Gateway Players

Will Hold AUDITIONS 

for the Musical 

"GODSPELL"

Written, Conceived and Originally 

Directed by John-Michael Tebelak

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Based upon the Gospel of Matthew

Directed by Lynn Boucher

Music Director Chris Rubenacker

Producer Lou-Ellen Corkum

AUDITION DATES:

January 4 and 5, 2026 at 6:00pm

Actors should be prepared to sing a song from the show.  

Rehearsals will be held on Sunday and Wednesdays beginning January 11th, 2026. 

The cast consists of adults ages 18 and up. 

For more information, please contact Gateway Players at # 508-764-4531.

CHARACTERS:

• JESUS
  Charismatic and high energy, yet gentle and loving. He is the deceptively calm leader of the troupe. He is eventually betrayed by Judas and persecuted.
  Gender: male, Age: 18 to 30, Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: A3
• JOHN THE BAPTIST / JUDAS
  He possesses the attributes of two Biblical figures: he is both Jesus' lieutenant and most ardent disciple, and also the doubter who begins to question and rebel. Like Jesus, he is also charismatic, but in an overt revolutionary way. Handsome and masculine with a subtle undertone of sexuality.
  Gender: male, Age: 18 to 35, Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: A3
• ENSEMBLE
  Soloists, featured actors, and others, 8-10 performers, all genders.

Performances:

March 20, 2026 through March 22, 2026

(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

Performances to be held at Fellowship Hall of Elm Street Congregational Church, 61 Elm Street in Southbridge, MA. Entrance is on Park Street (around corner).

TICKETS:

Online credit card ticket sales are available at www.gatewayplayers.org 

For more information call # 508-764-4531 or visit www.gatewayplayers.org 

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This program is supported by a grant from the Southbridge Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

COVID 19 PROTOCOLS

Contact Venue for Most Updated COVID-19 Safety Protocols and Information.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Prepare ye for the timeless tale of friendship, loyalty and love based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew.  

A small group of people help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques and hefty doses of comic timing. 

An eclectic blend of songs, ranging in style from pop to vaudeville, is employed as the story of Jesus' life dances across the stage. 

Dissolving hauntingly into the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, Jesus' messages of kindness, tolerance and love come vibrantly to life.

ABOUT GATEWAY PLAYERS THEATRE OF SOUTHBRIDGE

GATEWAY PLAYERS THEATRE, INC. is an all-volunteer community theater providing quality live theatre performances and workshops to Southbridge, Sturbridge, and Charlton, Massachusetts and surrounding areas. GATEWAY PLAYERS THEATRE, INC. started in 1975, when a group of interested community members decided that Southbridge needed a theater group to bring live productions to the area. First using local schools and borrowed rehearsal and storage space, GATEWAY then moved into its current home in 1978, when Ruth Wells (of the American Optical Company Wells family) donated her home on Main Street as a cultural center in Southbridge. GATEWAY PLAYERS THEATRE offers a full season of productions, usually performed at Elm Street Congregational Church, 61 Elm Street, Southbridge, MA. as well as workshops for youths and adults. Auditions are open to all, and new members are always welcome.

GATEWAY PLAYERS THEATRE, INC.

P.O. Box # 171

Southbridge, MA. 01550

# 508-764-4531 

www.gatewayplayers.org