[NEohioPAL] Assassins Auditions tonight!
Geoff Short
geoffshort at sbcglobal.net
Mon Jul 14 07:28:32 PDT 2008
The Berea Grindstone Players Announce Auditions for
ASSASSINS
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by John Weidman
Directed by Geoffrey Short
Musical Direction by Heidi Herczeg
Auditions
Monday, July 14th at 7p
Call-Backs Tuesday July 15th at 7p
Performances will be at the Cassidy Theatre in Parma Heights October
10-12 and 16-18
FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING SCHEDULE GO TO: WWW.ASSASSINSSHOW.8K.COM
As the country reflects on its administration and the direction we
will take in this election year, The Berea Grindstone Players and The
Cassidy Theatre will embark on a timely and important new partnership
to bring the musical Assassins to northeast Ohio. Assassins is being
produced by the Grindstone Players but will take place at The Cassidy
Theatre . The show, which will take place a month before the current
general election, reflects on our culture, the American dream and asks
many of the questions voters are asking right now during this current
presidential campaign.
Assassins is bold, original, surreal, disturbing, thought-provoking
and alarmingly funny. This most American of shows features the
wonderful music of Stephen Sondheim and lays bare the lives of nine
individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of
the United States, in a one-act historical “revusical” that explores
the dark side of the American experience. From John Wilkes Booth to
Lee Harvey Oswald, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman bend the rules of
time and space, taking us on a nightmarish rollercoaster ride in which
assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods
meet, interact and in an intense final scene inspire each other to
harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.
All roles are open. This a non-equity production.
Auditions, rehearsals and performances will take place at The Cassidy
Theatre - 6200 Pearl Rd., Parma Heights
Please prepare a musical theatre selection with sheet music in the
correct key. Accompanist will be provided. Also prepare a brief
monologue or be prepared for cold readings from the script. No
appointments necessary - walk-ins are welcome. Please e-mail Geoff
Short at geoffshort at sbcglobal.net with any questions and for audition
time preferences.
Characters:
JOHN WILKES BOOTH (1838-1865) Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
during a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater,
Washington D.C., April 14, 1865.
Vocal Range: Baritone
CHARLES GUITEAU (1841-1882) Assassinated President James Garfield in
the waiting room of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station,
Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881. Dashing but mad.
Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor.
LEON CZOLOGOSZ (1873-1901) Assassinated President William McKinley
during a public reception at the Temple of Music Pavilion at the Pan
American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y., September 6, 1901. Poverty-worn
young radical (pronounced Chole-gosh).
Vocal Range: Baritone/Bass
GIUSEPPE ZANGARA (1900-1933) Attempted to assassinate President-elect
Franklin D. Roosevelt greeted well-wishers in Bayfront Park, Miami,
February 15, 1933. Angry, heavily-accented immigrant.
Vocal Range: Must hold an A.
SAMUEL BYCK (1930-1974) Attempted to assassinate President Richard
Nixon; hijacked a commercial jetliner which he intended to crash dive
into the White House, Baltimore-Washington International Airport,
February 22, 1974. Hysterically irate schlep in a Santa Claus suit.
LYNETTE "SQUEAKY" FROMME (1948- ) Attempted to assassinate President
Gerald Ford as he left the St. Francis Hotel, Sacramento, CA.,
September 5, 1975. Pixie hippie in love with Charles Manson.
Vocal Range: Mezzo
SARA JANE MOORE Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford as he
left the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA., September 22, 1975.
Frazzled housewife
Vocal Range: Soprano
JOHN HINCKLEY (1955- ) Attempted to assassinate President Ronald
Reagan as he left the Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C., March 30,
1981. Depressed college student
Vocal Range: Baritone/Pop Voice.
LEE HARVEY OSWALD (1939-1963). Assassinated President John F. Kennedy
from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository, Dallas,
Texas, November 22, 1963. Dejected shipping clerk planning suicide
(killed Kennedy, 1963) THIS IS A SINGING ROLE.
BALLADEER A Woody Gutherie/Peter Seeger-style folk singer. Should be
able to play guitar, folk tenor.
EMMA GOLDMAN Turn-of-the-century Anarchist agitator and feminist.
THE PROPRIETOR Of a shooting gallery at a carnival.
DAVID HEROLD One of John Wilkes Booth's confederates; aided Booth in
his attempted escape.
Various Ensemble Roles:
A BARTENDER
SARA JANE MOORE'S 9-YEAR-OLD SON, BILLY
PRESIDENTS JAME GARFIELD and GERALD FORD
REPORTERS
PHOTOGRAPHERS
TOURISTS
BYSTANDERS
Have a Great Day!
Geoff Short
geoffshort at sbcglobal.net
P-(440) 263-1156
F-(440) 243-2712
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