"The Christmas Schooner" Show Looking for Singers
The company is holding auditions for "The Christmas Schooner" and looking for exceptional singing actors for all roles, please see the details below ONLY LOCAL TALENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Based on the true story of the Rouse Simmons, a schooner ship that brought the first Christmas trees to Chicago by way of the treacherous winter waters of Lake Michigan, this story of love, faith, and family is bound to become a new holiday tradition for Southside audiences. Rate: $350 Additional info: Time Commitment: The show will rehearse: Saturdays: 12noon - 5pm Mondays: 7pm - 10pm Wednesdays: 7pm - 10pm Thursdays: 7pm - 10pm A detailed rehearsal schedule will be provided at auditions. PERFORMANCES Thursday, December 8, 2022, | 7:30 PM Friday, December 9, 2022, | 7:30 PM Saturday, December 10, 2022 | 2PM & 7:30PM Sunday, December 11, 2022, | 2 PM Material To Prepare: Please bring a 32-bar cut of a traditional musical theatre song for your audition. You must provide sheet music in your desired key and you may sing from the show if you choose. An accompanist will be provided. No recordings or a capella auditions. Actors may be asked to read sides from the script.
7 roles
Baritone. The quintessential husband, father, and son. He loves his family very much. Has a strong sense of obligation to family and tradition (paid role)
Mezzo-Soprano. Peter's wife and Karl's mother. She is motherly and caring but very strong, and very proud to now call herself an American. She holds down the house while her husband is at sea. (paid role)
Baritone. Peter's father. He, too, is proud to be part of the American landscape, but does not want to forget where he came from. Wise, calm and kind but quite stubborn. (paid role)
Baritenor. A hotheaded, know-it-all sailor with a big heart. (paid role)
The goofier of the two sailors between himself and Oskar. Like Oskar, he deeply respects Captain Stossel. Loves food and has a biting sarcasm. (paid role)
Perhaps the most mature and serious of Captain Stossel's three right-hand men. Has a deep respect for Peter and would probably be second in line to captain the schooner. (paid role)
An ensemble of exceptional singer/actors who play various characters throughout the story. (paid roles)
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