Auditions for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"
The company is holding auditions for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Rate: $25/performance - $325 plus $75/rehearsals Additional info: Please prepare 2 contrasting musical sides approximately 32 bars. Please start with a more humorous side. Please bring your book and please be sure that it is in order. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music in a binder and copied 2 sided. Material to Prepare: Please bring one copy of your headshot and 2 copies of your resume to your audition. Production Dates: July 11, 2025 – August 3, 2025 Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:00 pm with one Wednesday matinee TBD Callbacks: Saturday, March 22, 2025 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Please apply if interested.
13 roles
Introduces the audience to the comedy they are about to see. (Same actor who portrays Pseudolus in Act 1 and Senex in Act 2). Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: A2
An old man and father to Hero and husband to Domina. Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: B2
Senex's wife. A shrewish woman who dominates to the point of answering herself the questions she asks of others. Loves her husband deep down, but is outwardly controlling, demanding, and manipulative. Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: B3
The young son of Senex and Domina. He falls in love with Philia and agrees to give Pseudolus his freedom if he can help Hero woo her. Practical, privileged, romantic. Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: B2
The chief slave in the House of Senex. Believes he is in control, but is actually Pseudolus' puppet to carry out his schemes. Anxious, conservative, loyal. He desperately wants everything to be in order. Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: D4
A Roman slave, owned by Hero, who seeks to win his freedom by helping his young master win the heart of Philia. Quick-witted, scheming, childlike spirit. Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: A2
An old man, searching for his lost children. Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: B2
The archetype of the braggart soldier. A captain in the Roman army to whom Marcus Lycus has promised Philia. Commanding, boastful, manly and strong. Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: B3
The owner of the house of Courtesans. Always out to make a profit, but also wants to provide good on what his business offers. Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: A3
A virgin in the House of Lycus whom we also find out is Erronius' daughter. She is promised to Miles and vows to give him bodily what he has paid for, but loves Hero and promises he will always have her heart. Young, pretty, devoted. An archetypal ingénue. Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: B3
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