The Royal Theatre is proud to announce auditions for Guys and Dolls on April 25th, 2026! Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong. Auditions will be held on Saturday, April 25th, 2026 from 12p-5p at the First United Methodist Church in Benton, AR (200 N Market Street, Benton, AR 72015) inside of the Choir Room by appointment only; you will sign up for a time below. You will enter on the Conway Street side entrance. Auditions will consist of singing, approximately a 32 measure cut of music (about a verse and a chorus) in the similar style of the show. You'll need to provide a track for your song. NOTE: There will be an Invited Dance Call and Callbacks on the same night, Saturday April 25th; the location and time will be disclosed after each individual audition for those invited to callbacks.
We welcome performers of all backgrounds to audition and encourage all individuals with an interest in the production to share their talents with us.
For this production, all individuals auditioning must be no younger than 16 years of age as of June 6th, 2026.
Show dates are August 13th - 23rd, 2026. First read through will be on May 30th or June 6th with a read through and full rehearsals will begin on June 8th. NOTE: No conflicts will be accepted after August 3rd.
Production Staff:
Director: Matthew Burns
Music Director: Lexie Ellis
Choreographer: Reagan Hammonds-Turbyfill
Producer: Charlotte Hammonds
To sign up for an audition time, click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050445A9A729A3FD0-62971113-guys
To fill out an audition form, click here:
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Character Breakdown:
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Just like his name suggests, he is the nicest and cheeriest of the gambling crooks. High-spirited and a bit naïve, but sincere and genuine. Nathan's loyal friend and lackey.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: Db3
Benny Southstreet
Nathan's right-hand man and a gambler himself. Smart, slick, always moving and shaking, but with what he thinks are Nathan's best interest at heart.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: Db3
Sarah Brown
A pretty, bright-eyed woman who serves as Sergeant of the local Mission. She fully believes in her worthy cause and wishes to convert the gambling sinners to saints. Falls unexpectedly in love with Sky along the way. She is prudish and uptight, but eventually lets go.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: G#5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Arvide Abernathy
The bass drum and cymbal player in the Mission band, he is Sarah's loving grandfather. Wise and sweet, he wants nothing but the best for her.
Gender: Male
Age: 50 to 65
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: D3
Harry The Horse
A crook and gambler. He is a tough guy with dollar signs as his bottom line. Brings Big Jule into Nathan's craps game and backs his cheating, but is also a man of his word in the gambling community.
Gender: Male
Age: 35 to 55
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: F3
Lt. Brannigan
A New York police officer who is on to Nathan's illegal craps games and is dead-set on catching him. A tough, no-nonsense character.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 55
Nathan Detroit
A good-hearted gambler and craps game organizer who could never hit the bigtime. He loves Adelaide, but cannot quit his gambling ways. A broke schemer with unwitting ways.
Gender: Male
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: D3
Miss Adelaide
Nathan's fiancé and a lead performer at the Hot Box nightclub. She loves Nathan more than anything in the world and desperately wants to get married. Pretty, outspoken, stubborn.
Gender: Female
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Sky Masterson
A high-stakes gambler whose luck never seems to run out, and a wild card who surprises himself when he falls in love with the unlikeliest of women. Suave, smart, handsome.
Gender: Male
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Big Jule
A big time craps player from Chicago who uses a gun and his own pair of rigged dice to bully his way into never losing. Tough looking. A bit of an oaf.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: F3
Ensemble
Sightseers, Crap Shooters (Liver Lips Louie, Angie The Ox), Hot Box Girls (who will double as Cuba Dancers), Waiters
Rusty Charlie
Small-time gambler, part of Nathan Detroit's crew.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: Db3
Event Venue
First United Methodist Church - Benton, AR, 200 N Market St,Benton, Arkansas, United States
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