Audition Notice

River City Community Players is pleased to announce auditions for our Winter production of Ordinary Days by Adam Gwon. Auditions are scheduled for November 10-11 from 7-9pm. Those wishing to audition are encouraged to sign up though walk-ins are also welcome. Callbacks will be held, if needed, on Wednesday, November 12 at 7pm. 

To audition, please prepare approximately one minute of a song from contemporary musical theater.  Bring sheet music to your audition.  An accompanist will be provided.  

Auditions are at Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church, 11421 Gayton Road, Henrico, Virginia, 23238.  Please either send your headshot (or recent selfie) and resume to brandystevens434@gmail.com or bring a printed copy of each to the audition. If sending your headshot and resume digitally, please send each as separate files attached to the email.  Make sure to include your full name.  

Rehearsals will begin in November 2025 with several breaks for the holiday season. There will be 6 total performances between February 7 and February 14.  All performances will be held at Gayton Kirk Presbyterian. No performers are paid.

Ordinary Days tells the story of four New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love, and carbs.  Through a score of vibrant and memorable songs, their experiences ring startlingly true to life.  Ordinary Days is an original musical for anyone who’s ever struggled to appreciate the simple things in a complex place.  With equal doses of humor and poignancy, it celebrates how 8.3 million individual stories combine in unexpected ways to make New York City such a unique and extraordinary home. 

Character Breakdown

Director Chris Yarbrough and music director Amanda Davis seek a strong ensemble of singers/actors for the following roles:

Warren: Tenor, 20s-30s, The cheerful and sometimes annoyingly optimistic Warren sees beauty in the simple things in life, delivering the musical’s message and final number. 

Deb: Mezzo Soprano, 20s-30s, Deb is a cynical and defensive grad student who is struggling to find focus in her life. She meets struggling artist Warren when he finds her thesis notes in the street.

Jason: Tenor, mid 40s-late 50s, Jason is the boyfriend of Claire. A romantic at heart, he spends the bulk of the musical attempting to further his relationship, at first by moving in and then by proposing. 

Claire consistently resists his attempts leading to the central conflict of their story arc. 

Claire: Soprano, mid 40s-late 50s, Claire is embarking on a new stage of her life with boyfriend Jason. The decision to share an apartment is the catalyst for Claire to face her past.

Movement Ensemble: 4 actors are sought to create the world of Ordinary Days.  These actors will have minimal rehearsal requirements and do not sing.