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face="Times New Roman">Auditions for Bat Boy – The Musical<I>,</I> SLOC’s the
third show of the season, will be held on November 4<SUP>th</SUP> and
6<SUP>th</SUP> at the Opera House, 826 State Street, with sign-in beginning at
7:00 PM.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Auditions will begin
promptly at 7:30.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bat Boy is based on a character
created by the satirical newspaper The Weekly World Report. Ever since
introduction during the 1980’s, Bat Boy’s adventures have been a favorite
feature for their readers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Bat Boy - The Musical begins with the discovery of the half bat half boy
in a cave in a West Virginian cattle ranching town.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The wild, uncivilized creature is spared
death and educated and assimilated into society.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But can you truly remove the beast from
the creature?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Cows and then
townspeople start to die and fingers and clues all lead to Bat Boy.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Secrets kept for years are
revealed but can the bloodshed be stopped?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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size=3>Bat Boy has richly textured characters that are normal persons placed in
extraordinary circumstance providing conflict and the source of the humor in the
piece. It is another example of a true ensemble show - each person being as
important as the next. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
production has a 50’s meets the 90’s feel of pop rock anthems and catchy lyrics
provided by Laurence O’Keefe – most recently known as the composer of Legally
Blonde currently running on Broadway.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Each person will be asked to
prepare 16 bars of a Broadway song that showcases your vocal talents.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City> will be from the script.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A cappella singing will not
be permitted since we need to evaluate your ability to follow a live
accompaniment.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An accompanist
will be available.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Roles available are:</FONT></P>
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size=3>Bat Boy a/k/a Edgar (M) – Age late teens to 30’s. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Athletic build. Actor portrays a
character that goes from grunting to eloquence.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This half bat-half man creature,
uncivilized at first with a thirst for fresh blood, is transformed into a member
of society by a teenage girl and her mother.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Must move well.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Must dance (tap experience preferred)
and be able to perform some athletic tricks (chin-up, hanging upside-down from
cage).</FONT></P>
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size=3>Shelley Parker (F) –<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Age
late teens <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>to 20’s.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Daughter of the town veterinarian
asked to euthanize the creature.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Shelly and her mother convince her father to spare Bat Boy.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Shelly transforms from a spoiled brat
who taunts Bat Boy into a young woman who falls in love with him and protects
him from the town’s wrath.</FONT></P>
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size=3>Meredith Parker (F) – Age 30’s to 50’s.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Shelley’s mom; the veterinarian’s
wife.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Meredith is convinced by
Shelly to keep Bat Boy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She picks
out a name for him, teaches him manners and educates him.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She does everything that the mother he
didn't have would do, but in the process, a deeply kept secret is disturbed and
her world starts to crumble around her.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Can she save the ones she loves?</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">Tom Parker (M) – Age 30’s to 50’s. The town veterinarian.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A Desperate man with a secret and a
loveless marriage.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Seeing the
attachment growing between Bat Boy and Meredith, Dr. Parker manipulates the
situation using his veterinarian skills to his advantage, even at the price of
human life.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3>Sheriff Reynolds (M) –Age 30’s to 60’s.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The town Sheriff.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Sheriff<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>brings BatBoy to Dr. Parker’s house<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>to be “ taken care of”.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Sheriff is called upon by the
town folks to deal with the situation whenever the situation goes awry.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Always the mediator and tries to do the
right thing, long as its good for his career.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>The Ensemble</FONT></P>
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size=3>We are looking for a group of 5 to 10 singer-actors who move well.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All ensemble roles have solo singing.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All ages needed. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some may be doubled or tripled with men
or women playing opposite gender parts:</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>The Taylor Family</FONT></P>
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size=3>Ms. Taylor - The mother</FONT></P>
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size=3>Rick Taylor – Shelley’s Boyfriend</FONT></P>
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size=3>Ruthie and Ron – Rick’s siblings – discoverers of Bat Boy</FONT></P>
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size=3>The town Council:</FONT></P>
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size=3>Maggie –Council President</FONT></P>
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size=3>Daisy – Council Secretary</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><st1:State w:st="on">Lorraine</st1:State>, Bud, Ned and
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Roy</st1:place></st1:City> –
Councilpersons</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Rev. Billy(ie) Hightower – Revival Minister – gospel number in Act
2</FONT></P>
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size=3>Pan – the Shakespeare character - leads an Act 2 song with the animals in
the woods.</FONT></P>
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size=3>Assorted townspersons, councilpersons.</FONT></P>
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size=3>Production dates are March 7, 8, 9 and 13 though 17, 2008.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Questions concerning the auditions and
requests for copies of the script can be directed to Tom Heckert 877 -
6777.</FONT></P></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's new at <A title="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" href="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" target="_blank">AOL.com</A> and <A title="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" href="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" target="_blank">Make AOL Your Homepage</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>