Singing Audition for "Penelope" Musical Comedy
The company is holding auditions for a new musical comedy "Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written" and looking for performers, please see the details below. About the project: Penelope is married to Odysseus, the rightful King of Ithaca. For the last twenty years, she’s been waiting for him to return from the Trojan War. Meanwhile, a bevy of suitors have gathered, each wanting to marry her and take over the kingdom. Since they have little else to do but eat and drink, they decide to form an a capella group. (The acoustics in the great hall are terrific.) To stall them, Penelope writes letters to herself and pretends they’re from Odysseus saying he’s on his way. Little does she know, her letters gathered together are creating the story of The Odyssey. (Since no one knows who really wrote The Odyssey, this theory is as good as any other.) It's funny, it’s fierce and, above all, it's epic! Additional info: Cold read from scripts with materials provided at audition
15 roles
Queen of Ithaca
Husband.
The old, old nurse of Odysseus and Telemachus
A swineherdess
The leader and most villainous of the suitors
Another suitor, and the tenor of the acapella group; the peacemaker
Another suitor, and the lead; the nervous one
Another suitor, and the baritone; the strong and bellicose one
Another suitor; and the bass; the show-off.
(Flute, Piccolo, Alto Sax)
(Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax)
(Acoustic, Electric)
RELATED CASTING CALLS
