WHEN: Sunday, August 23rd at 7:00 PM
WHERE: Sutter Street Theatre Annex, 710 Figueroa Street, Folsom, CA 95630

READ THROUGH: Wednesday, August 26th, 7:00 PM
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: August 31st-August 24th, 6:30 PM-9:00 PM
TECH WEEK: September 28th-October 1st, 6:00 PM-9:30 PM

PERFORMANCE DATES: October 2nd-November 8th, 2026
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 7:30 PM
with the possibility of additional performances

Book by George Reinblatt
Music & Lyrics by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Mossir and George Reinblatt

Director TBD
Rated: R

SYNOPSIS:

“It’s an old tale. You’ve probably heard it a hundred times: Boy and his friends go on a week-long vacation in the woods. Three friends turn into Candarian demons. One friend is killed by a forest of evil trees. Two demons are killed by their boyfriends, respectively, while one stays in the cellar trying to kill everything in sight. Like I said… pretty standard stuff.”

Evil Dead The Musical takes all the elements of the cult classic films, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness and combines them for one of the craziest, funniest and bloodiest theatrical experiences of all time.

Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods, and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s all up to Ash (a houseware-aisle employee turned demon-killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes… and all to music.

You don’t need to be a fan of Evil Dead to love this show. You don’t need to be a fan of horror to love this show. You don’t even need to be a fan of musicals to love this show. As long as you like having fun… this show is for you.  Plus it’s the only show with a ‘Splatter Zone’ – a section of the audience that gets covered in fake blood.  And with this combination of blood, jokes, cheesy effects and really awesome musical numbers, Evil Dead The Musical is unlike any show you’ve ever seen. 

Content Warning: Language, Adult Themes, Demonic Imagery, Death, Fake Blood, Gunshot sound effects 

***NOTE: Due to the unique nature of the way Evil Dead The Musical is presented at Sutter Street Theatre, actors will be expected to share in the additional responsibilities of cleaning the theatre and theatre seats after each performance and cleaning costumes as needed, per a schedule established by the Stage Manager.***

WHAT TO BRING:

• 18-34 bars of a song with a backing track on your phone. There will be no accompanist. No sheet music and no A Capella auditions please.
• A headshot and resume if you have
• A complete list of any conflicts you have during the rehearsal

There can be no conflicts during tech week or performances.

The audition will consist of singing and cold readings from the script. There will also be a short movement audition. Dress appropriately for movement if you are auditioning for a dancing role. This includes bringing appropriate footwear.

CHARACTERS:

All roles are open and available. Actors must be 18 or older to audition.

ASH (Male, Tenor/Baritone): The hero and iconic character of the musical. This devoted S-Mart housewares employee evolves over the course of the show from a cowardly college student to a wisecracking Deadite slayer with his detachable hand chainsaw and 12 gauge “boomstick.”.

CHERYL (Female, Mezzo-Soprano): Ash’s sister and the odd woman out in the group. Looking to spend a week relaxing, she is the recipient of Scotty’s jokes and torment. The only one to sense the evil surrounding the cabin, she is the first to be possessed, turning her into an aggressive, foul-mouthed demon that speaks in very bad puns. Spends the majority of the show locked in the cellar.

SCOTTY (Male, Tenor/Baritone): Good looking, cocky, a prankster and Ash’s best friend. Thinks himself the brave one until he’s forced to kill, then his panic leads him to flee. He returns to warn Ash about the woods and attempts to help his friend even as he is knocking on death’s door.

LINDA (Female, Mezzo-Soprano): The girl next door. Linda is sweet, thoughtful, and completely devoted to Ash, until she turns evil and tries to kill him. She laughs an annoyingly inordinate amount of time after transforming.

SHELLY (Female, Mezzo-Soprano): Beautiful, easy, and not too smart. She is Scotty’s latest fling and looking to party. Just because she becomes an evil demon doesn’t mean she can’t look good doing it!

ANNIE (Female, Mezzo-Soprano): Quite the overbearing explorer who finds missing pages to the Necronomicon and wants to reunite with her father to continue their research. Very bossy and drawn to Ash. Must be comfortable in a tear away semi-revealing costume.

ED (Male, Tenor/Baritone): Annie’s coworker, boyfriend, and doormat. He travels with her to the cabin to proceed with their research of the book of the dead. After turning evil, his confidence may lack but this “Bit Part Demon” is ready to sing!

JAKE (Male, Tenor/Baritone): Lonely stranger with a meatloaf voice.

Ensemble Roles:

EVIL TREE/DEADITE CHORUS: These are the true comedians of the show. A nasty group of trees out to get the campers and will stop at nothing and the evil Deadites! They will sing and dance.

MOOSE: A possessed, singing, Candarian Demon moose head! That enough makes it awesome, except once moose get going they never stop! Puppetry and singing.