Auditions

By Jelyn Leyva 

Casting Information 

Looking for actors/singers for an upcoming staged reading of a new  Musical, Live at the Jackson House, written by Jelyn Leyva. There will  be minimal rehearsal in the month of June, and the performance will be  at Stageworks Theater on June 18, 2026. All roles will be paid. 

Please request an audition time slot at auditionsstageworks@gmail.com 

SYNOPSIS:  

A musical set in 1961 in the Jackson House in Tampa, FL. The Jackson House is a  historic rooming house for black artists, activists, and active soldiers. Since they were not  able to stay in the hotels of Tampa due to segregation, the Jackson family fulfilled the  need of boarding and transportation. The musical is about the family and the boarders of  a particular weekend. Through the events, we get a glimpse of how life might have been  for the family and the artists they hosted. 

AVAILABLE ROLES: 

JOHNNIE – any age to play 20s – Female Identifying. Black. Great, authentic jazz &  blues voice with stage presence and powerhouse vocals. ALTO Please prepare At Last  by Ella Fitzgerald 

WILLIE – age 8-13 – Male Identifying. Black. Strong reading required. ACTIVIST/ MASTER OF COMMISIONS– any age to play 20s – Male  Identifying. Black 

1. SMITH/WHITE THUG – Age Early 20s – Male Identifying. White. WHITE SINGER ( ELVIS TYPE)/ WHITE THUG– Age Early 20s – Male Identifying Please prepare Hounddog – by Elvis

3 Boarders – any age – Any Gender Identifying. 

*Please bring or send a headshot and resume. The writer would like you to prepare  2 one-minute contrasting monologues. Please prepare the songs listed above for  each role you are interested in. May be asked to read selections from the play.