Casting Talent for "A Gentlemens Guide to Love and Murder" Show
The company is holding auditions for "A Gentlemens Guide to Love and Murder" show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is a comic romp filled with unforgettable music and non-stop laughs. Monty Navarro discovers, upon the death of his mother, that he is ninth in line to the Earldom of Highhurst. Desperately in love with a woman who is determined to marry up (not down), he jumps at the change to outshine his humble upbringing. But upon encountering his relatives and their prejudice, Monty begins to feel that he might be able to move up the line with a little well placed… homicide. Featuring the entire D’Ysquith family played by one versatile actor and the ever charming Monty doing all he can to get ahead, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder was the most-nominated show of Broadway’s 2014 season and won four Tony Awards. Additional info: Please prepare 32 bars in a similar musical style, preferably Legit. There will be a cold read from the script as well. Rehearsals will be decided after conflicts are checked out, but music rehearsals will begin the end of January. The show goes up May 9-25. Please apply if interested.
11 roles
Must be able to play a wide variety of roles — Vocal range B2 (bottom) / F4 (top). This actor plays all nine of the D’Ysquith family. All D’Ysquith family heirs are farces of British high society in the early 20th century. The actor in this role should have strong physical comedy skills and accent abilities that help differentiate the multiple characters. Must have stamina to carry the different characters throughout the show and make quick costume changes.
Presents as male — Vocal range top: A2 (bottom) / A4 (top). Ever the optimist, Monty nevertheless struggles as he seeks to join the D’Ysquith family whilst watching the woman he loves marries another. He perseveres with panache and strong physical comedy skills.
Presents as female — Vocal range Gb3 (bottom) / D5 (top). The girl Monty loves. Sibella has true affection for Monty but more so for social status. Sibella is smart, funny and stylish, and as far as relationships are concerned, she wants to have her cake and eat it too.
Presents as female — Vocal range: C4 (bottom) / high sustained C#6 with an optional Eb6 (top). Monty’s cousin. Phoebe was raised high-class with idealistic fantasies of love. She foils Sibella in her interest in love over status and tries to find the true virtue in people. Though she is smart and earnest, she can also be naive. Must be a true soprano with a legit, possibly operatic sound.
Vocal range G3 (bottom) / A5 (top). Monty’s unexpected visitor. Mysterious, Miss Shingle has an obvious sense of justice. She comes to tell Monty the secret of his D’Ysquith lineage with a pivotal song in Act 1 that sets up the story of the show.
Identify as a Woman 1: G3-A5 Ensemble
Identify as a Woman 2: F#3-A5 Ensemble
Identify as a Woman 3: G3-C6 Ensemble
Identify as a Man 1: A2-A4 Ensemble
Identify as a Man 2: C2-G#4 Ensemble
Identify as a Man 3: Bb2-Bb4 Ensemble
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