BOOM! Theater will present COMPANY Show dates: May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16,17 & 18. Where: Knight Stage at the Akron Civic Theatre Auditions: February 3 , 2025 from 5 - 9:30pm Where: Akron Civic Main Stage - 182 S. Main St., Akron, OH 44308 Sign Up here: Boom! Theater: Company Audition Sign Up<https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A4A72FAAFCCE9-53997383-boom> Please prepare a 1 minute Broadway Song and a 1 minute Monologue. Call back: February 10, 2025, from 6 - 9pm Where: Akron Civic Main Stage Rehearsals start: March 23, 2025 Director: Warren Scott Friedman Music Director: TBA Any questions can be directed to vrenner@akroncivic.com<mailto:vrenner@akroncivic.com> COMPANY SYNOPSIS On the night of his birthday, Robert struggles to think of a wish to make as he blows out his birthday candles. The lone bachelor, surrounded by "those good and crazy people" -- his married friends -- Robert is uncertain whether he should simply be happy with his lot or whether he should wish for his own romantic partner. Over a series of dinner parties, first dates, and thoughtful conversations, Robert attempts to understand the pros and cons of marriage from his diverse and frequently hilarious friends, and begins to make sense of his own persistent bachelorhood. Company, Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking modern musical, is a mature, intelligent, and wildly funny look at relationships, vulnerability, and "being alive." (FEMALE CHARACTERS NEEDED) Susan Peter's Wife and Ex Wife. Delicate southern belle .Motherly in her affections towards Robert. Supporting role Soprano Sarah Harry's hypercritical wife, she is an avid learner of karate and tends to overeat. Open, accepting and loving. Supporting role Mezzo-Soprano, Alto Jenny Quietly manipulative, simultaneously square and wise. Loves her husband David and will; indulge him from time to time. Supporting role Soprano Belt Joanne Acerbic and Demanding, too old to be part of the young crowd, but would not fit well with the older crowd. Puts on a brassy front that melts when she is alone with her husband Larry Supporting role Mezzo Soprano/ Alto Belt April A girlfriend of Robert's. she is flight attendant who came to New York to live in radio city. Dizzy and adorable Featured role Mezzo-Soprano Marta A girlfriend of Robert's. Intensely modern, seeking adventure and excitement in the city. Featured role Mezzo-Soprano Kathy A former girlfriend of Robert's now considered a good friend. she plans to leave the city for a life of domesticity. Sweet and Loving. Featured role Soprano Amy A frantic neurotic engaged to Paul, but terrified of marriage. after a mental breakdown, she finally realizes that Paul is, in fact, her soulmate. Supporting role Mezzo-Soprano, Alto BOOM! Theater taps into a growing movement called "creative aging." While older adults comprise a large percentage of the arts and culture audience (theaters, symphonies, museums), they are not as often the makers of arts and culture content, especially when it comes to casting in community theater productions. BOOM! wants to change the playing field. Most actors and musicians along with production are 50 +, some productions are multi-generational where needed. Valerie Renner Associate Director - Programming, Media, Marketing Akron Civic Theatre 182 S. Main Street Akron OH 44308 PH: 330-535-3179 ext. 207 Fax: 234-525-6467 Email: vrenner@akroncivic.com