[NEohioPAL] Heights Youth Theatre Holding Auditions for Annie - September 6 and 7

[Pamela Fine]

Annie
Book by Thomas Meehan         

Music by Charles Strouse

Lyrics by Martin Charnin

 

Directed & Choreographed by Pierre-Jacques Brault

 

Auditions for anyone in grades 1-12:

Tuesday, September 6 - open call beginning at 6:00 pm, must be there by 8 pm to be seen 

Wednesday, September 7 - open call beginning at 6:00 pm, must be there by 8 pm to be seen 

 

Please note:  If you are not available to audition on either of these dates please e-mail heightsyouththeatre at gmail.com

 

Callbacks - by invitation only on Thursday, September 8 - beginning at 6:00 pm

 

Location: Wiley Middle School, 2181 Miramar Blvd, University Heights, Ohio 44118.  All rehearsals and performances will be at this location. 

 

Rehearsals begin:  Monday, September 12. Rehearsals will be Mon-Fri, 5-8:30pm. You will not be called every day, only when you are needed to work. Attendance at ALL tech week rehearsals as well as all performances is mandatory.

  

Production Dates: 

 

Friday, October 14, 21 and 28, 7 PM

Saturday, October 15, 22 and 29, 2 PM

Sunday, October 23, 2 PM

 

Requirements:

- Come prepared with ONE short musical theatre selection.  No pop/rock.

- Must bring sheet music in the proper key.  

- 32 bars of music is sufficient.

- An accompanist will play for all auditioners.

- Headshots and resumes will be accepted at the audition.

 

Casting Information:

All roles are available.

 

HYT 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 is essential to a role.

 

About the show:

Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.  Annie is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

 

 

Roles available:  (ages listed are 'character ages' not actor ages.)

 

The Orphans (there will also be an Ensemble of Orphans that will be featured in Hard Knock Life and NYC):

Annie - Child actor 9-12 years old with a strong belt, optimistic and 'spunky', is seeking her parents.

Molly - The littlest to orphan - 7 years old

Kate -  The next to littlest orphan - 8 years old

Tessie - The cry baby orphan - 10 years old.

Pepper- The toughest orphan - 12 years old

July - The quietest orphan - 13 years old

Duffy - The biggest orphan - 13 years old

 

The Adults:

Daddy Warbucks - Baritone, commanding stage presence.

Miss Hannigan - Character woman, alto with belt, comical.

Rooster Hannigan - Bari-tenor, smooth, slick, moves well.

Lily St. Regis - Over-the-top vamp, soprano, moves well.

Grace - Warbuck's secretary, organized and kind.  Soprano.

 

Character Roles and Ensemble: - Play a variety of characters of all ages, types and vocal ranges such as FDR, his cabinet, mansion staff, radio show personalities and Hooverville residents.

 


Heights Youth Theatre programming is made possible by the generous support of  the residents of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, Eaton Charitable Fund, the O'Neill Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council 
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