[NEohioPAL] Heights Youth Theatre Holding Auditions for Andrew Lippa's A Little Princess on October 15 & 16

[Pamela Fine]

The Ohio Premiere of A Little Princess

Book and Lyrics by Brian Crowley

Music by Andrew Lippa

Based on the novel by Francis Hodgson Burnett



Directed & Choreographed by Pierre-Jacques Brault

Musical Directed by Joanna Li

 

Auditions for anyone in grades 1-12:

Monday, October 15 – open call beginning at 5:00 pm, must be there by 8 pm to be seen

Tuesday, October 16 – open call beginning at 5:00 pm, must be there by 8 pm to be seen


Callbacks – by invitation only

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



Location:   Auditions and all performances are at Wiley Middle School, 2181 Miramar Blvd, University Heights, Ohio 44118. 

Rehearsals begin:  Around the middle of November. Rehearsals will be Mon-Fri, 4:30-8:30 PM. 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:

Thursday, January 17, 7 PM

Friday, January 11 and 25, 7 PM

Saturday, January 12, 19 and 26, 2 PM

Sunday, January 20 and 27, 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. Especially seeking African American singers/dancers.

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:  The Ohio Premiere of Andrew Lippa and Brian Crawley's musical A LITTLE PRINCESS follows the story of a young daughter of a wealthy adventurer who is sent to a boarding school in Victorian England, but soon finds adventure is also in her blood. When the girl learns of reports of her father's death, her life takes a turn and she is forced to become a servant. Featuring the music of Lippa (The Wild Party/Addams Family) and book and lyrics by Brian Crawley (Violet), the musical is based on the novel by Francis Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess.



Follow this link to here and see clips for the show: http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000314



Roles available: 

ALJANA: Kind, charismatic and firm. Sara’s African-American nanny during her childhood in Africa. Also Pasco’s mother. Sara names the doll she takes to London as her spirit guide after Aljana.

BECKY: A scrawny orphan and scullery maid working at the school where Sara lives. Becomes Sara’s first friend at the school but is picked on by the other girls. Cockney accent.

CAPTAIN CREWE: Explorer and adventurer. Sensitive, handsome, courageous, and deeply ethical. He adores his daughter and is the idealized single father.


 ERMENGARDE: The first of the girls to befriend Sara besides Becky. Sweet, simple, chubby, and very sensitive. Used to be the one picked on until Becky arrived.


 JAMES: Helps maintain the girls school


 JESSIE & NORA: Young girls at the boarding school.


 LAVINIA: The ring leader of the girls who dislike Sara. Nasty, condescending, calculating, witty, and funny.


 LOTTIE: Spoiled, charming, and funny. Like Ermengarde, Lottie soon befriends Sara and Becky.


 MISS AMELIA: Miss Minchin’s younger, kinder sister. Teacher, easily flustered, perhaps a bit dim, but with a good heart. Secretly does nice things to help the girls out.


 MISS MINCHIN: Head of the exclusive girls, domineering and unyielding. Comedic skills.


 PASKO: Appealing, loyal and intelligent African-American male. Though he is Captain Crewe’s guide and confidant, he views the Captain as somewhat of a father figure.


 QUEEN VICTORIA: Deft, dry sense of humor. Charming and kind, but stately.


 SARA CREWE: Intelligent, witty, sensitive, and pretty. Grace Kelly at age 12. Raised as an only child with privilege in a British colony in Africa, Sara at first finds herself out of place with the people and customs of the boarding school she is sent to in London. Strong, adventurous spirit. British accent.


 COMPANY: PASSENGERS, AFRICANS, DANCERS, MERCHANTS, UMBRELLA MAN, DJEMBE DRUMMER, ORPHANS AT MISS MINCHINS


 

 

 

 
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