New Line Theatre: HAIR The Musical Auditions MONDAY for 5 Actors in St. Louis

Seeking Talent From: Missouri

Union Status: Non-Union

Pay: No pay

Posted: 9/14/2026 Updated: 10/9/2026 Deadline for Submissions: 10/12/2026

New Line Theatre will hold an open audition on Monday night, October 12, 2026, for the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical HAIR, running four weekends in June 2027. Scott Miller and Chris Moore will direct the show. New Line is always looking for casts that are diverse in terms of race, body type, age, etc., people who are intelligent, fun, fearless, singing actors. We are very eager to cast actors of color, and we are open to cross-gender casting. We do not cast anyone under 17. Auditions will be held by appointment at the Marcelle Theater, 3310 Samuel Shepard Drive (63103), just three blocks east of Grand in the Grand Center Arts District. Performers should prepare a contemporary theatre song, in rock or pop style (no R&H, please), with printed piano music for our pianist (no karaoke tracks and no a cappella). We do not accept video auditions. Performers may be asked to sing from the score. There may be a dance audition. New Line is a non-union professional theatre company. Performers will share a guaranteed 10% of box office receipts, with a minimum of $100 per actor for the run. New Line continues its long-standing policy of considering people of all backgrounds for all roles that are not ethnically specified. We are proud to be part of a diverse community, and our stage represents that inclusivity. To read New Line's Diversity Statement, click here.

Casting / Shoot Info

New Line Theatre Audition Information - https://www.newlinetheatre.com/audition-breakdown.html

THE SHOW:
HAIR will run twelve performances over four weeks at the Marcelle Theatre, June 3-26, 2027. All roles are open. You can find the character breakdowns and vocal ranges here. And you can read more about the show on our Hair webpage.

The following roles have been cast:
- Jeanine
- Sheila
- Crissy
- Hud

We are tentatively considering our two male leads, Berger and Claude, swapping roles each weekend. This decision will be made when we cast those roles. We did this with Jesus Christ Superstar in 2006 and it worked really well.

A Note About the Nudity: New Line's production of HAIR will include the show's traditional nude scene. It's a single 10-15-second moment of dimly lit nudity at the end of the first act, under the final chord at the end of “Where Do I Go?” when the tribe sings “Freedom!” As it was in the original production, the nudity is TOTALLY OPTIONAL, full, partial, or not at all. To be clear, this moment is not at all meant to be sexy or erotic; it’s meant to communicate and embody freedom and escape from the unthinking rules of mainstream society. It connects directly to a foundational idea to the hippies – our bodies are not dirty or shameful; instead they should be celebrated.

Casting: By audition

REHEARSALS:
New Line rehearses on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., plus every night the week the show opens. Most rehearsals are at Wydown United Church, in Clayton. For some shows, there are also dance rehearsals on Sunday nights at the Saint Louis Dance Theatre studio on Washington, around the block from the Marcelle.

Audition Date: October 12, 2026
Rehearsals begin in early April for HAIR.
Performance Dates: June 3-26, 2027
Location: St. Louis, Missouri

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WOOF |Any Gender |Any Ethnicity |Age: 18–80 |Role Type: Principal

| Vocal Range: Tenor, Baritone

The tribe shaman, an androgynous, gentle soul, who knows every natural drug on the planet. And he might on all of them. (Tenor/Baritone, D3–G4)

TOURIST COUPLE |Any Gender |Any Ethnicity |Age: 18–80 |Role Type: Principal

Two very square but curious tourists, played by two men, including one in drag who sings “My Conviction” (E4-A5, largely in falsetto).

BERGER |Male |Any Ethnicity |Age: 18–80 |Role Type: Principal

| Vocal Range: Tenor | Vocal Style: Rock

The wild, amoral, id-driven tribe leader, irreverent, sarcastic, free-spirited, utterly without boundaries. Berger is Id personified, against Claude as Superego. Only together do Claude and Berger make one healthy man. (Rock Tenor, A2–B4) COSTUME NOTE: As the show opens, Berger is wearing only jeans with a loincloth over them; then early in the show, he takes off the jeans, so he's wearing only the loincloth for the rest of Act I.

CLAUDE |Any Gender |Any Ethnicity |Age: 18–80 |Role Type: Principal

| Vocal Range: Tenor | Vocal Style: Rock

The show’s protagonist and moral center, a smart, working class, conflicted hippie facing the decision whether to go to Vietnam or burn his draft card. Claude is the Superego to Berger as Id. Claude is compared more than once to Hamlet. (Rock Tenor, A2–F4)

THE TRIBE |Any Gender |Any Ethnicity |Age: 18–80 |Role Type: Chorus / Ensemble

Everyone is part of the Tribe. The Tribe is not a traditional chorus, but instead a community, very playful, very intense, very confrontational, very counterculture. They never leave the stage during the show. The tribe also plays many roles in the “skits” they present to the audience, including moms, dads, police, soldiers, and lots more. Hair is meant to feel very loose, very spontaneous, almost “dangerous” in a way, and never polished or “Broadway” at all. We do not want a trained singing sound.