Auditions
“Mask and Mirror Community Theatre's focus and intent is casting the best actors available for each role, and encourages racial, cultural, gender, and artistic diversity. Roles are open to non traditional casting where appropriate”
Mask and Mirror currently has the following auditions scheduled - please consider submitting your resume and headshot below in the meantime, and sign up for our audition announcement newsletter.
All roles are unpaid.
Harvey - this show has been cast
Almost, Maine - this show has been cast
The Mousetrap - this show has been cast
You Can't Take It With You - Feb 15, 16 2026 (callback Feb 18 if needed)
The Cover of Life - Fri May 22 (6:30-9pm), Sat May 23 (noon-3pm) [tentative dates]
Please check back here before attending an audition in case details have changed.
All roles are unpaid.
Harvey - this show has been cast
Almost, Maine - this show has been cast
The Mousetrap - this show has been cast
You Can't Take It With You - Feb 15, 16 2026 (callback Feb 18 if needed)
The Cover of Life - Fri May 22 (6:30-9pm), Sat May 23 (noon-3pm) [tentative dates]
Please check back here before attending an audition in case details have changed.
You Can't Take It With You
By George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directed by Kraig Williams
Assistant Director Sophia Caruso
Audition Dates: Sun Feb 15 (2:00 - 5:00pm), Mon Feb 16 (6:30 - 9:30pm)
Callbacks Wed Feb 18 (6:30 - 9:30pm), if needed
Location: Rise Church, 10445 SW Canterbury Lane Tigard OR
Downstairs in the Community Room - look for the signs
Performances: May 1 – 17 2026, Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm
All roles are voluntary and without pay.
Those interested in auditioning will need to sign up in advance via the following link:
You Can't Take It With You AUDITION SIGN UP
**Please be prepared to upload a headshot and resume on the audition sign up
Please complete this signup by Friday Feb 13th.
Preparation: Auditions will be round robin style reading sides. We will audition these characters by sending out sides from the text to prepare. Sides will be emailed starting no later than February 1, 2026 and ONLY to those signed up to audition. The sides do not need to be memorized, but should be prepared
Individuals of all levels of experience and all ethnicities are invited to audition. This is a non-paid volunteer opportunity.
For more information contact Kraig Williams (Director) at [email protected]
ABOUT THE SHOW:
You Can't Take It With You is the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic comedy about the delightfully unconventional Sycamore family. This madcap household of lovable eccentrics, led by the charming Grandpa Vanderhof, lives life on their own terms, pursuing hobbies from making fireworks to writing plays—all while dodging the tax man. Chaos ensues when their seemingly "normal" daughter, Alice, brings her straitlaced, high-society fiancé, Tony Kirby, and his conservative parents to dinner on the wrong night. The resulting clash of lifestyles is a hilarious and heartfelt reminder that happiness is found by doing what you love.
AVAILABLE ROLES:
Penelope or “Penny” Sycamore (F) (Age: Early 50s): Penelope is the mother of Essie and Alice, wife of Paul, and daughter of Martin. She writes plays and paints as hobbies because it makes her happy, but is terrible at both. Penny is a loving mother and wife who is constantly concerned with the welfare of her family. Her main goal is to make sure everyone is happy, particularly her daughter Alice.
Essie Carmichael (F) (Age: mid 20s- mid 30s): Wife of Ed, daughter of Penny and Paul Sycamore, Granddaughter of Martin, sister of Alice. She is childlike. As a hobby she makes candy that Ed sells. Essie dreams of being a ballerina. She has spent 8 years studying with Boris Kolenkhov, but is a terrible dancer.
Rheba (F) (Age: mid 20s- mid 30s): The maid and cook to the Sycamore family. She is treated almost like a part of the family. She is dating Donald.
Paul Sycamore (M) (Age: Mid-50s): Father of Essie and Alice, husband of Penny, son-in-law of Martin. He is a tinkerer who manufactures fireworks in the basement with the help of his assistant Mr. De Pinna. His hobby is playing with erector sets His quiet charm and mild manner are distinctly engaging.
Mr. De Pinna (M) (Age: 40s-60s): The ice man who came inside to speak to Paul eight years before, and never left. He helps Mr. Sycamore build fireworks, and moonlights as a model in Mrs. Sycamore's paintings.
Ed Carmichael (M) (Age: Mid 20s- mid 30s): Husband of Essie, son-in-law of Paul and Penny. He is a xylophone player, and distributes Essie's candies. Ed is an amateur printer who prints anything that sounds 'catchy' to him. He prints up dinner menus for his family and communist pamphlets that he places in the boxes of Essie's candy. He also likes to make masks.
Donald (M) (Age mid 20s-mid 30s): The boyfriend of Rheba, who seems to serve as handyman for the Sycamores.
Martin Vanderhof (Grandpa) (M) (Age: 70s): Referred to mostly as Grandpa in the play. Father-in-law to Paul, father of Penny, grandfather of Alice and Essie. He is an eccentric happy old man who has never paid his income tax because he doesn't believe in it, as he feels that the government wouldn't know what to do with the money if he paid it. Once a very successful businessman, he left his job 35 years prior for no reason other than to just relax. He lives his life by the philosophy "don't do anything that you're not going to enjoy doing". He goes to circuses, commencements, throws darts, and collects stamps.
Alice Sycamore (F) (Age: Early to Mid 20s): Fiancée of Tony Kirby, daughter of Paul and Penny, granddaughter of Martin, sister of Essie. She is the only "normal" member of the extended family. She has an office job, and is rather embarrassed by the eccentricities of her family when she has Tony and his parents at her house, yet she still loves them. She tends to be a pessimist. But she is a Sycamore and her love and devotion for her family is apparent.
Wilbur C. Henderson (M) (Age: 30-up): An employee of the IRS. He comes to collect the tax money owed by Grandpa, and can't understand why the latter won't pay income tax.
Tony Kirby (M) (Age: early/mid 20s- mid 30s): A personable young man, not long out of Yale and more recently out of Cambridge. Fiancé of Alice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kirby. He sees how, even though the Sycamores appear odd, they are really the perfect family because they love and care about each other. His own family is very proper and has many issues none of them will admit. He is vice president of Kirby and Co.
Boris Kolenkhov (M) (Age: 35-up): A Russian who escaped to America shortly before the Russian Revolution. He is very concerned with world politics, and the deterioration of Russia. He is the ballet instructor of Essie, aware that she is untalented at dancing, but knows that she enjoys dancing so he keeps working with her. He admires the ancient Greeks and the Romans, questions society, and is interested in world affairs. He is enormous, hairy, loud and very, very Russian.
Gay Wellington (F) (Age: mid 40s- mid 50s): A stage actress whom Mrs. Sycamore meets on a bus and invites home to read one of her plays. She gets very drunk, and passes out shortly after arriving at the Sycamore's home.
Mr. Anthony Kirby (M) (Age: mid 40s- mid 50s): Husband of Mrs. Kirby, father of Tony. He is a very proper man who is president of Kirby and Co. and secretly despises his job. His hobby is raising expensive orchids. He is also a member of the Harvard Society, the Union Club, the National Geographic Society, and the Racquet Club.
Mrs. Miriam Kirby (F) (Age: mid 40s- mid 50s): Wife of Mr. Kirby, mother of Tony. She is an extremely prim and proper woman and is horrified by the goings-on in the Sycamore household. Her hobby is spiritualism.
3 G-Men/Women (M/F) (Age: 20s-up) : Three agents who come to investigate Ed because of the communist origin of some of the 'catchy' quotes he printed and placed in Essie's candy boxes, such as "God is the State – the State is God" and "Dynamite the White House".
The Grand Duchess Olga Katrina (F) Age: mid 40s and up): She was one of the Grand Duchesses of Russia before the Revolution, another being her sister, the Grand Duchess Natasha. Since then she has been forced to flee to America where she has found work as a waitress in Childs Restaurant. She rises above everything despite her circumstances. The rest of her family has had a similar fate, such as her Uncle Sergei, the Grand Duke, who is now an elevator operator. She loves to cook as a hobby.
By George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directed by Kraig Williams
Assistant Director Sophia Caruso
Audition Dates: Sun Feb 15 (2:00 - 5:00pm), Mon Feb 16 (6:30 - 9:30pm)
Callbacks Wed Feb 18 (6:30 - 9:30pm), if needed
Location: Rise Church, 10445 SW Canterbury Lane Tigard OR
Downstairs in the Community Room - look for the signs
Performances: May 1 – 17 2026, Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm
All roles are voluntary and without pay.
Those interested in auditioning will need to sign up in advance via the following link:
You Can't Take It With You AUDITION SIGN UP
**Please be prepared to upload a headshot and resume on the audition sign up
Please complete this signup by Friday Feb 13th.
Preparation: Auditions will be round robin style reading sides. We will audition these characters by sending out sides from the text to prepare. Sides will be emailed starting no later than February 1, 2026 and ONLY to those signed up to audition. The sides do not need to be memorized, but should be prepared
Individuals of all levels of experience and all ethnicities are invited to audition. This is a non-paid volunteer opportunity.
For more information contact Kraig Williams (Director) at [email protected]
ABOUT THE SHOW:
You Can't Take It With You is the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic comedy about the delightfully unconventional Sycamore family. This madcap household of lovable eccentrics, led by the charming Grandpa Vanderhof, lives life on their own terms, pursuing hobbies from making fireworks to writing plays—all while dodging the tax man. Chaos ensues when their seemingly "normal" daughter, Alice, brings her straitlaced, high-society fiancé, Tony Kirby, and his conservative parents to dinner on the wrong night. The resulting clash of lifestyles is a hilarious and heartfelt reminder that happiness is found by doing what you love.
AVAILABLE ROLES:
Penelope or “Penny” Sycamore (F) (Age: Early 50s): Penelope is the mother of Essie and Alice, wife of Paul, and daughter of Martin. She writes plays and paints as hobbies because it makes her happy, but is terrible at both. Penny is a loving mother and wife who is constantly concerned with the welfare of her family. Her main goal is to make sure everyone is happy, particularly her daughter Alice.
Essie Carmichael (F) (Age: mid 20s- mid 30s): Wife of Ed, daughter of Penny and Paul Sycamore, Granddaughter of Martin, sister of Alice. She is childlike. As a hobby she makes candy that Ed sells. Essie dreams of being a ballerina. She has spent 8 years studying with Boris Kolenkhov, but is a terrible dancer.
Rheba (F) (Age: mid 20s- mid 30s): The maid and cook to the Sycamore family. She is treated almost like a part of the family. She is dating Donald.
Paul Sycamore (M) (Age: Mid-50s): Father of Essie and Alice, husband of Penny, son-in-law of Martin. He is a tinkerer who manufactures fireworks in the basement with the help of his assistant Mr. De Pinna. His hobby is playing with erector sets His quiet charm and mild manner are distinctly engaging.
Mr. De Pinna (M) (Age: 40s-60s): The ice man who came inside to speak to Paul eight years before, and never left. He helps Mr. Sycamore build fireworks, and moonlights as a model in Mrs. Sycamore's paintings.
Ed Carmichael (M) (Age: Mid 20s- mid 30s): Husband of Essie, son-in-law of Paul and Penny. He is a xylophone player, and distributes Essie's candies. Ed is an amateur printer who prints anything that sounds 'catchy' to him. He prints up dinner menus for his family and communist pamphlets that he places in the boxes of Essie's candy. He also likes to make masks.
Donald (M) (Age mid 20s-mid 30s): The boyfriend of Rheba, who seems to serve as handyman for the Sycamores.
Martin Vanderhof (Grandpa) (M) (Age: 70s): Referred to mostly as Grandpa in the play. Father-in-law to Paul, father of Penny, grandfather of Alice and Essie. He is an eccentric happy old man who has never paid his income tax because he doesn't believe in it, as he feels that the government wouldn't know what to do with the money if he paid it. Once a very successful businessman, he left his job 35 years prior for no reason other than to just relax. He lives his life by the philosophy "don't do anything that you're not going to enjoy doing". He goes to circuses, commencements, throws darts, and collects stamps.
Alice Sycamore (F) (Age: Early to Mid 20s): Fiancée of Tony Kirby, daughter of Paul and Penny, granddaughter of Martin, sister of Essie. She is the only "normal" member of the extended family. She has an office job, and is rather embarrassed by the eccentricities of her family when she has Tony and his parents at her house, yet she still loves them. She tends to be a pessimist. But she is a Sycamore and her love and devotion for her family is apparent.
Wilbur C. Henderson (M) (Age: 30-up): An employee of the IRS. He comes to collect the tax money owed by Grandpa, and can't understand why the latter won't pay income tax.
Tony Kirby (M) (Age: early/mid 20s- mid 30s): A personable young man, not long out of Yale and more recently out of Cambridge. Fiancé of Alice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kirby. He sees how, even though the Sycamores appear odd, they are really the perfect family because they love and care about each other. His own family is very proper and has many issues none of them will admit. He is vice president of Kirby and Co.
Boris Kolenkhov (M) (Age: 35-up): A Russian who escaped to America shortly before the Russian Revolution. He is very concerned with world politics, and the deterioration of Russia. He is the ballet instructor of Essie, aware that she is untalented at dancing, but knows that she enjoys dancing so he keeps working with her. He admires the ancient Greeks and the Romans, questions society, and is interested in world affairs. He is enormous, hairy, loud and very, very Russian.
Gay Wellington (F) (Age: mid 40s- mid 50s): A stage actress whom Mrs. Sycamore meets on a bus and invites home to read one of her plays. She gets very drunk, and passes out shortly after arriving at the Sycamore's home.
Mr. Anthony Kirby (M) (Age: mid 40s- mid 50s): Husband of Mrs. Kirby, father of Tony. He is a very proper man who is president of Kirby and Co. and secretly despises his job. His hobby is raising expensive orchids. He is also a member of the Harvard Society, the Union Club, the National Geographic Society, and the Racquet Club.
Mrs. Miriam Kirby (F) (Age: mid 40s- mid 50s): Wife of Mr. Kirby, mother of Tony. She is an extremely prim and proper woman and is horrified by the goings-on in the Sycamore household. Her hobby is spiritualism.
3 G-Men/Women (M/F) (Age: 20s-up) : Three agents who come to investigate Ed because of the communist origin of some of the 'catchy' quotes he printed and placed in Essie's candy boxes, such as "God is the State – the State is God" and "Dynamite the White House".
The Grand Duchess Olga Katrina (F) Age: mid 40s and up): She was one of the Grand Duchesses of Russia before the Revolution, another being her sister, the Grand Duchess Natasha. Since then she has been forced to flee to America where she has found work as a waitress in Childs Restaurant. She rises above everything despite her circumstances. The rest of her family has had a similar fate, such as her Uncle Sergei, the Grand Duke, who is now an elevator operator. She loves to cook as a hobby.
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Even if we don't have an audition currently scheduled, we'd still love to hear from you! You can upload your resume and a headshot (optional) for our directors to review prior to any coming audition, and to receive any audition announcement emails.