AUDITION NOTICE - JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG

🎭 **MANES STUDIO THEATRE – OPEN CASTING CALL** 🎭

**JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG**
by Abby Mann

Audition Information
**Audition Dates:**
Sunday, April 12th • 7:00–9:00 PM
Monday, April 13th • 7:00–9:00 PM

**Callbacks:**
Thursday, April 16th • 7:00–10:00 PM

**Location:**
Manes Studio Theatre
141 S. Wellwood Ave.
Lindenhurst, NY

🎬 Production Information
This is a non-union production.
A small stipend will be provided to actors who are cast.

**Performance Dates:** July 3 – July 19
(*No performance on July 4*)

About the Play
Judgment at Nuremberg* is a powerful courtroom drama examining the moral responsibility of individuals under a corrupt regime. Set during the post-World War II trials of German judges, the play explores justice, guilt, and accountability in the face of unimaginable crimes.

🎭 **ALL ROLES ARE OPEN**

**🎭 Age Guidelines**

**Age ranges listed are approximate and refer to playing age.
Actors who can convincingly portray the roles are encouraged to audition, regardless of actual age.**

***German accent will be required for certain roles***

🎭 Character Breakdown

Judge Dan Haywood
**Male, 50–65**
Chief American judge presiding over the tribunal. Thoughtful, principled, and observant. A role requiring strong presence and moral authority.

Dr. Ernst Janning
**Male, 60–75**
Former German Minister of Justice and a highly respected legal scholar. Reserved and dignified, carrying deep internal conflict. A complex, emotionally powerful role.

Hans Rolfe
**Male, 30–50**
Defense attorney for the accused judges. Intelligent, articulate, and intense. A commanding courtroom presence with extensive dialogue.

Colonel Parker
**Male, 30–50**
Chief prosecutor. Methodical and determined, representing the moral weight of the Allied case.

Emil Hahn
**Male, 50–65**
An openly ideological Nazi judge. Arrogant and unapologetic.

Friedrich Hofstetter
**Male, 50–65**
A bureaucratic judge who represents compliance within the system.

Werner Lampe
**Male, 50–65**
A quieter, more passive defendant. Suggests reluctant complicity.

Irene Wallner
**Female, 25–40**
A victim of Nazi racial laws. Fragile, fearful, and emotionally exposed.

Rudolph Petersen
**Male, 30–55**
A working-class man wrongfully prosecuted. Honest, vulnerable, and deeply human.

Captain Harrison Byers
**Male, 25–35**
American officer serving as aide to Judge Haywood. Earnest and respectful. (Black/African American actor)

Mrs. Bertholt
**Female, 40–60**
A cultured German widow. Represents the perspective of civilians confronting the past.

Judge Ives
**Male, 50–70**
Tribunal judge.

Judge Norris
**Male, 50–70**
Tribunal judge.

**Additional Roles / Ensemble**
Includes roles such as court interpreters, guards, officials, and civilians.
So, accordingly, some actors may be cast in multiple roles.

🎭 Casting Notes

Availability
Actors cast in the production must have full availability for all performances.

No performance conflicts will be accepted.

🎥 Submissions

Video submissions are accepted.
Please send materials to:
mike@studiotheatrelongisland.com

🎭 Rehearsal Commitment

Rehearsals begin May 4 and will be scheduled based on cast availability.

A detailed schedule will be provided upon casting.

⚖️ Production Notes

Judgment at Nuremberg contains mature themes and historical subject matter related to World War II and the Holocaust. Actors should be comfortable engaging with this material in a respectful and professional environment.

* *Strong actors comfortable with dense courtroom dialogue are encouraged to audition**

** Emphasis on **emotional truth, intelligence, and moral complexity**

Directed by: Michael Blangiforti
mike@studiotheatrelongisland.com

Any questions please email the Director.