Weathervane Playhouse is located at 100 Price Road, Newark, OH 43055-3380. Weathervane Playhouse will be holding auditions for their 2013 summer season. Weathervane Playhouse is Ohio’s longest running professional theatre, producing award winning summer productions since 1969.
Auditions will be held at the Weathervane Playhouse in Newark, Ohio at the following dates and times: February 22, 23 & 24, 2013 Friday. February 22, 2013 1:00PM – 6:00PM Young Singers / Actors & General Call (you may be called back for a dance call and to read or sing later that evening) 6:30PM-8:00PM Dance Call 8:00PM-10:00PM Reading/Singing Callbacks Saturday. February 23, 2013 10:00AM – 12 Noon Callbacks for Young Actors 1:00PM-4:00PM Singers / Actors (you may be called back for a dance call on Saturday afternoon and to read or sing later that evening) 4:00PM-6:00PM Dance Call 7PM-10PM Reading/Singing Callbacks Sunday, February 24, 2012 12:00PM – 4:00PM Singers / Actors (you may be called back for a dance call on Saturday afternoon and to read or sing later that evening) 4:00PM-5:00PM Dance Call 6PM-9PM Reading/Singing Callbacks Please prepare 32 bars of two contrasting musical theatre songs. Please bring sheet music in your key, an accompanist will be provided. Also prepare a one-minute monologue. There will be a dance call and movement callback. Please bring proper dance attire, shoes and tap shoes if you have them. You may be asked to prepare material or to read from the script later in the day. Pay or stipend will be involved for most roles. We intend to have the 2013 season follow a repertory format for our actors. This means that all full-season actors will be assigned additional duties as assistant stage managers (ASMs) or in costumes, set design, lighting, or admin for any production that they are not cast. Actors interested in performing only one show should attend the local auditions. We have many opportunities for actors in one or more shows that would not require the same additional / ASM duties as the repertory company living in theatre housing.
For any additional questions please contact Jeniffer Hankinson (General Manager) or Adam Karsten (Managing Artistic Director) at auditions@weathervaneplayhouse.org
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Adapted by Mark Brown Weathervane Rating: PG SYNOPSIS This is a comedy you won’t want to miss. Come along with stampeding elephants, raging typhoons, runaway trains and a guaranteed good time! This globetrotting comedy is one you can’t miss as we follow the daring voyager Phileas Fogg around the globe in a mere 80 days. This hilarious comedy, in the style of the previous hit comedies at Weathervane, 39 Steps and Leading Ladies, has characters playing multiple roles as they follow Phileas Fogg on his mixed-up journey of follies. Follow Phileas, and the 20 plus other characters that follow him on a wacky ride around the globe, and possibly beyond!
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN Phileas Fogg: A wealthy Englishman, Phileas Fogg who is an adventurer and world traveler. Strong character actor with good comedic timing. James Forester: Fogg's ex-servant/valet; strong character actor who can be physical. Passepartout: Fogg's new servant/valent, Passepartout is a Frenchman. Stong with accents and physical/clown comedy. Detective Fix: A stuffy detective from Scotland Yard, Fix is looking for a bank robber who took twenty thousand pounds from the Bank of England. Mrs. Aouda: A beautiful Indian woman, Aouda falls in love with Fogg when he rescues her. All of these characters play multiple roles and must have strong physical and comic versatility.
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