Call Type
Equity Principal
Date of Audition
2/15/2011
Location
Theatre @ Boston Court
70 N. Mentor Ave
Pasadena, CA 91106
Time(s)
Tuesday, February 15th
11am-3pm
Sign-in begins at 10am
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
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Contract
TYA
$426 week
Seeking
Please see breakdown.
Preparation
Please prepare a song that demonstrates your vocal range and character & a short monologue (2 1/2 minutes total). Please bring headshot and resume stapled together.
Other Dates
First Rehearsal: April 19, 2011
First Performance: May 6, 2011
Final Performance: May 22, 2011
Other
For more information or to see location of the theatre, see our website:
www.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com/Mainstreet
Personnel
Producer: The MainStreet Theatre Company/ Murry Hepner
Director: Jessica Kubzansky
Musical Director: Julie Lamoureux
Book & Lyrics by Gretchen Cryer, Music By Nancy Ford
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| Breakdown
This musical version of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s timeless classic uses a cast of 8 to tell the beloved story of orphan Anne Shirley who goes to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert at their farm on Prince Edward Island. She wins over the Cuthberts, and all of Prince Edward Island with her irrepressible spirit and imagination. The beautiful score will be played live by 3 musicians (cello, reeds and piano). MainStreet’s production will remain true to the original 1910 book with period costumes and an imaginative setting. All roles to be played by adults over 18. There is a possibility that up to 2 roles will be played by non-union actors.
All performances are Matinees! School Shows on Weekdays (9:15 & 11:15 AM), Matinees on Weekends.(1 pm & 4pm) Show will perform 8 - 9 times a week.
The MainStreet Theatre Company concludes its 5th season of producing high-quality Theatre for Young Audiences productions at the Lewis Family Playhouse in Rancho Cucamonga with this production. The Lewis Family Playhouse is a 536 seat, state-of the-art proscenium theatre.
We do not provide housing! We will provide a small travel stipend for those people commuting between 50 and 65 miles from the theatre.
Anne Shirley (18+) Mezzo-Soprano (A3 – E5): The red-haired orphan who is adopted at age 12 by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert and grows up on their farm, Green Gables. Anne is passionate, stubborn, warm, loyal, intelligent, an articulate chatterbox, hugely loving, in love with beauty and a dreamer of great imagination. When she makes mistakes, they’re doozies, but she is full of integrity, and always wants to be a good person.
Marilla Cuthbert (40+) Alto (A3 – D5): Marilla is all angles and straight lines, with a stern face and tightly knotted hair. This physical severity mirrors her moral and emotional severity. A smile should feel like her face cracking. Although Marilla does not usually express emotion, underneath she has a wry sense of humor and a loving heart. She raises Anne strictly, but she secretly adores her adopted daughter, and by the end of the story she becomes softer and more expressive.
Matthew Cuthbert (40+) Baritone (C3-F4): A sixty-year-old bachelor, Matthew is painfully shy and a little eccentric. Although he is terrified of women, he is gentle, wise, loving, and humble. Despite his painful shyness, he instantly loves the lonely orphan Anne and in his gentle stubborn way pressures Marilla to adopt her. Anne considers Matthew a kindred spirit and always turns to him for a sympathetic ear.
Diana Barry (Over 18) Mezzo Soprano (Bb3-Eb3): Anne’s best friend. Diana and Anne become bosom friends immediately after they meet, and swear devotion to each other forever. Diana is loving and charming, likes romance, and has a sense of humor, though she lacks Anne’s imagination, and independence. Anne is usually the leader in their scrapes.
Gilbert Blythe (Over 18) – Tenor (Bb2 – G4): A handsome, brilliant boy who becomes Anne’s rival when he makes the mistake of teasing her about her red hair. They are equally intelligent and should be friends, and he teases her because he likes her, but Anne refuses to talk to him, allthough their rivalry keeps her motivated throughout her academic career. By the end of the story, the rivalry has become affectionate, and Anne and Gilbert become friends.
Mrs. Rachel Lynde (30+) – Alto (G3 – D5): The town busybody, Mrs. Lynde likes nothing better than to give her opinion sharply and preach morals. A woman infused with her own sense of righteousness, she is outspoken about everything from politics to fashion, and, although childless, she never fails to advise Marilla on how to raise Anne. She starts off sure Anne’s adoption will end in disaster, but in the end even she is won over.
Mrs. Barry/Josie Pie/Townswoman (Female 20s – 40’s to play various characters) Alto (B3 – F4)
Mrs. Barry is Diana’s Mother - a severe, unforgiving woman. She expects her children to follow strict and sometimes unreasonable rules and is quick to condemn Anne when Anne makes mistakes
Josie Pye - A silly, snobby, not very motivated classmate of Anne’s.
Mr. Phillips/ Station Master/Postmaster/Doc/Headmaster (Male 30s + to play various characters) Baritenor (Bb2- A4): Mr. Phillips is the teacher in the one room school house. He spends a great deal of time trying to organize his unruly class, and cram knowleged into their heads.
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