YORK LITTLE THEATRE 2013-14 SEASON - York Little Theatre Non Equity Auditions

You are invited to audition for York Little Theatre’s upcoming productions.

Please call 854-3894 between 9am and 5pm weekdays or email
rene@ylt.org

to schedule an audition for the upcoming shows listed below.

Please forward this email to anyone you think may be interested.

Preparation for auditions:

Bring your calendar to mark any conflicts you have from the day of your audition to the opening of the show.

For musicals, please prepare 16 bars of a song that is either from the show or in the style of the show that best shows your range.

You must bring piano sheet music or CD accompaniment for your vocal audition.

Wear comfortable clothing and be prepared to dance for the Willy Wonka and Christmas Carol auditions.

UPCOMING AUDITIONS

WILLY WONKA The Musical

A Musical on the Main Stage

Auditions dates: September 9 & 10 at 7 & 8pm

Show dates: November 15-17 & 21-24

Director: Rene Staub

Choreographer: Samantha Hyson

Special notes: All of the golden ticket holders need to be vocally strong. (Augustus, Charlie, Mike, Veruca and Violet) They all have solos in the show

Willy Wonka, Grandpa Joe, Mr. & Mrs. Bucket, Oompa Loompas, The Candy Man and Candy Man kids all need to be vocally strong as well.

Adult Ensemble

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Ghost Story of Christmas

A play with music and dance on the Main Stage

Audition Dates: October 7 & 8 at 7 & 8pm

Show dates: December 6-8 and 12-15

Director: Rene Staub

Choreographer & Dialect Coach: Melissa McGinley

A new twist on A CHRISTMAS CAROL originally written for the reopening of FORDS THEATRE

Added ghosts that dance throughout taunt Scrooge and the cast with spectacular special effects.

This is a very innovative show!

Special notes:

-Belle needs to sing (soprano)

-No one else needs to sing except the young urchins who sing Victorian Christmas carols throughout the play. , though everyone sings We Wish You a Merry Christmas at the end

-We need technical dancers for the innovative dancing of ghosts throughout the play.

-Various characters play dual roles. For example: Mrs. Dilbert is played by a man who later plays Jacob Marley.

Roles Available:

6 or more technical dancers (Ghostly Apparitions)

Ebenezer Scrooge

Mrs. Dilber/Jacob Marley

Bob Cratchit

Fred/Old Joe

First Solicitor/Mr. Fezziwig

Second Solicitor

Betty Pigeon (Doll Seller)/ Ghost of Christmas Past

Bert (Cider Seller)/Ghost of Christmas Present

Mr. Marvel (Clock Seller)/Ghost of Christmas Future

Undertaker

Mrs. Fezziwig/Mrs. Cratchit

Belle/Fred’s Wife

Mr. Topper

Fred’s Sister-in-law

Young Street Urchins (need to sing)

Turkey Boy

Citizens of London

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
A Play in the Studio

Audition Dates: October 14 & 15 at 7 & 8pm

Show Dates: January 17-19 and 23-26, 2014

Director: Steve Hoke

Judge Lawrence Wargrave - A recently retired judge. Wargrave is a highly intelligent old man with a commanding personality. As the characters begin to realize that a murderer is hunting them, Wargrave’s experience and air of authority make him a natural leader for the group. He lays out evidence, organizes searches, and ensures that weapons are locked away safely. Wargrave’s guilt is revealed at the end of the novel in a confession that illuminates the characteristics that drive him to commit the series of murders: a strong sense of justice combined with a sadistic delight in murdering.

Vera Claythorne - A former governess who comes to Indian Island purportedly to serve as a secretary to Mrs. Owen. Vera wants to escape a past in which she killed a small boy in her care, Cyril Hamilton, so that the man she loved would inherit Cyril’s estate. Although the coroner cleared her of blame, Vera’s lover abandoned her. Vera is one of the most intelligent and capable characters in the novel, but she also suffers from attacks of hysteria, feels guilty about her crime, and reacts nervously to the uncanny events on the island. The “Ten Little Indians” poem has a powerful effect on her.

Philip Lombard - A mysterious, confident, and resourceful man who seems to have been a mercenary soldier in Africa. Lombard is far bolder and more cunning than most of the other characters, traits that allow him to survive almost until the end of the novel. His weakness is his chivalrous attitude toward women, particularly Vera, with whom he has a number of private conversations. He cannot think of her as a potential killer, and he underestimates her resourcefulness, which proves a fatal mistake.

Read an
in-depth analysis of Philip Lombard.

Dr. Edward George Armstrong - A gullible, slightly timid doctor. Armstrong often draws the suspicion of the other guests because of his medical knowledge. He is a recovering alcoholic who once accidentally killed a patient by operating on her while drunk. Armstrong, while professionally successful, has a weak personality, making him the perfect tool for the murderer. He has spent his whole life pursuing respectability and public success, and is unable to see beneath people’s exteriors.

William Henry Blore - A former police inspector. Blore is a well-built man whose experience often inspires others to look to him for advice. As a policeman, he was corrupt and framed a man named Landor at the behest of a criminal gang. On the island, he acts boldly and frequently takes initiative, but he also makes frequent blunders. He constantly suspects the wrong person, and his boldness often verges on foolhardiness.

Emily Brent - An old, ruthlessly religious woman who reads her Bible every day. The recording accuses Emily Brent of killing Beatrice Taylor, a servant whom she fired upon learning that Beatrice was pregnant out of wedlock. Beatrice subsequently killed herself. Unlike the other characters, Emily Brent feels convinced of her own righteousness and does not express the slightest remorse for her actions.

Thomas Rogers - The dignified butler. Rogers continues to be a proper servant even after his wife is found dead and the bodies begin piling up. The recording accuses Rogers and his wife of letting their former employer die because they stood to inherit money from her.

General John Gordon Macarthur - The oldest guest. Macarthur is accused of sending a lieutenant, Arthur Richmond, to his death during World War I because Richmond was his wife’s lover. Once the first murders take place, Macarthur, already guilt-ridden about his crime, becomes resigned to his death and sits by the sea waiting for it to come to him.

Ethel Rogers - Rogers’s wife. Ethel is a frail woman, and the death of Tony Marston makes her faint. Wargrave believes her husband dominates her and that he masterminded their crime.

Anthony Marston - A rich, athletic, handsome youth. Tony Marston likes to drive recklessly and seems to lack a conscience. He killed two small children in a car accident caused by his speeding, but shows no remorse.

Isaac Morris - A shady, criminal character hired by the murderer to make the arrangements for the island. Morris allegedly peddled drugs to a young woman and drove her to suicide.