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Audition date:
January 29th 1:00 – 3:00 pm
January 30th 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Rehearsal dates: TBD
Show dates: May 13th – May 29th (9 performances)
Director: Lisa Holcomb
Music Director: Megan Pritchett
Readings will be provided for auditions. Please come prepared with 32 bars of an appropriate-style song with properly- cut sheet music only. Piano accompaniment will be available.
Synopsis:
The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II” – after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!
Characters:
*The role of Seymour Krelborn has been precast
*The role of Audrey has been precast
*The voice of the plant has been precast
Mr. Mushnik
Gender: Male
Age: 55 to 65
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: G2
Chiffon
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 36
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Crystal
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 36
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Ronnette
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 36
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Orin Scrivello
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 40
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: G2
Musicians and technicians are also needed and encouraged to attend the auditions.
Please contact the director, Lisa Holcomb at plays@bastropoperahouse.org (put Little Shop in the subject) if you have any questions.
The Odd Couple (Female Version)
Auditions: May 21st, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Schedule: TBD
Location: Bastrop Opera House 711 Spring St, Bastrop
Director: Gretchen Westbrook
Casting the female version of “The Odd Couple.”
Synopsis: The play takes place in New York City in 1985. Unger and Madison are at it again–Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon’s contemporary comic classic: the female version of ‘The Odd Couple.’ Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Costazuela brothers–but the hilarity remains the same.
ROLES:
Olive Madison: Lead, Female, 40-55
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Florence Unger: Lead, Female, 40-55
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Mickey: Supporting, Female, 35-55
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Vera: Supporting, Female, 35-55
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Sylvie: Supporting, Female, 30-55
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Renee: Supporting, Female, 30-55
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Manolo & Jesus Costazuela: Supporting, Male, 30-55
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Please send any questions to plays@bastropoperahouse.org.
OZ! The Musical
Audition : Adults
Audition Date: July 9th 10:00p.m.-3:00p.m. Please sign up for 10 minute audition spots.
Audition sides will be provided for reading.
Be prepared to sing up to 32 bars of a song of your choice. Please bring sheet music for accompaniment, or music track.
Appointments can be made at:
https://koalendar.com/e/oz-the-musical-auditions
Rehearsal Dates: (Tentative) July 18th-September 1st; Mon-Thur 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
Tech week is September 5th-8th: Rehearsals 7:00p.m.-till
Auditions: Children ages 6-10
Audition Date: July 16th 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Children to play munchkins and poppies.
Please arrive at 10:00 a.m. and be prepared to learn a group song and dance.
Rehearsals to begin Thursdays starting July 22nd, 5:00-6:30. Beginning August 29th, rehearsals will begin Monday-Thursday until the opening of the show on September 9th.
Show dates: September 9th-25th. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30p.m., Sundays at 2:30p.m.
Audition Location: Bastrop Opera House 711 Spring Street, Bastrop
Performances: September 9th-25th 2022
Directed by: Lisa Holcomb
Please send any questions to plays@bastropoperahouse.org.
Misery: Based on the Novel by Stephen King
Audition : Adults
Auditions: July 30th 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Directed by AJ Fuex
Performances: October
Sides will be provided by the director.
*Play for mature audiences, so will have some disturbing violent scenes, descriptions, and language. Actors must be comfortable with these conditions in order to portray them authentically,
MISERY follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.
Character Descriptions:
Annie Wilkes: Experienced actress, 30-60, to play intense psychologically damaged, psychopathic fan.
Paul Sheldon: Experienced male actor, 30-60, to play somewhat haughty, worldly professional writer.
Buster: Male, 30-60, to play Sheriff.
Please send any questions to plays@bastropoperahouse.org.