The Yorkshire Playhouse would like to invite your child to audition for the summer 2024 Yorkshire Playhouse Children's Theatre production. This will be the 23nd summer of the Yorkshire Playhouse Children’s Theatre. The Children's Theatre production will be directed by John I. Baker III and assisted by Clare Bierbaum.
Auditions: May 2-4
Romantic comedy fans will not want to miss this show! Watch a routine visit to their husbands’ graves take an interesting turn for Ida, Lucille, and Doris. When Sam the butcher shows up to visit his late wife’s grave, Ida finds herself falling for him. Lucille and Doris, on the other hand, will do anything to keep this romance from blooming.
Performances: May 14-19
Have you always wanted to play the beloved hero? Or, perhaps you’ve always longed to play an over-the-top villain? In this riotous melodrama, you could have the chance to hear the audience cheer for your heroic deeds, or be booed off the stage for your nefarious schemes. This is Rising Stars Production so we’re looking for actors age 12-18 to participate in this production.
Auditions: June 8-10
Performances: June 20-23
Don’t miss your chance to watch heroes and villains in action! This melodrama will have you rooting for the good guys and booing for the bad guys! Goodwin and Melody, a recently betrothed couple who are set to inherit their mothers’ coal mine, must face off against the evil Sebastian Hardacre, who wants to steal their mine for his own greedy purposes.
Performances: July 30- August 4
The Yorkshire Playhouse is seeking out true crime fans and mystery lovers. Join a small cast of characters in Agatha Christie’s hair-raising thriller The Stranger. Don’t miss your chance to put the audience on the edges of their seats!
Auditions: August 19-21
For fans of thrillers and mysteries, “The Stranger” is the perfect show to see this October. Agatha Christie’s classic psychological thriller follows Enid and Gerald who, in an attempt to evade Enid’s ex-fiancé, move to a remote cottage in the middle of the country–and are caught up in something dark and terrible.
Performances: October 4-6, 10-11, 13
Put your acting skills to the test in this classic tale, retold for only five actors! Prepare for quick-changes, character voices, and Christmas spirit! Help the Yorkshire Playhouse bring this age-old Christmas story to life!
Auditions: TBD
Charles Dickens’ timeless Christmas tale has been brought back to life by Patrick Barlow in a thrilling adaptation that only requires five actors! Watch as Ebenezer Scrooge, a stingy old miser, learns to appreciate the spirit of Christmas after he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future.
Performances: December 3-8
You’re never too old for the stage! The Cemetery Club is the perfect opportunity for seasoned actors to show off their prowess! This hilarious romantic comedy showcases a small, tight-knit cast of characters with incredible chemistry.
Auditions: April 1-3
Do you want to support local playwrights? Come and be a part of the first audience in the world to see Ghosts and Macrame Owls and Matsutake Mushrooms! These thought-provoking shows are full of laughs and thrills alike!
There are only two performances; you won’t want to miss these shows! Reserve your tickets early! These shows run on March 28 and 29. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., and the shows will start at 7:30!
Performances: March 28-29
This is your chance to make history! The Yorkshire playhouse is holding auditions for Ghosts and Macrame Owls and Matsutake Mushrooms. Cast members get the thrill of being the first actors in the world to create these roles. Don’t miss this opportunity to audition for these original, shorter works. Roles include parts for 1–6 males and 5–11 females. Performances are March 28 and 29.
Auditions: February 27-28
Yet another classic story will take the Playhouse stage! Jane Austen’s famous Pride and Prejudice has been retold by Kate Hamill in a romantic, witty, and spontaneous stageplay. Watch the drama unfold as Lizzy Bennet, the most free-spirited of the Bennet sisters, slowly falls for Mr. Darcy, whom she is determined to detest.
Performances: February 9-11, 15-16, and 18
Are you a history buff? A fan of classics? Have you been waiting for the chance to show off your British accent? Here’s your chance to step back in time in this romantic, 1800s masterpiece!!
Auditions: December 11, 13, and 14
The Classic Christmas comedy/drama returns to the stage once again. Kris Kringle gets caught up in the excitement of New York City Macy’s Day parade when he finds an intoxicated man playing the role of Santa. Kris plays the role of Santa so well he is given the role at Macy’s where his sanity is questioned. Is he the real Santa? Have people forgotten the real meaning of Christmas?
Originally on the stage in 2015, watch Yorkshire Playhouse bring this story back to life.
Show Dates: December 5-10
Experience the Miracle! Be a part of the Cast of “Miracle on 34th St.” Roles are available for kids and adults!!
Audition Dates: October 9-11
Based on Bram Stoker’s most well-known character, Dracula is not just a charming count from Transylvania; he is the world’s most famous vampire! Lucy Seward has been overcome by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing suspects that the girl has become the victim of a blood sucking vampire. Will they catch Dracula in time to save Lucy?!
“Dracula” first appeared on the Playhouse stage during our first year (1973). He returned to haunt us once more in 2013. Will this be his final appearance?
Show Dates: October 6-7, 12-13 and 15
Will Van Helsing discover the mystery behind Lucy’s illness before it’s too late? Be a part of this thrilling show at the Playhouse in October
Audition Dates: August 14-16 from 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Charles M. Schulz beloved ‘Peanuts’ characters come to life in this musical. Vignettes mirror the style of Schulz’s comic strip style moving from scene to scene as beloved characters ponder life’s toughest questions. “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” was first performed on stage with the Yorkshire Playhouse in our inaugural season and represents the first of two plays from the 1973 season!
Show Dates: August 3-6
Watch kids from York and the surrounding community perform this summer!
The Children’s Theatre has been bringing great children’s theatre to our community for 22 years!
Show Dates: June 22-25
Charlie Brown and the whole Peanuts gang are coming to the Playhouse stage! The Summer Musical returns to the Playhouse during our 50th Year celebrations.
Audition Dates: June 5-7 from 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Steel Magnolias follows a cast of six women set in a beauty parlour in Louisiana. Wit and wisdom, humor and sadness emerges over the course of three years inside Truvy Jones’ successful Salon. Audiences will come to understand how this cast of characters represent something as delicate as magnolias, yet tough as steel as they rise above in good and bad times.
Previously on stage in 1993 and 2014!
Show Dates: May 19-21, 25-26, 28
This one is for the kids!! Audition dates and times will be announced along with the show in the Spring of 2023.
Audition Dates: TBD
Brush up on your southern accent and poof up your hair, it’s time to journey back to the 1980s and join in the gossip at Truvy’s salon. Join the Cast of “Steel Magnolias" at the Yorkshire Playhouse.
Audition Dates: April 3-5 from 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Join the Vanderhoff family in this comedy set in 1930’s New York City. Martin Vanderhoff gave up business 35 years earlier because he “wasn’t having any fun”. Through his example his family, friends and even strangers come to understand personal fulfillment has little to do with wealth and much to do with doing what you love. This show was previously performed by the Yorkshire Playhouse in 1985 and 2015.
Show Dates: Feb 10-12, 16-17, 19
Ever wanted to be a ballerina or write a novel, become a painter or build fireworks in your basement? Join the Cast of “You Can’t Take It With You!" at the Yorkshire Playhouse.
Audition Dates: December 12, 14, 15 from 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Come jumpstart your holiday spirit with a musical review of Christmas favorites, old and new, infused with story, dance, carolers, and the festive merriment Yuletide entertainment brings.
Performance Dates: December 6th-11th
Do you like Christmas? Do you like Christmas music? Would you like to be part of a wonderful Christmas music variety show with minimal rehearsing? Then this is the show for you.
Audition Dates: October 17-19
Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china. He is loved by a little girl named Abilene, but Edward doesn’t care. He is vain and self-centered. He has no interest in anyone other than himself. On an ocean voyage, Edward is accidentally thrown overboard and sinks to the bottom of the sea. So begins his journey—a journey over which he has no control, for he is a toy rabbit.
Performance Dates: Sept 30-Oct 2 & Oct 6-7, 9
Another great book is brought to life by the Yorkshire Playhouse.
Come enter the world of Edward Tulane, a toy rabbit made of China, as he makes a miraculous journey – a journey where Edward learns what it is to love, what it is to lose that love, and how to find the courage to love again.
Audition Dates: August 15-17
Come enjoy E.B.White’s enchanting characters: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; the Zuckerman family; the Arables; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend and a good writer.”
Performance Dates: August 2-7
It’s time to take a trip to Neverland as Peter Pan and the Lost Boys battle the nefarious Captain Hook.
Performance Dates June 23-26th
This is your chance to help bring the epic E.B. White story to life on the Yorkshire stage. Come join us on Zuckerman’s farm as the friendship of Wilbur and Charlotte takes center stage.
Audition Dates: June 19-21
Jo March isn’t your typical Victorian lady. She’s indecorous and headstrong and one day she’s going to be a great American novelist. As she and her sisters grow up in the middle of the Civil War, they strive to be brave, intelligent, and imaginative young women.
Performance Dates: May 20-22, 26-27, 29
It’s time to take a trip to Neverland as Peter Pan and the Lost Boys battle the nefarious Captain Hook.
Audition Dates: May 5, 6, & 7
Louisa May Alcott’s characters come to life in this stage setting of her famous book.
Audition Dates: March 28-30
Want to be a part of history? Come be part of the first audiences in the world to see these original One Act plays!
Performance Dates: March 24-25
Want to be a part of history? Come be part of the first audiences in the world to see these original One Act plays!
Audition Dates: Feb 21, 22, & 24
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer -- in case he or she decides to strike again.
Performance Dates: February 11-13, 17-18, 20
