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Harmony Theatre's 2026 Season
Harmony Theatre's 2026 Season
1776 Auditions | May 11 & 12, callbacks on May 14, 2026
Production| July 17 & 18, 2026
Now that Gentlemen Prefer Blondes has closed, it's time for the next show! 1776 is a Tony-winning musical (1969) that dramatizes the Second Continental Congress's struggle to declare independence from Britain, focusing on John Adams's efforts to persuade fellow delegates. Featuring music by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone, it portrays Adams, Franklin, and Jefferson drafting the Declaration of Independence.
Auditions will be held on May 11 & 12, 2026 at 7pm at Mt. Zion UMC in Marietta, Ga.
Call backs will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 7pm.
Please come prepared with 32 bars of a musical theatre piece in classic broadway style. Please bring a recording of your audition piece to play at the audition. Cast Size: Medium (11 to 20 performers; flexible). Females are encouraged to audition for male roles as well as female roles!
There will be cold reads of a few excerpts from the production.
Rehearsals will be held mostly Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday evenings each week, with one weekend day rehearsal every other week.
Character Breakdown
Character Breakdown
John Adams
Delegate from Massachusetts. John is a dutiful husband. Opinionated, passionate, and a bit boisterous, he wears his age with pride. Starving for independence from England.
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Stephen Hopkins
Delegate from Rhode Island. Hopkins' drinking has led to an appearance befitting of the 2nd oldest in the Continental Congress. He has a dirty old man playfulness about him.
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Roger Sherman
Delegate from Connecticut. A coffee drinker with a penchant for hyperactivity, Sherman is a simple and balding cobbler.
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Robert Livingston
Delegate from New York. Recently a father, Livingston's disposition has become one of humility and graciousness. He has changed considerably over the years.
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Benjamin Franklin
Delegate from Pennsylvania. Franklin is intelligent, well-traveled, and pleasantly cunning. A jolly and admirable fellow with whom one would desire to have a friendship.
Gender: Male
Age: 60 to 70
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
John Dickinson
Delegate from Pennsylvania. A thin, hawkish gentleman. He is sharp-tongued and a touch detestable.
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Col. Thomas Mckean
Delegate from Delaware. McKean is florid and likable with a charming, yet commanding, Scottish Brogue.
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Richard Henry Lee
Delegate from Virginia, Lee is a willowy aristocrat. His flamboyancy is intoxicating and borderline infuriating.
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Thomas Jefferson
Delegate from Virginia. Though noticeably tall, Jefferson is mild-mannered and sweet. Along with being a well read man, he is very much in love with his wife.
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Edward Rutledge
Delegate from South Carolina. Despite his good looks, Rutledge is haunting and somewhat ominous as the youngest member of the Continental Congress. There is a serpent-like quality to him.
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Abigail Adams
Loving wife to John Adams. Intelligent, quick-witted, and talented with a pen, Abigail is a radiant and shapely beauty. Every bit as bright as her husband.
Gender: Female
Age: 32
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Db4
Martha Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson's very-much-in-love wife. Her looks are striking, her dancing delightful, and her humor appealing. She doesn't shy away from a good time. Joy radiates from her.
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Courier
The message runner between General Washington's army and the Continental Congress. He has witnessed the hardships of war firsthand, although his innocent disposition and appearance may imply otherwise.
Gender: Male
Age: 15 to 20
Vocal range top: Db4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Dramatized by Kristin Serger
Was a smashing success! The audiences loved the cast and the flappers dancing during the scene changes!
Harmony Theatre is excited to be producing plays and musicals right here in the heart of Georgia!
We are located in Marietta, Georgia just outside of Atlanta. Currently, the group is an affiliation of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church on Johnson Ferry Road. Although this group is just in its infancy, the creative team has many years of experience producing high quality plays and musicals over the last 10 years. Harmony Theatre is looking forward to many future musical and non-musical productions. All auditions are open to any interested persons.
We strive to share our God-given spiritual gifts and talents with all of you. We provide a safe and open community for all, supporting local churches, and producing top-notch community theater.
Mt. Zion Fall Festival 2025
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Camelot - Summer 2025
Camelot - Summer 2025
Learner and Lowes Camelot was a huge success this summer! We saw audience members from three years old to ninety-eight come together and enjoy a classic.
Thank you to all our patrons and volunteers for helping to make our season successful.
We continue to be blessed by Mt. Zion UMC and are immensely grateful for their support.
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