Talent Needed for "Ingvar! A Musical Furniture Saga"

The company is holding auditions for “Ingvar! A Musical Furniture Saga, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: “Ingvar! A Musical Saga” is a fantastical musical about the life and times of IKEA founder, Ingvar Kamprad. A group of stockbrokers gather to tell Kamprad’s life and legend – from a poor boy in Smaland to the leader of a global furniture empire. As Kamprad’s story builds, the lines of admiration and resentment begin to blur, leading the ensemble to question their own roles in a capitalist society. This pop opera features music in a variety of folk and contemporary styles – there will be singing, there will be dancing, and there will be actors dressed up as furniture! Rate: All actors will receive a stipend of $600 Additional info: Callbacks will be held Wednesday April 9. Rehearsals begin June 9 on Sunday afternoons and Monday-Thursday evenings. Please prepare 32 bars of your best for the audition and bring sheet music for the accompanist. Please no Sondheim or Jason Robert Brown. Directors ask that those with keyboard and/or violin skills prepare 16 bars of an instrumental audition as well. Tech rehearsals and performances beginning July 21. The show runs July 26 – August 24, 2025.