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Cast Announced for EVERYBODY at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoAnnouncing the cast for our next production EVERYBODY by Branden Jacob-Jenkins.

  • Adam Jones
  • Melodie LaNicca
  • Brent Lindley
  • Michelle MacCutcheon
  • Dan Maloney
  • Karen Oehler
  • Steve Phelan
  • Cathy Roesener
  • Amanda West

Directed by Charley Shafor with performances running April 21-29.

For more information visit www.middletownlyric.org

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Auditions Announced for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoSUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Book by JAMES LAPINE
Directed by Ryan Heinrich

Audition Dates:

  • Sunday, March 12 – 2pm – 4:30pm
  • Monday, March 13 – 7pm – 9pm
  • Tuesday, March 14 – 7pm – 9pm
    Wednesday, March 15 – 7pm – 9pm – CALL backs if necessary

Audition Requirements:

  • Please sign up for an audition time slot (HERE)
  • Please fill out our audition form PRIOR to your audition
  • Please prepare 2 songs, of different style; approximately 32 measures. Can be a Sondheim or something from the Broadway songbook. Please have songs cut and or marked for the accompanist. You may be asked to read from the script.

Rehearsals will start Mid April
Please be conflict free for the week of June 5th leading up to the opening on June 16th

Production dates: June 16-24

Synopsis
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about life, love and the creation of art. The days leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat is struggling to make meaningful art and maintaining a relationship with his lover, Dot. Seurat’s artistic ability thrives while his love diminishes.

Casting Requirements: 7 Males / 8 Females

Character Descriptions:

George Seurat: Male, 25-40
Act 1: An artist obsessed with his work at the cost of his personal life.
Act 2: Seurat’s burnt-out descendant and inventor-sculpture searching for his purpose; tenor, Ab4-G#2. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Dot/Marie: Female, 20-40 mezzo-soprano, D5-E3.
Dot is George’s headstrong, discontent mistress and occasional model. Marie is George’s elderly wheelchair-bound grandmother. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Old Lady/Blair Daniels: Female, 60-80 mezzo-soprano, Eb5-F#3.
Old Lady is George’s mother, a cranky and rather demanding fixture in the park, finds solace in nostalgia.
Blair Daniels is an art critic.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Nurse/Mrs./Harriet Pawling: Female, 40-60 mezzo-soprano, F4-G3.
Nurse is the Old Lady’s attendant, calming and assertive.
Mrs. Harriet Pawling is part of an American couple, patron of the arts.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Jules/Bob Greenberg: Male, 25-45 baritone, F4-G2. Jules is a rival artist; callous, critical, shallow, pursues his cook Frieda.
Bob Greenberg is a museum director. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Yvonne/Naomi Eisen: Female, 25-35 mezzo-soprano, Eb5-E3.
Yvonne is Jules’ pampered wife, snippy and snooty.
Naomi Eisen is a composer.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Boatman/Dennis: Male, 35-60 baritone, Eb4-Eb2.
Boatman is a surly blue-collared laborer, simple-minded and slovenly.
Dennis is a technician.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Franz/Lee Randolph: Male, 30-50 baritone, G4-B2.
Franz is Jules’ disgruntled coachman and Frieda’s husband, yearns for the Nurse.
Lee Randolph is the museum’s publicist.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Frieda/Young Man/Betty: Female, 35-55 soprano, F5-G3.
Frieda is Jules’ and Yvonne’s cook and Franz’s wife, caring, positive surrogate nanny to Louise, pursued by Jules.
Young Man and Betty, an artist. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Soldier/Alex: Male, 20-35 baritone, F4-A2.
Soldier is a French military man, polite and a gentleman.
Alex is an artist.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Mr. Charles Redmond: Male, 18+ baritone, D#4-Eb2.
Mr. is part of an American couple, married to Mrs. Charles Redmond is a visiting curator.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Louis/Man/Billy Webster: Male, 35-55 baritone, A4-B2.
Louis is a baker, kind, friendly, and very popular, but a bit dull.
Man and Billy Webster are Harriet’s friend.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Celeste #1/Elaine: Female, 18-30 soprano, G5-A3.
Celeste #1 is a young, gossipy, flirtatious shopgirl.
Elaine is George’s former wife.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Celeste #2/A Photographer: Female, 18-30 soprano, Eb5-G3.
Celeste #2 is another young, gossipy, flirtatious shopgirl. Also plays a photographer.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

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THE CHILDREN Runs March 3-11

MLT_The ChildrenTHE CHILDREN
Middletown Lyric Theatre
March 3-11
[Middletown]

Directed by Charley Shafor

Cast: Gail Rudolph as Hazel, Cathy Roesener as Rose & John Wysong as Robin

Do baby boomers owe the next generation anything? The children raises a profound question about whether having children sharpens, or diminishes; one’s sense of responsibility. In this, richly suggestive and beautifully written piece we find two retired nuclear scientists isolated in a remote seaside cottage while the world around them crumbles. That is until an old friend arrives with a frightening request.

  • Fri-Sat, March 3-4 at 8pm
  • Fri, March 10 at 8pm 
  • Sat, March 11 at 3pm

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Cast Announced for THE CHILDREN at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoCast Announced for THE CHILDREN at Middletown Lyric Theatre

The cast incudes:

  • Gail Randolph as Hazel
  • Cathy Roesener as Rose
  • John Wysong as Robin

Do baby boomers owe the next generation anything? The children raises a profound question about whether having children sharpens, or diminishes; one’s sense of responsibility. In this, richly suggestive and beautifully written piece we find two retired nuclear scientists isolated in a remote seaside cottage while the world around them crumbles. That is until an old friend arrives with a frightening request.

Performances run March 3-11.

For more information visit www.middletownlyric.org

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THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR – A Holiday Cabaret Runs Dec. 9-17

MLT_The Most Wonderful Time of the Year logoTHE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR – A Holiday Cabaret
Middletown Lyric Theatre
Dec. 9-17
[Middletown]

Directed by Charley Shafor 
Music Director/Pianist: Sara Davis

Cast: Heather Evans, Shana Fisbein, Abbie Miller & Karen Oehler

This original cabaret will feature music from, That Time of the Year a musical revue of all-original Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s songs. There will also be dancing, traditional carols and storytelling. This cabaret is sure to spark your holiday spirit no matter which holiday you celebrate.

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 9-10 at 8pm
  • Fri, Dec. 16 at 8pm
  • Sat, Dec. 17 at 3pm

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