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Singing Audition for "The Bridges of Madison County"

Dayton, OH, United States
ID: 264987Exp: 7/23/2024
Description:

The company is holding auditions for "The Bridges of Madison County" and looking for actors, please see the details below. About the project: Based on the best-selling novel, and developed by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs for a New World) and Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman, The Bridges of Madison County captures the lyrical expanse of America’s heartland along with the yearning entangled in the eternal question, “What if…?” Winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Score and Orchestrations, this sweeping romance about the roads we travel, the doors we open and the bridges we dare to cross will leave audiences breathless. Additional information: Please prepare no more than 32 bars that best show off your vocal abilities and bring sheet music in your key. An accompanist will be provided. No acapella auditions will be accepted. There may be readings from the script, and there will be no dance/movement call. Performance dates: Sept. 13-29

8 roles

Francesca JohnsonMale35-50 y.o.All ethnicities

Lead, Soprano. An Italian woman, generous, luminous and funny. Now married to a farmer and living in Iowa. VOCAL RANGE: G3-Ab5

Robert KincaidMale30-50 y.o.All ethnicities

Lead, Baritone. A rugged, worldly and visionary photographer traveling through Iowa. VOCAL RANGE: B2-A4.

Richard “Bud” JohnsonMale35-50 y.o.All ethnicities

Supporting, Baritone. Francesca’s husband. An Iowa farmer, a good guy, diligent and dependable, but always exhausted and irritated that things haven’t gotten easier. VOCAL RANGE: C3-F4.

MarianFemale35-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Featured, Mezzo. Robert’s former wife, a musician. VOCAL RANGE: A3-D5

ChiaraFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Featured, Mezzo. Francesca’s sister still living in Italy. VOCAL RANGE: A3-D5

MargeFemale45-69 y.o.All ethnicities

Alto. Francesca’s neighbor, sassy and nosy. VOCAL RANGE: G3-C5

CharlieMale45-69 y.o.All ethnicities

Supporting, Bass. Marge’s husband. VOCAL RANGE: E3-C4

EnsembleBoth genders18-69 y.o.All ethnicities

All vocal ranges (SATB, one or two of each)