Variety Theatre
**CANCELLED**
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Mar 23, 2020
5:45 pm - 10:30 pm (CDT)
Intermediate/Advanced Dance Call: 5:45 pm - 7:00pm 5-Minute Audition Slots 7:15 pm - 10:30pm
APPOINTMENTS
Online registration is required and closes at noon on the day of auditions. Please go to varietytheatre.org/auditions to egister.
CONTRACT
LOA Letter of Agreement to LORT $538 per week minimum.
SEEKING
Principal and ensemble actors
PREPARATION
Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song of your choice.
LOCATION
Webster University Spaces
17 South Old Orchard
St Louis, MO 63119
In the Old Orchard Plaza, by Starbucks and Anytime Fitness
PERSONNEL
Director/Choreographer: Lara Teeter
Asst. Director/Choreographer: Drew Humphrey
Music Director: Dr. Marc Schapman
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, September 29th, 2020
Opening: Friday, October 16th, 2020
Closing: Sunday, October 25th, 2020
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
Charlie Cowell: A traveling salesman who is on to Harold Hill's schemes. Tirelessly attempts to prove to everyone the true con man behind Harold Hill. (Male, aged 25-45)
Harold Hill: Our story's unsuspecting protagonist. A con man, travelling under the auspices of a salesman, he eventually falls in love with Marian Paroo. Charismatic and charming. (Male, aged 25-35; Vocal range top: F4; vocal range bottom: Ab2)
Shinn: A blustery politician who is all too self-important. Begrudgingly married to Eulalie, he is skeptical of the town rumor mill. (Male; aged 50-60).
Ewart Dunlop: A member of the quartet formed by Harold Hill with a tenor voice. Ewart is married to Maude Dunlop. (Male; aged 25-45; Vocal range top: F5; Vocal range bottom: F3)
Oliver Hix: A baritone in the quartet formed by Hill. Oliver is married to Alma Hix. (Male; aged 25-45; Vocal range top:F4; Vocal range bottom: B2)
Jacey Squires: The highest tenor in the quartet. Married to Mrs. Squires. (Male; aged 25-45; Vocal range top: C5; Vocal range bottom: C3).
Olin Britt: A citizen of River City and the bass of the quartet formed by Harold Hill. (Male, aged 25-45; vocal range top: C4; vocal range bottom: F2).
Marcellus Washburn: Harold's chummy old friend and former con man, he now lives in River City and is trying to settle down. (Male; aged 30-40; Vocal range top: A4; vocal range bottom: G2)
Tommy Djilas: An attractive, young man from the wrong side of town. He is secretly courting Zaneeta. (Male; aged 15-20).
Marian Paroo: The stuff town librarian and music teacher. She is an attractive young lady who eventually falls for Harold Hill. Stuck up. (Female; aged 20-30; vocal range top: A5; vocal range bottom: G3).
Mrs. Paroo: Cheerful and always plotting. An Irish widow and mother to Marian and Winthrop. (Female; aged 45-60; vocal range top: Eb5; vocal range bottom: Ab3).
Amaryllis: A slightly bratty piano student of Marian Paroo. (Female; aged 8-12; vocal range top: E5; vocal range bottom: C4).
Winthrop Paroo: Marian's baby brother, he is very shy because of a noticeable lisp. Embraces Harold Hill and the marching band. (Male; aged 8-12; vocal range top: Eb5; vocal range bottom: C4).
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn: Mayor Shinn's peacock wife. A serial gossiper and snob, she has trouble keeping her opinions to herself. (Female; aged 40-50; vocal range top: D5; vocal range bottom: D4).
Zaneeta Shinn: The Mayor's fresh-faced daughter who is in love with Tommy. Sweet and outgoing. Appears to be daffy at times. (Female; aged 14-18).
Alma Hix: A Pick-a-Little Lady married to Oliver Hix. (Female; aged 25-45).
Maud Dunlop: A Pick-a-Little Lady married to Ewart Dunlop. (Female, aged 25-45).
Ethel Toffelmier: A comical Pick-a-Little Lady, and Marcellus Washburn's girlfriend. (Female, aged 25-40).
Mrs. Squires: A Pick-a-Little Lady married to Jacey Squires. (Female, aged 25-45).
Ensemble: Constable Locke, Newspaper readers, River City Townspeople, Traveling Salesmen, etc.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
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