Theatre Casting Call for Upcoming Season
Seeking talent for the upcoming Season. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Additional info: For those interested only in Amadeus, please prepare an excerpt from the show not to exceed 3 minutes. For those auditioning for Constanze, Katherina, or Theresa in Amadeus, please prepare an operatic aria in addition to your selection from the script. For those interested in Amadeus as well as other shows in our season, please prepare only one song of your choice and an excerpt from the play. In no case should the prepared material exceed 7 minutes total. Please download the attachments for details. If interested, please apply.
53 roles
"FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" Vocal Range: F3-F5 The meddling matchmaker. She is a widow and village busybody who knows all of the town gossip.
"FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" Vocal Range: C3-F#4 The feisty, brawny butcher and the town's wealthiest citizen who wishes to marry Tzeitel.
"FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" Vocal Range: D3-Eb4 Runs the local bookshop and keeps the town informed of all the news in the area.
"FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" Vocal Range: C#4-D5 Golde's deceased grandmother, who endorses the marriage between Tzeitel and Motel. Will also be part of the ensemble.
"FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" Vocal Range: C4- Eb5 Lazar's Wolf's deceased first wife. She becomes enraged when her husband plans to wed Tzeitel. Will also be part of the ensemble.
"FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" Russian military official stationed near Anatevka who knows the villagers well, however he has superficial relationships with the villagers. Will also be part of the ensemble.
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" Vocal Range: G5-B3 An actress with a strong rock singing voice who is strong on comedy and moves well. Tenor vocalist if played by a male performer.
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" Vocal Range: G4-B2 The eleventh son of Jacob. His father's favorite, Joseph shows a talent early on for interpreting dreams and telling the future. This raises jealousy in his brothers when he predicts his future will include ruling over the other eleven. However, it saves his life when in Egypt he correctly interprets Pharaoh's dreams.
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" Vocal Range: B3-D2 Jacbo is Joseph’s father. Strong character actor. Potiphar is a wealthy, sophisticated businessman. He makes Joseph the leader of his household until he suspects his wife of being attracted to Joseph. Powerful speaking voice.
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" Vocal Range: G4-B2 Elvis Presley impersonator type/Portrayed as a world-famous rock star. The most powerful man in Egypt. After Joseph saves Egypt from famine by interpreting Pharoah’s dreams, the Pharoah p motes Joseph to one of the highest positions in his government.
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" Vocal Range: F4-C3 Eleven brothers with strong singing voices and the ability to dance. Will be cast with male and female-identifying performers. Requires featured solo brothers, and two brothers to double as the BUTLER and BAKER. These performers will also be in the ensemble. From oldest to youngest:
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" (“One More Angel in Heaven”)
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT"
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT"
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT"
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT"
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT"
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT"
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT"
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT"
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" (“Benjamin Calypso”) (ALREADY CAST)
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" Vocal Range: Alto/Mezzo Will also be in the ensemble. Strong dancer.
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" (Female identifying, 4 total) Vocal Range: Mezzo-Up to High C Strong dance/movement ability. Will play various ensemble roles, including a strong dancer with partnering ability for the the Apache dance.
"AMADEUS" Court composer and later imperial kapellmeister to Joseph II, emperor of Austria, Salieri is ambitious and has promised to dedicate his life and talents to God in return for fame as a composer. He found success in the emperor’s court and is part of a faction of Italians who advise the emperor on cultural matters.
"AMADEUS" A child prodigy from Salzburg, Austria, and a genius composer, Mozart is seeking a position in the emperor’s court. He is extravagant, arrogant, juvenile, foul-mouthed, and impulsive in social and political situations, but creates unbelievably remarkable music. He eventually loses support in court, and, unable to secure a steady income, becomes a poverty-stricken alcoholic and struggles to survive. But he always remains true to his music.
"AMADEUS" Mozart’s wife whom he married against his father’s wishes, Weber loves and supports him in his work through every humiliation and hardship. Though both are cavalier and juvenile, she is more responsible and practical and even willing to sacrifice herself for him. Will likely need operatic singing skills.
"AMADEUS" Emperor of Austria and brother of Marie Antoinette, Joseph II enjoys and supports Mozart’s music but is ultimately persuaded by Salieri and others at court to cut him off. Will also various ensemble roles.
"AMADEUS" Chamberlain of the Imperial Chamber, von Strack is a stiff and proper court official. Will also play various ensemble roles.
"AMADEUS" Stout and supercilious. Director of the Imperial Opera. Will also play various ensemble roles.
"AMADEUS" Prefect of the Imperial Library. Cultivated and serious. He is known as “Lord Fugue” and is an ardent Freemason. Will also play various ensemble roles.
"AMADEUS" “Little Winds”, purveyors of information, gossip and rumor. Work for Salieri to provide him with information on Mozart’s private affairs. Will also play various ensemble roles.
"AMADEUS" (Male & Female identifying, 4 total) Will play servants and citizens of Vienna, with various smaller featured ensemble roles.
"THE SPITFIRE GRILL" Vocal Range: Strong folk/country belt to “D,” some head voice required. Pretty, if a bit rough-edged, her face declares the strength of her youth and a sadness beyond her years. Her accent has a southern Appalachian cadence.
"THE SPITFIRE GRILL" Vocal Range: Mezzo/alto chest range. A gray-haired, flinty woman with a toughness that belies her years and a short, nononsense manner bordering on the bitter.
"THE SPITFIRE GRILL" Vocal Range: Shimmering folk soprano with strong high belt to “D” A plain, soft-faced creature with a shy, almost ethereal manner.
"THE SPITFIRE GRILL" Vocal Range: Fervid, solid folk/rock voice (Top “G”) Out-of-work foreman of the stone quarry. Earnest but frustrated working man clinging to a past he’s unable to recreate.
"THE SPITFIRE GRILL" Vocal Range: Strong folk tenor to a “G” (touches an A) young small-town policeman with restless intensity and a deep undercurrent of regret for unfulfilled dreams.
"THE SPITFIRE GRILL" Vocal Range: Solid singer in mezzo/alto chest range. Carries close harmony. Postmistress and busybody, a woman whose prying eyes and sharp tongue serve as a protective shield for a lonely life.
"THE SPITFIRE GRILL" Does not sing. A mysterious figure who never speaks. An actor with powerful eyes and a very strong sense of his body. Note: All characters (besides Percy) speak in “standard Midwestern” speech, without “countrified” intonations.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" Vocal Range: Alto/Belt, B3-E5 Hippolyta is Queen of the Amazons, captured by Theseus. She is making the best of her new circumstance but has a power never before seen in Athens. She is able to change Theseus’ outlook towards his subjects. Titania is Queen of the Fairies in the forest just outside of Athens and is married to Oberon. They become embroiled in a fight over her ward, a young Indian prince.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" Vocal Range: Baritenor, D#3-A4 Theseus is Duke of Athens and engaged to Hippolyta. He represents power and order throughout the play. Oberon is the King of the Fairies and is married to Titania. He is initially at odds with his wife because she refuses to relinquish control of a young Indian prince whom he wants for a knight. He casts a spell on her, and several others, to make love “right” as he sees it.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" Vocal Range: Alto, B2-D3 (flexible) Theseus’s Master of the Revels, responsible for organizing the entertainment for the duke’s marriage celebration.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" Flexible range. The tinker (metal-smith) chosen to play Pyramus’s father in the craftsmen’s play for Theseus’s marriage celebration. He ends up playing the part of Wall, dividing the two lovers.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" Vocal Range: Sop/Belt G3-E3 The daughter of Egeus and in love with Lysander. The best friend of Helena... at least at the beginning! Self-conscious about her short stature, Hermia suspects that Helena has wooed the men with her height. She is scrappy, just coming into her own maturity, and delightfully feisty.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" Vocal Range: Alto, B3-D5 (optionally G#3-C5) Hermia’s best friend. She is in love with Demetrius but he does not love her back anymore. Lacking confidence in her looks, Helena thinks that Demetrius and Lysander are mocking her when the fairies’ mischief causes both men to fall in love with her. She lacks confidence at first, but gathers strength throughout her journey in the woods.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" Vocal Range: Tenor, Eb3-G#4 A gentleman in the court of Athens. He is in love with Hermia and becomes the victim of misapplied magic and wakes up in love with Helena. He is eager, fully dedicated to whomever he is in love with at the given time, and fancies himself a bit of a hero.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" Vocal Range: Baritenor, D3-A4 A gentleman of the court of Athens. He is at first in love with Helena, then in love with Hermia, and ultimately in love with Helena again. His obstinate pursuit of Hermia throws love out of balance among the quartet of Athenian youths and precludes a symmetrical two-couple arrangement. Impetuous, passionate, all the things he thinks a young man should be.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" (PYRAMUS) Vocal Range: Strong rock tenor, G2-D5 An overconfident weaver in Athens. He is rehearsing to be in a play for the Duke’s wedding celebration. He is filled with unsolicited advice. He is a great friend to arrogance and thinks he should perform every role in the play himself and tries to do so! He gets turned into a donkey for Oberon’s sport and enjoys making the most of the romantic dalliance that comes his way as a result.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" Vocal Range: Flexible A carpenter and the nominal leader of the craftsmen’s attempt to put on a play for Theseus’s marriage celebration. Quince is often shoved aside by the abundantly confident Bottom. During the craftsmen’s play, Quince plays the Prologue.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" Vocal Range: Tenor E3-G4 The bellows-mender chosen to play Thisbe in the craftsmen’s play for Theseus’s marriage celebration. Forced to play a young girl in love, the barely-bearded craftsman determines to speak his lines in a high, squeaky voice. In the actual performance, he arrives at being very skilled, impressive actor and delivers a surprisingly moving Thisbe.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" Starveling is the tailor chosen to play Thisbe’s mother in the craftsmen’s play for Theseus’s marriage celebration. He ends up playing the part of Moonshine. Egeus is the father of Hermia and a gentleman in the court of Athens. His severe insistence that Hermia either respect his wishes or be held accountable to Athenian law places him squarely outside the whimsical dream realm of the forest and a world where love rules the day.
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" ENSEMBLE
"A ROCKIN’ MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" ENSEMBLE
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