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WARNER THEATRE Main Stage Production |
| Monday, July 28, 2014 at 7:00pm (by appointment) Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 7:00pm (by appointment) All roles are open to audition. We are seeking a large ensemble cast of ethnically diverse adults for this production. Also available one featured role and one ensemble role each for a boy and girl aged 7-12. Auditioners must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 32 bars, but no more than one minute, of a fully memorized Broadway-style musical selection that showcases their vocal range. Auditioners should mark their selection with a highlighter. An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Auditioners will also be asked to read from the script and perform a short dance/movement combination that may be taught at the audition. Please dress comfortably. Rehearsals will be held on Sundays, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, from7:00pm to 10:00pm beginning Sunday, August 10, 2014. There will be one midweek rehearsal (which will be a special performance for the new Warner Wall of Fame inductees & their families) on Thursday, November 6, 2014. CALLBACKS: Monday, August 4, 2014, if needed AUDITIONS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Please send an email to auditions@warnertheatre.org to schedule your appointment. An audition confirmation e-mail will be sent with full details on what will be expected at your audition. Audition appointments by e-mail are preferred, but if you do not have access to e-mail call the Warner Theatre Audition Line at 860-489-7180 ext.151. Please be specific as to the date you would like to schedule your appointment. PERFORMANCE DATES: Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 8:00pm Sunday, November 2, 2014 at 2:00pm Friday, November 7, 2014 at 8:00pm Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 8:00pm Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 2:00pm ABOUT THE SHOW This epic musical by the award-winning composer/lyricist team Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Once On This Island, Seussical)paints a nostalgic and powerful portrait of life in turn of the century America. Based on E.L. Doctorow’s distinguished novel, Ragtime intertwines three distinct stories that poignantly illustrate history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and love and hate. Flaherty’s score is just as diverse as the Melting Pot of America that it seeks to recreate. It draws upon traditional Jewish folk sounds to color the haunting music of the immigrants, Vaudeville’s outrageous style to capture the spectacle of Evelyn Nesbit, and Joplin and Jazz to invoke the enlivened spirit of Harlem. With a book by Terrance McNally (Kiss of the Spider Woman, Master Class), this 1998 Tony award winning show for best score, book, and orchestrations, features such show stopping songs as “Getting Ready Rag,” “Your Daddy’s Son,” “Wheels of a Dream,” “Till We Reach That Day,” “Back To Before,” and “Make Them Hear You.” This momentous musical is sure to inspire actors and audiences alike! LEAD AND FEATURED ROLES (ages listed are based on history and/or author recommendations, and should not be taken literally) Coalhouse Walker, Jr: (lead) African-American male. 25-35 (baritone with strong top range; range: Ab to G, with a sustained high F#). Intense dance; pianist; proud, confident, and stubborn. Sarah: (lead) African-American female. Late teens-early 20's (lyric soprano; range: low G# to high F# on staff) Mother: (lead) Anglo-American female. 30+ (lyric soprano; range: low G to high Eb on staff) gentle, compassionate, optimistic Father: (lead) Anglo-American male. 40+ (baritone; range: B to E on staff) cautious; resistant to change Mother's Younger Brother: (supporting) Anglo-American male. 20-25+ (tenor/baritone with strong top range: B to high F#) passionate anarchist; intense and high-strung Young Boy: (supporting) Anglo-American male. 8-12 (juvenile voice; range: E to Db on staff) precocious and curious Tateh: (lead) Eastern European/Jewish Immigrant male. 30+, slight accent (tenor; range: Db to high F#) intelligent, passionate, creative Emma Goldman: (cameo - historical) Eastern European/Jewish Immigrant female/Anarchist. 40+, slight accent. (alto, range: low G# to Db on staff) Harry Houdini: (cameo - historical) Hungarian Immigrant male/Magician/body-builder. 30+ (tenor; range: mid. C to high G) Evelyn Nesbit: (cameo - historical) Anglo-American female. Vaudevillian performer. 18-25 (belter/soprano, range: middle C to Db on staff) dancer preferred. Young Girl: (supporting) Tateh's daughter. Eastern European/Jewish Immigrant female. 8-12 (juvenile voice; range: E to Db on the staff) quiet and shy. Sarah's Friend: (supporting) African-American female. Late teens - 30. (Gospel lyric-soprano or alto range: low G to stratosphere scat top note) Grandfather: (cameo) (Mother's father) Anglo-American male. 55+ (some speak sung lyrics, baritone) gruff & outspoken. Booker T. Washington: (cameo - historical) African-American male, distinguished. 45+ (some speak sung lyrics, baritone) Henry Ford: (cameo - historical) Anglo-American male. 30-45 (some speak sung lyrics, baritone) JP Morgan: (cameo - historical) Anglo-American male; banking mogul. 45+ (some speak sung lyrics, baritone) SUPPORTING/ENSEMBLE ROLES: RAGTIME offers members of the three ensembles multiple opportunities to play a number of smaller parts with lines and some solos. Supporting roles with final casting decisions possibly made during rehearsals) include: Admiral Peary, Stanford White, Harry K. Thaw, Willie Conklin, Judge, train conductor, people of New Rochelle/Harlem/Union Square, Jewish immigrants, factory workers, demonstrators, newsboys, reporters, bureaucrats, Coalhouse's Men, and numerous other ensemble roles. The RAGTIME Ensemble must be one of the major stars of the show. The Ensemble is extremely involved and active throughout the show. The three distinct ensemble groups must each produce a full and balanced choral sound. |
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