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Attention Directors and Creatives
If you would like to direct a show for the Peterborough Theatre Guild's 2026/27 season, click the link below and complete the required form. Once submitted, you will receive a follow-up email from the submission coordinator.
Please send inquiries to our Co-Chair and Submission Coordinator Jason Shulha at ptgplayselection@gmail.com
Volunteer Backstage
THE GUILD PRODUCES eight or nine plays a year in our own facility. Volunteers make this all possible. It can take a team of up to 100 people to make a show happen. Some work for one evening, some design and build before a show opens and some volunteer each night of performance. Others serve year-round on our Board and other committees.
For those new to theatre, we have skilled and talented people who can work with you while you learn. We always welcome people to fill the following roles:
Front of House:
• Box Office
• Ushers
• Bartenders
• House Managers
Production Crew:
• Set Building
• Set Painting
• Props
• Technical Operator
• Stagehand
• Stage Hair and Make-up
• Production Assistant
• Costumes and Wardrobe
• Social Media
• Photographers
• Community Development and Sponsorship Outreach
Those with more experience can assist with:
• Directing
• Producing
• Stage Managing
• Musical Direction
• Choreography
• Set Design
• Set Construction
• Costume Design
• Lighting Design
• Sound Design
To become a Peterborough Theatre Guild Volunteer please fill out our Volunteer Application Form using the button below.
Upcoming Auditions
Young Frankenstein
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Director: Nate Axcell
Production Manager:
Margaret Pieper
Stage Manager:
Tina Barnes
Music Director: Justin Hiscox
Choreographer: Heather Boyd
Orchestra Director:
Justin Hiscox and Brayden Ellis
Mel Brooks’ madcap comedy collides with Mary Shelley’s classic monster tale in Young Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein, the mad scientist of legend, has died and left everything to his grandson, Frederick, who wants nothing to do with the family’s notorious legacy. To settle his inheritance, he travels to his grandfather’s castle in Transylvania, meeting the grandson of Victor’s loyal henchman, Igor; the beautiful lab assistant, Inga; and the mysterious Frau Blücher. Before long, Frederick is sucked into his grandfather’s experiments and succeeds in creating human life. But by the time they realize that the Monster’s been accidentally given an abnormal brain, the Monster has already escaped, seemingly set to terrorize the countryside like the Frankensteinian monsters before him.
Will Frederick repeat the mistakes of his grandfather? Or will he succeed where the others have not and turn his Monster into a dapper, intelligent man about town? Young Frankenstein is a hilarious take on the classic horror story, combining zany antics, a witty script, and high energy comedic performances for one unforgettable, hilarious adventure in Transylvania.
Play Format:
Two acts with a 15-20 minute intermission
Genre:
Musical Comedy
AUDITION DATES
Monday, November 24th: 6pm -9pm
Tuesday, November 25th: 6pm-9pm
Auditions take place at the Peterborough Theatre Guild in the Gwen Brown Studio (Studio B). Please use the backstage entrance.
AUDITION FORMAT
Please sign up for a solo singing spot and come prepared with a short song that best showcases your vocal range. Singing auditions will run every 10 minutes.
After you have completed the singing portion of your audition, you will learn a short, choreographed piece that you will perform in small groups. Please arrive 10 minutes before your time slot to fill n forms and be prepared to stay after your scheduled singing time slot for this portion of the audition.
CALLBACKS
Wednesday, November 26th, 6pm-9pm
SHOW DATES
April 17 – May 3, 2026
THE CHARACTERS
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein
Brilliant brain surgeon, professor and grandson of mad scientist Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2
The Monster
The misunderstood creation of Dr. Frankenstein.
Gender: Any
Vocal range top: Gb4
Vocal range bottom: Db3
Igor
Frederick’s faithful, bright-eyed, eager servant and friend with a hunchback.
Gender: Male
Age: Any
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Inga
Frederick’s young assistant. Attractive and a resident of Transylvania.
Gender: Female
Age: Younger
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Elizabeth Benning
Frederick's boisterous fiancé.
Gender: Female
Age: Younger
Vocal range top: Bb5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Frau Blücher
Stern housekeeper of the Frankenstein estate and former lover of Victor Frankenstein.
Gender: Female
Age: Older
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: E3
The Hermit
A lonely, blind town hermit, hoping for a friend.
Gender: Any
Age: Any
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: G2
Inspector Hans Kemp
The head of police in Transylvania. Driven by justice, with a wooden arm and leg.
Gender: Any (provided vocals work)
Age: Older
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: A3
Ensemble (15-20 people)
Villagers, Medical Students, Passengers
Gender: Any
Vocal Range: Any
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