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JEEVES IN BLOOM
Presented by The Drama Workshop

Directed by Dennis Murphy
Produced by Gretchen Gantner and Kent Smith

Production dates: May 1 – 17, 2015.
Rehearsals begin March 16, 2015.

Audition dates: Monday, November 10 at 7:00 PM and Wednesday, November 12 at 7:00 PM.
No auditioners after 7:30 pm

The Glenmore Playhouse
3716 Glenmore Ave, Cheviot, Ohio 45211

I dare you not to laugh — to laugh uproariously at the high jinks on the stage, as Jeeves the valet rescues Bertie Wooster and his upper-class friends and relations from the ridiculous situations they create for themselves in this jazz age comedy set in the late 1920’s. JEEVES IN BLOOM, Margaret Raether’s stage adaptation from works of fiction by the prolific P.G. Wodehouse, wonderfully captures the late British humorist’s renowned wit. The lovably loopy Bertie Wooster always manages to get into socially precarious situations. This time around he finds himself dodging romantic entanglements with a starry-eyed young woman, eluding an enraged chef wielding a meat cleaver, and begrudgingly helping his Aunt Dahlia to commit a burglary. Thank heaven Jeeves is there to save the day!

Characters: 2 F, 5 M

• Jeeves: The ever-calm, ever pleasant, all-knowing butler to Bertie Wooster. Always seems to be one-step ahead of any situation. Cares for Bertie, despite his flaws.
  Stage age: 35-65
• Bertie Wooster: Crisp, energetic, Upper class young man. Not as smart as he thinks he is. Stage age: mid-twenties
• Augustus (Gussie): Bertie’s friend, in love with Madeline but tongue-tied whenever she is around. More comfortable with newts. Stage age: mid-twenties
• Madeline: A pleasant, Upper class young lady who dreams of romance. Stage-age: mid-twenties
• Dahlia: Bertie’s aunt. A ‘modern”, no nonsense woman of the Upper Class. Stage age: 40-60
• Tom: Madeline’s uncle, husband to Deliah. Upper class but doesn’t act it. Loves food, guns and Daisy – in that order. Stage age: 45-65
• Anatole: Exceedingly egotistical, flamboyantly French chef Stage age: mid-30’s to 40’s

Questions? or for a perusal copy of the script, email Gretchen at GRoose1876@aol.com

THE BASICS
The Drama Workshop will be holding open auditions for its December production of Stephen Sondheim’s PUTTING IT TOGETHER on September 22 and 23, 2014. There are parts for 3 men and two women.

Auditions will be held at The Glenmore Playhouse, 3716 Glenmore Ave, Cheviot, 45211. Doors will open at 6:30pm, with auditions beginning at 7 pm. No auditioners will be accepted after 8:00 pm, so please be on time.

The show is being directed by Adam Drake, with Vocal and Music Direction by Linda Abbott, and produced by Ray Persing. Show dates and curtain times are Dec 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 at 8 pm, and Dec 7, 14, 21 at 2 pm. Rehearsals will begin on or about Oct 4, 2014.

ABOUT THE SHOW
PUTTING IT TOGETHER is a musical revue showcasing the songs of Stephen Sondheim (SWEENEY TODD, FOLLIES, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED…). Drawing its title from a song in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, it celebrates Sondheim’s incomparable career in musical theatre.

Featuring nearly 30 Sondheim tunes, PUTTING IT TOGETHER is all performed by only five people thrown together at a party in a Manhattan penthouse. With a bit of imagination, the guests transform the apartment into the stage of an abandoned theatre, an estate in Sweden, an island outside of Paris, a street off the Roman Forum, the woods of a fairy tale, and a mythical town in the Southwest.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT AUDITIONS

1. Please bring a résumé and headshot if available. If you do not have a headshot please be prepared to have your photo taken at the auditions. It will be helpful if you fill out the audition forms prior to arriving; they are available at the TDW website at http://thedramaworkshop.org/auditions.
2. Come prepared to sing 32 bars of a musical theatre song; bring sheet music for accompanist — no CDs, no a Capella.
3. We will also work singly and in groups to learn and perform segments of songs from the show.
4. Actors who are cast will be contacted by the director. Anyone not cast will be contacted by the producer by email within one week of the cast being established.