The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities will hold auditions for Lyle the Crocodile on Friday, October 4, 2024, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003. Callbacks will be held on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.  

Lyle the Crocodile Directors are David and Julie Payne

Musical Director is Keith Ewer

Choreographer is Piper Lindsay Arpan

Artistic Producer is Lisa Hoffman

Associate Artistic Producer is Scottie Woodard

Auditions are by appointment only. Actors must be 18 years & older to audition. Please do not contact the production staff to schedule an appointment. If you have any questions, contact tyacasting@arvadacenter.org. 

Audition appointments are full. To sign up for the waitlist go to TYAcasting@arvadacenter.org and ask to be added to the waitlist. You will be contacted if an appointment time opens up.

General Audition Requirements:

Needed are local experienced performers with strong character, vocal, and dance skills. The actors will portray various characters. Roles are non-equity, paid positions.

Actors should prepare:

Please prepare a one-minute monologue appropriate for Theatre for Young Audiences and 16 – 32 bars of an up-tempo musical theatre piece not from the show.  

The Arvada Center is committed to diversity and maintains a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, we encourage performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, body types and sizes, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition for appropriate roles.

The Arvada Center creates a safe and equitable workplace through policies defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Actors’ Equity Association, and the City of Arvada. These policies provide a comprehensive framework for health and safety of all actors, stage managers, creative staff, and designers employed by the Arvada Center.

All descriptions list the gender, ethnicity and age as described by the playwright. Transgender or nonbinary actors are invited to submit for any role.

Production Details

Rehearsals for Lyle the Crocodile will begin on Thursday, January 2, 2025, rehearsing weekdays from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. The Main Stage production opens on Wednesday, January 22, running through February 28, 2025.  Main Stage Performances are Monday through Friday at 10:00 am and noon, and various Saturdays at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. 
To view a complete rehearsal and performance schedule use this link.

Complete Rehearsal & Performance Schedule

Character Breakdown

Actor 1: Hector. Hector is the original owner of Lyle and narrates the show. A theatrical MC or ringmaster. A commanding versatile presence who also becomes other characters including Loretta the cat. Strong singer, actor, dancer. 

Actor 2: Joshua. A smart, cautious twelve-year-old boy who reluctantly shares his room with Lyle the Crocodile who becomes his best friend. Singer, actor, dancer. To be played by an adult.

Actor 3: Lyle. An outgoing, confident, charismatic crocodile. Must tap and have strong pantomime skills. Does not speak or sing. 

Actor 4:  Ms. Nitpicker. The neighborhood busy body. Strong singer, actor, dancer.

Actor 5: Mr. Primm. Joshua’s dad. A loving husband and father. Also plays a few other characters. Versatile singer, actor, dancer.

Actor 6: Mrs. Primm. Joshua’s mom. A loving wife and mother. Understudies Lyle. Must tap and have strong pantomime skills. Versatile singer, actor, strong dancer. 

Actor 7: Mr. Grumps. A grouchy antagonistic neighbor who does not like Lyle. The owner of Loretta the cat who also does not like Lyle. Actor, singer, dancer. 

Actors 8 and 9: Play a variety of characters and understudies some of the main characters. Versatile, strong singer, actor, dancer.    

Other characters played by the nine actors:
2 Moving people
2 Firefighters 
2 Guards
Two Crocodiles
88th Street Kids
88th Street Neighbors

Actors will portray multiple characters and will be asked to understudy other roles. The multiple characters and understudies are subject to change until casting has been finalized.