Open audition notice
Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle
We are looking for six actors for this upcoming production.
Auditions will be held Mon & Tue, Jul 6 & 7, 2026, starting at 7:00 pm both nights. Production dates: Aug 21–Sep 6, 2026.
Directed by Jared Mola
Produced by Rick Flynn
Casting Requirements:
- Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
- A résumé and headshot are not required but are appreciated.
- Please provide a list of all known conflicts between Jul 8 & Sep 7, 2026.
A note on ages: The actors in this production will portray either multiple characters of various ages or one character across an entire lifetime. As such, the apparent age of the actor is less important than their ability to play the age of the characters truthfully — not realistically and not ridiculously.
- Ernestine Ashworth: Travels from Age 17–107
- Alice/Madeline/Ernie:
- Alice – 40. Ernestine’s Mother
- Madeline – 21–30. Ernestine and Matt’s daughter
- Ernie – 15. Alex’s daughter, Ernestine’s great-granddaughter
- Kenneth: 18-90s. Ernestine’s neighbor and admirer
- Matt/William:
- Matt – 18–72. Ernestine’s boyfriend, then Husband
- William – 13. Alex’s son, Ernestine’s great-grandson
- Billy/John:
- Billy – 17–70s. Ernestine and Matt’s son
- John – A man woken up in the middle of the night. Beth’s partner
- Joan/Alex/Beth:
- Joan – Billy’s wife
- Alex – 17–43. Billy and Joan’s daughter, Ernestine’s granddaughter
- Beth – John’s partner
For more information, please contact Jared Mola at jared.mola@daytontheatreguild.org
Dayton Theatre Guild is a community theatre that values community representation, and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion on and off stage. People of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities are welcome and encouraged to participate and will be given full consideration in casting and all volunteer opportunities. Unless explicitly specified by the playwright in the text of the play, all roles will be open to all performers.
