Talent Needed for "Flight of the Lawnchair Man" Musical Show
Audition for "Flight of the Lawnchair Man" show. Looking for male and female dancers, singers, and performers. Please see the characters' descriptions below. About the project: The title is not a metaphor. Jerry Gorman is a regular guy from New Jersey who just wants to fly. The neighbors think he’s nuts. His mother disapproves. Big Jack and Blaire scoff. But Gracie believes in him. When Jerry soars to 16,000 feet with nothing but a lawnchair and helium balloons, this funny tuneful musical reminds us that the air is free and dreams can come true if only you believe in yourself. Additional info: All cast are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 Prepare at least 32 measures of one musical theatre standard to sing fearlessly. An accompanist will be provided, or you can bring a track to play via Bluetooth. Acappella auditions are discouraged. In addition, everyone will be asked to read scenes. Sides will be made available online in early January. There may also be a short minimal dance audition. Please bring a resume and a list of all conflicts through April 7, 2024. Performance dates: March 22 – April 7, 2024; Friday – Sunday. Rehearsals will generally be Monday through Thursday evenings, subject to cast schedules. See the attachments for the video audition. If interested, please
13 roles
(Tenor or lyric baritone): Extremely likeable, but the kind of guy whose likeability never seems to get him anywhere in life. A dreamer who until recently never felt he had a right to his dreams. You'd almost call him a loser, if he didn't have such a great girlfriend.
Jerry's girlfriend (soprano/mixed belt): embraces life and all that it offers, including her job as a toll booth operator on I-95, and Jerry, whom she adores despite what others see as his shortcomings, and his sometimes frustrating hesitation to allow their relationship to progress to the "next level." A nice New Jersey accent is a plus.
(High baritone): is the kind of guy uniforms were created for. He looks really good in one. He is all man, a man's man, a manly man, an exemplar of manlitude. He's also quite tall. He exudes self-confidence and never (until later in the show) lets the cracks show.
(Mezzo soprano or soprano/mixed belt): a flight attendant who exudes a bubbly, ditsy enthusiasm that masks a competence and ability that no one has ever imagined, but which will become apparent to us later in the show.
Jerry's mother (late middle age; lyric soprano/mixed belt): can be a bit of a steamroller and a nag where her son is involved, but she does it out of love – and fear. She's a suburban working mother trying to maintain an upper-middle-class lifestyle with a lower-middle-class income. She has been hiding what, to her, is a terrible, terrible secret. A nice New Jersey accent is a plus.
ENSEMBLE. Jerry's boss. High strung, often angry, he nevertheless has a heart that starts to pump warm blood when he spends time with Jerry's Mom later in the show.
ENSEMBLE. A Federal Aviation Administration Agent of indeterminate gender. Takes his (or is it her?) job very, very seriously.
ENSEMBLE. (Tenor or high bari – one solo song): the great painter, inventor, and all around Renaissance Man of the Italian Renaissance. Speaks and sings with an alarming similarity to Chico Marx.
ENSEMBLE. (Baritone – one solo song): the great aviator who made the first solo flight across the Atlantic. Speaks and sings with an alarming similarity to Jimmy Stewart.
ENSEMBLE. (Mezzo soprano/mixed belt – one solo song): the great aviatrix who almost became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe by air. Speaks and sings with an alarming similarity to Katherine Hepburn.
ENSEMBLE. (Mezzo soprano – one solo song; played by a woman): a classic little French boy from classic French movie.
ENSEMBLE. (An official from NASA): he's all business, but hates to have to be the bearer of bad news.
ENSEMBLE. A handsome, serious, callow reporter from a major cable news organization.
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