[NEohioPAL] The Wedding Singer - Akron Auditions

[Jan Harcar]

AUDITIONS BY APPOINTMENT for

 

THE WEDDING SINGER

 

Music is by Matthew Sklar, book by Tim Herlihy and Chad Beguelin, and lyrics by Chad Beguelin.

 

Weathervane Playhouse will hold AUDITIONS BY APPOINTMENT for THE WEDDING SINGER which will be performed in Weathervane's Founders Theater (mainstage) June 3 - 27, 2010. Auditions will be held at Weathervane Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane (in the Valley off Merriman Road) on Sunday, February 28, 2010 beginning at 2 p.m. and Monday, March 1 beginning at 7 p.m. Callbacks are Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 7:00 PM. Auditions will be scheduled in 5-minute increments.

 

It's the '80s. Robbie Hart lives in his grandmother's basement in New Jersey and sings in a wedding band. His dreams of being a singer/songwriter are long gone, replaced now by a burning desire to find the right girl and settle down.. With a brand-new score that plays loving homage to the pop songs of the 1980's, "The Wedding Singer" takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer just might be the coolest guy in the room.

 

Seeking Energetic and Imaginative actors, singers, dancers and comedians.

 

Robbie Hart               Vocal Range: B (below middle C) - Bb (above stave)

In love with the idea of LOVE. Robbie is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer, the best in the business! But all that changes at his own wedding where he gets dumped at the alter. It's the connection he finds with Julia that reinforces his beliefs in love. Remarkable comic timing required for this role and an ability to play the guitar is possible.

 

Julia Sullivan             Vocal Range: G (below middle C) - D (top of stave)

Working at the reception centre, Julia is a sweet, innocent and naive waitress. Desperately hoping that, one day soon her boyfriend Glen will "POP" the question. But the question is; Is he really the ONE for her?  

 

Glen Guglia               Vocal Range: D (above middle C) - Bb (above stave)

Engaged to Julia, but marriage is the least of his concerns. For Glen, life is all about making money and he doesn't care how he gets it or what he has to sacrifice. He's the Wall Street type, clean cut and respectable looking. He is very suave, sophisticated and a little pretentious (CD payers, Mobile phones Cars & Women.)

 

Linda              Vocal Range: A (below middle C) - D (top of stave)

Robbie's trashy, oversexed girlfriend who leaves him at the alter, as she loves the old Robbie, before he became a Wedding Singer.  She is the ultimate Rock chick!  Must be able to move well with flexibility.

 

Holly               Vocal Range: A (below middle C) - E (top of stave)

She is Julia's cousin and together they waitress at the Reception Centre where the Wedding Singer performs. She is a free and uninhibited twenty-something, setting her sights on any single man.

 

Sammy           Vocal Range: D (above middle C) - Gb (top of stave)

Sammy plays bass in the Wedding Band and he is Robbie's best friend. He's not terribly bright but he is very supportive and means well in all that he does. He is still in love with Holly after they broke up 6 months ago. Constantly trying to be cool and he loves the fashions of 1985.

 

George           Vocal Range: Middle C-G (top of stave)

Flamboyant and eccentric, George is Robbie's other best friend and fellow member of the band. Styled on Boy George, he is an adorable character with great comic timing.

 

Rosie (comic role)      Vocal Range: Middle C - C (middle of stave)

Robbie's hip and cool Grandma.  She must have dance ability. Rap ability.  

 

Plus 6 men and 6 women for the ensemble.

AUDITION PREPARATION: Please prepare two short musical selections of contrasting styles in your key; bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided. Headshots and resumes will be accepted at the audition. 

GENERAL REHEARSAL INFORMATION: Rehearsals will be weeknights 7:00-10:30 with some possible weekend rehearsals starting the week of April 19th. Rehearsal conflicts need to be very minimal. 

CASTING REQUIREMENTS: Non - Equity. All roles are open. Weathervane Playhouse is committed to non-traditional casting. Actors will be cast solely on the basis of talent, except in cases where age, race or physical ability are essential to a role. 

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Pierre-Jacques Brault is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College's Music Theatre Dept. and is the co-founder of Mercury Summer Stock, which enters its thirteenth season this summer at Parma Little Theatre. He has directed countless shows, ranging from full-scale musicals, such as Evita and Annie, to lesser-known plays, including Never the Sinner. His favorite directing credit was putting together the critically acclaimed musical Honk!. As an actor, Pierre has worked with Broadway legends Donna McKechnie and Pamela Myers and has assisted some of today's top directors and choreographers, including Cleveland's own Victoria Bussert. Pierre's work has been seen at Cain Park, Willoughby Fine Arts, Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, Geauga Lyric Theatre Guild, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Virginia Musical Theatre and Stagedoor Manor, a theatrical camp in upstate New York. 




Janis Harcar
Director of Advancement
Weathervane Playhouse
330-836-2323 X16
www.weathervaneplayhouse.com
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