[NEohioPAL] CVLT seeks “Pepper” and male ensemble for MAMMA MIA! (Dir. Fred Sternfeld)

[Andrew Rothman]

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

AUDITION INFORMATION

for “Pepper” and “Male Ensemble”
Mamma Mia!

The smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA

Book by Catherine Johnson

Songs by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus

Director - Fred Sternfeld

Choreographer - Bebe Weinberg Katz

Music Director - David Williams

Producer - Sue Cohen

Most roles in Mamma Mia are already cast. The roles of Pepper and
additional Male Ensemble are still open. Here is the cast thus far
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-UVWLJFh0Yq4WXkk09yrInIrhsqFSw-Elg78_gUMhPQ/edit?usp=sharing>
.

AUDITION DATES

To set up an audition, please email Fred Sternfeld at fsternfeld at gmail.com
with your resume (if available) and contact information and he will call
you to set up an appointment.

Additionally, please download this audition form
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jf2XysDm3j1N3dmzPmtWKXro2tNr6s7W/view?usp=sharing>,
fill it out and bring it with you. If you have a resume, you don’t need to
repeat the same info on the form - just write in “see resume.”

If you don’t have a headshot and resume, you can just fill out the audition
form and bring any picture of yourself.

Auditions will take place at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, 40 River St.,
Chagrin Falls, Oh 44022.

AUDITION PREPARATION

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   Present a memorized one minute song that is character and objective
   driven. Songs from Mamma Mia are acceptable, or from other shows with a
   Pop or Broadway score. Please bring sheet music; an accompanist will be
   provided.
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   And, either present a memorized one minute contemporary monologue OR you
   may read a selection from the script. Sides will be available at CVLT the
   day of your audition so you may want to arrive a little early to look them
   over.
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   Come prepared to dance.





ABOUT THE PLAY

>From the Libretto - “Mamma Mia is a romantic comedy, contrasting the dreams
and aspirations of a 70’s girl and a 90’s girl. Through the storytelling
magic of the songs of ABBA, we meet Donna, a feisty, independent
single-parent, who doesn’t need a man to make her life complete; and her
twenty-year old daughter Sophie, who wants romance, babies and a big, white
wedding. If only her father could give her away…  If only her mother could
tell her who her father is… Sun, sea, sex and subterfuge are the backdrop
to this tale of the women who wanted to have it all, and the girls who want
happy ever after. And has anyone asked what the men want?”

MORE Info on Music Theatre International’s Website
<https://www.mtishows.com/mamma-mia> - be sure to look at “full cast info”
under the spot that says “13 roles” as well as on Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamma_Mia!>.

CASTING AND COMPENSATION

Seeking a multi-racial, multi-ethnic cast, ages 16 and up for the roles of
Pepper and Male Ensemble. Actors appear in CVLT productions on a volunteer
basis. All vocal ranges are on the MTI website
<https://www.mtishows.com/mamma-mia>.

PEPPER (Featured, Male, 24-30, dances well, acrobatic skills a plus) Sky’s
friend, a waiter - he helps run the hotel. Charming. Loves women. A flirt.

ENSEMBLE (Females, Males, 16-80) Hotel workers, Island inhabitants, Hotel
Guests, Wedding guests. All Ensemble members should be able to move well.
We are also looking for some who have advanced dance skills. Acrobatic
skills a plus.

REHEARSALS

There will be 5-6 weeks of rehearsal starting mid-February, 2019.
Rehearsals will be selected (based on availability of the cast) on weekday
evenings as well as weekend mornings, afternoons or evenings 4-5 times per
week. There will also be one early cast gathering in January for a meet and
greet and read / sing through.

Rehearsals will take place at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, 40 River St.,
Chagrin Falls, Oh 44022.

PRODUCTION DATES

March 22 - April 14, 2019. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm. Sundays (March
31 and April 14 only) at 2:00pm.

CREATIVE STAFF BIOGRAPHIES

FRED STERNFELD, DIRECTOR

Fred is pleased to be making his CVLT main stage directorial debut!
Previously at the CVLT River Street Playhouse, he directed the acclaimed
1983 production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? starring Lucia Colombi.
As an actor at CVLT back in the 70s he appeared as Motel in Don Edelman’s
production of Fiddler on the Roof and as a Muleteer in Frank Mularo’s
production of Man of La Mancha. Over the past 40 years, he has concentrated
his efforts on directing more than 130 productions in Cleveland, Seattle
and Dallas. Recent local directorial credits include You Can’t Take It With
You at Karamu House Theatre, Death of a Salesman and Next to Normal at
French Creek Theatre, Of Mice and Men at Coach House Theatre and Good People
at Aurora Theatre.  Fred is widely represented on Northeast Ohio stages
through diverse projects, garnering numerous honors and awards, some of
which are listed here: Company, Les Miserables: School Edition and A Little
Night Music at Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory, Next to Normal, West
Side Story, The Miracle Worker and Baby at TrueNorth, Rent and Into the
Woods at Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute, Yellowman and The Bluest Eye at
Karamu Theatre, Saturday Night, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Peter Pan
at Beck Center, Ragtime, the musical, Conversations With My Father and Man
of La Mancha at the JCC and Fiddler on the Roof and The Sound of Music at
Cain Park. Additionally, he and his wife Randi recently started producing
shows on Broadway - the off broadway hit (transferring to Broadway in
February) Be More Chill, the upcoming revival of The Secret Garden and a
new musical written by Jerry Zucker (film: Airplane, Naked Gun, Ghost)
currently titled Intermission! The Musical! Upcoming local directing
projects: Other Desert Cities at Clague Playhouse and Tuck Everlasting at
French Creek Theatre. www.fredsternfeld.com.

BEBE WEINBERG KATZ, CHOREOGRAPHER

One of the first shows Bebe choreographed when she arrived in Cleveland in
the early 1970’s was Mame at CVLT.  Since then she has worked on many, many
productions throughout the area and served in many different capacities.
Currently Bebe is the director of Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute (HBTI)
and on the faculty at Cleveland State University.  Serving as director /
choreographer, Bebe had worked on The Music Man, Children of Eden, Fiddler
on the Roof and Oklahoma! at HBTI. Additionally, she has done choreography
for “13” and Urinetown at Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC). In
addition Bebe directs and choreographs for the Shaker Schools. Productions
there include Seussical, Our Town, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Midsummer
Night’s Dream, Little Women, Honk, and The Apple Tree.

Bebe has collaborated with director Fred Sternfeld on many productions,
both youth and adult.  Fred and Bebe have teamed up on A Chorus Line, Into
the Woods, Rent: School Edition and The King and I at HBTI, Company, A
Little Night Music, Children of Eden and Les Miserables: School Edition at
FPAC, and Baby, West Side Story, The Fantasticks and Next to Normal at
TrueNorth.  She was honored with broadwayworld.com awards as Best
Choreographer, 2012 & 2014 for West Side Story at TrueNorth and A Chorus
Line at HBTI.

Bebe is also the author of several fiction books for children:  Princess
Claudia and the Freckles, A Best Friend for Claudia, Sibling Wars, and Martha’s
Story and a text book for including movement in the academic classroom
titled The M.I.M.E Set: Minds in Motion Everyday.

DAVID A. WILLIAMS, MUSIC DIRECTOR

David was born in Cleveland, Ohio into a musical family. His older brother,
Wayne, was minister of music at East Mount Zion Baptist Church where the
family attended and W.C. Handy was a cousin to their maternal grandmother.
David began his professional career as a pianist for “The Gene
Carroll/Entertainment Five Show” (WEWS-TV, ABC). In junior high school at
the time, he was hired as music director for the last five years of its
run. During this time, he sang with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and
studied piano and voice at Cleveland State University. David also attended
Summer Music Academy in Hudson, Ohio. There, he studied choral conducting
with William Appling and Robert Shaw. David then left Cleveland to attend
The University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. While there, he
worked on productions of Carousel; Flora, the Red Menace; Chess; Evita;
Into the Woods; and Two Gentlemen of Verona. In 1988, he earned his
bachelor’s degree in Jazz and Studio Music. Upon graduation, he began three
years of sailing around the world with Princess Cruises. David would play
the main lounge shows, with small combos, or solo piano bar. In 1991, David
returned to Cincinnati and in 1993, earned his master’s degree in
Orchestral Conducting. He then moved to Ft. Lauderdale where he musically
directed shows with Jean Ann Ryan Productions for the Norwegian Cruise Line
fleet. These productions included George M; Chorus Line; Dreamgirls; Hello,
Dolly; Pippin; Meet Me in St. Louis; and My Fair Lady. David left Ft.
Lauderdale when he started conducting over six hundred performances of
Smokey Joe’s Café in Reno, Nevada; Germany; Switzerland; and Brazil. He
later returned to Germany for productions of Beauty and the Beast and Grease.
In 2007, David joined a company of West Side Story as assistant
conductor/principal pianist. The tour included performances in Italy,
Holland, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and China. It was the fiftieth
anniversary of the show and included the Chinese premiere. A U.S. tour of I
Can’t Stop Loving You, a Ray Charles tribute, followed. After this, he
decided to move back home to be closer to his family. Back in northeast
Ohio, David performs with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra at Severance Hall
and has conducted productions of Ragtime; A Little Night Music; Les
Miserables; 1940’s Radio Hour; 13, The Musical; She Loves Me; Jesus Christ
Superstar; Sideshow; Man of La Mancha; Five Guys Named Moe; The Boys from
Syracuse; and Children of Eden at various theaters.
-- 
Drew Rothman

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
CVLT.org
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