Auditions
my fair lady
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Fredrick Loewe
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Play and Gabriel Pascal’s Motion Picture Pygmalion
Original Production Directed by Moss Hart
For those of you unfamiliar with this show—the show has several big music numbers that steal the show. We will need men and women!
In this beloved musical, pompous phonetics professor Henry Higgins is so sure of his abilities that he accepts a wager to transform a Cockney working-class girl into someone who can pass for a cultured member of high society. His subject is the lovely Eliza Doolittle, who agrees to speech lessons to improve her job prospects. Despite his cynical nature and difficulty understanding women, Higgins grows attached to her.
The original 1956 production with Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews helped define the modern musical theater. It ran for 7 years on Broadway.
Director: Reba Hervas
Vocal Direction: Karen Archbold
Choreographer: Katy Smith
About Auditions
AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
To reserve your audition time slot, please click one of the buttons “Sign Up For Auditions. Please complete and submit our online audition form on TheaterForms and make an appointment for your audition.
Have your calendar handy and be prepared to enter rehearsal conflicts. You will be asked to upload a headshot (a JPEG file) and a theatrical résumé (a PDF file) if you have one. If you don’t have either of these files, you can still submit the form.
This is a Non-Equity production.
We are seeking to cast 10 men and 10 women aged 16 and older. There are also two small parts for young girls.
Preparation notes
Please prepare 32 bars of a song in the style of the show (approx. a minute of music).
Please bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. You may also bring your own pre-recorded track.
Because of the importance of dialects in this show, those auditioning for any speaking role will be asked to use a Cockney and a proper English accent during callbacks.
Please use one of the monologues that will be provided when you schedule your audition.
There will also be a short dance audition.
Audition Dates
Thursday, April 23, 2026, from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm.
Friday, April 24, 2026, from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm.
Callbacks, by invitation only, will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Audition Location
Overshadowed Theatrical Productions — 900 Foster Ave, Medinah, IL 60157
Rehearsal and Production Information
Please check your calendar and let us know your conflict dates when you cannot attend a rehearsal, so we can schedule rehearsals for specific scenes to minimize conflicts.
We want to point out that communication of subsequent conflicts needs to be as much notice as possible.
Participating in a show at Overshadowed is a serious commitment, and rehearsal attendance is essential. However, we understand that you are volunteering your time, and we will do our best to accommodate your schedule.
This is a Non-Equity production.
Rehearsal dates:
April 28 - July 9, 2026
We do not rehearse on Wednesdays and Sundays.
All tech rehearsals and performances are required for all cast members.
Production dates:
July 10, 11, 16-18, 23-25, 30, 31, and August 1, 2026
One show each Thursday and Friday at 7:30 pm.
Two shows each Saturday at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm.
Character Breakdown
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A flower girl who works outside Covent Garden. Strong willed and Cockney.
Age: Appears 20 to 35
Character Race: Any
Character Ethnicity: Any
Ability/Movement/ Onstage for much of the show. Standing, sitting, dancing.
Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: A3
Accent: Cockney and Proper British
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Male
A world renowned phoneticist of the upper-class British society
Age: Appears 30 to 60
Character Race: Any
Character Ethnicity: Any
Ability/Movement/ Onstage for much of the show. Standing, sitting, waltzing.
Vocal range top: E4 Vocal range bottom: B2
Accent: Proper British
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A former British officer and author. Friends with Henry Higgins and a fellow phonetics enthusiast
Age: Appears 40 to 70
Character Race: Any
Character Ethnicity: Any
Ability/Movement: Choreographed movement.
Vocal range bottom: C3
Accent: Proper British
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A young, upper class British man who falls in love with Eliza
Age: Appears 20 to 35
Character Race: Any
Character Ethnicity: Any
Ability/Movement/ Choreographed movement.
Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: C3
Accent: Proper British
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Eliza’s boisterous and charismatic father
Age: Appears 50 to 70
Character Race: Any
Character Ethnicity: Any
Ability/Movement/ Exuberant dancing.
Vocal range top: E4 Vocal range bottom: G3
Accent: Cockney
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A friend of Alfred P. Doolittle’s.
Age: Appears 30 to 70
Character Race: Any
Character Ethnicity: Any
Ability/Movement/ Exuberant dancing.
Though no range is given, this is a singing role
Accent: Cockney
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A friend of Alfred P. Doolittle
Age: Appears 30 to 70
Character Race: Any
Character Ethnicity: Any
Ability/Movement/ Exuberant dancing.
Though no range is given, this is a singing role.
Accent: Cockney
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Higgin’s housekeeper
Age: Suggested 40 to 60, but flexible.
Character Race: Any
Character Ethnicity: Any
Ability/Movement/ Standing, cleaning, choreographed movement, dancing.
Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: E4
Accent: Irish or Scottish or Lower class British
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Freddy’s mother and a friend of Mrs. Higgins
Age: Appears 40 to 70
Character Race: Any
Character Ethnicity: Any
Ability/Movement/ Choreographed movement.
Accent: Proper British
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Henry’s mother
Age: Appears 60 to 80
Character Race: Any
Character Ethnicity: Any
Ability/Movement/ Choreographed movement.
Accent: Proper British
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A Hungarian phoneticist and former student of Henry Higgins.
Age: Appears 20 to 40
Character Race: Any
Character Ethnicity: Any
Ability/MovementStanding, choreographed movement, dancing.
Accent: Hungarian
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Cockney men and women, townspeople, servants, stewards, lords, ladies
Age: Any
Character Race: Any
Character Ethnicity: Any
Ability/Movement/ Exuberant dancing.
There are several other highlighted characters as part of the ensemble. (George- the barkeeper; Mrs. Hopkins, a Cockney woman; Street barbershop quartet; etc.)
Accent: Cockney, Proper British