RIVERSIDE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR:
A Christmas Story
&
Saturday Night Fever
Producing Artistic Director: Patrick A’Hearn
A Christmas Story runs November 16, 2016 – December 31, 2016
Director/Choreographer: Pierre-Jacques Brault
Music Director: Walter “Bobby” McCoy
Rehearsals: Rehearsals to begin on or around October 2nd, 2016
Saturday Night Fever runs March 15, 2017 – May 8, 2017
Director/Choreographer: Patti D’Beck
Music Director: TBD
Rehearsals info: Rehearsals will begin on or around February 1st 2017
AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
ON
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016
Time: 11:00am-2:00pm (Children’s Auditions)
Time: 2:00pm-6:00pm (Adult Auditions)
Callbacks will be scheduled as needed.
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
95 Riverside Parkway
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
http://www.riversidedt.com
Please prepare 32 bars of a standard Broadway song to sing in the style of the show, be prepared to read and dance if asked. There will be dance & tap combinations taught for the children. Please bring appropriate dance attire, a headshot or recent photograph, and a resume. If you are unable to attend auditions, video submissions are encouraged (with a headshot, resume, and video links) via email to companymanager@riversidedt.com. AEA Guest Artist Contracts for
Some roles.
All appointments will be scheduled via email. For an appointment time, please email a headshot and resume to companymanager@riversidedt.com Please Do Not contact the box office.
If you have any questions, feel free to call the Company Manager at 540-419-5845
A Christmas Story Description and Cast Requirements
This classic holiday tale centers on a mischievous, bespectacled boy, Ralphie, who dreams of getting a BB-gun for Christmas. In the weeks before the big holiday, Ralphie, his friends, and his family get into all kinds of situations, including run-ins with a bully with “yellow eyes,” a tongue stuck to a flag pole, a bar of soap in the mouth, a garish leg lamp, a major award, and a Chinese Christmas dinner. Based on the humorist Jean Shepherd’s novel “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash,” this is a tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, All-American Christmas.
CAST REQUIREMENTS: Cast of 30 (20 Adults, 10 Children)
JEAN SHEPHERD: 50s-60s, the narrator (Ralphie is him as a boy) plays several roles in and out of the story as well. Midwestern, charming, warm, excellent story teller. Non-singing/dancing role.
RALPHIE (Must look around 9 years old): No taller than 5'. Great actor and singer. Must dance some. Warm and funny. Ralphie is on stage the entire show. We are looking for a young man who can be focused and have a professional attitude.
THE OLD MAN: 30s-40s. Genius comic actor who sings and dances. Untight, fuss-budget, flawed. Humorously "terrifying" dad with a heart somewhere. Range is high baritone.
THE MOTHER: 30s-40s. Pretty, warm, funny, wonderful expressive singer, contemporary mid-range mix-belt, with some soprano. Must be a truly great actress as well as a great singer. Subtle real, genuine and truthful sense of humor, a bit on the "quirky" side.
RANDY (Ralphie's younger brother): Must look 6-7 years of age. Must be shorter than Ralphie. Must sing and dance (tap)
MISS SHIELDS: 40s-50s+. School teacher. Not a stick-in-the-mud, she's sassy. Funny musical comedy belter who taps. MUST TAP.
SCUT FARKUS (child): Must be taller than Ralphie. Tough, older (9-12), must dance (tap).
GROVER DILL (child): Scut's sidekick. Must be small and look 6-8 years of age. Comic actor, must dance (tap).
ENSEMBLE:
MEN (must look 18+ and up): Seeking all ethnicities, interesting off-beat, singer/dancer/actors with bright contemporary voices to play a multitude of roles and some to play featured roles. Roles in ensemble: Santa, fathers, neighbors, delivery people and elves…etc…SEEKING WARM AND INTERESTING TYPES. Vocal ranges include tenors to high A. High Baritones to F#.
WOMEN (must look 18+ and up): Seeking all ethnicities, interesting off-beat, singer/dancer/actors with bright contemporary voices to play a multitude of roles and some to play featured roles and some to cover the principals. Roles in ensemble and mothers, neighbors, and elves, etc. SEEKING WARM AND INTERESTING TYPES. Vocal Ranges include strong altos, legit sopranos to high A and legit sopranos to high C.
Specifically looking for these featured roles from ensemble: Santa (solo musical number) & Asian American Actor (classic comic scene)
CHILDREN: (Must look between 7-12 years of age) **All Must Sing and Dance, including Tap Dancing**
FLICK (Ralphie's friend)
SCHWARTZ (Ralphie's friend)
3 MALE CHILDREN (Ralphie's school mates and friends)
3 FEMALE CHILDREN (Ralphie's school mates and friends)
Saturday Night Fever Description and Cast Requirements
Tony Manero is a clerk in a paint store in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. But he lives for Saturday evening and his visit to the local disco, 2001 Odyssey. At the disco Tony is no longer an inconspicuous employee, he is the king of the dance floor. There he meets dancer, Stephanie Mangano. The two decide to take part in a dance competition. Although Tony is interested in a relationship with Stephanie, she rejects him, thinking that she can pursue higher goals and meet a better selection of men in Manhattan. But Tony and Stephanie continue to rehearse and win the dance competition. However, Tony, not happy because a competing pair of Latino dancers was clearly better, hands the championship trophy to them. The dispute divides Tony and Stephanie. After some very tragic events, Tony and Stephanie decide to remain friends.
TONY MANERO (Lead/ Tenor to A) Plays 19, extremely handsome Brooklyn Italian. King of his circle. Projects machismo with a vulnerability beneath. Extremely charismatic. Believable Brooklyn accent, strong dancer with a killer pop/rock voice.
FLO MANERO (Lead/ Mezzo) Plays 40 – 60. Tony’s Brooklyn Italian mother. Opinionated, devout Catholic. Movement a plus.
MONTY (Lead/ Bari-tenor to G with strong falsetto) Plays 40 – 60, versatile actor/singer/dancer to play two roles. Monty – handsome womanizing, high-energy, DJ with a genuinely likable nod to 60’s free-spirited sexuality.
FRANK MANERO SR. – Tony’s Brooklyn Italian, iron-fisted father who leads with inflated pride in the face of unemployment.
STEPHANIE MANGANO (Principal/ Mezzo with belt to D) Plays 20, extremely beautiful Brooklyn Italian. Projects overconfidence and pretension but is really a simple girl trying to be more than what she came from. Must be genuinely likable. Believable Brooklyn accent. Killer voice and very strong dancer.
FRANK JR. (Principal/ Tenor to Ab) Plays 25 – 30, Tony’s brother. Brooklyn Italian, genuine, paternal, spiritual energy. Believable Brooklyn accent, strong mover with a strong pop/rock voice.
BOBBY C (Principal/ Tenor to Ab) Plays 18 – 20, awkward Brooklyn Italian. One of “the Faces” (Tony’s gang). Insecure and needy. A troubled soul who tries too hard. Believable Brooklyn accent, strong mover with a show-stopping pop voice.
ANNETTE (Principal/ Mezzo with belt to Eb) Plays 18 – 20, attractive, Innocent, insecure, needy. She tries to mask her vulnerability with toughness. Believable Brooklyn accent. Strong dancer with show-stopping voice.
FEMALE ENSEMBLE - All ethnicities, 20s-40s. Female dancers who sing very well, to play various ensemble characters. Seeking excellent, athletic dancers who sing.
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