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Middletown Lyric Theatre
1530 Central Avenue Middletown, Ohio 45042
513-425-7140

AUDITION DATES & TIMES:

• Sunday, February 18th – 2:00-4pm
• Monday, February 19th – 7–8:15pm
• Tuesday, February 21st – 7-8:15pm

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Cold reading from the script

PRODUCTION DATES: June 8, 9, 15 & 16 at 8:00 pm June 16th at 3:00 pm

REHEARSAL AND PRODUCTION WEEK COMMITMENT: Must be available: June 2 – June 8 without conflict

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS: NOTE: The age range of characters is based on who auditions and what is appropriate as an ensemble.

• Garry Essendine: 40 -60 a cigarette-holder-wielding matinee idol slipping reluctantly into middle age; self-dramatizing, self-important, and hopelessly self-infatuated.
• Liz Essendine: 40 – 50 Garry’s ex-wife and theatrical producer; charming, kind, and practical.
• Joanna Lyppiatt: 30 – 45 Hugo’s wife; attractive, glamorous, ruthless, and shameless.
• Monica Reed: 35 – 55 Garry’s secretary and “right-hand man”; sharp-witted, organized, acerbic.
• Daphne Stillington: 18 – 25 Pretty ingenue; innocent and romantic but ambitious
• Fred: 30 – 60 Garry’s smartly-dressed, cocky valet.
• Roland Maule: 20-30 Idealistic, slightly-unbalanced, aspiring playwright
•  Morris Dixon: 30 – 50 Garry’s friend and theatrical producer; romantic and self involved.
• Hugo Lyppiatt: 40 – 70 Businessman and Garry’s theatrical producer; slightly pompous and oblivious.
• Mrs. Erickson: 35-65 Garry’s eccentric housekeeper.
• Lady Saltburn: 50-80 Wealthy, patron of the arts.

ABOUT THE SHOW:

Written by Noel Coward

Directed by Charley Shafor

At the center of his own universe sits matinee idol Garry Essendine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs. His line in harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated but playing closer to home is not. Just before he escapes on tour to Africa the full extent of his misdemeanors is discovered. And all hell breaks loose.

AUDITION TIMES
Sunday November 12 2pm – 4pm
Tuesday November 14 7pm – 8:30pm

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Prepare two numbers. One upbeat, one ballad. The genre of music should be Jazz, Blues, Gospel. You could certainly choose from any of the composer/lyricists listed in the synopsis or related to that style of songwriting.
• Accompanist will be provided.
• No Acapella singing or singing from a CD. MUST provide sheet music.

This Tony-nominated musical delivers 26 hot and torchy numbers. With little spoken text, the interweaving stories are defined through glorious songs that cover the range of this indigenous American art form, from Bessie Smith to Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Alberta Hunter, Jimmy Cox, Ida Cox and more, telling of the pain and misery of life and love… and also of the dogged determination to get through it all… that is the essence of the blues

PRODUCTION DATES:
March 16, 17, 23, at 8:00 pm
March 24th at 3:00 pm & 8:00 pm

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Must be over 18 but ages are used as guidelines

• The Woman Of The World
  A beautiful and stylish woman who came from a grandiose and rich lifestyle. She deludes herself into believing she is still living the high life and spends each evening preparing for the next gentleman caller. Hides behind a sophisticated veneer but is capable of great humor, sensuality, and emotion.
  Gender: Female
  Age: 50 to 60
  Vocal range top: A5
  Vocal range bottom: F3
• The Girl With A Date
  A youthful, energetic, enthusiastic girl. Bright and clever, but innocent and prone to vulnerability. Her drinking reveals a range of emotions and surprisingly uncharacteristic bitterness.
  Gender: Female
  Age: 18 to 21
  Vocal range top: C6
  Vocal range bottom: E3
• The Lady from the Road
  A warm and beautiful African-American woman. Humorous and full of gossip, she possesses a wealth of experience in her long life. Has fallen from grace and she knows it, but hopeful she will rise again.
  Gender: Female
  Age: 55 to 65
  Vocal range top: Ab5
  Vocal range bottom: E3
• The Man In The Saloon
  A simultaneously very charming and slightly dangerous guy. Exudes confidence and control in his sly remarks to the women, but is secretly frustrated and lonely.
  Gender: Male
  Age: 30 to 40
  Vocal range top: Ab4
  Vocal range bottom: Ab2