AUDITIONS – The Cassidy Theatre for The Boy Friend Director: Eric Fancher Music Director: Jordan Cooper Choreographer: Sarah Clare Costumer: Costumer: Antoinette Kula Stage Manager: Rebecca Adams Set Designer/Tech Director: Ken Slaughter Audition Dates: Monday June 16th, 6:00- 9:00 Tuesday June 17th, 6:00- 9:00 Saturday June 21st, 2:00- 4:00 Location: The Cassidy Theatre, 6200 Pearl Road, Parma Hts., OH 44130 (In the Greenbrier Commons, behind the Police Station) Show Info: The Boy Friend opens October 10th, 2014 and runs through October 26th, 2014. Performances are Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm. No appointment necessary. The music director has asks you to prepare 16-32 bars of a song in the style of the show. *Bring a headshot and resume if available. There may be reading from the script, but there will be no dance call until callbacks on Saturday. *Callbacks, by invitation, will take place on: Saturday, June 21st from 2pm-4pm *Be prepared to move, this is a dance heavy show. There will also be more reading from the script and singing songs from the show. If you wish to audition but are not able to make it to the above dates, please contact the box office at #440-842-4600 to make alternate arrangements. Show synopsis- The show takes place at Madame Dubonnet’s Finishing School on the French Riviera. Polly, an English heiress, falls in love with Tony, a delivery boy. Conscious of her fathers warning to beware of boys dating her for her family’s money; Polly pretends to be just a secretary. Things get complicated with the unexpected arrival of Pollys father, and Tony’s parents, Lord and Lady Brockhurst. Polly and Tony have shared the same secret – they both come from wealthy families. However, everyone ends up living happily ever after. The show is a rollicking parody of the musicals of the 1920s. Character Breakdown: *Ages listed are character ages, not necessarily actor ages.* Principal Roles: Polly Browne: 14-17, English, must dance and sing well (tap is a big plus). Range: B3 - A5 Maisie Merryweather: 14-17, English, must dance well (tap a plus) flirtatious. Range: B3 - Bb5 Dulcie: 15-20, English, pupil of the school, Range: C4 - Eb5 Fay and Nancy: 15-20, Two English pupils of the finishing school. Tony Brockhurst: English, 15-20, baritone/tenor, must dance well (tap a plus). Range: B2 - F4 Bobby Van Husen: 15-20, American, dancing machine (tap a big plus), like a 20 year old Fred Astaire, boyish. Funny, and charming. Range: C3 - F4 Marcel, Pierre, and Alphonse: 15-20, Three Frenchman. Madame Dubonnet: 35-55, comedy, French accent. The motherly figure to Polly, but also the love interest to Percival. Range: Bb3 - Fb5 Percival Browne: 38-57, English, Pollys father, rekindles an old flame with Madame Dubonnet, stiff upper lip British. Plays the straight man. Range: C3 - E4 Hortense: 25-45, a French maid. (Soprano) high D# is a plus, but not required. Range: C4 - F5 Lord Brockhurst: 45-55, English, dirty old man. Harmless, and not creepy. Range: D3 - Eb4 Lady Brockhurst: 40-55, spoken role, English, Lords wife. Abrasive and funny. The Ensemble- An ensemble of 6 men and 5 women from 14-25 years old. If you have any questions, or concerns please contact the Cassidy Theatre Box Office at #440-842-4600. The Cassidy Theatre Box Office is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays 9:30- 3:30.
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 14:08:00 +0000
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