Casting Actors for Production of "Sweet Charity"
The company is holding auditions for "Sweet Charity" show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Inspired by Federico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria, Sweet Charity explores the turbulent love life of Charity Hope Valentine, a hopelessly romantic but comically unfortunate dance hall hostess in New York City. With a groovy, tuneful mid-60s score and a hilarious book, Sweet Charity captures all the energy, humor, and heartbreak of Life in the Big City for an unfortunate but irrepressible optimist. Musical numbers include: "Big Spender", "If My Friends Could See Me Now", and "The Rhythm of Life". Rate: This is an unpaid, non-Equity production. Additional info: Performances and Showtimes: May 23 to June 15, 2025, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Please prepare 32 bars of a song in the style of the show that best shows off your range and acting ability. An accompanist will be provided. You will also be asked to learn choreography, so please be dressed to move. Callbacks are set for Wednesday, April 2 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Callbacks will consist of readings and songs from the show. Everyone called back will receive sides containing scenes. A callback does not guarantee that you will be cast; not being called back does not necessarily mean you have not been cast. When applying, please include your Name, Phone, E-mail and preferred day and hour slot Sunday March 30 from 6pm to 10 pm., Monday March 31 from 7pm to 10pm, and Tuesday, April 1 from 7 pm to 10 pm.
10 roles
(Alto/Mezzo): Our main character. A dancer at the Fandango ballroom with a heart of gold. Love means everything to her. Optimistic, caring, quirky. Looking for someone with great comic timing and fearlessness. Strong dancer, actor, singer.
(Baritone, male presenting): Charity's main relationship in the show. A romantic, a dreamer, a neurotic. Insecure about himself and how he deals with Charity's past and present.
(Alto/Mezzo, female presenting) One of Charity's best friends, also a dancer at the Fandango Ballroom. A mother figure to the girls, including Charity, has dreams to leave her old life behind. Strong dancer.
(Alto/Mezzo). Another pal of Charity's, a firecracker, has a jaded view of life. Strong dancer.
(Alto/Mezzo) A fresh new face at the Fandango. Naive and trusting.
(Baritone) An Italian film star, ? la Marcello Mastriani. Dramatic, charismatic, insufferable. Hopelessly in love with Ursula.
(spoken role) Vittoria's beautiful, tempestuous girlfriend.
(Tenor, male presenting). The owner of the Fandango Ballroom. A tough New Yorker, a task master with a soft center.
(Baritone). Ageless. The minister at the "Rhythm of Life" church. Sings the Act II showstopper. Must have great rhythm, charisma, and the ability to steal the show.
Seeking a flexible ensemble who can take on a variety of roles and dancing styles, including the Fandango Ballroom hostesses.
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