Coming to Oak Grove Park Aug. 7-9, 2026!
We are still looking for an accompanist and costumer for Bye Bye Birdie. If you would like to join the production team for Bye Bye Birdie, please click the appropriate link below to apply. Applications will remain open until the positions are filled.
Auditions for our 2026 season will be held March 1 and March 7, go to our Auditions page for more information and to submit you audition form.
A loving send-up of the 1950s, small-town America, teenagers, and rock & roll, Bye Bye Birdie remains as fresh and vibrant as ever. Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted, so he chooses All-American girl Kim MacAfee for a very public farewell kiss. Featuring a tuneful high-energy score, plenty of great parts for teens, and a hilarious script, Birdie continues to thrill audiences around the world.
PRINCIPAL ROLES
Albert Peterson
Voice Range: Baritone
Dancing Requirement: Limited movement, basic choreography
Conrad Birdie’s anxious agent and songwriter. Intelligent but insecure, Albert is often overwhelmed by strong personalities. His journey centers on gaining confidence and independence. Strong acting and comic timing required.
Intimacy Requirements: Stage kissing with Rose
Rose Alvarez
Voice Range: Soprano
Dancing Requirement: Strong dancer
Albert’s capable and confident secretary and love interest. Expressive, grounded, and increasingly frustrated by Albert’s inability to assert himself. Strong vocals and movement required.
Intimacy Requirements: Stage kissing with Albert
Conrad Birdie
Voice Range: Baritone
Dancing Requirement: Moderate movement and stylized rock-and-roll choreography
A charismatic, Elvis-inspired rock and roll superstar who thrives on attention and adoration. Requires strong stage presence and confidence.
Intimacy Requirements: Stage kissing with Kim
Kim MacAfee
Voice Range: Soprano
Dancing Requirement: Moderate movement
A Sweet Apple teenager selected to receive Conrad Birdie’s farewell kiss on live television. Emotional, excitable, and navigating first love and independence. Strong acting and singing required.
Intimacy Requirements: Stage kissing with Conrad and Hugo
SUPPORTING ROLES
Hugo Peabody
Voice Range: Tenor
Dancing Requirement: Limited movement, physical comedy
Kim’s awkward and earnest steady boyfriend. Insecure and increasingly jealous as Conrad arrives. Strong physical comedy required.
Intimacy Requirements: Stage kissing with Kim
Harry MacAfee
Voice Range: Any
Dancing Requirement: Limited movement
Kim’s conservative father who struggles with teenage rebellion and a changing world.
Doris MacAfee
Voice Range: Any
Dancing Requirement: Limited movement
Kim and Randolph’s warm, emotionally intuitive mother who grows more confident as the story unfolds.
Mae Peterson
Voice Range: Alto
Dancing Requirement: Limited movement
Albert’s overbearing and dramatic mother. Loud, controlling, and highly comedic.
Randolph MacAfee
Voice Range: Young Boy
Dancing Requirement: Limited movement
Kim’s mischievous younger brother who idolizes Conrad Birdie.
Ursula Merkle
Voice Range: Soprano
Dancing Requirement: Moderate movement
Kim’s hyper-enthusiastic teen friend. Loud, flirtatious, and attention seeking.
Mrs. Merkle
Voice Range: Any
Dancing Requirement: Limited movement
Ursula’s proper and observant mother.
Gloria Rasputin
Voice Range: Alto
Dancing Requirement: Strong dancer (tap featured)
Conrad’s bold, brassy secretary. Confident, flirtatious, and high energy.
Mayor of Sweet Apple
Voice Range: Any
Dancing Requirement: Limited movement
A proud civic leader eager to showcase Sweet Apple.
Mayor’s Wife (Edna)
Voice Range: Soprano
Dancing Requirement: Limited movement
Supportive spouse and member of the adult vocal quartet.
TEEN FEATURED ROLES
Alice
Voice Range: Soprano
Dancing Requirement: Moderate movement
A confident Sweet Apple teen and the Mayor’s daughter.
Margie Ann
Voice Range: Soprano
Dancing Requirement: Moderate movement
An outspoken teen with strong opinions and energy.
Penelope Ann
Voice Range: Soprano
Dancing Requirement: Moderate movement
A talkative and expressive Sweet Apple teenager.
Deborah Sue
Voice Range: Soprano
Dancing Requirement: Moderate movement
A featured teen with speaking lines.
Nancy
Voice Range: Soprano
Dancing Requirement: Moderate movement
A Sweet Apple teen with speaking moments.
Lee
Voice Range: Tenor
Dancing Requirement: Moderate movement
A local teen boy with speaking lines.
Freddie
Voice Range: Tenor
Dancing Requirement: Moderate movement
A teenage singer with speaking lines.
ENSEMBLE
Ensemble
Voice Range: All ranges
We are seeking a large, versatile ensemble of adults, teens, and children ages 10 + to bring the world of Bye Bye Birdie to life. Ensemble members will portray the citizens of Sweet Apple, Ohio and New York City and will be featured throughout the production in multiple roles, including townspeople, teenagers, parents, reporters, television crew, travelers, and singers. Ensemble members are an essential part of the storytelling and will be highly visible throughout the show.