BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO – EPAs by Appointment in CT
Ivoryton Playhouse Ivoryton, CT SPT $380/week minimum
Executive/Artistic Director: Jacqueline Hubbard
Musical Director: John DeNicola
Book: Erik Jackson, Ben H. Winters
Music: Neil Sedaka
Lyrics: Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield & Philip Cody
1st rehearsal: 9/11/12. Runs: 9/26-10/14/12
Matinees: Wednesday, Sunday.
Evenings: Wednesday through Saturday.
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Friday, July 27, 2012 at the Ivoryton Rehearsal Studio
10 AM – 6 PM 24 Main Street
Lunch from 1 - 2. Centerbrook, CT 06409
Prepare a song in the style of the show. Bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose. Also be prepared to read sides. Sides will be available on line at
www.ivorytonplayhouse.org by July 18th.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
For an appointment, call 860-767-9520.
Set at a Catskills resort in 1960, this is the sweetly comic story of Lois and Marge, two friends from Brooklyn in search of good times and romance over one wild Labor Day weekend.
Seeking:
MARGE GELMAN
(mid to late 20s; mezzo soprano, comfortable to an E and possibly beyond, preferably a legit sound): Abandoned at the altar, Marge is an aspiring dentist from Brooklyn who finds herself in the Catskills on what would have been her honeymoon weekend. (Think Jennifer Grey in DIRTY DANCING) Duped into falling for the suave band leader, she ultimately finds self-esteem, learns the value of honesty and friendship and finds love where she least expected it.
LOIS WARNER
(mid to late 20s; alto with some mezzo soprano ability, comfortable to a C and possibly beyond, preferably a pop sound): An aspiring nightclub singer, Lois lives her life as if in a Betty Grable movie. She brings her best friend Marge up from Brooklyn to the Catskills for Labor Day Weekend. In trying to help her friend Marge recover from heartbreak, she inadvertently puts her in the line of fire with Del, the hotel's suave but manipulative bandleader. With a Marilyn Monroe simplicity, Lois is a sweet young girl with more heart than brainpower.
DEL DELMONACO
(late 20s to 30s; tenor, comfortable to an A—the higher the better): An Elvis wannabe, Del is not the brightest bulb on the tree. (Think Conrad Birdie or Joey from FRIENDS). Del will do anything to get ahead, including misleading Marge into thinking he loves her and stealing his cousin Gabe's songs for his own use.
GABE
(mid to late 20s; tenor, Bb-C range): The clumsy, brainy and terribly shy Guy Friday at the hotel, Gabe is on a fast track to joining his father's orthodontia practice. Lacking the self-confidence to perform his own music, Gabe he is secretly the songwriting genius behind the music Del claims as his own. When Gabe meets Marge, he is compelled to take action to win her heart and, ultimately, to reveal himself as the true musician, performing his own songs in front of the whole resort.
ESTHER
(50s to 60s; alto, comfortable to a C, or at least a Bb, but should really be rich in her low to mid register): The owner of the mid-size hotel named after her (Esther's Paradise), Esther is a survivor. Since the death of her husband, she has single-handedly kept the hotel afloat using crafty solutions, boundless energy and creativity to keep guests happy. She is fiercely independent, refusing help or support from anyone, and she's always there with a quip or smart remark.
Theatre’s mailing address: Ivoryton Playhouse, PO Box 458, Ivoryton CT 06442.
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