[NEohioPAL] Beauty and the Beast Auditions at Fine Arts

[Wanda Wareham]

The Fine Arts Association
 
announces auditions for
 
The Fine Arts Association's production of
Disney's 
 
Beauty and the Beast
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton
Originally Directed by Robert Jess Roth
Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions
 
Directed by Pierre-Jacques Brault
Music Directed by Lori Anne Elias
 
 
Auditions Dates
Friday, September 18 - beginning at 6:30 pm in Room 212
Saturday, September 19 - beginning at 12:30 pm in Board Room
 
Callbacks - by invitation only on Sunday, September 20
at The Fine Arts Association
38660 Mentor Avenue, Willoughby, Ohio 44094
 
 
Requirements
By Appointment Only - Call Ann Hedger at 440-951-7500 x103 to schedule
- Come prepared with a short song of your choosing.
- Must bring sheet music in the proper key.
- An accompanist will play for all who audition.
 
 
Casting Information
No additional AEA contracts are available for this production.
 
All roles are available except Lumiere
Ages - Adults and Teenagers - 17 years and up
Children - 7 years and up
 
Seeking actors who have experience with Muppet-style puppets for this
production. The concept deals with the actors to play the inanimate
objects as Puppeteers such as Avenue Q or Finding Nemo.
 
*        Babette - A saucy, enchanted feather-duster and the object of
Lumiere's affections.  Puppeteer Range:  Soprano: C - High C
*        Beast - A Prince transformed into a terrifying beast for his
lack of compassion; hot-tempered and commanding, but with a warm, loving
heart buried far beneath his gruff exterior. Range: Baritone: A - High F
*        Belle - A vibrant, intelligent young beauty who wants more out
of the life than an ordinary existence.  Range:  Mezzo-Soprano/Belter:
Low A - High F
*        Chip - An enchanted teacup and Mrs. Potts' darling little boy.
Puppeteer  Range:  Tenor: D - B
*        Cogsworth - A tightly-wound, enchanted mantle clock and the
head of the Beast's household. Puppeteer  Range:  Baritone: A - High E
*        Gaston - The vain, egotistical, ultra-masculine villain
determined to marry Belle.   Range:  Baritone: A - High F
*        LeFou - Gaston's bumbling, toady sidekick. Range:  Baritone: B
- High F sharp
*        Madame de la Grande Bouche - A former opera diva turned
enchanted wardrobe. Puppeteer  Range:  Mezzo-Soprano: C sharp - D
*        Maurice - Belle's loving, eccentric inventor father. Range:
Baritone: B flat - High D flat
*        Monsieur D'Arque - The creepy, scheming proprietor of the local
insane asylum, "The Maison De Lune".  Range:  Tenor: D - High A
*        Mrs. Potts - A warm-hearted, maternal enchanted teapot.
Puppeteer   Range:  Mezzo-Soprano: Low F sharp - High G
*        Ensemble plays various characters of the show such as Pepper,
Salt, Doormat, Silly Girl(s), Gargoyles, Enchantress, and Wolves 
 
 
Rehearsals Begin
Monday, October 3.  Rehearsals will be Sunday thru Thursday. Attendance
at ALL tech week rehearsals as well as all performances is mandatory.
 
 
Performance Dates 
November 27-December 20, 2009 
(including 2 daytime school performances and possible double
performances on Saturdays (2:00 pm & 7:30 pm)
 
Evening performances 7:30 p.m.; matinee performances 2:00 p.m.
 
in the Corning Auditorium at The Fine Arts Association
38660 Mentor Avenue, Willoughby, Ohio   44094
 
About the show:
Disney's Beauty and the Beast is the classic love story of Belle, a
young woman in a "small, provincial town," and the Beast, who is really
a prince trapped in a spell. If the Beast can learn to love and to be
loved, the spell will be broken and he will be transformed back to his
former self. However, time is running out, and if the Beast does not
learn his lesson soon, he will be doomed for all eternity. Based on the
Academy Award-winning animated picture, Disney's Beauty and the Beast
features a book by Linda Woolverton (The Lion King) with music by Alan
Menken (Little Shop of Horrors) and lyrics by Howard Ashman (The Little
Mermaid) and Tim Rice (Evita).
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