"The Color Purple: The Musical" Looking for Singers
The company is holding auditions for "The Color Purple: The Musical" and looking for singers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Based on Alice Walker’s 1982 novel of the same name, The Color Purple spans 35 years in the life of Celie, a teenage African-American girl living in Georgia who is given by her abusive stepfather to an even more abusive husband. Though Celie spends most of her days as a servant in her own household, she, cut off by her husband from those she loves, tries to remain hopeful that she will ultimately be reunited with her sister Nettie and her children by way of her stepfather, Adam and Olivia. Over the years, Celie, increasingly jaded by her lot, finds ways to cope with life–a potential lover in the fabulous Shug Avery, a friend in her stepson’s wife Sofia, a love of making stretchable pants that turns into a booming business. Though her string of unfortunate events, though, Celie learns that the most important thing is that she is a survivor, and that no matter what happens to her, she is still here. Additional info: SHOW DATES: Friday, April 12th @ 7pm Saturday, April 13th @ 2pm Sunday, April 14th @ 2pm Thursday, April 18th @ 7pm Friday, April 19th @ 7pm Saturday, April 20th @ 2pm Saturday, April 20th @ 7pm Sunday, April 21st @ 2pm Please come with a prepared song— Please bring a Karaoke version of your song on a Bluetooth accessible device – there is no accompanist for these auditions. Directors will have a bluetooth speaker on hand. No monologues are necessary. Auditionees will learn a short movement combination, which will be sent out via email prior to the audition. Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended. Please apply if interested.
15 roles
Mezzo-soprano/alto. African American. Drives the story. Vulnerable, spirited, introverted, and mischievous. She appears passive but is an astute observer with a deep soul. Insecure with a wicked sense of humor, she eventually breaks away from a hard life and finds love and independence. Seeking a strong actor with a big belt
Celie’s husband and abuser- a troubled man. In love with Shug Avery, his misdeeds in life are eventually redeemed as he transforms throughout the play.
Tenor. Mister’s son from his first marriage. Well intended, he often falls short and in love, he falls hard.
Harpo’s wife and Celie’s lifelong friend. A warrior woman who possesses a larger-than-life personality, along with great lust for life and sexual confidence. She is tough and demands justice.
A sultry juke-joint performer, past her prime, and at death's door. A former lover of Mister and a ‘good-time girl’, she forms a deep friendship bond with Celie who helps her rediscover her desire to love again.
Harpo's girlfriend; sassy, fiery, and strong-willed with a caring heart; aspires to be a blues singer; although she is mistreated, she undergoes a thorough transformation by claiming her own independence and identity as a woman; actor should have a strong belt with Soprano.
Mister’s father; a scathing, angry, selfish man who disapproves of his son and his relationship with Shug; he owns the farmland on which Mister lives and seems to believe that his own status as a landowner makes him better than other people; despite this, he is detested by most everyone; Preacher – the preacher at the local church; Bari-Tenor; ensemble.
Seeking three actors to appear in the onstage ensemble as Doris, Darlene and Jarene, a trio of busybody types who love to gossip about the people of their town; they comment on the action throughout the show; these are country folk who shimmer with an eternally earthy and spiritual wisdom; will also cover the roles of Celia, Shug Avery and Sofia; fantastic high gospel belt; featured ensemble.
An abuser and embittered man. He is father to Celie & Nettie, as well as father to Celie’s two children, whom he abducts from Celie and gives away at birth.
Sofia’s good-time man with whom she takes up between her relationship stints with Harpo
Prison guard at the jail where Sofia is being held; Bari-Tenor; ensemble.
Shug’s husband; extremely boring and plain, not good enough for Shug; Celie can’t stand the way he treats Shug; will cover the role of Harpo; soulful Bari-Tenor; featured ensemble
Celie’s handyman in her later life / tends to Sophia during her jail stay.
Tenor, Baritone, Bass. Celie’s son raised by Nettie in Africa and later reunited with his mother.
Soprano. Celie’s daughter raised by Nettie in Africa and later reunited with her mother.
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