Nevermore Auditions — Playhaus Productions

The essentials

Audition

Aug 25, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Cycle Community Space · Fort Collins

Map and directions coming before the call is live.

Rehearsals

Mid-September through the run.

Weekday evenings and weekends, TBD around cast availability

Performances

Oct 24, 25, and 30, 2026

4 performances at The Masonic Event Center, Fort Collins

Additional performances may be added based on availability and demand.

Stipend

$50 per performance

Cast: $200 total, paid after closing. Same rate for ushers, box office, and tech.

About the show

Nevermore is a theatrical evening of five staged Edgar Allan Poe adaptations performed straight through with no intermission: The Tell-Tale Heart, The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Raven.

All performances are staged, actors must memorize their lines.

Casting

Roles by piece

Some roles will be doubled across pieces. On the audition form below, tell us which roles interest you most (you can pick more than one.)

01

The Tell-Tale Heart

18–20 min · 4 actors

Narrator male · adult The caretaker of the house. Nervous, precise, addresses the audience directly.
The Old Man male · elderly The narrator's employer. Kind, unsuspecting.
Officer 1 adult · male as written (open to re-casting) Genial, chatty, arriving on a neighbor's report.
Officer 2 adult · male as written (open to re-casting) Reluctant, has a young child at home, admires the house.

02

The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether

20–22 min · 3 actors covering 6 roles

The Visitor female · 30s A journalist. Composed, sharp, the only person reacting to the noise below.
Doctor Maillard male · 60s Built Rookwood and trained everyone in it. The most relaxed man in the room. Never raises his voice.
Guests One / Two / Three + The Figure any gender · 40s–60s · one actor plays all four Three dinner guests and one Rookwood staff member, changed in full view with a single prop each.

03

The Cask of Amontillado

17–19 min · 2 actors

Montresor male · adult Patient, still, unhurried. Black cloak, black mask. Family motto: Nemo me impune lacessit.
Fortunato male · adult Costumed as a harlequin. Drunk, warm, expansive. A serious wine connoisseur and an unserious man.

04

The Fall of the House of Usher

19–21 min · 3 actors

The Visitor Pre-cast male · adult A sensible man, and says so. Narrates the piece and hands directly into The Raven. On stage for the entire piece.
Roderick Usher male · adult Too pale, too still. Cannot bear light, scent, texture, or any sound but certain stringed instruments.
Madeline Usher female · adult Appears twice before the end: a silent crossing, and one line. Physically demanding, almost entirely non-verbal.

05

The Raven

8–9 min · 1 actor · A Dramatic Reading

Narrator Pre-cast any gender · any age Alone at midnight with their books and their grief for Lenore. Performed whole.

On doubling

Most actors will play more than one role across the evening. The Doctor Tarr guests + Figure are scripted as a single actor. Usher's Visitor doubles into The Raven. Officer roles double into Cask. If you're interested in acting, don't worry about which roles fit together, pick the one's that interest you.

Also hiring

Front of house and technical crew

Four performances need a full team beyond the cast. All paid at the same rate, $50 per performance.

Ushers

Greet guests, scan tickets, seat late arrivals, and hand out programs. Multiple positions per performance.

Box office

Handle at-the-door sales, will-call, and cash. Comfort with Square POS is a plus.

Theatre technicians

Run the show: lighting board, sound board, backstage crew. Prior tech experience preferred but not required for backstage.

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