Oklahoma Audition Information
Mountain District Musical Society proudly announces auditions for their 2014 production.
MDMS presents Guys and Dolls, an effervescent musical romp that will have you dancing the charleston and rolling your dice down the aisles! Replete with all of the traditional musical theatre hallmarks, Guys and Dolls takes the lead as an iconic musical comedy within the Broadway canon. Featuring beloved hit songs including “Luck Be a Lady,” “If I were a Bell,” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat,” and a cavalcade of some of Broadways most notoriously bold characters; MDMS dips the classic in sophistication and swings it back to the roaring twenties, when frisky flappers and dashing gangsters inhabited the prohibition era. A production dripping in fringe, feathers, sparkle and spats Guys and Dolls promises to be the gamble you’ll want to take!
Production Dates – Friday the 13th June – Saturday the21st June 2014
The Karralyka Centre, Ringwood
Director – Tyler Hess
Musical Director – Danny Forward
Choreographer – Craig Wiltshire
Production Design – Tyler Hess, Jacob Battista and Hazel Green
Lighting Design – Jason Bovaird.
Vocal Auditions: (2013)
Wednesday 27th November : 7.30-10.30pm
Friday 29th November: 7.30-10.30pm
Sunday 1st December : 10.30am-1pm.
Please bring a non-returnable headshot and performance resume. All auditionees will be required to prepare one traditional musical theatre piece showcasing either their vocal range or ability to perform a character in the style of the show. All auditionees may be required to read an excerpt from the script. Please arrive 15 minutes before your audition. Those auditioning for a dancing role will still be required to attend a vocal audition. Please let us know if you are auditioning as a featured dancer when you make your booking.
Choreography Call:
Sunday 1st of December – 3-5pm
The choreography call will begin with a character/movement piece followed by an advanced/technical routine for those auditioning for specialist dancing roles.
You will be expected to demonstrate either your ability to perform movement with personality and spunk and/or your capacity to handle more complicated choreography – in one or more of Jazz/Tap/Salsa.
Please wear something comfortable and appropriate. Those attending the advanced routine will be required to bring jazz and tap shoes.
Note: We are not just looking for a cast of trained dancers, so we encourage those who can perform choreography convincingly – and can demonstrate resilience and a willingness to learn.
Character Callbacks:
Wednesday 4th December at 7.30pm. Those invited will be provided with callback material.
Audition Bookings:
All auditions will be held at Kim Annette Dance Studio, 1/3 Woodbine Court Wantirna South
To book an audition:
Email: auditions@mdms.org.au (preferred)
Call Jo Buckingham on 0417 331 071 (AH only)
Rehearsals will commence in the last week of February 2014; Monday and Wednesday evenings and Sunday Afternoons.
CASTING:
The cast of our Guys and Dolls must be a full cast of characters who can confidently bring to life the roaring 1920s underworld. We are looking for those who have an innate sense of comic timing and can deliver a satirical, black humored performance (but by no means farce) and want to be involved in a fun, frivolous, energetic and sophisticated production! The supporting ensemble will be featured heavily throughout the entirety of the show, both vocally and as a dancers/cameo characters.
Principal Cast:
Sky Masterson
A suave, intelligent and wealthy gambler. Uses his charm, wit and sex appeal to remain at the head of the gambling scene. Age: 25+ Vocal: Baritone.
Sarah Brown
A beautiful, innocent and impressionable missionary who is coming of age during the prohibition. Age: 18+, Vocal: Soprano.
Nathan Detroit
The quick-witted yet neurotic manager of the floating crap game. A crafty schemer but sentimental at heart. The Age: 25+-50, Vocal: Baritone.
Adelaide
The lead cabaret performer at The Hot Box. Nathan’s equally sharp-tongued, longstanding fiancée.
Attempts to mask her perpetual psychosomatic cold and compulsive gluttony with a playfully wicked and smokey façade. Age: 25+, Vocal: Mezzo.
Nicely, Nicely Johnson
Nathan Detroit’s number one sidekick. A gambler with a boundless appetite and enthusiasm for life!
Age: 25+, Vocal: Tenor.
Rusty Charlie
The middleman in the trio of sidekick gamblers. A gambler brawny in mind or in matter. Age: 25+, Vocal: Baritone.
Benny Southstreet
A nimble but nervy novice in the gangster business and further down the pecking order in Nathan’s trio of sidekicks. Age: 20+, Vocal: Baritone
Arvide/Agnes Abernathy
A wise, warm and caring elder at the Mission. Sarah’s confidante. Role may be played by a male or female. Age: 40+. Vocal: Baritone/Mezzo
General Matilda B. Cartwright.
The bitter head of the Mission. A powerful and formidable presence. Age: 40+
Lt. Brannigan
New York Detective trying to restore order amongst the mayhem. Age: 30+,
Big Jule
Intimidating, statuesque, high status gangster from Chicago. Age: 35 +
Supporting Ensemble:
6-8 Male dancers – We require a male dance troupe that is confident in a range of dance styles. Preferably a range of vocal types and nationalities.
4-6 Ensemble Men – Movers and character actors who will take on a range of cameo roles.
Preferably a range of vocal types, ages, body types and nationalities.
8 Hot Box Dancers – Specialist dancers. Must be comfortable being scantily dressed on stage. (Will also double as featured dancers)
6-8 Female Ensemble – Female Ensemble actors/singers/movers will play various characters and feature as cameo roles throughout the show – (Mission Dolls, Gangster Molls, The Hot Box vocal Trio, Cuban hotel guests etc…)
Preferably a range of vocal types, ages, body types and nationalities.
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