Confidence Theatrics

07/14/2026

You don't know Caroline, or Change? Then start right here. Watch this video. Turn up the sound. Give it a few minutes.

The music alone should make you want to sign up to audition. Seriously.

🎥 https://youtu.be/JXRCYOYq_oA?si=Ic9grf3wB0krIO8d&t=5

And let me clear up something I've already heard more than once:

No, Caroline, or Change is NOT a show only for people of color.

This is a story for all of us to tell, and we are looking for a diverse group of performers to bring its world to life. We need children, teens, and adults; powerful singers and compelling storytellers; performers who can move; and yes, basses and baritones with those Barry White-level LOW notes!

Caroline, or Change tells a deeply human story through characters of different races, cultures, generations, and lived experiences. Every one of those voices is essential to telling the complete story—and there may just be a place in it for you.

Set in 1963 Louisiana, Caroline, or Change is about what happens when the world is changing around you—and what it costs to change with it...or refuse to.

The score moves through blues, gospel, Motown, classical music, klezmer, and more. It is funny. It is painful. It is complicated. It is human.

And yes, because I'm directing it, there will absolutely be a Rikki twist. 😉

We are looking for:

12 roles for performers of color
6 roles for non-POC performers
Children and teens—or adults who can believably play younger
Basses and baritones—we need those LOW notes!
5 Company Artists who will use movement to help create the world, memories, emotions, weather, and changing landscape of the story while also providing vocal coverage

📅 Auditions: August 3 & 5, 2026
📅 Callbacks: August 8, 2026

SIGN UP NOW: https://www.r-m-t.org/audition

Don't decide this show isn't for you before you even discover what it is. Watch the video. Listen to the music. Then come audition.
Come tell the story. Come be part of the change. 🎶

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Watch Highlights From the Broadway Revival of Caroline or Change

After being rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Broadway ...

07/08/2026

Well... here I go. COME AUDITION FOR ME!

One of the things I love most about directing is finding stories that make us look at ourselves a little differently. Stories that don't tell us what to think—they ask us to think.

Caroline, or Change is absolutely one of those stories.

Set in 1963 Louisiana, it takes place during the Civil Rights Movement, but at its heart it's about people. Family. Loss. Hope. Survival. The things we hold onto. The things we're forced to let go of. And how even the smallest moments can change someone's life forever.

The music is unlike anything you've heard. Blues. Gospel. Motown. Classical. Traditional Jewish music. It shouldn't all fit together... but somehow it does, and it creates this incredibly rich emotional landscape that just pulls you in.

This isn't a flashy musical. It's not meant to give you easy answers. It's meant to make you feel. To listen. To wrestle with uncomfortable truths. To see people—not just characters.

Those are the kinds of stories I love telling.

I'm honored to be stepping into the rehearsal room with this one, and I can't wait to share the journey with all of you. I have a feeling this show is going to leave its mark on every one of us.

Auditions for RMT's fall production of Caroline, or Change are coming up on:
Monday, August 3 and Wednesday, August 5
7-10pm at North Bethesda United Methodist Church (10100 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814).
Show runs from October 31 - November 15!

Sign-ups are open NOW, and will also accept walk-in auditions and virtual auditions. We strongly recommend signing up for an audition slot prior to auditions. Virtual auditions must be submitted by 5pm on Monday, August 3. Visit r-m-t.org/audition for the full audition information, character descriptions, forms, and sign-ups!

All roles are open and unpaid. RMT does not precast any role in any production. Caroline or Change requires casting for specific race or ethnicity and includes roles portrayed by Black Female Identifying performers, White Male and Female Identifying performers, and BIPOC Male and Female Identifying performers.

RMT is casting performers ages 15+ in older teen/Adult Roles. Performers auditioning for Noah Gellman, Joe Thibodeaux, or Jackie Thibodeaux must be 12+ by the date of auditions.

06/23/2026

As we head into our closing weekend of Around the Snaketurn, I wanted to take a moment, not as the director, but simply as someone who has had the privilege of living with this story for the past several months.

Wow we did that!!! and its solidified by audiences staying afterward to talk, and people tell you they cannot stop thinking about what they saw.

We recently received a wonderful review that speaks to the power of this production, the cast, and the story itself.

https://dctheaterarts.org/2026/06/22/a-mother-vows-to-protect-her-daughter-in-powerful-new-play-around-the-snake-turn-from-pipeline-playwrights/

This play is about mothers and daughters. Survival and sacrifice. The choices we make to protect the people we love. It is beautiful, difficult, heartbreaking, and incredibly relevant.

As a director, I could not be prouder of this cast, these understudies, and the entire creative team.

Now I am asking for one final favor.

We need audiences for our closing weekend. Thursday and Friday 7:30pm and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm.

Friday evening and our closing Sunday performance especially need your support. If you have been saying, "I need to see this," now is the time. Don't let this become one of those shows you meant to attend.

Come support new work. Come support these AMAZING local artists. Come witness this remarkable story. I promise you will leave with something to think about.

Set in West Africa, the drama offers a universal message of determination to reject beliefs and practices that harm girls.

06/02/2026

Get ready!!!

05/22/2026

VIRTUAL AUDITION SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN

SEEKING ACTORS LOCAL TO DMV FOR AN IN-PERSON STAGED READING (STIPENED)

HOLD ACCOUNTABLE
A New Play by Rikki Howie

Seeking 12–15 performers (ages 18–60+) of all ethnicities, gender identities, body types, and experience levels for an in-person staged reading in Bethesda, Maryland of a new original play currently in development.

PLEASE NOTE: This is an in-person project, and housing/travel accommodations are not provided. Actors must be able to attend rehearsals and performances locally.

Hold Accountable explores themes of race, power, representation, allyship, institutional culture, and accountability within the American theatre system. This developmental reading invites actors to collaborate on and help shape the next phase of a new work.

SEEKING:
• Performers ages 18–60+
• Actors of all ethnicities and identities
• Ensemble & multi-role performers
• Artists who are collaborative, emotionally grounded, and discussion-centered in their storytelling

IN-PERSON REHEARSAL
Saturday, July 18
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Bethesda Writers Center — Bethesda, MD
(Possible virtual rehearsal on July 20)

🎭 PERFORMANCE DATE
July 27, 2026 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Actors must be available for both the rehearsal and performance date.

COMPENSATION
This is a self-produced staged reading of a new play in development. Selected actors will receive a small stipend and play an active role in shaping the future of the script.

🎥 AUDITION PROCESS
Virtual submissions only -Submit by June 1, 2026

Actors should submit:
✔ A short video clip (1–3 minutes) of themselves performing a speaking role in any style (theater, film, contemporary monologue, scene work, etc.)
✔ Conflicts and availability information

🔗 Apply here:
https://forms.gle/SE5ZuisKdvhi2M8b8

The submission form also includes:
✔ Character descriptions
✔ Additional project details
✔ Production expectations

TIMELINE
June 2–12: Review / Possible Callbacks
June 15: Casting Notifications

Questions? [email protected]

05/18/2026

🎭 VIRTUAL AUDITION SUBMISSIONS
Hold Accountable — Staged Reading
Written & Directed by Rikki Howie

Confidence Theatrics is seeking performers for an in-person staged reading of Hold Accountable, a new play exploring race, power, representation, and accountability within the American theatre system.

📅 IN-PERSON REHEARSAL
Saturday, July 18
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Bethesda Area

🎭 PERFORMANCE DATE
Evening performance on either:
• July 20 OR • July 27
(final date to be confirmed)

All cast members must be available for BOTH the rehearsal and both potential performance dates.

🎟 AUDIENCE INFORMATION
Tickets for the staged reading will become available in mid-June. Seating is extremely limited with only 65 seats available.

👥 CASTING
Seeking 12–15 actors ages 18+ of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender identities, body types, and experience levels.

The play includes roles for:
• Black women and men
• White women and men
• Varied POC performers of any ethnicity/gender identity
• Ensemble and multi-role performers

This piece intentionally explores conversations surrounding race, institutional culture, allyship, artistic labor, and identity within theatre spaces.

💵 COMPENSATION
This is a self-produced staged reading. Actors selected will receive a small stipend.

🎥 AUDITION PROCESS
Virtual submissions only.

Please complete the audition form below by June 1:
https://forms.gle/Khv1j8Di3khfvs1b8

The audition form includes:
• character descriptions
• submission instructions
• video submission requirements
• conflict questions
• additional project details

📌 IMPORTANT DATES
Review/Callbacks: June 2–12
Casting Notifications: June 15

Artists who are collaborative, thoughtful, emotionally grounded, and open to discussion-centered storytelling are strongly encouraged to submit.

Questions email [email protected]

03/11/2026

Big thanks to Jacqueline Elisabeth

for all your support! Congrats for being top fans on a streak 🔥!
You get all the gems. Nee stuff coming soon.

03/02/2026

It's our month not just this month but every room we walk into... let us take up space.

12/28/2025

PROJECT UPDATE

I’ve officially completed the fourth rewrite of my play, and I’m taking a moment to sit in that accomplishment. It's now a full 2 act.

This play has been shaped through reflection, listening, anger, love, and a whole lot of truth. Each draft has pushed it closer to what it needs to be—and right now, I’m proud of where it has landed.

The next step is finding the right time and space for another work-in-progress reading, likely in early/mid 2026. No date yet—just intention. I want to do it with care, capacity, and the right people in the room.

A sign-up link for those interested in the next reading (actors and supporters) will be shared in the coming months once timing is clearer on my end.

Thank you to everyone who has asked hard questions, and believed in the process. More soon.