Royal Theatre
111 S. Market Street
Benton, AR 72015
Auditions for 9 to 5 The Musical - show dates April 16-19 and 23-26, 2020
Auditions will be held February 15, 2020 at Bauxite HS Auditorium, 800 School Street, Bauxite, AR from 10 a.m. til 2 p.m.
For an audition appointment, please fill out and submit an audition form at
https://forms.gle/EaVwYfweTcMxFsHu8
After you fill out the form, a time to audition will be emailed to you. These are not open auditions and an appointment is required.
For questions about auditions, please send an email to
theroyalplayers@gmail.com
9 to 5
Audition Information:
1. Prepare 16 bars of music in the style of 9 to 5 or
from the show itself. Must be
memorized and sung with feeling and
character.
2. An accompanist will be provided. You must
bring printed music to the auditions. NO
acapella auditions accepted, must be accompanied.
3. You may be asked to do a cold reading from the script.
4. Callbacks may be necessary and will be announced at a later date.
5. This production is for ages 18 and older only (must be 18 by April 16).
6. Production dates are April 16-19 and 23-26.
Rehearsals will begin the first week of March. They will be held on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (& Friday if needed), 6:30-9:30 p.m., with choreography rehearsals scheduled on either Saturday or Sunday afternoons.
You may not be required to attend certain rehearsals. A detailed rehearsal calendar will be provided.
Beginning April 6 - no absences will be allowed as we will be entering tech and dress rehearsals as we prepare to open on April 16. Please have your calendar handy to let us know of rehearsal conflicts.
Production Team:
Tammy Friend - Director
Ashlyn Wilcox - Music Director
Brooke Finley - Choreographer
Michelle Alverio - Costumes
Michelle Griffis and Phoebe Earles - Producers
Hayden Griffis - Student Director
Cast of Characters:
Violet Newstead - The company's Head Secretary and Mr. Hart's Administrative Assistant, she is a single mother and typically stands up for what she believes in. Attractive, strong, ambitious.
Doralee Rhodes -A young, sexy spitfire who works at Mr. Hart's office. She is proof that there is more to a woman than just her looks.
Judy Bernly - The new girl at the firm, she has been burned by her husband's affair and is searching for personal empowerment. Insecure, determined, and hopeful.
Franklin Hart - One of the firm's executives and a notorious chauvinist. He is capable of faking charm but usually shows his true colors as an arrogant, self-absorbed boss.
Roz Keith - The attentive office gossip queen and snitch. She has an unrequited love for Mr. Hart and will do anything she can to win his approval.
Joe - A handsome, young office accountant. Genuine and nice, and smitten with Violet.
Dwayne Rhodes - Doralee's attractive husband. He is very supportive of her professional pursuits.
Josh Newstead - Violet's awkward teenage son.
Missy Hart - Franklin Hart's wife, clueless to her husband's true nature.
Maria Delgado - a young and vibrant secretary in Hart’s office
Dick Bernly - Judy's soon-to-be ex-husband. An average guy, he is sporting a little less hair and a little more paunch than he did ten years ago.
Kathy - A secretary in Hart's office with a tendency to gossip.
Margaret - A secretary in Hart's office with a tendency to drink.
Russell Tinsworthy - Franklin Hart's boss and Chairman of the Board. A good man, who may be wiser to Hart's ways than he lets on.
Ensemble of Men and Women: Office employees, police officers, hospital employees.
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