About the show:
"Drag Me to the West" is similar to a Jukebox musical, however bringing the elements of drag such as ballroom, lip-syncing, live singing, dance, and decked out in fabulous glamour. This show takes you on a journey through the west as four unlikely travelers are on the hunt for the missing Dove. As they journey to find another, they find themselves along the way. Featuring music from Micheal Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Prince, Cher, Fleetwood Mac, Adele, Elton John, Queen, Whitney Houston, and surprisingly more! This rock out theatrical drag show creates the bride between theater goers and drag consumers.
The roles at this time being offered are the Ensemble. They appear in almost the whole show. Very minimal lines, a lot of dance and acting. Some smaller roles will also be divided almost the ensemble. We are looking to cast 3-4 people for this position. Pay is $500 one time stipend. Rehearsals start March 16th, 2026 with shows going up May 21st-23rd and May 28th-30th, 2026. Rehearsals will take place in Salem, Oregon at Bridgetown Conservatory located in the Reed Opera House. Performances will take place at the Historic Grand Theatre also located in Downtown Salem, Oregon. Auditions will be help in Salem; Stage Management will email those who sign-up the location of auditions.
- Must be 18 or over to audition
- Looking for people with theatre, dance, and/or drag background
Audition Process
6pm Audition Start
Introduction to the production team and the choreographer.
Chorography
Everyone will learn for the first time some of the choreography from the show. We would like to see how well you work with our choreographer and with the rest of the company.
Acting Scenes
This show does have these characters speaking lines. We would like to see your what your bring as a performer. All Ensemble characters will have speaking lines.
Callbacks
Depending on how big of an audition pool we get, we will look into either splitting the audition between two rooms or do it all together. Please be prepared to stay past 9pm. The latest we will go is 9:30pm.
Callbacks may consist of more readings and/or choreography.