The Concord Players Announce Auditions for

A Little Night Music - Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim - Book by Hugh Wheeler

Directed and choreographed by Doug Hodge

Music direction by Chris Holownia

Synopsis: Desirée Armfeldt is a once famous and still beautiful actress in turn-of-the-20th-century Sweden. She has enjoyed an impressive career of both theatrical and romantic adventures, which has now begun to fade in both respects. In the audience at a performance in an obscure country town, she sees an old flame, Fredrik Egerman, seated with his teenaged wife, Anne.

Out of the many complications (some inevitable, some unpredictable) that ensue from this encounter, Stephen Sondheim has created one of his most beloved musicals — a shimmering reflection of youthful naiveté, midlife remembrance and regret, and a celebration of the love that makes fools of us at every age.

With a complex Stephen Sondheim score, sophisticated vocal writing, and challenging ensemble work, this show requires strong singer-actors of all ethnicities and backgrounds with excellent musicianship skills. All roles open.

Auditions will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord, MA, on:

  • Wednesday, December 2, 2026 from 7:00–10:00 PM
  • Thursday, December 3, 2026 from 7:00–10:00 PM

Actors will be seen by appointment only: to reserve your place, please use our signup form below.

Please prepare 32–64 bars of a Sondheim song, not from A Little Night Music, but in the style of the show that demonstrates your vocal strengths and storytelling/acting ability. Bring clearly marked sheet music in a binder and in your key for the accompanist (no a cappella singing).

Callbacks (by invitation only) will be held on Sunday, December 6, 2026 from 2:00–5:00 PM, at 51 Walden St., Concord, MA.

See the Character Descriptions below for more details.

Rehearsals / Important Dates:

  • Rehearsals will be held on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00–10:00 PM, beginning on February 24, 2027. There will be additional rehearsals on a few Friday evenings and a few Sunday afternoons.
  • Tech week begins on Sunday, April 25, 2027.

There will be eight performances in April–May 2027, over three weekends:

  • Friday, April 30, at 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, May 1, at 8:00 PM
  • Sunday, May 2, at 2:00 PM
  • Friday, May 7, at 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, May 8, at 8:00 PM
  • Sunday, May 9, at 2:00 PM
  • Friday, May 14, at 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, May 15 at 8:00 PM

Please note that conflicts are not permitted on performance dates, nor for tech week.

To sign up for auditions, please complete our online form, below. Before you fill it out, please note the following:

  • Be ready to select a 30-minute time slot on one of Wednesday, December 2, 2026 (7:00-10:00 PM) or Thursday, December 3, 2026 (7:00-10:00 PM). Your 5-minute appointment will take place within that half hour, usually on a first arrived, first seen basis.
    • If you cannot make any of these times, you may submit a video audition.
  • Be prepared to upload your resume and headshot (when you receive a confirmation email for your signup):
    • Resume: PDF format is preferred, but most any document type will do (no image files, please).
    • Headshot: If you do not have a headshot, a front-facing picture of your head or head and torso, with just yourself centered in it, is acceptable. JPEG or PNG format is preferred, but any image format will do. (no PDF files, please).

    • Instructions for uploading your headshot and resume will be in the confirmation email sent to you when you sign up.

    (Similarly, if you need to submit a video audition, instructions on how to submit it will be emailed to you.)

If you have any questions or concerns, please send an email to the staff at alnm-staff@concordplayers.org

Character Descriptions

Concord Players is committed to diversity and inclusion. As such, we encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, and abilities to audition. We also recognize that these characters are written on the binary (use he/him or she/her pronouns) and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with.

Please note: In the event that a minor is cast (e.g, in the role of Fredrika), it is Concord Players policy that all adult (18+) cast and crew members working on the production (with the exception of house staff and orchestra) will be subject to a Massachusetts CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) search. There will be no cost to any individual cast or crew member for this search. See here for the details of our policy.

  • Desirée Armfeldt (Mezzo-Soprano | F♯3–A♭5 | Playing Age: 40–50)
    A self-absorbed, sophisticated, charismatic touring actress whose wit and poise conceal a growing desire for stability, love, and a second chance with Fredrik.

  • Fredrik Egerman (Baritone | A2–E4 | Playing Age: 40–50)
    A successful, intelligent middle-aged lawyer caught between his youthful new marriage and the unexpected return of the woman he once loved.

  • Anne Egerman (Soprano | G♯3–A♭5 | Playing Age: 18–21)
    Fredrik’s beautiful, sheltered young wife, charming and seemingly innocent but beginning to discover desires and possibilities of her own.

  • Henrik Egerman (Tenor | G3–B4 | Playing Age: 18–23)
    Fredrik’s intense and deeply conflicted son, a theology student struggling with faith, frustration, and his forbidden love for Anne.

  • Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm (Baritone | G3–F♯4 | Playing Age: 30–45)
    Desirée’s current lover, a handsome and spectacularly self-confident military officer whose vanity is matched only by his explosive jealousy.

  • Countess Charlotte Malcolm (Mezzo-Soprano | G3–F5 | Playing Age: 30–40)
    Carl-Magnus’s intelligent, dryly funny and long-suffering wife, whose cynicism masks both emotional vulnerability and considerable strength.

  • Madame Armfeldt (Alto/Contralto | C3–F♯4 | Playing Age: 65+)
    Desirée’s formidable mother, a worldly former courtesan whose razor-sharp observations about love come from a lifetime of extraordinary experience.

  • Petra (Mezzo-Soprano | F♯3–F5 | Playing Age: 20–30)
    Anne’s earthy, liberated maid and closest confidante, whose joyous philosophy is to seize every moment in life.

  • Fredrika Armfeldt (Soprano/Light Alto | C4–E?5 | Playing Age: 12–15)
    Desirée’s observant and precociously composed daughter, whose clear-eyed understanding of the adults around her often exceeds their own.

  • Liebeslieder Singers (The Quintet)

    • Mrs. Anderssen (Soprano | A♭3–B♭5)
      Member of the Quintet. Will double as Osa, Madame Armfeldt’s maid at her country estate.

    • Mrs. Nordstrom (Soprano | A♭3–E6)
      Member of the Quintet. Member of the Quintet. Will double as Malla, Desirée’s devoted maid and traveling companion.

    • Mrs. Segstrom (Mezzo-Soprano | A♭3–A♭5)
      Member of the Quintet. Will double as a Housekeeper, Theatre Patron and Attendant.

    • Mr. Erlanson (Tenor | A♭2–B♭4)
      Member of the Quintet. Will double as Bertrand, Madame Armfeldt’s page.

    • Mr. Lindquist (Baritone | G2–A♭4)
      Member of the Quintet. Will double as Frid, Madame Armfeldt’s loyal manservant.

 

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