Auditions

All auditions are held at the barn in Skippack unless noted otherwise.

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An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde (directed by Margo O'Moore)

The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman (directed by Marianne Green)

The Wedding Singer by Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, and Tim Herlihy (directed by Brian Shapella)

 

An Ideal Husband

Open Reading: December 13th, 7pm
Auditions: January 25th (7pm) and January 28th (2pm), by appointment

Auditions for Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband will be held at the theater on January 25th at 7:00 pm and on Saturday January 28th at 2:00 pm. An additional date on Sunday January 29th is may be needed for call backs or for weather related delay. Auditions will consist of 10 minute time slots. You must prepare one of the selections available below. You may be asked to do additional readings from the script. Please email the director at margolynne@hotmail.com to arrange for your audition time. A character breakdown is available below. There are three principal women's roles (20's to 40's) and 3 supporting roles (20's to 60's). There are 3 principal male roles (30's to 70's), one combined role for a character actor (any age) and one small role which will also double as backstage/crew.

Characters:
Female (dramatic) Character Cutting
Female (comic) Character Cutting
Male (dramatic) Character Cutting
Male (comic) Character Cutting
Character Breakdowns

The Children's Hour

Directed by Marianne Green – dgreen298830@comcast.net; contact for more information!

Award–winning playwright Lillian Hellman entered the world of the theater with a resounding thunder of acclaim in 1934 with this, her first and most famous play. The Children's Hour is the dramatic story of how a selfish child's whispered accusation destroys the lives of two young schoolteachers. Although set in rural New England in 1934, this devastating story of deceit, shame and courage, and its potent exploration of a culture of fear, remains startlingly relevant.

Production Dates: 5/31, 6/1, 6/2, 6/8, 6/9, 6/10 (matinee), 6/14, 6/15, 6/16

Audition dates/times: Saturday, March 3rd: 10am-noon for Young Girls; 12-1:00pm for Adults
Sunday, March 4th: 6:30pm-7:30pm for Young Girls; 7:30pm-9:30pm for Adults

Callbacks: Wednesday, March 7: 7:00pm-Young Girls; 8:00pm-Adults (& some young girls)

We are casting for all roles comprising of seven young girl roles (girls need to portray between the ages of 12 and 14); two leading women’s roles (ages 28-30), one leading man (age 32-40); two excellent supporting women’s roles (ages 50-75), and one adult female (small role-any age). Auditionees (and/or their parents) are strongly encouraged to read the play before auditioning to understand the depth of material, and weight of the roles.

Character Descriptions (Adults): Ages represent character ages, not necessarily the auditionee’s physical age.

Karen Wright: (age-28-30), partner in the Wright-Dobie School for Girls; attractive, warm and outgoing. Admired and respected by her students for whom she has genuine affection. Emotionally stable, at ease with herself and others; good friend to Martha Dobie and engaged to Dr. Joe Cardin.
Martha Dobie: (age 28-30), Karen’s friend and co-owner of the school. Nervous and high-strung, she is less composed and self-assured, and is a woman of complex feelings and emotions. Greatly depends on Karen for emotional stability and confidence.
Dr. Joseph Cardin: (age 32-40), relaxed and amiable doctor and Karen’s fiancée. Gracious and humorous, he possesses good insight in to the characters of Karen, Mrs. Tilford, and especially young Mary. As the play progresses his emotions escalate to anger and uncertainty.
Mrs. Amelia Tilford: (age 65-75), a wealthy and refined widow, grandmother of Mary, and aunt of Dr. Cardin. Fair and generous, but lacks good judgment when it comes to Mary and becomes self-righteous, and later, contrite.
Lily Mortar: (age 50-60), a former actress, now teacher at the school, and Martha’s aunt. Self-centered, selfish, flamboyant, susceptible to flattery, refuses to grow old gracefully, and is a thorn in the side of Karen and Martha.
Agatha: (age 30 and above), a no-nonsense maid in the employ of Mrs.Tilford; stern and straight-laced.

Character Descriptions (Girls – all 12-14 yrs.-ages represent character ages, not necessarily auditionee’s real age.)

Mary Tilford: spoiled granddaughter of Mrs. Tilford, and the problem-child at the Wright-Dobie school. Clever, manipulative, used to having her own way, and will resort to any intimidating and venomous behavior to get it. Very troubled child whose slander causes irreparable damage. This large and very challenging role may be double-cast.
Rosalie Wells: student at the school, and one of the stronger girls not easily cowed by Mary, whom she does not like. Rosalie is a key character and goes through a series of emotions as the play progresses, and must be able to portray being frightened and to cry convincingly.
Peggy Rogers: student at the school, but unimaginative with little interest in her studies, and more in boys. She is intimidated by and afraid of Mary, especially when Mary tries to extort her savings money from her.
Evelyn Munn: a student at the school, is relatively quiet and timid, and like Peggy, gets caught up in Mary’s lie. When Mary attempts to extort money from Peggy, Evelyn steps in to help and is slapped by Mary. Catherine: another student, is smart but a bit of a know-it-all. Also will understudy one of the larger roles named above.
Lois: another student, unsure of her studies and a bit frantic about it. Also understudies one of the larger roles named above.
Helen: another student, is very dutiful and polite. Also understudies one of the larger roles named above.

Audition information: No appointment necessary, but please come to one of the dates/times specific to the age group listed above. Prepare one of the readings (below) for the role you are interested in; if auditioning for more than one role, two readings is the maximum. Use one of the readings even if the role you want is not attached. Readings should not be memorized. Please bring your calendar with you to the auditions to review rehearsal conflicts. Thank you!

For Karen or Martha: Character Cutting
For Mrs. Tilford or Lily Mortar: Character Cutting
For Mary or Rosalie: Character Cutting
For Peggy or Evelyn: Character Cutting
For Joe Cardin: Character Cutting

The Wedding Singer

Book Direction by Brian Shapella
Music Direction by Mark Urmson
Choreography by Shelli Pentimall Bookler

Auditions for The Wedding Singer will be held on Saturday, March 24th (11am) and Monday, March 26th (7:30pm).

The Wedding Singer is a musical based on the movie of the same name. It's a meet-cute romantic comedy about a wedding singer (Robbie) who meets the girl of his dreams (Julia), but she's engaged to be married to another man (Glen).

Character Descriptions:

Robbie Hart: The lead singer of a band. Bit of a dreamer. In love with love. A truly "nice" guy. (25-35 years old, Tenor role)
Julia Sullivan: Waitress. Girl next door. Engaged to GLen but falls in love with Robbie. (25-35 years old, Alto/Soprano II role)
Sammy: The bass player in the wedding band. A guy's guy. Pretends to love being a bachelor but is actually in love with Holly. (25-35 years old, Baritone role)
Holly: Julia's cousin. Sexually promiscuous, but wants to be loved. (25-35 years old, Alto/Soprano II role)
Glen Guglia: Julia's fiancee. Wall Street Broker. Rich. Womanizer. (30-45 years old, Baritone/Tenor role)
George: The wedding band's keyboardist. A "sensitive" bachelor. The foil to George's guy's guy attitude. (25-35 years old, Baritone/Tenor role)
Linda: Robbie's fiancee who leaves him at the altar. (20-30 years old, 80's Rock Alto role)
Rosie: Robbie's grandmother. Motherly. Tries to remain "hip" despite her age. (50-80 years old, Alto role)
Angie: Julia's mother who cannot wait for her daughter to marry a rich man. (50-60 years old, Alto role)
Ensemble: Various wedding guests and town population. Variety of ages. Lots of singing and in almost every scene. Will also play the variety of Vegas impersonators. Each ensemble member will be featured in some way in at least one number. (Director's commentary: having been in a lot of ensembles, this is a great show to be part of the ensemble in. Lots to do and lots of fun!)

Auditioners are asked to prepare 32 bars of music from a contemporary musical. An accompanist will be provided for auditions and Auditioners should bring their own sheet music. No acapella or singing with a recording will be allowed. Auditioners will also be asked to sing scales to determine range.

Auditioners will be asked to learn a small dance as part of the audition process. Please wear or bring comfortable clothing to allow for this dance exercise.

Auditioners are also asked to prepare a short impression of a famous person from the 80's. This impression can be of anyone and doesn't necessarily have to be all that good, so long as the suggestion of character is there. We're looking for personality and openness in this part of the audition.

Certain individuals that are being considered for the 8 principal characters will be asked to return to auditions on Saturday, March 31st for callbacks. At this time there will be readings from the script and actors/actresses will be asked to sing something from the show. More information will be given when auditioners are asked to return for callbacks.

If you have any questions, please contact director Brian Shapella at 215-703-7010 or via email at shapella@comcast.net.