Musical "Xanadu" In Need of Performers
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ADMITTED. The company is looking for performers to play roles in the musical "Xanadu". Please, see the details below. About the project: This Tony Award nominated, hilarious musical adventure about following your dreams despite the limitations others set for you, is based on the 1980 cult classic film starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. Greek muse, Kira, descends from Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time – the first ROLLER DISCO! When Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds. Additional information: CALL-BACKS: Sunday, June 25 TBD. Actors receiving a call- back will receive specific scenes and music to prepare, and a specific set of times for which they are called. Lines do not need to be memorized for the callback, but you should be familiar enough with the material to take redirection and “play” with the scenes. AUDITION/CALL-BACK LOCATION Scarborough, ON. Rehearsals begin in September and then continue: Sundays 12:00 to 6:00 pm Mondays 7:00 to 10:30 pm Thursdays 7:00 to 10:30 pm Additional or longer rehearsals will be held once the production has moved to the theatre. Rehearsals at the theatre are as follows (dates/times may be adjusted): Sitzprobe: Date and time to be announced Move-in: Sun. Oct. 22, 2023 9:30am – 9:30pm Sound Rehearsal: Wed. Oct. 25, 2023 6:00 – 10:30 pm Q2Q Technical Rehearsal: Sun. Oct. 29, 2023 10:00 am – 10:00 pm Technical Dress Rehearsal: Mon. Oct. 30, 2023 6:30 – 11:00 pm Dress Rehearsal: Tues. Oct. 31, 2023 6:30 – 11:00 pm Final Dress Rehearsal: Wed. Nov. 1, 2023 6:30 – 11:00 pm Post Show Unit Clean Up: Sat. Nov. 25, 2023 10:00am – 4:00pm A full rehearsal schedule will be given out the first week of rehearsals. PERFORMANCE DATES: November 2 – 4, 9 – 11, 16 – 17, 2023 at 8pm. Matinee performances are November 5, 12 and 18, 2023 at 2pm. Additional performances may be added on November 4 (2pm), 8 (8pm), 11 (2pm) and/or 15 (8pm). All cast members must be available for all performances, move in, sound rehearsal and dress rehearsals PERFORMANCE LOCATION: Scarborough. Please, see the attachments. When applying, please indicate your preference of audition date/time and role(s) you are interested in auditioning for.
9 roles
The youngest of Zeus’s daughters and the muses. Falls in love with Sonny. Pretty. Adventurous. Honest and determined. Muse of history and the leader of the muses. Vocal range top: A5 Vocal range bottom: G3
A self-critical and depressed, mortal, chalk artist who falls in love with Kira. Handsome, but not particularly smart. He embodies 1980s pop culture and is very much a California dreamer. Vocal range top: C6 Vocal range bottom: B3
The hard-nosed “all work and no play” businessman who owns the theatre he once built for his love, Kira. Used to be a budding artist like Sonny, but has since let money and greed consume him. Vocal range top: C6 Vocal range bottom: A3
Kira’s older sister and fellow muse. She is jealous of Kira and as Melpomene’s sidekick, plots with her for Kira’s downfall. The Muse of epics. Vocal range top: A5 Vocal range bottom: G3
Kira’s oldest sister. Mother of the Sirens. She is jealous that Kira is the leader of the muses rather than herself, and therefore creates the plot for her downfall. Muse of tragedy. Vocal range top: A5 Vocal range bottom: G3
One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of comedy. Actor doubles include: Siren, Young Danny, Tubes Singer, and Cyclops. Vocal range top: C6 Vocal range bottom: C4
One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of music. Actor doubles include: Siren, Andrews Sister, and Thetis. Vocal range top: A5 Vocal range bottom: G3
One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of lyrics and erotica. As Eros, she is responsible for shooting Kira with the arrow of love brought on by Melpomene and Calliope’s spell. Actor doubles include: Siren, Andrews Sister, Eros, and Hera. Vocal range top: C6 Vocal range bottom: G3
One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of dance. As Hermes, the messenger of the gods, he is deeply masculine in voice but sassy and flippant in attitude. Actor doubles include: Siren, Tubes Singer, Hermes, and Centaur. Vocal range top: C6 Vocal range bottom: C4
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