taking place during the 1960’s, a time when America was going through significant social and political change. It was a time when America’s coastal resorts still had segregated black beaches, including some very close by. The story at the heart of LONG BEACH BLANKET BINGO is the interracial relationship between two high school seniors, a beautiful black surfer and a white middle class movie nerd. Their innocent romance sets off controversy amongst their family, friends, and the community of Long Beach, California, circa 1965. The North Street Playhouse is proud to be presenting the world premiere of this joyful, uplifting musical!
Rehearsals and Production Dates and Location
Rehearsals: July 1-July 23, 2025
Performance Dates: July 25-27, 2025 & August 1-3, 2025
Location: The North Street Playhouse
34 Market St.
Auditions: Attend our auditions at the Playhouse on Saturday, June 7, 2025, beginning at 11:00am. Please email northstreettickets@gmail.com to reserve an audition slot. Please bring a headshot and resume, focusing on any previous theatre experience, singing, and/or dance experience, and prepare one, 16 bar cut of an upbeat song. Scenes will be provided. Video auditions are acceptable. Include your resume, as above. Send video links and Passwords, if necessary, to the above email address. Videos must be submitted by June 16, 2025.
Cast Breakdown:
SINGING ROLES:
HENRY – teen, white, geeky, innocent, movie buff from Ohio
CLEO – teen, black, excellent surfer, defiant to mask her vulnerability
BEVERLY, Cleo’s hard working mid 40’s Mom
EUGENIA – a dark skinned, Afro-Latina in her early 30’s, smart and opinionated
WESTON, Henry’s Dad, stubborn Midwestern businessman
DEWEY – teen, black, idealistic politico
TAD – teen, white, handsome, full of himself
SUMMER – dumb blonde B-movie actress on screen, a smart, a closeted, career orientated lesbian in real life
FREDDY – young, white, baby-faced dreamboat actor, Local Newscaster (w/mustache)
GLADYS – teen, black, bookish
RONDI – teen, black, boy crazy
WILLIE – teen, black surfer
ENSEMBLE (singing):
WHITE BOYS – two are Mannequins in store window, same two will be Surfer Contestants
WHITE GIRLS – one will be McDonald’s Counter Girl, Secretary, Surf Contest Official
BLACK BOYS - one will be Willie
BLACK GIRLS – two will be Gladys and Rondi and Fresca Girls
*All teen characters aged 15-20*
NON-SINGING ROLES:
MAN - PRODUCER, POLICEMAN #1, SURFING CONTEST JUDGE, PRECINCT OFFICER)
MAN - DIRECTOR, CITY WORKER, POLICEMAN #2, CAMERAMAN
