Call for Bikes
The Mercer County Planning Department and the Mercer County Park Commission are hosting a bike drive for the benefit of the Boys & Girls Club Bike Exchange. This non-profit run by 50 volunteers collects, conditions, and sells used, quality bikes to people in the Trenton and Mercer County area. Since 2009 the Bike Exchange has repaired, reconditioned, and sold over 27,000 donated bikes, raising more than $1,600,000 for the Boys & Girls Club after-school programs which serve over 700 children daily. Over the past several years the Bike Exchange has given away approximately 300 bikes annually to youth in Trenton and urban areas throughout New Jersey.
The Bike Exchange also trains interested students in bike repair through their internship program.
Your bike donation will help support these efforts. Please drop off your bike at the Recreation and Event Center in Mercer County Park at 1638 Old Trenton Road in West Windsor on Saturday, June 7, between noon and 4 p.m., and know that your tax-deductible donation will benefit our community.
The Boys & Girls Club enables young people to develop their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens. The Club provides safe havens, academic enrichment, and recreational activities through afterschool, weekend, and summer programs. For more information, visit www.bgcmercer.org/bgc-bike-exchange.
Auditions
Passage Theatre in Trenton is now casting for its 41st mainstage season. If you are interested in auditioning, please send a headshot and resume to casting@passagetheatre.org.
EPA Auditions will be casting both season shows simultaneously on Monday, June 9, in Philadelphia; Tuesday, June 10, in Trenton; and Wednesday, June 11, in New York City.
“Dutchman and The Slave,” written by Amiri Baraka and directed by Ozzie Jones, is set to run October 31 through November 16. These are two one-act plays that will be presented as Act I and Act II of the same show.
Roles include:
CLAY — twenty-year-old Black man (Doubles as WALKER)
LULA — thirty-year-old white woman (Doubles as GRACE)
WALKER VESSELS – tall thin Negro about forty (Doubles as CLAY)
GRACE – blonde woman about same age as WALKER VESSELS, forties. Small, thin, beautiful. (Doubles as LULA)
BRADFORD EASLEY — tall, broad, white man, thinning hair, about forty-five
“Muleheaded, or Zora and Langston Write a Play,” written by David Robson and directed by Brishen Miller, is set to run January 30 through Feburary 15, 2026.
Roles include:
LANGSTON — African American in his late twenties (This is the real-life Langston Hughes, should resemble the historical figure.)
LOUISE — African American in her twenties
ZORA — CAST. African American in her late thirties (This is the real-life Zora Neale Hurston, should resemble the historical figure.)
Design & Tech Opportunities: Passage is always looking for designers and skilled technicians to work on our shows. If interested, please send your resumé to our Lead Producer, Jamel Baker, at jamel@passagetheatre.org
Directing Opportunities: Interested directors can send resumés and/or portfolios to Executive Artistic Director Brishen Miller at brishen@passagetheatre.org.
Passage Theatre is not accepting unsolicited script submissions at this time.
For more information, visit www.passagetheatre.org/careers.
Kelsey Theatre on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College hosts auditions for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “South Pacific”presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization.
In an island paradise during the Second World War, two Americans — a wide-eyed nurse and a promising young lieutenant — discover love and confront their own prejudices.
Eight performances are scheduled on Fridays through Sundays from October 10 through 19.
Auditions take place Saturday, June 21, from 1 to 6 p.m. for lead and singing roles as well as children .
Dance and ensemble auditions, by sign-up or invitation from Saturday auditions, take place Sunday, June 22, from 6 to 10 p.m.
Auditions for all characters take place Monday, June 23, from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Callbacks by invitation only take place Tuesday, June 24, at 7 p.m.
Auditions will be held on the Mercer County Community College West Windsor Campus. Check the Kelsey Theatre sign board for a room location on the day of your audition and emails may be sent out the week preceding the audition dates. MCCC is located at 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor.
Sign up for an audition slot at www.tinyurl.com/MTMSouthPacificAuditions. Walk-ins are welcome, but those with appointments will be seen first. Contact the director at: director@mtmplayers.org with any questions.
Please be familiar with the show. Prepare 16-32 bars of a song in the style of the show — upbeat or ballad depending on the role. Songs from the show are allowed and encouraged if you are seeking a specific role. Any Rodgers and Hammerstein song is encouraged as well for those not seeking a specific role or for the ensemble.
Please bring clearly marked sheet music with accompaniment; no “a cappella” or pre-recorded music allowed. There will be an audition pianist provided.
Unless specifically noted, be prepared to move: wear comfortable clothes for the dance call and bring appropriate soft shoes (sneakers, etc.).
The role of Liat is a non-singing role and has a few lines and must be able to move and will be expected for a dance audition. No reading or monologue needed, but should prepare a song. Her few lines are spoken in French.
Please provide a photo and resume. If none is available, the theater may take your photo and an application will be provided. Download the application and conflict calendar to bring with you at www.mtmplayers.org/sp/spauditionpacket.pdf
There are three non-singing, speaking only male roles: Captain Brackett, Commander Harbison, and Lieutenant Buzz Adams. Sides will be provided for these three roles.
The roles of Ngana and Jerome (Monique) are middle-school aged children of AAPI-descent and sing one song, “Dites Moi.” Music samples will be provided for this song so children interested can prepare. You will sing this song for the audition. We will seek a boy and a girl or two girls. Please email the director at director@mtmplayers.org after signing up to receive the music for your audition. Note: they only speak and sing in French. Any minor should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
For the principal roles of Emile, Nellie, Cable, Billis, and Bloody Mary: you will be required to sing a song from the character. Except for Nellie and Billis, no dance audition is needed unless you want to also be considered for ensemble.
All other roles of Nurses/French Women and Sailors/Seabees/Marines must prepare a song as previously mentioned and for a dance audition. All supporting speaking roles will be cast from this pool of auditioners, and you may be asked to do a cold reading from the script.
Certain sides and music are available for download at the sign-up site and at www.mtmplayers.org/sp/spauditionsides.pdf
Be prepared to stay for the entire process, which may be 30-60 minutes.
All performers are expected to be available on Sunday, September 28, from 1 p.m. until late, with a dinner break, for load-in. All performers are also required t be available for the final week of tech from October 5 through 9.
Rehearsals will begin shortly after auditions and will be light (one or two per week except for certain characters) during end of June and July. We will move to three rehearsals per week during mid-August as we lead up to tech weeks at the end of September. Please make sure you list your conflicts on your provided application conflict calendar as accurately as possible.
Roles are open to performers of all races, sexual orientations, body types, ages and abilities except where certain ethnicities are need for specific roles. Certain roles are marked Tonkinese or Polynesian. Older children are encouraged to audition as well, with parental permission. We are striving to cast a diverse cast for this production. All are welcome. All roles are Non-Equity, unpaid
An Open Call for Revolutionary Acts
Monument Lab — in partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the New Jersey Historical Commission, and RevolutionNJ — is launching an Open Call for Artist Ideas to commission a new monumental performance series in New Jersey that will animate histories and legacies of the American Revolution in 2026. Revolutionary Acts invites artists who live or work in New Jersey to propose a performance-based work that will unfold across sites in Camden, Trenton, and Fort Lee. These cities have been selected in collaboration with the State’s larger organizing efforts around the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. The selected artist will collaborate with local partners to activate these sites, weaving together stories of the state’s and nation’s past, present, and future.
The goals of this project include:
• Producing an innovative and captivating performance series that appeals to a broad audience and showcases cutting-edge commemorative and artistic initiatives
• Shedding light on undertold narratives of the American Revolution and how they shape common knowledge of significant events
• Highlighting the stories of an expansive group of Revolutionary voices and recognizing the significance of incorporating more histories into places where gaps in the historical landscape are evident
• Demonstrating that the creation of history and memory is a collective and personal endeavor in which we can analyze, evaluate, and actively participate
• Reaching out to newer and younger audiences who typically do not engage with historical and commemorative sites and events
• Facilitating exploration of the complex layers of history found in New Jersey’s cities, towns, and landscapes
This is a project that appreciates and expands upon conventional forms of performance, public art, and public history. Artists of a variety of visual and performance backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Artists are invited to submit their materials online by Monday, June 16, at 5 p.m.
An artist advisory committee will make a recommendation to Monument Lab regarding the selection of up to three finalists. Monument Lab will then select three artists to develop full proposals and present them in mid-August 2025. Each finalist will receive an honorarium of $2,500 to support the creation of a detailed proposal.
The selected project will be supported with a total production budget of $150,000, covering materials, fabrication, and implementation costs. The artist will also receive an honorarium of $30,000 in recognition of their creative vision and work. Over the course of 2025 and 2026, Monument Lab will support the selected artist in adapting the performance to each historic site’s geography and historical context.
Performance, in this context, is defined broadly. Potential performance formats include but are not limited to:
• Activations
• Block Parties
• Concerts
• Dance Performances
• Gatherings
• Happenings
• Fairs
• Festivals
• Musical Performances
• Pageants
• Processions
• Reenactments
• Reimaginings
• Scavenger Hunts
• Theatrical Productions
• Walking/River Tours
This is a unique opportunity to contribute to New Jersey’s evolving cultural landscape by activating history, creating an innovative, immersive, and participatory experience that invites audiences to reflect on the Revolutionary era and its ongoing impact. We encourage artists with a passion for storytelling, public engagement, and experimental performance to apply.
To learn more about this opportunity, download the Revolutionary Acts Dossier by visiting form.jotform.com/MonumentLab/revolutionary-acts-open-call.
Please contact RevolutionaryActs@monumentlab.com with any questions regarding this Open Call.
