Seeking Cast For "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" Show
Theatre will be holding auditions for its upcoming production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown". Actors needed. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see more info below. About the project: You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs and vignettes, based on the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip, is the ideal first show for those who would like to do a musical. Musical numbers include "My Blanket and Me," "The Kite,""The Baseball Game," "Little Known Facts," "Suppertime," and"Happiness." Rate: All professional cast are paid an average of $12-15/hr. Additional info: Seeking an ensemble of versatile, fun-loving, heartfelt actors, who sing and move well. All roles are open to diverse and nontraditional casting options. The descriptions listed below are a template for casting and not set parameters. Directors encourage those interested in a particular role to prepare an audition in the style of the character listed below as they see fit. Please know these are well developed, genuine characters based on the comics, not caricatures Instructions: Please prepare one monologue and one 32 bar musical cut, or two contrasting 32 bar musical cuts, in the style of the show. Musical selections from the show are welcome. Please bring sheet music, clearly marked, and in the correct key. Total audition should not exceed 3 minutes. Please Note: Directors currently cannot provide housing for actors residing outside of the Tampa Bay Area. Callbacks: Sunday, 12/17, 6:00 - 10:00pm in Tampa, FL. Actors will be divided into groups for callbacks and each group will take roughly an hour. Callbacks will include a movement call, so please dress to move. Rehearsals are scheduled to begin the weekend of May 4th, 2024. There will be a break from May 24th - 27th, 2024. Rehearsals are typically Tues. - Fri. Evenings, Sat Afternoons and Sunday TBD. Performances: Preview is Thursday, Jun 6th, 2024 Opening night is Friday, Jun 7th, 2024 Relaxed Performance is Saturday, Jun 8th, 2024 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown runs two weekends from 6/6/2024 - 6/16/2024. Please see the document attached. If you are interested, please apply.
6 roles
The sometimes optimistic, sometimes self-deprecatory main character. The show is a day in the life of Charlie Brown. His main characteristics are either self-defeating stubbornness or admirable determined persistence to try his best against all odds. He can never win a ballgame, but continues playing baseball; he can never fly a kite successfully, but continues trying to do so. Strong singing and acting skills. Bari-Tenor who can speak/sing fast - B-flat2 to F4
Charlie's dog. A clownish, vaudevillian scene stealer who can really “sell it.” Snoopy is more human-like than dog. His character is that of a dog who pretends to be a person (or who forgets he is a dog). He can dance circles around everyone else. This role is physically demanding both in innovation & execution. Actor who can portray a dog, physicality a must. Strong comedic timing and musical theatre style dance required. Possible female role, but must fit vocal range. Tenor/Baritone - C3-A4
The crabby, opinionated, manipulative, self-important older sister to Linus who bosses Charlie Brown around and perpetually offers arm-chair psychiatric advice for her rate of five cents. This actress will have dimension in her performance - she will have the ability to be a brute but also allow her compassion to shine when necessary. She is actually a friend to Charlie Brown. A strong-willed comedian with a great sense of timing. Strong actress and belter. Mezzo/Alto belt - G3 to F-sharp5
A highly articulate, charismatic, lovable, sometimes eccentric and argumentative younger sister to Charlie Brown. Despite being portrayed as innocent and adorable, she is noticeably intelligent for her age. She is absurdly intense, balancing angst with innocence, sweet but a skeptic. She has a crush on Linus. Strong singing and acting skills. Soprano/Mezzo belt - B3 to A-flat5
The thumb-sucking, blanket-dependent younger brother to Lucy - and Charlie Brown's best friend. Though young, he is the most educated character in the bunch. He is unusually smart and he acts as the show’s philosopher. Despite his mature vocabulary, juvenile aspects of his character are also displayed; Linus is almost always depicted holding his blue security blanket & often sucking his thumb. Strong singing, acting, & soft shoe or tap experience would be great. Baritone/Tenor - B-flat2 to E4
A friend to Charlie Brown, he is distinguished by his precocious skill at playing the toy piano, as well as by his love of classical music and the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. He is Lucy’s love interest but he could care less about her. His love is Beethoven and he is very serious about his musical hobby. Strong acting and singing skills. Ability to play piano a plus, not mandatory; High Baritone/Tenor, B-flat2 to A-flat4
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