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All auditions are in the Theatre and start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Beverly Cleary’s
RAMONA QUIMBY
Auditions: January 13 (2:00 PM) and January 15 (7:30 PM)
Rehearsal Period: January 21-March 1 (6 weeks)
Performances: March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
School Shows: March 14 & 15
Characters:
RAMONA QUIMBYan imaginative, lively third-grader
who is sometimes wistful or sad
BEEZUS QUIMBYa conscientious older sister who loves,
but is often exasperated with, Ramona
HOWIE KEMPa serious third-grade friend of Ramona’s
SUSANvain third-grader who doesn’t like Ramona. Jealous.
TAMMYa high-school waitress
DOROTHY QUIMBYa loving mother who is often tired
BOB QUIMBYa father who is fun when he isn’t down-hearted
AUNT BEADorothy Quimby’s younger sister,
a third grade teacher
UNCLE HOBARTHowie’s rugged uncle
who works in oil fields, is full of fun, and likes to tease
MRS. KEMPHowie’s humorless grandmother and Ramona’s sitter
MRS. GRIGGSstrict third-grade teacher doing her job
SELMAtoo chic saleswoman with stylish hair
MR. FROSTlarge man with white beard
OLD MANlonely man wearing what are probably his son’s old clothes
Other Adults: Doctor, Director, Scout Leaders, Wedding guests
Other Youth: Third graders, Cub Scouts and Brownies, Ramona’s reflections in
mirror
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING –
THE SONGS OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
Auditions: March 10
Rehearsal Period: March 18 – May 3 (6 weeks)
Performances: May 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18
Characters:
MAN 1 - Tall, dark, sexy, could play Jud or Billy Bigelow. A 'Leading Man' type who must sing well and have great personality. This guy must dazzle the ladies with his charm and have a sense of humor and a commanding way with the music.
MAN 2 - A song and dance man who could play Will Parker but also could be right for Lt. Cable. A friendly performer who must be able to play comedy as well as tender moments.
WOMAN 1 - A pretty blond who could play Laurie or Julie. Big soprano. Must have a soft sexiness and playfulness that is endearing. Beneath it all is a spunky lady.
WOMAN 2 - An attractive lady who could play Anna, Lady Thiang or Aunt Eller. Must have a quality of mystery and sensuousness and be able to play both the regal and the silly.
WOMAN 3 - A strong and up-front young performer who might play Ado Annie or Nellie. Appealing with a big, big voice. Might also be at home doing rock and roll but now finds herself doing the Rodgers and Hammerstein 'Classics.'
BUCCANEERS!
Auditions: May 12
Rehearsal Period: May 27 – July 12 (7 weeks)
Performances: July 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, August 1, 2, 3
Characters:
ENID ARABELLAan American girl, 10 years old or so
HER MOTHER
HER FATHER
CAPTAIN JOHNNY JOHNEPirate King
BEVINpirate, teenaged Irish girl
TITO ORLANDOpirate, teenaged Spanish boy
MHINApirate, African girl Enid Arabella’s age or a bit older
AYANApirate, Mhina’s younger sister
TOMpirate, small American boy
PIRATE CHORUS: In roughly descending age from oldest to youngest, LARS (Swedish), SAYYIDA (Moroccan), PAVEL (Russian), ARTEMISIA (Italian), ENRIQUE (Mexican), BEGUM (Indian) and HARRIET (American).
STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE
Auditions: July 28
Rehearsal Period: August 12 – September 20
Performances: September 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, October, 3, 4, 5
School Shows: September 26, 27
Characters:
RACHEL LANYONan artist
INSPECTOR NEWCOMENof Scotland Yard
JEANNE POOLEDr. Jekyll’s housekeeper
DR. DAVID LANYONRachel’s brother, a surgeon &
Professor of medicine
DOWLINGLanyon’s butler
MR. EDWARD HYDEa man with “no visible means of employment
(doubled by actor playing Jekyll)
LORD DANVERS CAREW, M.P. Doubled by actor playing Dowling
NARNIA
Auditions: September 22
Rehearsal Period: October 6– November 22 (7 weeks)
Performances: November 22, 23, 29, 30, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 (Thanksgiving Nov. 28)
Characters:
ASLAN, the Great Lion of Narnia
WHITE WITCH, the evil Queen of Narnia
PETER PEVENSIE, an English boy, about 13
SUSAN PEVENSIE, Peter's sister, about 12
EDMUND PEENSIE, their younger brother, about 10
LUCY PEVENSIE, their younger sister, about 9
PROFESSOR DIGORY KIRKE, the children's uncle
MRS. MACREADY, housekeeper at Marbleton Manor
MR. and MRS. BEAVER, "Cockney" beavers
DWARF, one of the White Witche's minions
FENRIS ULF, head of the White Witch's Secret Police
TUMNUS, a faun
FATHER CHRISTMAS, Santa Claus
WHITE STAG, harbinger of luck/portent of change in Narnia
VARIOUS GOOD/EVIL NARNIAN CREATURES
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