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Open Auditions
The Kelsey Theatre invites you to . . .
OPEN AUDITIONS - Anyone can audition, you do not have to be a student at MCCC. NOTE: Auditions will be held on the Mercer County Community College Campus unless otherwise stated. Check the Kelsey Theatre for room location signs. All performances will be held at Kelsey Theatre, located on the West Windsor Campus of Mercer County Community College 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, NJ 08550 .
KELSEY THEATRE AUDITION HOTLINE - (609) 570-3582
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http://kronos.mccc.edu/mailman/listinfo/kelsey-auditions
“ANNIE” THE MUSICAL
Produced by YARDLEY PLAYERS THEATRE COMPANY
AUDITION DATES:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2010 (12pm to 5pm)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2010 (1pm to 4pm)
PREPARE:
All auditioners should be prepared to sing (see list below for song choices)
Wear comfortable shoes for dance movement
Orphans who are auditioning for tap dancing should bring tap shoes if you own them.
AUDITION APPOINTMENTS AND QUESTIONS:
Appointments required
PLEASE CALL MARGE SWIDER (DIRECTOR) at 215-968-1904 to schedule an appointment.
CASTING INFORMATION:
ALL ROLES OPEN (must be 7 or older to audition, see particulars below)
FEMALES:
MISS HANNIGAN- A mean spirited, loud, director of an all girls’ orphanage
Strong singer, dancer, actress (25-40+) alto-mezzo soprano
Audition song: “Little Girls”
GRACE FARRELL-A sweet, kind efficient secretary to Oliver Warbucks
Strong singer, actress (25-40) soprano
Audition song: “We Got Annie”
LILY ST. REGIS-A conniving, low class girlfriend of Rooster Hannigan
Good singer, dancer, actress (25-40) soprano
Audition song: “Easy Street”
BOYLAN SISTERS-3 women who sing as a trio on the Bert Healy radio show
Good singers (20-40+) alto, 2nd soprano, 1st soprano
Audition song: “You’re Never Fully Dressed”
STAR TO BE-A Broadway star want-to-be with a small solo
Strong soprano (18-25)
Audition song “NYC”
PERKINS-A member of FDR’S cabinet (25-40+) small solo
Audition song: “Tomorrow”
ANNETTE, CECILLE, MRS. PUGH-Maids with small amount of solo singing lines
Audition song: “I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here” or “NYC”
ADULT CHORUS-Group of men, women, girls, and boys who sing and have good stage
movement. (7-50+), some with lines and small solo singing.
Audition song: “NYC”, or “We’d Like to Thank You” (Hooverville) or “New Deal”
MALE ROLES:
OLIVER WARBUCKS-Wealthy, workaholic who becomes soft hearted when he takes in
an Orphan, Annie, and falls under her charms (30-50) Baritone
Audition song: “Something was Missing” or “NYC”
ROOSTER HANNIGAN-Miss Hannigan’s brother, a con artist, cold, calculating,
unscrupulous, Strong singer, dancer, actor (25-40) baritone
Audition song: “Easy Street”
DRAKE-Oliver Warbuck’s Butler (30-50+) Tenor-baritone, Good actor, singer
Audition song: “We Got Annie” or “New Deal”
BERT HEALY-Radio host (30-50) Good actor with entertaining personality
Audition song: “NYC”
FDR-President with strong acting and authoritative character (40+)
Audition song: “New Deal”
LT. WARD-Policeman who returns Annie to the orphanage; flirts with Miss Hannigan
Good acting skills, some comedic timing (30+)
Audition song: “NYC”
BUNDLES-(Laundry man), DOG CATCHERS-small amount of lines, (30-50+)
Audition song: “NYC”
ADULT CHORUS-Group of men, women, girls, and boys who sing and have good stage
movement. (7-50+), some with lines and small solo singing.
Audition song: “NYC”, or “We’d Like to Thank You” (Hooverville) or “New Deal”
CHILDREN’S ROLES
ANNIE-An orphan who plays an 11 year old with a strong charming personality (10-13)
mezzo, Excellent singing, acting, and dancing required
Audition song: “Maybe” or “Tomorrow”
MAIN ORPHANS-Molly (7-8), Kate (8-9), Tess ((9-11), Pepper (11-13) July (12-13),
Duffy (13-15), Strong singing, acting, and dancing (9-15)
Audition song: “You’re Never Fully Dressed” or “Hard Knock Life”
ORPHAN CHORUS-Group of girls with good singing and dancing skills (7-15)
Audition song: “You’re Never Fully Dressed” or “Hard Knock Life”
Some of the girls in the orphan chorus can audition for tap dancing.
DATES OF PERFORMANCES:
APRIL 23, 24, 25, 30, MAY 1, 2, 2010 at the Kelsey Theatre
RAGTIME
Presented by The Pennington Players
Directed by Frank Ferrara
Musical Direction by Shannon Ferrara
Choreographed by Nicole Farina-Machin
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Book by Terrence McNally
Based on the novel Ragtime, by E.L. Doctorow (1975)
Based on the 1975 novel by E. L. Doctorow, RAGTIME tells the story of three groups in America in the beginning of the1900’s, represented by Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician; Mother, the matriarch of a WASP family in New Rochelle, NY; and Tateh, a Latvian Jewish immigrant. Historical figures such as Harry Houdini, Evelyn Nesbit, Booker T. Washington, J. P. Morgan, Henry Ford, Admiral Peary, Matthew Henson, and Emma Goldman also appear. The music includes marches, cakewalks, gospel and ragtime.
AUDITION DATES:
Saturday, February 13 (10am - 5pm)
Sunday, February 14 (10am - 5pm)
Callbacks: Monday, February 15 – Wednesday, February 17 (6:30pm– 10pm each night)
(note that callback dates are tentative and in most cases, any given actor will only be asked to attend one night of callbacks).
AUDITION APPOINTMENST AND QUESTIONS:
Audition appointments are strongly recommended.
Please e-mail or call us to make an appointment.
Pennington Players
Email: auditions@penningtonplayers.org
Phone: 609-737-PLAY
PREPARE:
-one complete song (contemporary musical theatre preferred), and bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided
-come prepared to dance.
ABOUT THE CAST:
All roles are open. A breakdown of the specific roles may be found immediately below. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to write or call!
We are seeking a total of 37 actors, including 35 adults (18 male, 17 female) and two children (1 male, 1 female). The cast will include actors of all types and ethnic backgrounds; actors must be at least 13 years of age to be considered for one of the adult roles in this production.
Principals
COALHOUSE WALKER, JR. (male, baritone [G-A], plays 25-35 years old)
African-American musician, charismatic and charming, with a powerful intellect frequently over-ruled by an even more powerful sense of idealism. Must be an outstanding singer and musician with considerable stage presence.
MOTHER (female, mezzo-soprano [G-F#], plays 22-36 years old)
Practical, intelligent, and utterly devoted to her family, Mother is nonetheless a romantic and possessed of a strong independent streak. Unlike her husband, she has not seen the world – but she would very much like to. Need an excellent singer with a very strong high belt.
TATEH (male, tenor [A-F#], plays 30-40 years old)
A determined immigrant whose principal strength and weakness are the same: he sees the world as it ought to be, not as it is. Warm, fatherly, with a dry sense of humor and nearly inexhaustible energy and enthusiasm. Need an excellent singer with a light voice.
SARAH (female, mezzo-soprano [G-F#], plays 18-30 years old)
Coalhouse’s romantic interest and the mother of his child. She is inexperienced, emotional, and impulsive. Must be an outstanding singer with a strong very high mix and good medium belt.
FATHER (male, baritone [A-F], plays 25-45 years old)
Well-off from birth, Father is not a bad man, but he is complacent and emotionally removed from his own life. He goes on adventures but is not adventurous, and as the play begins he has never experienced a single significant challenge to his worldview or perspective. Need a strong singer with a commanding presence.
MOTHER’S YOUNGER BROTHER (male, baritone [A-F#], plays 17-25 years old)
Incredibly awkward and uncomfortable in social situations that do not involve things that explode, Mother’s Younger Brother is desperately in search of something with which he can identify. He is profoundly alienated and lonely, but essentially decent.
Supporting Roles
THE LITTLE BOY (male, unchanged voice [E-D], plays 10-12 years old)
Mother and Father’s son, socially awkward, preternaturally intelligent and dangerously curious; may be slightly psychic, or else just tremendously perceptive.
THE LITTLE GIRL (female, child voice [E-B], plays 6-9 years old)
Tateh’s daughter, a child made quiet and contemplative by a life of tragedy, who nonetheless shares her father’s essential optimism.
EMMA GOLDMAN (female, alto [E-D], plays 37-45 years old)
Radical anarchist and agitator, constantly motivated by an intense inner fire – she inspires; she does not nag. Fiercely loyal to friends and allies. Need a very powerful singer with a good low range.
EVELYN NESBIT (female, mezzo soprano [Bb-D], plays 22-28 years old)
The most beautiful woman in America, turned Vaudeville sensation. Breezy and joyful public persona hides considerable emotional damage. Must be an excellent dancer with a light medium belt.
HARRY HOUDINI (male, tenor [C#-G], plays 32-40 years old)
Escape artist and among the greatest showmen who ever lived, constantly plagued by uncertainty regarding his own relevance. Should be a capable singer and move well.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON (male, bass-baritone [Ab-Eb], plays 50-60 years old)
Among the greatest forces for racial equality in American history, in the prime of a distinguished career. Believes in the ability of reason, education, and strong but measured response to adversity to conquer all obstacles.
HENRY FORD (male, baritone/tenor [D-G# (alt Bb)], plays 43-50 years old)
Captain of industry, uses folksy charm to mask considerable – and possibly malignant - intellect.
J.P MORGAN (male, baritone [D-E], plays 69-74 years old)
The wealthiest man in America, which makes him the wealthiest man on Earth – very nearly a god in his own mind. Very comfortable with and invested in the status quo, and fearful of the forces of change that have begun to move in what he regards as his country.
WILLIE CONKLIN (male, baritone [D-F], plays 35-45 years old)
The Chief of New Rochelle’s Emerald Island Fire Company, he is everyone’s best buddy, and also an insecure, violently racist bully.
GRANDFATHER (male, no solo singing, plays 55-80 years old)
A former professor of Greek and Latin. “Now retired and living with his daughter and her family, he is thoroughly irritated by everything.” No solo singing, but a good musician able to hold harmony parts in several small ensemble sections is preferred.
Ensemble
Need a large ensemble to play dozens of roles, including immigrants, the people of New Rochelle, the people of Harlem, police officers, lawyers, revolutionaries, firemen, showgirls, reporters, explorers Admiral Peary and Matthew Henson, US District Attorney Charles S. Whitman, and others. Multiple opportunities for solo singing and dialogue throughout the show.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Friday, June 4 and 11 (7:30pm)
Saturday, June 5 and 12 (7:30pm)
Sunday, June 6 and 13 (2:00pm)
PRODUCTION STAFF:
Producer: Jenn Gregg
Director: Frank Ferrara
Musical Director: Shannon Ferrara
Choreographer: Nicole Farina-Machin
Stage Manager: Judi Parrish
Set Design: Bryan Schendlinger
Lighting Design: Judi Parrish
Props: Dottie Farina
For more information visit us online at: www.penningtonplayers.org
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