<div dir="ltr"><span><span><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Schenectady Light Opera Company’s Youth Theater<br> Is Proud to Announce AUDITIONS for<br> YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN [REVISED]!</strong><br><br><br>
</div><span><div style="text-align:left">***There is NEVER a fee to participate in a Schenectady Light Opera Company production***<br><br><br> As has been true of previous SLOC Youth productions, the cast of "You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” will be comprised of area HIGH SCHOOL students entering grades 9-12 in September 2013. <br>
<br><strong><em>The production team is also seeking to cast younger students in the roles of Woodstock and Rerun</em>. </strong></div><div style="text-align:left">Students interested in these younger roles MUST BE UNDER 4' 5" TALL and have completed kindergarten in order to audition. </div>
<div style="text-align:left"> </div><div style="text-align:left">This production does call for a large ensemble of actors. Those cast in ensemble roles will be featured throughout the production and will be included in musical numbers and scenes that may not traditionally be considered a “group number”. Looking for talent! Movement is a plus!<br>
<br>PLEASE NOTE that dependent on auditions, it is possible that some roles may be double cast. If double casting occurs, ALL cast members will still appear in ALL performances.<br><br> {There are 20-25 roles available for high school students and 2-4 roles available for younger students}<br>
</div><div style="text-align:left"><br><br><strong>AUDITION DATES & TIME:</strong><br>• Monday, September 9, 2013 – Sign-in begins at 6:30 p.m.<br>• Wednesday, September 11, 2013 – Sign-in begins at 6:30 p.m<br>• Call backs on Thursday, September 12, 2013 (If Necessary, by invitation) <br>
<br></div><div style="text-align:left"><br><strong>AUDITION LOCATION:</strong><br> Schenectady Light Opera Company<br> 427 Franklin Street, Schenectady, NY<br></div><div style="text-align:left"><br><br><strong>INFORMATION FOR THE AUDITIONER:</strong><br>
• Auditioners should come prepared, with sheet music, to sing 16-32 bars of an up-tempo musical theater song, preferably not from the show. No pop or rock music, please. An accompanist will be provided. There will be no a capella singing. <br>
• Headshots and resumes are requested, but not required.<br>• In addition, some auditioners may be asked to stay and read from the script. <br>• Dance auditions will be conducted at the call back session only. Please wear appropriate dance attire and footwear, if called back. <br>
<br></div><div style="text-align:left"><br><strong>PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES:</strong><br> December 6-8 and December 12-15, 2013<br> Thursday-Saturday at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm<br> Attendance at all performances is MANDATORY to be cast in this production.<br>
</div><div style="text-align:left"><br><br><strong>REHEARSAL SCHEDULE AND IMPORTANT DATES:</strong><br>• Rehearsals will begin on Saturday, September 21, 2013<br>• MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY [6:30-9:30 pm] <br>• SATURDAY [9 am - 1 pm]<br>
• Critique - November 17, 2013 - MANDATORY<br>• Theater Clean-Up Day - November 30, 2013 - MANDATORY<br>• Tech Week - December 1 - 5, 2013 - MANDATORY<br><br></div><div style="text-align:left"><br> ***Please bring a list of ALL conflicts that you may have between the audition dates and the closing date of the show. The production team always makes every attempt to be as accommodating as possible with conflicts that are given at the time of auditions.***<br>
</div><div style="text-align:left"><br><br><strong>PRODUCTION STAFF:</strong><br> Director: Becky Straight<br> Musical Director: Brad Gregg</div><div style="text-align:left">Choreographer: Abby Todd </div><div style="text-align:left">
Producer: Melinda Zarnoch<br><br><br><strong>CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: {All roles are available}</strong><br><br><br><strong>LEADING ROLES:</strong><br><br> CHARLIE BROWN (Baritone/Tenor—middle B flat to F) <br> SNOOPY (Tenor/Baritone—middle C to high A) <br>
LUCY VAN PELT (Mezzo/Alto Belt—G below mid C to high F) <br> LINUS VAN PELT (Baritone/Tenor—middle B flat to E) <br> SALLY BROWN (Soprano/Mezzo Belt—middle B flat to high A flat) <br> SCHROEDER (High Baritone/Tenor—middle B flat to high A flat) <br>
<br><br><strong>ENSEMBLE ROLES: </strong>{Various vocal ranges}<br><br> PEPPERMINT PATTY <br> MARCIE <br> PIG PEN <br> WOODSTOCK – Male or Female - <strong>(To be cast with younger student, under 4'5" tall)</strong><br>
RERUN VAN PELT - Male or Female - <strong>(To be cast with younger student, under 4'5" tall)</strong><br> MANY ADDITIONAL ENSEMBLE ROLES NOT NAMED ABOVE - Male and Female<br><br><br><strong>ABOUT THE SHOW:</strong><br>
<em>YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN</em> tells the story of an average day in the life of the famous comic strip child hero, Charlie Brown. The audience is introduced to the whole Peanuts gang: Sally, Shroeder, Lucy, Linus and Snoopy. All of the characters share their observations, largely negative, of Charlie Brown . As the musical progresses, the relationships of the Peanuts characters with one another are further expanded . Lucy is infatuated with Schroeder and takes great pleasure in tormenting Charlie Brown. Linus loves his blanket . Snoopy lives in his rich imagination. Charlie Brown is in love with a mysterious little, redheaded girl. The REVISED version opened on Broadway in 1999. It is a fresh approach to the all-time 1967 classic. Sally Brown replaces Peppermint Patty to join Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder and Snoopy in this version. Two new songs have been added to the twelve wonderful numbers of the original version. <br>
<br><br> E-mail Director, Becky Straight, at <a href="mailto:BeckyStraight@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">BeckyStraight@gmail.com</font></a> with any questions. <br><br></div></span><div style="text-align:left">
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</span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span></span> </div><div style="text-align:left"><span>The production team looks forward to seeing you at auditions!!</span></div></span><div style="text-align:left"></div></span><div style="text-align:left">
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br></div><div dir="ltr">Becky Straight<div>Director, <strong><em>You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown</em></strong></div><div>SLOC, December 2013</div></div>
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