2025 - 2026 Auditions
Mad Madge
HALIFAX Audition Dates: April 7 & 8, 2025
About the show
Margaret Cavendish was a woman ahead of her time. A philosopher, poet, scientist, author, and playwright - she represented everything a woman should not be in the 17th century.
This bawdy comedy is loosely based on history, but more than anything it's a celebration of a wild woman who never settled for anything less than achieving her dreams.
Paying homage to Jane Austen and Tina Fey in the same breath, this laugh out loud contemporary-period mashup suggests that perhaps a woman’s hunger for unbridled attention is not so shallow, after all.
Director: Jeremy Webb
Rehearsal Dates: Mid-late December 2025 - January 23, 2026
Show Dates: January 20 - February 8, 2026
Character Breakdown:
Actor 1
Margaret, an eccentric introvert who wants abundance
per the script, this character will appear topless onstage. An intimacy director will be engaged for this production
Actor 2
William, a sensitive poet who wants truth
Actor 3
Queen Henrietta, a Royal who wants freedom
Pye, a sister who wants simplicity
Samuel Pepys (pronounced peeps), a diarist who wants admiration
Blob, self explanatory
Actor 4
Thomas, a bastard brother who just wants a little fun
Trudy, a mean girl servant wench who wants more than this provincial life
Robert Hooke, a physicist who wants a girlfriend
Actor 5
Elizabeth, a mother who wants attention
Judy, a mean girl servant wench who wants to be "in"
Announcer with Big Dreams, self explanatory
Actor 6
Dycker, (pronounced Dicker) a servant who wants the order of things
John, a brother who wants power
Brothel Bob, an announcer who wants an audience
Audition Requirements:
Those selected to audition will be asked to prepare material provided. The sides will be sent to those auditioning five days before the audition date.
Audition Location
Details to be sent with the audition invitation.
Neptune Theatre’s audition, rehearsal, and performance spaces are all physically accessible, and we endeavour to choose audition spaces in other cities that are accessible as well.
We will only accept and view self tape applications for these shows by invitation. Those auditioning by tape will be sent sides with five days’ notice and can upload their tapes to the Neptune casting portal in ONE file.
How to apply:
Please submit via our submission portal at https://neptunetheatre.submit.com/show/2 by March 24. Please upload your headshot and resume and clearly label them with your name, eg Joe_Smith.
Only those selected for an audition will be contacted.
If you already have a profile, do NOT create a new one. Select the show and characters you wish to be considered for.
Ethno-cultural mandate or ethno-cultural casting statement:
Neptune Theatre seeks to promote equity, inclusion, and access by amplifying voices and stories that have been historically marginalized or underrepresented, and we factor this into every decision we make. We encourage submissions from artists of all genders, ethnicities, abilities, and identities, and will give scheduling priority to those who self-identify as IBPOC, LGBTQ2S+, d/Deaf, living with disabilities, and/or facing other systemic challenges in our industry.
Applying artists should be aware that Neptune does not tolerate any form of harassment of its employees, clients, volunteers, or any persons visiting or spending time on its premises.
Neptune Theatre’s audition, rehearsal, and performance spaces are all physically accessible via elevators and ramped surfaces.
