<html><body><div>RAGTIME!!!! **Auditions June 14 & 15!!! SPREAD THE WORD!<br>427 Franklin Street, Schenectady, SLOC's Performing Arts Campus <br>SIGN-IN: 6:30pm; Auditions Begin: 7:00pm <br>PLEASE
NOTE: Director Joe Fava and Musical Director Olga Martinez will be
available at 6:00pm each evening for questions prior to the 7:00pm start
time!!! <br>**Prepare 16 bars of a song from RAGTIME or any other musical that will enhance both your vocal abilities and ranges<span class="text_exposed_show">. Accompanist will be provided. <br>*SLOC Musical Theater's First Production of its 85th Season!!! <br>**Director
Joseph Fava and Musical Director Olga Martinez are excited to announce
auditions for the first show of SLOC's 85th Season, RAGTIME, the Tony
Award Winning musical, and a premiere for SLOC Musical Theater!! <br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragtime_%28musical%29" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://en.wikipedia.org/wi</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>ki/Ragtime_(musical)</a><br><a href="http://www.sloctheater.org/season-2011-2012.html#ragtime" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.sloctheater.org</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>/season-2011-2012.html#rag</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>time</a><br><a href="http://www.ibdb.com/show.php?id=7352" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.ibdb.com/show.p</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>hp?id=7352</a><br>---RAGTIME
is based on the 1975 novel by E.L Doctorow. It was written by Terrence
McNally, with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty.
Ragtime tells the story of three groups of Americans from very different
backgrounds, represented by Coalhouse Walker, Jr., a Harlem musician,
Mother, the matriarch of an upper class family from New Rochelle, NY,
and Tateh, a Jewish Immigrant. <br>Historical figures such as Harry
Houdini, Evelyn Nesbit, Booker T. Washington, J.P. Morgan, Henry Ford,
Emma Goldman, and many more also appear. <br>This acclaimed musical also
includes marches, cakewalks, gospel and ragtime music as its center,
with an amazingly moving story and music. <br>**Various roles to
be cast include: Father, Mother, Mother's Younger Brother, Grandfather,
Little Boy, Tateh, Little Girl, Coalhouse Walker Jr., Sarah, Evelyn
Nesbit, Harry Houdini, Willy Conklin, Henry Ford, J.P. Morgan, Booker T.
Washington, Emma Goldman, Stanford White, Harry K. Thaw and many more
socialites, entertainers, political and activitists!! <br>Also casting a VERY large ensemble!!! <br>**ALL
TYPES are Encouraged to audition, as they are looking for a cross
section of society and ages, with Upper Class suburbanites, African
Americans, and Eastern Europeans, a definite melting pot of actors! <br>RAGTIME will be presented October 14-16 and 20-23! <br>****For further information about auditions, rehearsals, characters and more, please call Director Joe Fava at 423-7456.</span></div></body></html>