Musical Theatre Southwest Audition Notice Titanic the Musical Music and Lyrics: Maury Yeston Book: Peter Stone Director: Brian Clifton Music Director: TBD Choreographer: Lisette Herrera Stage Manager: Jessica Quindlen Asst. Stage Manager: Laura Everett FOR A VOCAL AUDITION APPOINTMENT, PLEASE CALL 505-265-9119 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SHOW OR THE AUDITIONS, PLEASE EMAIL THE DIRECTOR AT: roo1717@aol Vocal auditions will be by appointment only and should be no more than 1 minute. Please choose an appropriate song in the classic or contemporary musical theatre style (you may sing something from the show). For samples of Titanic show music, visit: youtube/watch?v=PA6dXgZIDlE&list=PL2FDBAE3902CE62A4 An accompanist will be provided, but you are free to bring your own. Bring sheet music in the correct key. NO acapella auditions. Please be prepared to state vocal range (high & low note) if possible. Scripts are available from MTS (for 2 days, with a $25 deposit) in order to become more familiar with the show. We encourage people of ALL ethnicities to audition. Check out our Web site musicaltheatresw or the MTS Facebook page for audition information updates. Auditions, Rehearsals and Performances will be held at the MTS Center for Theatre, 6320-B Domingo NE (east of San Pedro, between Central & Copper). About the Show: The sinking of the TITANIC in the early hours of April 15, 1912, remains the quintessential disaster of this century. A total of 1,517 souls-men, women and children-lost their lives (only 711 survived). The fact that the finest, largest, strongest ship in the world-called, in fact, the unsinkable ship-should have been lost during its maiden voyage is so incredible that, had it not actually happened, no author would have dared to contrive it. But the catastrophe had social ramifications that went far beyond that nights events. For the first time since the beginning of the industrial revolution early in the 19th Century, bigger, faster and stronger did not prove automatically to be better. Suddenly the very essence of progress had to be questioned; might the advancement of technology not always be progress? Nor was this the only question arising from the disaster. The accommodations of the ship, divided into 1st, 2nd and 3rd Classes, mirrored almost exactly the class structure (upper, middle and lower) of the English-speaking world. But when the wide discrepancy between the number of survivors from each of the ships classes was revealed-all but two of the women in 1st Class were saved while 155 women and children from 2nd and 3rd (mostly 3rd) drowned-there was a new, long-overdue scrutiny of the prevailing social system and its values. It is not an exaggeration to state that the 19th Century, with its social structure, its extravagant codes of honor and sacrifice, and its unswerving belief that God favored the rich, ended that night. The musical play TITANIC examines the causes, the conditions and the characters involved in this ever-fascinating drama. This is the factual story of that ship-of her officers, crew and passengers, to be sure-but she will not, as has happened so many times before, serve as merely the background against which fictional, melodramatic narratives are recounted. The central character of our TITANIC is the TITANIC herself. Titanic the Musical received five Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score. You just cant keep the Titanic down for long; a revival will be steaming back to Broadway in the fall 2014 Casting Note from the Director: We will be casting 20-25 people. Below you will find many character descriptions of characters in this show. For the purposes of this production, we will doubling many of the characters and all cast members will play multiple class levels. Additionally, the plot of this show is not the same as the popular film. We also know that there are several other shows happening around the same time this summer which could mean that people interested in auditioning may have rehearsal conflicts. To the best of our ability, we will work around what we need to ensure the best cast possible. Auditions: May 02 (Friday) Vocal Audition 6:30pm-9:30pm May 03 (Saturday) Vocal Audition 9:00am-12:00pm Dance Audition 1:00pm-2:00pm Ensemble Vocal Callback 2:00pm-3:30pm Ensemble Acting Callback: 3:30pm-5:00pm May 04 (Sunday)- Callbacks 10:00am – 5:30pm Rehearsals: Schedule TBA (May-June). Tech week July 5-10. Performances: July 11 to August 3. Friday & Saturday at 8; Sunday at 4. Community Service Performance: Thursday, July 10, 7pm. ________________________________________ Titanic the Musical CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: OFFICERS & CREW: Thomas Andrews: (TENOR) Irish Businessman. Designer and Builder of the RMS Titanic. Age 35-45. Bruce Ismay: (BARITONE) English Businessman. Chairman and Managing Director of White Star Line. Owner of the RMS Titanic. Age 42-55. Captain E.J. Smith: (BARITONE) English naval reserve officer, served as Captain to the RMS Titanic. Age 55-65. First Officer Murdoch: (BARITONE) Scottish sailor. Served as First Officer on the RMS Titanic. Age 35-45. Second Officer Lightoller: English. Served as the Second Officer on the RMS Titanic. Age 35-45. *Most senior officer to survive* Quartermaster Hitchens: English Sailor. Deck crew aboard the RMS Titanic. At the ships wheel when it hit the iceberg. Age range 19-25. Harold Bride: English. Junior wireless officer (radioman) on the RMS Titanic. Age range 19-25. Frederick Barrett: (TENOR) English. Stoker in the boiler room. Age 20-30. Frederick Fleet: (TENOR) English sailor and crewman. Served as the Lookout. Age 20-25. Henry Etches: (TENOR) English. Senior First Class steward. Age 45-55. Bellboy: English. Bellboy. Age 15. PASSENGERS 1st Class: Isador Straus: (BASS-BARITONE) American (German Born). Businessman and Co-Owner of Macy’s Department Store. Titanic Victim, age 67. Ida Straus: (ALTO) American. Homemaker and wife of Isador Straus. Age 63. 2nd Class Passengers: Alice Beane: (MEZZO) 2nd Class Passenger. American. Age Range- 30-50. Edgar Beane: (BASS) Married to Alice. American. Age Range- 32-50. Charles Clarke: (TENOR) Young, British and Middle Class. Age Range- 25-35. Caroline Neville: (SOPRANO) Young, British and Aristocratic. Age Range- 25-35 3rd Class Passengers: Jim Farrell: (BARITONE) Handsome Irishman. 3rd Class Passenger. Age range 20-30. Kate McGowan: (SOPRANO) One of the 3 “Kate’s”. Irish. 3rd Class Passenger. Age Range: 20-30 Kate Mullins: One of the 3 “Kate’s”. Irish. 3rd Class Passenger. Age Range: Open Kate Murphey: One of the 3 “Kate’s”. Irish. 3rd Class Passenger. Age Range: Open Chorus: All ages, ethnicities and body types to play various crew and passengers.
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