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Auditions: The Fantasticks
Music by Harvey Schmidt
Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones
Directed by Dave Wood Musical Direction by Stephen Peters |
Auditions will take place Monday and Tuesday, June 21 and 22, 2010, at 7:00 PM at Acme Theater, 61 Summer Street, Maynard, MA (978-823-0003). Callbacks, if necessary, will be Wednesday, June 23, at Acme Theater.
Auditions will consist of an audition song as well as cold readings from the script. Familiarity with the script is encouraged but not required. Auditioners should prepare a 16–32 bar section of a song in the style of the show, and bring music for the accompanist.
Performance Dates
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM: Sept. 17, 18, 24, 25, Oct. 1, 2, 8, 9, 2010
Sundays: Sept 26, Oct 3, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Questions: e-mail the director at DWOOD@MBTA.com
Synopsis
Acme celebrates the 50th anniversary of Broadway's longest running musical—an enduring story of love, hope, and life lessons. Two neighboring fathers put up a wall and forbid contact between their son and daughter, ensuring that the two will fall in love. Aided by the mysterious El Gallo, the children declare their love but soon become disillusioned in the light of day. They separate, only to reunite when they realize that all they wanted was each other.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
The Narrator (El Gallo): A bandit (Baritone/Tenor, A-flat to hi G)
The Mute: Acts as the wall and so on.
Male or Female
Dancer or a good physical actor preferred, non-singing
Matt (The Boy): An innocent young man (Baritone/Tenor, A to hi G)
Luisa (The Girl): A romantic idealist (Soprano, B to hi B)
Hucklebee (The Boy's Father): A former Navy man, meticulous gardener (Baritone)
Bellomy (The Girl's Father): A merchant, also a picky gardener (Baritone)
Henry (The Old Actor): An aging, over-the-top thespian (minimal musical ability)
Mortimer (The Man Who Dies): An actor pretending to be an American Indian (minimal musical ability)
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