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It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Directed by Gretchen Westbrook
Audition Date: September 23rd 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The director will provide sides from the script for reading.
Information:
Casting actors of all abilities, genders and ethnicities for the following roles.
Freddie Filmore, age 30s–60s. An actor who works for the radio station. He is the Announcer who also plays Old Man Gower and other characters.
Jake Laurents, age 20s–30s. Plays George Bailey and young George.
Sally Applewhite, age 20s–30s. Plays Mary Hatch and young Mary.
Lana Sherwood, age 40s–60s. Plays Violet, young Violet and others.
Harry “Jazzbo” Heywood, age 30s–50s. Plays Harry, Clarence Oddbody and other characters.
Open auditions for all roles begin promptly at 12 p.m.
Performance Dates: Weekends December 1-17
Rehearsals: Start date TBD. Rehearsals will be Monday-Thursday.
About the show: The Bastrop Opera House will celebrate the warmth of the holiday season with the perennial audience favorite, It’s a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play.
On Christmas Eve, 1946, an ensemble of five actors gather in a radio studio to perform a radio broadcast of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, the story of George, who considers giving up on life. Clarence, a guardian angel, helps George realize how different the world would be if he’d never been born. The five actors play more than 40 characters. They are joined onstage by two Foley artists (live sound effects creators) who help bring the story to life.
Casting “Willy Wonka: The Musical.”
Director: Lisa Holcomb
Auditions: July 8th 10:00-3:30 for lead or supporting roles. Appointment only.
Rehearsals to begin the week of July 17th.
Synopsis: Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation which features songs from the classic family film. “Willy Wonka” is a scrumdidilyumptious musical-theater treat guaranteed to delight everyone’s sweet tooth while taking you on a fantasy ride into the land of pure imagination.
Please be prepared to sing 16 bars of a song in the style of the show. Bring recording of music to accompany you. Bluetooth speaker will be available.
Book your appointment: https://koalendar.com/e/willy-wonka-the-musical
4:00-5:00 for all Oompa Loompa ensemble auditions. No appointment as it will be a group choreography and vocal audition. Be prepared to sing and dance as a group.
The Candyman/Willy Wonka, Lead, 25-50
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: G2
The mysterious title character; he is charming, enigmatic, charismatic, and slightly sinister; a chocolatier who guides children and their parents on a tour of his factory; he is looking for someone new to take over his candy empire.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Charlie Bucket, Lead, 12-16 years old
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: G2
The story’s shy, earnest protagonist; from a modest home life, he is humble and noncompetitive, while maintaining a sense of wonder about the world; one of the Golden Ticket winners, whose honesty and general good nature win Wonka over.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Phineous Trout, Supporting, Male, 20-50
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: B2
A reporter covering the Golden Ticket story.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Augustus Gloop, Supporting, Male, 13-25
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Casting personnel will see teens/adults 13-25 to play children. A gluttonous German boy; cheerful and jolly, he defines himself by his ability to eat mass quantities of food; one of the Golden Ticket winners, whose constant overeating is enabled and encouraged by Mrs. Gloop.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Veruca Salt, Supporting , Female, 13-25
Casting personnel will see teens/adults 13-25 to play children. A wealthy, spoiled Brit; she is accustomed to having her father indulge her every whim and desire; one of the Golden Ticket winners, she is subjected to the squirrels’ nut chute.
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Violet Beauregarde, Supporting , Female, 13-25
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Casting personnel will see teens/adults 13- 25 to play children. A brassy girl with a competitive streak, Violet seizes every opportunity to show off; she turns into a giant blueberry.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Mike Teavee, Supporting, Male, 13-25
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: G2
Casting personnel will see teens/adults 13-25 to play children. An obnoxious, hyperactive child addicted to television, video games, and the Internet; one of the Golden Ticket winners and Ms. Teavee’s son.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Mrs. Gloop, Supporting, Female, Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: B3
A plump, jolly German woman with a bustling personality. Augustus Gloop’s overindulgent mother.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Mr. Salt, Supporting, Male, 40-60
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: D3
A wealthy British upperclassman who regularly flaunts his wealth and privilege. Father to Veruca Salt who shamelessly spoils his daughter.
Ms. Teavee, Supporting, Female, 35-50
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: B3
An old-fashioned housewife. She is Mike Teavee’s permissive and clueless mother.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Mrs. Beauregarde, Supporting, Female, 35-45
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: D4
Violet’s enthusiastic “helicopter parent” who focuses all her attention on her daughter. She indulges Violet’s worst competitive impulses.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Mrs. Bucket, Supporting, Female, 30-45
Range: Bb3-F5.
Charlie Bucket’s nurturing mother; she is always trying to maintain an energetic positivity.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Grandpa Joe, Lead, 50-75
Range: Bb2-F4.
A caring, patient, and kindhearted man; loving grandfather to Charlie Bucket; he accompanies Charlie to Willy Wonka’s factory and it gives him a new burst of youthful vigor.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Oompa-Loompas/Candy Kids:Supporting, All Genders, 10-18
Range: A3–F5
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Grandma Josephina, Supporting, Female, 50-75
Non singing role
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Grandma Georgina, Supporting, Female, 50-75
None Singing role
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Grandpa George, Supporting, Male, 50-75
Non singing role
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities