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EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL
Presented by Village Players of Fort Thomas

Directed & Choreographed by Ivory Mazur
Music directed by Alan Masters 
Stage Managed by Tatiana Godfrey

About the Show
Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods, and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s all up to Ash (a housewares employee, turned demon killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons are telling bad jokes… and all to fun and catchy music.

You don’t need to be a fan of EVIL DEAD to love this show. You don’t need to be a fan of horror to love this show. You don’t even need to be a fan of musicals to love this show. As long as you like having fun… this show is for you.

Critics, fans, theatre lovers, theatre haters, and just about anyone who happens to find themselves at this show all agree – this is the best thing since sliced veins!

Endorsed by Bruce Campbell, embraced by Sam Raimi, this is the official real deal live stage show of the cult classic film trilogy. Let there be Chainsaw. Let there be Boomstick. Let There Be BLOOD!

What’s the show that people keep returning to again and again, sometimes yelling the lines along with the actors and sometimes interacting with lines of their own? You might think ROCKY HORROR, but in this case you’d be WRONG. It’s EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL, the surprise hit that’s painting Fort Thomas BLOOD RED!

CAST NEEDS

• ASH – 18+ College student; male; baritone an S-Mart Houswares Employee, the hero.
• CHERYL – 16+ (with parental consent) – College student; female; alto, Ash’s little sister, nerdy, strong singer and actress.
• ANNIE – 18+ The daughter of the professor; female; alto, fast talker, strong, the heroine.
• SHELLY- 18+ College student; female; alto; Scott’s short term girlfriend, friendly, very pretty & comfortable with body image; genuinely friendly but dumb as a rock.
• LINDA – 18+ College student; female; soprano, Ash’s co-worker and girlfriend.
• SCOTT – 18+ College student; male; tenor, Ash’s best friend. Obnoxious. Typical D-Bag
• ED – 18+; always business; male; bass. Can’t ever get a word in. Annie’s fiancé.
• JAKE – 18+; male; baritone. The hillbilly guide. Pref. bigger guy. Lovable yet creepy.
• FAKE SHEMPS – 16+ with parental consent – Male & Female. These roles are all other roles in the show – i.e.. ghosts, body parts, talking taxidermy, the professor and much much more.

About the Auditions

1. Actors are asked to set up an audition appointment by emailing ivory567@gmail.com.
2. RELAX & HAVE FUN! Sing one song of your choosing in the style of the show (about 16 bars) & read from the script.
3. If you are asked to attend callbacks you’ll go through some choreography so wear comfortable clothing. You may be asked to sing and read more by the production team.
4. Actors must be available for their scheduled audition and callbacks to be considered for casting.
5. PLEASE LIST ALL REHEARSAL CONFLICTS AT (or within 12 hours of) YOUR AUDITION
6. AGAIN…PLEASE LIST ALL REHEARSAL CONFLICTS AT (or within 12 hours of) YOUR AUDITION!!
7. NO LONG-TERM, TECH REHEARSAL, OR PERFORMANCE CONFLICTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

About the Rehearsals

1. Rehearsals will begin with a meet & greet and read-through on Wed Aug 20th at 7pm.
2. We will generally meet Sun 1-4pm & Mon – Thur @7pm – 10pm. That said, most nights you will not be required to stay this late and we make it our goal not to “waste your time”.
3. Music rehearsals will run for approximately 2 weeks by appointments with Musical Director. Some choreography will be taught during that time as well. The rest of the rehearsal time is spent on blocking and choreography.
4. A week prior to opening props and costumes are added, to allow a smooth transition into Opening Night.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Aug 16-17 Auditions
• Aug 20-22 First Rehearsals with Ivory
• Aug 24-Sept 6 Music Rehearsal with Music Director by appointment/Choreography with Ivory by appointment.
• Sep 7 – Oct 9 Rehearsal with Ivory
• Oct 11 First Tech 1pm crew/5pm Actor call & Production Notes/Dinner
• Oct 12-16 Tech Week Continues
• Oct 14 First Day with Blood FX
• Oct 17 Opening Night 8pm
• Oct 18 8pm Show & Midnight Show Oct 23, 24 & 25 8pm Show

More info email ivory567@gmail.com or leave a message at 859-878-6994 (voice or text).

The Village Players of Ft. Thomas will hold auditions for Steel Magnolias on
Sunday, Feb 23 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM &
Monday, Feb 24 from 7-9 PM
on the street level of the Ft. Thomas Woman’s Club
(8 N Fort Thomas Avenue; Fort Thomas, KY 41075)

Synopsis: The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle, the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby, is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

The cast requirements are for 6 women ranging in stage ages from 20s to 60s. Roles include:

• Truvy Jones, Owner of the beauty salon
• Annelle Dupuy-Desoto, Beauty salon assistant
• Clairee Belcher, Widow of the former mayor. Grande dame.
• Shelby Eatenton- Latcherie, Prettiest girl in town
• M’Lynn Eatenton, Shelby’s mother
• Ouiser Boudreaux, Wealthy curmudgeon 

Actors are asked to:

• Bring a photo and resume if possible
• Read from the script
• Bring schedule conflicts
• Callbacks will be held if necessary
• Rehearsals will begin in March 2014 

The production dates will be: May 2-10, 2014.

If you have questions about the production, please feel free to contact the director, Amy Hamilton at ahamilton9@earthlink.net or the producer, Valeria Amburgey at vamburgey@twc.com.

The Village Players of Ft. Thomas will hold additional auditions for the following MALE roles in their production of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. All female roles have been cast.

Auditions will be held on Sunday, Jan 26 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM on the second floor of the Ft. Thomas Woman’s Club (8 N Fort Thomas Avenue; Fort Thomas, KY 41075)

Synopsis: The Lord family is getting ready for a wedding! Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord is divorced from C.K. Dexter Haven and engaged to a successful young snob. Her wedding plans, however, are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband and an attractive journalist. Following a pre-wedding bash, Tracy and the reporter take a moonlight swim only to be discovered by Dexter and her fiancée. Superbly written, this bubbly comedy is still socially relevant 75 years after its 1939 premiere on Broadway.

Roles include:

• C.K. Dexter Haven, Tracy’s ex-husband, stage age 35 – 45
• Macauley (Mike) Connor, Reporter, stage age: 35 – 45
• George Kittredge, Tracy’s fiancé, stage age: 35 – 45
• Seth Lord, Tracy’s estranged father, stage age: 55 – 70
• Uncle Willie, Tracy’s uncle, stage age: 55 – 70
• Thomas, Family butler, stage age: 40s – 60s 

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

Rehearsals will begin in mid-February. The production dates will be: May 2-10, 2014.

If you have questions about the production, please feel free to contact the director, Amy Hamilton at ahamilton9@earthlink.net or the producer, Valeria Amburgey at vamburgey@twc.com.