Performances
- 2026 Aug 21 Friday 7:00 PM
- 2026 Aug 22 Saturday 7:00 PM
- 2026 Aug 23 Sunday 2:00 PM
Auditions
- 2026 Jun 15 Monday
What To Know About This Production
Get ready to "carry the banner" in RPAC's full length production of Newsies. Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged "newsies." When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what's right!
Venue location and exact show dates are still TBD but will be announced as soon as possible.
Auditions For Newsies
What To Expect At Auditions
Auditions will be held Monday June 15th from 5-9:00 pm in the Black Box Theater at RPAC. 2530 Portage Mall. Portage, IN 46368
Please select a time slot and arrive a few minutes prior to your chosen time to check in.
Must be ages 10-18 to audition.
If auditioning for ENSEMBLE/SUPPORTING CHARACTER -- please have prepared a 45-60 second cut of a Disney song or
a song from Newsies.
If auditioning for a PRINCIPLE CHARACTER, please have prepared a 45-90 second cut of a song from the “RECOMMENDED SONG LIST” OR FROM NEWSIES.
RECOMMENDED SONG LIST:
Katherine: Journey to the past (Anastasia), Morning Person (Shrek the Musical)
Crutchie \ Jack Kelly \ Davey \ Les: My Petersburg- (Anastasia), Out There- (The hunchback of Notre Dame), Go the Distance- (Hercules), Little People- (Les Miserables)
Pulitzer: Man inside the clues (Catch Me if You Can), What’s up Duloc? (Shrek the Musical)
Medda Larkin: Big, blonde and beautiful (Hairspray), Poor unfortunate souls (The Little Mermaid)
Come prepared to dance. We will teach a short choreography combination and have you perform it in small groups. Please wear clothes that allow for movement and tennis shoes or dance shoes.
Note: Newsies calls for some tricks/leaps/turns etc. If you have any special skills (for example: cartwheels, backflips, triple turns, basic time steps) please specify on your audition sign-up sheet and be prepared to show off your skills at auditions!
We strongly recommend an in-person audition but if you are unable to attend, a video submission is allowed. Your vocal selection is required. You may also opt to include any dance skills you'd like to show us. Deadline to submit the video audition is 8:30 pm on June 15th. Submit via email to:loralie@regionalperformingarts.org
A parent meeting and read through for those cast will be held from 6-9pm on Monday June 22nd at RPAC.
Rehearsals will be Sunday afternoons and Monday and Thursday evenings.
Audition Times
- Jun 15 Monday 5:00 PM
- Jun 15 Monday 5:30 PM
- Jun 15 Monday 6:00 PM
- Jun 15 Monday 6:30 PM
- Jun 15 Monday 7:00 PM
- Jun 15 Monday 7:30 PM
- Jun 15 Monday 8:00 PM
Audition Process
Create your free user account on Cast98 then return here to sign up for an audition when the director has opened registration.
There are four steps to the audition form:
- Privacy disclaimers
- Profile information
- Conflict calendar
- Show-specific questions
You'll be able to review, make changes, or cancel your submitted form anytime between now and your audition.
Cast List For Newsies
Available Roles
- JACK KELLY leader of the newsies
- KATHERINE PLUMBER ambitious young reporter
- CRUTCHIE newsie with a bum leg
- DAVEY new, bookish newsie
- LES Daveys fearless younger brother
- MEDDA LARKIN vaudeville star and theater owner
- JOSEPH PULITZER no-nonsense publisher of the World
- RACE Newsie
- ALBERT Newsie
- HENRY Newsie
- SPECS Newsie
- FINCH Newsie
- ROMEO Newsie
- ELMER Newsie
- MUSH Newsie
- BUTTONS Newsie
- SPLASHER Newsie
- TOMMY BOY Newsie
- JO JO Newsie
- MIKE Newsie
- IKE Newsie
- SPOT CONLON leader of the Brooklyn newsies
- SCABS (3) non-union substitute workers
- DARCY upper-class son of a publisher
- BILL son of William Randolph Hearst
- WIESEL runs the Worlds distribution window
- MORRIS DELANCEY heavy at the Worlds distribution window (goon)
- OSCAR DELANCEY Morriss equally tough brother (goon)
- GOONS hired muscle and strike-breakers
- SEITZ Pulitzers editor
- BUNSEN Pulitzers bookkeeper
- HANNAH Pulitzers secretary
- NUNZIO Pulitzers barber
- GUARD
- SNYDER warden of The Refuge
- BOWERY BEAUTIES showgirls at Meddas theater
- STAGE MANAGER for Meddas theater
- NUNS (3)
- WOMAN newspaper customer
- MR JACOBI owner of Jacobis Deli
- POLICEMEN
- MAYOR
- GOVERNOR TEDDY ROOSEVELT
- ENSEMBLE
Cast
The cast list is not yet posted
Check back later or contact Regional Performing Arts Company directly for more information.
Crew
The cast list is not yet posted
Check back later or contact Regional Performing Arts Company directly for more information.