[NEohioPAL] Auditions for the musical - "A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage"
clague playhouse
clagueplayhouse at sbcglobal.net
Tue Nov 15 10:35:34 PST 2011
Clague Playhouse, Inc.
1371 Clague Road
Westlake, Ohio 44145
440-331-0403
www.clagueplayhouse.org
AUDITION NOTICE
A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage
Book and lyrics by Aaron Posner; Music by James Sugg
Adapted from a short story by Mark Twain
Directed by Douglas A. Farren
Music Direction by Connie Baltitas
THE STORY:
A first-class melodrama. Shy Hugh Gregory loves Mary Gray, the prettiest girl in Deer Lick, Missouri. A mysterious stranger enters to win Mary’s love, and a disinheritance is announced, and topping that, a murder is committed. It’s an evening package of romance, comedy, mystery and music.
CHARACTERS
Women:
Sally Gray- 40s to 60s (Soprano)
Mary Gray- 20s to 30s John and Mary's daughter (In love with Hugh) (Alto/mezzo-soprano)
Men:
Clem & Reverend Jonathan Pervival Hurley- mid 30s to 60s (Baritone)
John Gray-mid 40s to 60s (Tenor)
David Gray & Sheriff Hiram P. Thwacker-40s to 70s (Bass)
Hugh Gregory- 20s to 30s Young fellow (In love with Mary) (Baritone/Bass)
The Stranger- 30s to 50s with an odd pan European accent (mostly Tenor but has a big range)
MUSICIANS also needed:
Fiddle
Upright Acoustic Bass
Banjo
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Audition Dates: Monday, December 5 and Tuesday, December 6 at 7:30pm. Auditions will be held at Clague Playhouse, 1371 Clague Road, Westlake.
Production Dates: March 9 - April 1, 2012 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2pm.
Please bring an audition photo and résumé and a prepared song and sheet music. Auditioners will be asked to do cold readings from the script.
A perusal script is available at the Clague Playhouse Box Office for a $10 deposit through December 3, 2011. Box Office hours are Wednesday - Saturday from 1-6pm.
If you have questions, please contact the box office at 440-331-0403 and/or leave a message for the director and/or music director.
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