Singing Audition for "Something Rotten" Show
The company is holding auditions for "Something Rotten" Show and looking for performers, please see the details below. About the project: When William Shakespeare is at the top of a list of famous playwrights, two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom set out to write the world’s first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first century Broadway. Additional info: Please see the attachment for audition sides and musical cuts.
12 roles
The Bard. Over the top with a huge ego. 8 musical numbers. Vocal range – Top Ab4- Bottom- Ab2
A struggling writer who cannot stand Shakespeare. Nigel’s older brother. Needs to be comfortable with Stage kissing. 12 musical numbers. Vocal range – Top: G4 – Bottom – A2
Nick’s sweet younger brother. A struggling writer and poet who falls in love with Portia, a Puritan. Needs to be comfortable with Stage kissing. 10 musical numbers. Vocal range – Top: A4 – Bottom – Eb3
Nick’s wife. She loves Nick despite his lack of success. She dresses up like a man to prove she can be an actor. Needs to be comfortable with Stage kissing. 4 musical numbers. Vocal range – Top: D5 – Bottom – D3
A Puritan woman who loves poetry, theater, AND Nigel. Very innocent and naïve. Needs to be comfortable with Stage kissing. 6 musical numbers. Vocal range – Top: F#5 – Bottom – G3
Portia’s father. A Puritan who thinks Nick and Nigel’s plays are sinful. Has a great number in the 2nd act, “We see the Light” which is part of a dream sequence. Has to be over the top and flamboyant. 2 musical numbers. Vocal range – Top: G4 – Bottom – G3
A soothsayer. Another dynamic character who is featured in the large 1st act number, “A Musical” 4 musical numbers. Vocal range – Tenor / Baritone
Charismatic, Narrator and Emcee of the show. Also, part of the Chorus, Ensemble and Nick’s Troupe. Opens the 1st and 2nd Act of the show. 10 musical numbers. Vocal range – Tenor / Baritone
A posh and flamboyant patron of the theatre that Nick and his Troupe use for their shows. 2 Musical numbers Vocal range – Tenor / Baritone
A stereotypical Jewish Moneylender who Nick and Nigel are indebted too. 2 Musical numbers Vocal range – Tenor / Baritone
Some actors will be part of Nick’s theatre Troupe, and some will be Shakespeare’s Bard Boys. Also, Chorus and Renaissance Townspeople. 10-14 Musical numbers Vocal range –Tenor / Baritone / Bass
Chorus and Renaissance Townspeople and Puritans. 10-14 Musical numbers Vocal range –Soprano / Alto
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