AUDITIONS: Ride The Cyclone

PRESENTED IN THE WARNER STUDIO THEATRE
MUSIC, BOOK & LYRICS BY: JACOB RICHMOND & BROOKE MAXWELL

DIRECTED BY:  LAURA A. LUCCI
SYNOPSIS:
In this wildly funny and bizarre tale, six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir meet an untimely end in a freak roller coaster accident. When they awaken in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller challenges each of them to tell the story of who they truly saw themselves to be for the chance to win an extraordinary prize: the opportunity to return to life.
This beloved musical and viral TikTok sensation offers a humorous yet heartfelt exploration of what truly makes a life worth living.
AUDITION/CALLBACK INFORMATION
Audition/Callback location: South Bend Civic Theatre- 403 N. Main Street, South Bend, Indiana — Enter through front doors off Main Street.
IMPORTANT DATES

AUDITIONS

AUDITION DATES:
MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
OR
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2026: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
CALLBACK DATE:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19: 6:00-9:00 PM

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

First Rehearsal will begin on Monday, August 24th @ 6:00 PM
August 24 – October 15
Monday-Thursday: 6:00-9:00 PM
 
TECH SCHEDULE:
Oct 19-22, 2026 | 6:00-10:00 PM
Sitzprobe: Saturday, Oct 17th | 2:00-6:00 PM
Oct 26-28, 2026 | 6:00-10:00 PM

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Preview: Thursday, 10/29 – 7:30 PM

Friday, 10/30 – 7:30 PM

Saturday, 10/31 – 7:30 PM

Sunday, 11/1 – 2:00 PM

Thursday, 11/5 – 7:30 PM

Friday, 11/6 – 7:30 PM

+Saturday, 11/7 – 2:00 PM 

Saturday, 11/7 – 7:30 PM

Sunday, 11/8 – 2:00 PM

Friday, 11/13 – 7:30 PM

+Saturday, 11/14 – 2:00 PM

Saturday, 11/14 – 7:30 PM

#Sunday, 11/15 – 2:00 PM

# Final performance will be followed by a mandatory strike.
+ Possible Added Performance based on sales, Box Office can notify cast up to 2-weeks prior to the date.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

*Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to audition. 

THE AMAZING KARNAK – Male, 35-50. Non-singing role; the narrator; a mechanical fortune-telling machine.

OCEAN O’CONNELL ROSENBERG – Female, 18-25. The leader of the group, relentlessly competitive, sometimes cruel, though she sees herself as a virtuous person. High Broadway mix, with a pop quality; big range.

MISCHA BACHINSKI – Male, 18-25. Adopted from the Ukraine as a teenager; he has thick Ukrainian dialect and a lot of rage; he is obsessed with Gangsta Rap and an enormous fan of Auto-Tune but has a hidden, soulful romantic side. Baritenor with the ability to sing lyrical Ukrainian folk music as well as rap.

NOEL GRUBER – Male, 18-25. The only gay kid in Uranium; never had a relationship; obsessed by French New Wave cinema, he has fantasies of dying a tragic death. Must be able to sing in the style of a French chanteuse.

RICKY POTTS – Male, 18-25. Ricky Potts is a mute boy with an overactive imagination.He gains the ability to speak in the afterlife and talks about his fantasies of the Zolarian galaxy. Baritone rock voice; basic accordion and/or tumbling a plus.

CONSTANCE BLACKWOOD – Female, 18-25. Overweight, and outwardly okay with it, but also has a very deep self-loathing. Will do anything for Ocean’s friendship and allows herself to be used as a doormat; dubbed “the nicest girl in town,” a title she secretly despises. Very likable comic actress; alto belt with a rock edge.

JANE DOE – Female, 18-25. She was decapitated in the accident and no one claimed her body, even though she isn’t headless in the piece (but often carries around a headless doll). She reacts in a literal way and largely without emotion, almost robot-like; the other characters are totally freaked out by her. Classically trained soprano with a flexible coloratura upper range and some grit and meat in the lower register.

Laura A. Lucci
Director