REQUIREMENTS:
For singer/actors, please bring 16 bars of a PREPARED song, Broadway legit, that shows your vocal range. Sheet music preferred, marked, as there will be an accompanist provided. An iPhone/iPod dock will be available if CUED track is brought in. NO ACAPELLA!
For singer/actors auditioning for JOSH, please bring a short piece on acoustic guitar.
For actors, please bring a prepared comic monologue NO LONGER than two minutes in length.
INFO:
Rehearsals will begin in late February with performances April 11-27. There is NO PAY for this production.
For background on the show, visit www.songpoemswantedthemusical.com.
For questions, please contact director Troy Heard at
troyheard@gmail.com.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
JOSH - 20s - vagabond singer/songwriter - MUST PLAY GUITAR PROFICIENTLY - TENOR
CHRISTINE - 20s - strong singer, falls for Josh (also plays SHARKETTE) - SOPRANO
SHARKEY - 40s - small time record producer, Christine's father, old school showbiz type (also plays BOSS) - HIGH BARITONE
LILA BLOOM - 50s+ - sweet, battling cancer, but full of brave spirit - SOPRANO
CAPTAIN BICYCLE - teens (or older as appropriate) - totally awkward, outcast nerd, think brace face - BARITONE
JAMIE LYNNE - 30s - bored housewife dreaming of fame - ALTO
PAUL - 40s+ - in mourning, just lost his better half, poignantly comic
ACTOR plays FR. SIMON / STEVEN HUGHES / BILLY / WILD WILLY / NURSE
ACTRESS plays SARAH / RECEPTIONIST / SHARKETTE / TEACHER / MIRIAM
BACKUP SONG-POEM SINGERS
The Onyx Theatre | 953 E. Sahara Ave | Bldg.16 | Las Vegas | NV | 89104
