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The Footlighters, Inc. announces auditions for ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin

Directed by Gina Kleesattel
Music Direction by Alan Masters
Produced by Alan Masters and Bill Geraghty

Auditions:

• Sunday, November 10th 7:00pm-10:00pm
• Monday, November 11th 7:00pm-10:00pm

Callbacks:
Tuesday, November 12th 7:00pm-10:00pm

Location:
The Stained Glass Theatre, 802 York Street, Newport KY 41071

Please bring 16-32 bars of two contrasting songs that show your vocal range. Please have your music marked with the 16-32 bars that you want to sing for each song in advance. No recordings please. An accompanist will be provided. Please don’t audition with anything from ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. A dance combination will be a part of the initial audition after you have sung.

Auditionees are asked to sign up for a slot, but walk-ins will be accepted in the first available opening. A headshot and resume is appreciated but not required. SIGN UP HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0448aeae2babfc1-auditions6

For questions about auditions please contact Alan Masters at 513-328-5097 or aemasters@aol.com.

Performance dates: April 23-May 9

Synopsis:
The story is a fictionalized version of the life of Annie Oakley (1860–1926), a sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, and her romance with sharpshooter Frank Butler. The 1946 Broadway production was a hit, and the musical had long runs in both New York (1,147 performances) and London, spawning revivals, a 1950 film version, and television versions. Songs that became hits include “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly,” “You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun,” “They Say It’s Wonderful,” and “Anything You Can Do.” This production will be using the revised libretto by Tony, Oscar and Emmy winner Peter Stone. As Newsday reported, Stone’s revisions ‘are sweetly ingenious, and the show is a dream.’ Stone reshaped the 1946 book to create a Wild West show-within-a-show that frames the ageless ‘Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better’ love story of sharpshooters Annie Oakley and Frank Butler. Stone has added a secondary romance between the younger sister of Frank’s bothersome assistant Dolly, and a boy who is (to Dolly’s horror) part Native American.

Roles:

• Frank Butler (Lead): Male, 30-60
  A suave sharpshooter in Buffalo Bill’s show–he enjoys his status as a heartbreaker and star of the show, and would like to keep it that way; low A-high F.
• Annie Oakley (Lead): Female, 18-40
  Backwoods woman, an incredible talent as a markswoman, has no idea about “nuthin’ cept shootin'”; she immediately falls head over heels for Frank, who prefers a more dainty type of woman; a happy, endearing country girl who is an amazing markswoman; illiterate, not very “lady-like”; strong singer-comedian who carries the show; mezzo-belt, low G-high F.
• Dolly Tate (Lead): Female, 18-40
  Frank Butler’s “lovely” assistant, an over-the-top, bigoted, ambitious, and mean-spirited woman whose principal role is to make everyone else miserable; she does this in a very funny way.
• Buffalo Bill Cody (Lead): Male, 35-75
  Middle-aged soldier/Indian scout turned showman; runs the “Wild West Show” that features sharpshooters Annie Oakley and Frank Butler, and plenty of musicians, cowboys, cowgirls, Indians and assorted family members; low B–high F.
• Charlie Davenport (Lead): Male, 30-70
  Middle-aged manager of the Wild West Show, always setting the scene for this show-within-a-show.
• Chief Sitting Bull (Supporting): Male, 35-80
  Leader of the Sioux Nation, adopts Annie as his daughter and puts his money into show business with the Wild West Show in order to be near her; has keen insight into human nature, which he shares through many one-liners.
• Pawnee Bill (Supporting): Male, 35-80
  Owner of the Far East Show; Buffalo Bill’s former partner and current rival.
• Little Jake, Annie’s Little Brother (Supporting): Male, 12+
  Annie’s 8- to-10-year-old brother, her “bird dog” who flushes out game for her to shoot; extra points if he can make “armpit noises”; boy soprano or alto; low B flat-high D.
• Jessie, Annie’s Little Sister (Supporting): Female, 12+
  Annie’s 10- to-14-year-old sister, also part of the family hunting business; sopranos/altos; low B flat-high D.
• Nellie, Annie’s Other Little Sister (Supporting): Female, 12+
  Annie’s 10- to-14-year-old sister, also part of the family hunting business; sopranos/altos; low B flat-high D.
• Adult Ensemble (Chorus / Ensemble): Males & Females, 15+
  Cowboys, Indians, Roustabouts, Cowgirls, Royals of Europe, New York Socialites; special talents for members of the ensemble include rope twirlers, guitar pickers, gymnasts and tumblers, mandolin or fiddle players, tap dancers, Indian hoop dancers, and whistlers; all voice types needed.
• Tommy Keeler (Lead): Male, 17-26
  A dashing young knife-thrower with the Wild West Show, part Native American, and very much in love with Winnie. Tenor or High Baritone Low B flat – High F. Two duets with Winnie.
• Winnie Tate (Lead): Female, 15-26
  Dolly’s 17-year-old sister. Tommy throws knives at her and hopes to marry her as soon as she turns 18. Mezzo Soprano or Soprano. Low B flat – High F. Two duets with Tommy.

Auditions for OF MICE AND MEN
Directed by Jim Curtis
Produced by Amanda Emmons-Shumate, Katie McCarthy & Janet Wisner

• Sunday, August 4 – 1-4pm
• Monday, August 5 – 7-9pm

CALLBACKS: Wednesday, August 7 – 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. (if necessary)

REHEARSALS: Begin in November
SHOWDATES: February 13-29, 2020

Audition signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448AEAE2BABFC1-auditions5

ADDITIONAL INFO: Contact Jim Curtis at jjt9461@yahoo.com. Please address the subject line with Of Mice and Men Auditions.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Scripts are available through Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

SYNOPSIS:
Two drifters, George and his friend Lennie, with delusions of living off the “fat of the land,” have just arrived at a ranch to work for enough money to buy their own place. Lennie is a man-child, a little boy in the body of a dangerously powerful man. It’s Lennie’s obsessions with things soft and cuddly, that have made George cautious about with whom the gentle giant, with his brute strength, associates. His promise to allow Lennie to “tend to the rabbits” on their future land keeps Lennie calm, amidst distractions, as the overgrown child needs constant reassurance. But when a ranch boss’ promiscuous wife is found dead in the barn with a broken neck, it’s obvious that Lennie, albeit accidentally, killed her. George, now worried about his own safety, knows exactly where Lennie has gone to hide, and he meets him there. Realizing they can’t run away anymore; George is faced with a moral question: how he should deal with Lennie before the ranchers find him and take matters into their own hands.

GEORGE – A migrant worker who protects and cares for Lennie. George dreams of someday owning his own land, but he realizes the difficulty of making this dream come true. Lennie’s friend, George gives the big man advice and tries to watch out for him, ultimately taking responsibility for not only his life but also his death.

LENNIE- A migrant worker who is mentally handicapped, large, and very strong. He depends on his friend George to give him advice and protect him in situations he does not understand. His enormous strength and his pleasure in petting soft animals are a dangerous combination. He shares the dream of owning a farm with George, but he does not understand the implications of that dream.

CANDY – Sometimes called “the swamper,” he is a old handyman who lost his hand in a ranch accident and is kept on the payroll. Afraid that he will eventually be fired when he can no longer do his chores, he convinces George to let him join their dream of a farm because he can bring the necessary money to the scheme. He owns an old sheep dog that will become a symbol of Lennie before the play ends.

THE BOSS – The stocky, well-dressed man in charge of the ranch, and Curley’s father. He is never named and seems to be a fair-minded man. Candy happily reports that the boss once delivered a gallon of whiskey to the ranch-hands on Christmas Day.

CURLEY – The son of the ranch owner, Curley is a mean little guy who picks fights with bigger guys like Lennie. He is recently married and extremely jealous of any man who looks at or talks with his wife. Lennie crushes his hand, earning Curley’s future enmity.

CURLEY’S WIFE – Please
Note this role has been precast.

SLIM – A highly skilled mule driver and the acknowledged “prince” of the ranch, Slim is the only character who seems to be at peace with himself. The other characters often look to Slim for advice

CARLSON – The insensitive ranch hand who shoots Candy’s dog. He owns a Luger, which George later uses to mercifully kill Lennie.

CROOKS – The African American stable worker who cares for the horses. A symbol of racial injustice, Crooks is isolated from the other hands because of his skin color. He also convinces Lennie to let him join their dream of land, but he must give up that dream.

WHIT – A ranch hand.