06/24/2025
Digital auditions for 13 at the Hershey Area Playhouse are due July 1! The practice and performance schedule for this production WILL NOT compete with Palmyra's fall play Anne of Green Gables. Inducted members of ITS also receive thespian points for participation in community producitons!
Digital auditions for our TEEN PRODUCTION due 7/1/2025! Learn more: hersheyareaplayhouse.com/auditions
Auditionees should be in Grades 8-12 or with director permission. All characters in the show are 13 or turning 13, so preference will be given to actors who convincingly “look the part.” We are looking for performers of all races, ethnicities, sexualities, gender identities, body types, and abilities. Production is non-Equity and non-paid.
Evan Goldman is about to turn thirteen, and he can’t wait. His life seems full of possibilities -- that is, until his parents get divorced, and he is forced to move with his mom from big-city New York to podunk Appleton, Indiana. If Evan can’t get the coolest kids to come to his bar mitzvah, how is he going to survive the school year, not to mention, the rest of his life? As Evan navigates the world of cool kids and nerds, jocks and cheerleaders, first kisses and heartbreak, he comes to understand “What it Means to Be a Friend.” With a bright, catchy pop score from Jason Robert Brown, equal doses of humor and pathos, and a cast of wildly talented teens, 13 is irresistible to grown ups and almost-grown ups alike.
13 is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
