Auditions for Bullets Over Boston


Auditions:
Monday, May 12, and Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Performances:
Performances will be the last weekend in July and the first weekend in August.
Exact dates will be announced shortly.
Location:
Guild Church (formerly Boston Brunch Church), 204 Elm Street, Somerville
(The second weekend’s performance may be elsewhere; we’re still working that out.)


For summer 2025, the Post Meridian Radio Players are proud to present “Bullets over Boston”, two radio-drama adaptations of Dashiell Hammett mysteries! See the show’s page for more information about the adaptations.

Read on for information about auditions and the form to sign up for an audition slot!

Auditions will be Monday, May 12th, and and Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, at Guild Church in Somerville. Scroll down to learn how to sign up for a slot and audition.

Parts will be available for both voice and Foley roles.

There will be six performances at the end of July and the beginning of August.

Performances may all be at the same church as auditions, or the second weekend might be at a different venue. (We're awaiting a quote.) Exact dates on the second weekend depend on whether it's at the church or not but there will be six performances and the first performance will be Friday, July 25th.

IMPORTANT: Since performers will be in close proximity on stage and at rehearsals, we are requiring performers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

PLEASE NOTE: The Post-Meridian Radio Players is a community theater group and is run by volunteers. Our performers are not paid.


How to Audition

Now

  1. click here to sign up for an audition appointment, fill out the form, and submit it.
  2. If you have submitted the form correctly and one of the time slots you requested is still available, you will get email confirming your audition appointment. (This is sent by a human being who has a day job, so don't worry if it doesn't come right away. But if it doesn’t come within a day or so, contact us at auditions@pmrp.org. You can also use that address to contact us if you have trouble submitting the form.)

Before your audition

There are a bunch of documents posted in our Audition Documents folder on Google Drive. The following paper forms and documents are available there:

  • a paper audition form (different from the online signup form!), and
  • a schedule grid,
  • synopses and character descriptions for the two radio plays
  • audition sides for each of the two segments
  1. After you’ve requested your audition slot, please print out (or download to your tablet) the audition sides from our Google Drive Audition Docs folder. You’ll want to look over and/or rehearse them before your audition, and it will be very helpful if you can bring your copy to the audition (although we’ll have a few extra copies printed out).
  2. Then go back to our audition documents folder on Google Drive. There you will find a paper audition form and rehearsal availability grid which you should print out, fill out, and bring with you to your audition.
  3. Then, show up for your audition at the scheduled time! Please bring your filled-out paper audition form and availability schedule. Good luck and have fun!

Some Things to Know

  • For this show, voice rehearsals will generally be on Mondays, with some Foley rehearsals on Tuesdays.
  • The audition process involves one form that you fill out online (the appointment form) and two paper forms which you should print out, complete, and bring with you to the audition. They’re not interchangeable. (The paper forms are on Google Drive.)
  • If you show up for an audition without the paper forms (or the sides), we’ll probably have a few extra copies printed out and you can fill out the forms there. However, it saves time and trouble and makes the process go more smoothly if you can bring completed forms with you. (It also helps demonstrate to the directors how responsible and resourceful you are!)
  • Walk-ins are welcome, but people with appointments will take priority. If there are no-shows during a given hour, we will fill those slots with walk-ins. Any remaining walk-ins will be auditioned at 10pm. It helps the directors tremendously if you sign up in advance, though.

Location

Both the auditions and the first weekend of performances will be at Guild.Church, formerly Boston Brunch Church, at 204 Elm St., Somerville/52 Russell St., Cambridge. See here for a map and further information. (The second weekend of performances may be at the church or it may be at a different venue; we’re still working out details.)