Auditions for Musical "A Little Night Music"
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Seeking talent for the "A Little Night Music" musical. See the details below. About the project: "A Little Night Music" is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film, Smiles of a Summer Night, it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a literal English translation of the German name for Mozart's Serenade No. 13, K. 525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik. The musical includes the popular song "Send In the Clowns", written for Glynis Johns. Additional info: Please arrive 15-minutes prior to your scheduled time to complete an audition form. No Equity contracts are available for this show. Callbacks, if necessary, will occur the afternoon of Saturday, December 13. Rehearsals will begin the week of December 29. The show runs February 20 - March 7. Those auditioning should: Plan to attend only one day of auditions. - Be familiar with the show and its music, language, and themes. - Prepare two one-minute, contrasting songs (one up-tempo, one ballad) in the style of the show. Pieces by Sondheim are encouraged but not required. You may sing from the show. - Bring sheet music in the correct keys, hole-punched in a three-ring binder. Singers will not be permitted to sing a cappella. - Bring a list of conflicts between December 29 and March 7. For more information, see the attachment. If you are interested, please apply.
9 roles
Desiree’s elderly mother; brutally honest and a veteran of discreet encounters with the crowned heads of Europe. Vocal range: C3 – F#4
Fredrick’s gloomy son. He is serious but confused, as he studies for the Lutheran priesthood. Vocal range: G3 – B4
Giddy and virginal; naive at times. A breathtakingly gorgeous child bride and Fredrick’s new wife. Vocal range: G#3 – Ab5
Middle-aged lawyer who is married to his second wife, Anne, and has a son, Henrik, from his first marriage. Vocal range: A2 – E4
Anne’s earthy maid and closest confidante. She seizes every moment to rustle in the hay. Vocal range: F#3 – F5
A self-absorbed, once-successful actress now touring the country-side. She becomes entangled in a love triangle with the Count and Fredrick. Vocal range: F#3 – Ab5
Vain, arrogant, and splendidly proportioned but ferociously jealous. He is Desiree’s newest lover. Vocal range top: G3 – F#4
The Count’s manic depressive, mistreated and downtrodden wife. Vocal range: G3 – F5
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