About The Rice City Players
A Crowley community theater of artists and educators that stages musicals at the Grand Opera House of the South and an annual murder-mystery dinner theater. It also offers a memorial scholarship for high school seniors going on in theater.
- Website
- thericecityplayers.com ↗
- Auditions
- thericecityplayers.com/auditions ↗
- Checked
- We last checked their website on October 18, 2026
Now playing and coming up
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One week onlyOct 24 to 30
A Rice City Seance (murder-mystery dinner theatre)
Eileen Moushey
Other
An interactive murder-mystery dinner theatre show: when the flamboyant astrologer Madame Zodiak takes the stage, her evening turns deadly, and the audience acts as detectives. Tagline: One Dinner. One Murder. A Mystery Written in the Stars. The cast is listed as coming soon.
- Dates
- Sat Oct 24, 5:30pm
Fri Oct 30, 5:30pm - Where
- Oct 24 at the Crowley Town Club, 625 Crowley Rayne Hwy, Crowley, LA 70526; Oct 30 at Chef Roy's Frog City Cafe, 1131 Church Point Hwy, Rayne, LA 70578
- Tickets
- $60 general admission (Aquarius), $75 priority seating (Pisces), $600 reserved table of eight (Virgo); dinner and dessert included
Confirm dates and times with the theater before you go.
Checked against the theater's site on Fri Oct 9
Auditions
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Sun
Nov 8
9 to 5: The Musical
Dolly Parton (music and lyrics)
MusicalAdults 18+
- When
- Sun Nov 8
- Roles
- Violet Newstead (40+), Doralee Rhodes (20+), Judy Bernly (30+), Franklin Hart Jr. (40+), Roz Keith (35+), Joe (25+), Dwayne Rhodes (20+), Josh Newstead (teenager), Dick Bernly (35+), Missy Hart (20+), Maria Delgado (20+), Kathy (30+), Margaret (40+), Bob Enright (25+), Russell Tinsworthy (50+), plus adult women's and men's ensembles. All experience levels welcome; vocal ranges are listed per role.
- Ages
- Teenager (Josh Newstead) and adults; role ages 20+ to 50+
- Prepare
- Complete the online audition form first (forms.gle/iThS9cksPSNrBNqt9; list conflicts, which do not automatically prevent casting). Sing 30 to 60 seconds of a song that shows your voice and personality (bring sheet music, a backing track or a YouTube link with start and stop times on a device ready to plug into a speaker). You may be asked to read scenes from the show; no memorization is required and materials are provided.
- Callbacks
- November 10, 2026
- Rehearsals
- First rehearsal around March 15, 2027.
- Performs
- June 10 to 13, 2027 (tech week June 5 to 9, 2027)
Note: The audition day, callback day and production dates come from a dates-table image on the page; the audition time and location are not stated anywhere readable, so check the audition form or ricecityplayers@gmail.com. The Grand Opera House of the South's 2026 calendar lists 'Performance Rental (TBA)' on June 10, 2027, which matches the opening night, but the company does not name the venue.
Checked against the theater's notice on Fri Oct 9
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