THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Book, Lyrics, and Music by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Ashley H. White | Drama Desk Award Recipient
First Rehearsal: On or around July 21, 2025
Performances: August 14 - September 6, 2025
AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AT CIRCLE THEATRE ON JUNE 8 (6pm - 10pm) & 9 (1pm-6pm), 2025. Details below.
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AUDITION DETAILS
Tony Award-Winning Writer
ABOUT THE SHOW
THE LAST FIVE YEARS | JASON ROBERT BROWN | AUGUST 14 - SEPTEMBER 6, 2025
We round out the Summer with a contemporary classic, one of the most beloved musicals about a tumultuous heartbreak to ever have been written. Fresh off its first-ever Broadway Run, starring Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas, Circle Theatre will be the first to bring The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown back to the area!
The Last Five Years captivates its audiences with its innovative storytelling and beloved score. A powerful piece that speaks to the universal experience of love and loss, this critically acclaimed musical delves into the five-year romance between Cathy and Jamie, two aspiring artists, through a unique narrative structure: Cathy’s story unfolds from the end of their relationship moving backward, while Jamie’s perspective moves forward from the start.
Memorable melodies soar throughout the piece, which leave audiences considering all that can go wrong when two people collide - and all that could have gone right, had they ever truly seen one another.
*contains adult language and situations*
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
CATHERINE HIATT
Female-presenting | Age 25–35 | Mezzo-soprano
An ambitious, fresh-faced young woman at the start of a relationship. Over time, she becomes stunned by betrayal and grapples with a divorce she’s only beginning to understand. Vulnerable, funny, and deeply heartfelt.
JAMIE WELLERSTEIN
Male-presenting | Age 25–35 | Tenor
A charming, ambitious writer with a dazzling career on the rise. Lovable and magnetic, but blinded by success and ego, making choices that ultimately sabotage his own happiness.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
1. Please select the "Equity Auditions" or "Open Auditions" below depending on your
union status
2. Once there, Please select your preferred audition time slot.
3. Please follow the submit materials button to submit your headshot and resume
- Video submission portal can be found at the bottom of the Airtable form by clicking on
SUBMIT MATERIALS button
4. AUDITION MATERIALS
• Please bring a 1-minute cut in the style of The Last Five Years.
• Songs from the show accepted.
• A second piece may be requested.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Ashley H. White
Ashley H. White (she/her) is a multi-hyphenate artist, whose passion lies within storytelling. She is an award-winning director, fight and intimacy director, playwright and teaching artist, with international credits and decades of experience creating theatre.
As a director, she has helmed numerous productions, each incorporating significant play and a pursuit of creative risk. Most recently, she directed The Hatmaker's Wife (Circle Theatre) and Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 at Theatre Three in Dallas. Prior to that, her World Premiere of Imposter! Hypocrite! Tartuffe! ran at Circle Theatre.
As a playwright, Ashley recently enjoyed a hit run of her original work, Imposter! Hypocrite! Tartuffe! (based on the play by that one guy), at Circle Theatre in Fort Worth. Her previous devised pieces include The Forever Quest at Cry Havoc and A Room For Vincent at Union. She is currently under commission with Bishop Arts Theatre Center to pen a new play based on Ibram Kendi's Stamped from the Beginning, set to debut in early 2025.
She is a certified Intimacy Director with IDC Professionals and has worked across the U.S., in addition to film and television, where her intimacy coordination work can be seen on Amazon, The CW, Paramount+, and other networks and studios. An accomplished Fight Director, she is also a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors. Ashley is a sought-after educator and the creator of The Cycle of Consent—an approach to building and navigating safe creative spaces.
She is a proud member of SDC and has received nominations for the SDC Zelda Fischander and SDC Barbara Whitman awards for innovation in directing. Ashley is the recipient of five DFW Critics Forum Awards for Outstanding Direction, in addition to special recognitions from the Critics Forum for her fight and intimacy work.
Ashley is the recipient of five DFW Critics Forum Awards for Outstanding Direction, as well as special recognitions from the Critics Forum for her fight and intimacy work. She is a proud member of SDC and has received nominations for the SDC Zelda Fischander and SDC Barbara Whitman awards for innovation in directing.
Ashley is proud to be the Artistic Director of Circle Theatre, a professional theatre based in Downtown Fort Worth.
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