<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">"Caroline, or Change" at Schenectady Light Opera Company (SLOC).<BR><BR>Corie Rowe, Director<BR>Michael Lotano, Music Director<BR><BR>Audition dates this November :<BR><BR> Monday, November 18, 2013 7pm<BR>Tuesday, November 19, 2013 7pm<BR>Thursday, November 21, 2013 - Call Backs<BR><BR>Performance Dates: <BR>Friday, February 7, 2014 - Opening Night Party<BR>Saturday, February 8, 2014 - Late Night Cabaret<BR>Sunday, February 9, 2014 <BR>Thursday, February 13, 2014<BR>Friday, February 14, 2014<BR>Saturday, February 15, 2014 - Late Night Cabaret<BR>Sunday, February 16, 2014Show times: Thurs, Friday and Saturday performances at 8PM, Sunday performances at 2PM. <BR>See breakdown below!<BR><BR>Please Join us for Auditions- prepare 32 bars of any traditional
<BR>showtune or something in the style of the show. Please bring sheet <BR>music for the pianist. <BR><BR>Overview: The musical is set in 1963 in<BR> Lake Charles, Louisiana during the American civil rights movement, <BR>November–December 1963, encompassing the time of the assassination of <BR>John F. Kennedy.<BR><BR><BR>Caroline Thibodeaux is a black maid for a<BR> Jewish family, the Gellmans, spending her days in their dank basement <BR>doing the laundry for the pitiful sum of $30 a week. The Gellmans' young<BR> son, Noah, has a strong emotional connection to Caroline, a single <BR>parent who remains stoic amid the sweep of change she sees around her. <BR>Regardless of the circumstances, whether it is the death of a president,<BR> her daughter's growing activism and misunderstood dismissal of what she<BR> perceives to be Caroline's choice to remain a maid, her son's <BR>enlistment in Vietnam, a fight with a newly college-bound friend, or a
<BR>spin with the dryer, Caroline remains unflappable. She provides <BR>stability during Noah's grief at his mother's death from cancer, and her<BR> constant anger appeals to his constant sorrow. Noah's new stepmother <BR>Rose, unable to give Caroline a raise, enlists Caroline's help in a plan<BR> to teach Noah a lesson about leaving change in his pants pocket. Rose <BR>tells Noah and Caroline that Caroline should keep the money Noah leaves <BR>in his pockets. Caroline loathes the unintended humiliation of taking <BR>money from a child—but her own children lack money for toys, sweets, <BR>dentistry, and Christmas presents, and she is late with the rent because<BR> her salary has gone toward two special meals for her children. As an <BR>experiment and while fantasizing to exchange his isolating family for <BR>the imagined compassion of hers, Noah deliberately leaves money in his <BR>pockets, dreaming that Caroline's family now talk about his generosity
<BR>over dinner.<BR><BR><BR>The lesson goes awry when the ownership of a <BR>$20 bill is contested in the laundry, and Caroline's relationship with <BR>eight year-old Noah is irrevocably ruptured. After a week of reflection,<BR> with deep regret for harsh words spoken in anger, Caroline decides to <BR>return to her dehumanizing work as a maid. In a furious and broken <BR>prayer to God, she acknowledges that she'll never escape her <BR>circumstances, and she vows to crush her soul so that she can resist the<BR> pride that would grant her change but cost her the money that she needs<BR> to support her family. Against a background of the death of JFK, the <BR>Vietnam war, and the non-violent direct action protests organized by <BR>Martin Luther King, the tide of change continues to define Caroline's <BR>place in history, a working mother, bearing up under a broken marriage, <BR>economic hardship, and racial inequality. Forever a maid, her tragic
<BR>destiny sears the memories of the two parted principals. The tragedy is <BR>ultimately offset by an epilogue, a heroic solo sung by her daughter <BR>Emmie, laying claim to the hope and determination for a better life for <BR>Caroline's appreciative and proud children.<BR><BR>CAST:<BR>Caroline Thibodeaux: 39-year old African-American maid for the Gellmans, a middle-class Jewish family<BR>Noah Gellman: The Gellman's 8-year old curious, sympathetic, and neurotic son<BR>Rose Stopnick Gellman: Noah's concerned new stepmother from New York City, marries Stuart after his first wife's death<BR>Stuart Gellman: Professional clarinet player and Noah's father, mourning the loss of his wife<BR>Emmie Thibodeaux: Caroline's 16-year old free-sprited daughter, supporter of Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement<BR>Dotty Moffett: Friend of Caroline and fellow maid, takes night classes at the University<BR>The Washing Machine: Domestic appliance portrayed by
an actor, cleans <BR>clothes for the Gellmans and pushes Caroline to move forward in life<BR>The Dryer: Domestic appliance portrayed by an actor, torments Caroline throughout the show<BR>The Radio: Domestic appliance portrayed by a Supremes-like trio, serves as a Greek Chorus for the show<BR>The Moon: Portrayed by an actor, is a calming and healing presence throughout the show<BR>The Bus: Portrayed by an actor, is the primary source of transportation for the African-American characters in the show<BR>Mr. Stopnick: Rose's father, a conservative Jewish man from New York City<BR>Grandpa and Grandma Gellman: Noah's Grandparents, Stuart's parents<BR>Jackie Thibodeaux: Caroline's young son<BR>Joe Thibodeaux: Caroline's young son<BR><BR>CAROLINE THIBODEAUX Works as a maid to the Gellman family. She is a <BR>divorcee with four children and resistant to change in the world. <BR>Bitter, tired, devoted.<BR>Range: E3 - E5<BR><BR>DOTTY MOFFETT <BR>Caroline’s
high-spirited friend and fellow maid. A drinker and smoker, <BR>she is routinely admonished by Caroline for her behavior.<BR>Range: F3 - D5<BR><BR>EMMIE THIBODEAUX Caroline’s only daughter and the second of four children. Observant, rebellious, outspoken.<BR>Range: F3 - F5<BR><BR>GRANDMA GELLMAN Stuart’s mother and Noah’s grandmother. She is <BR>concerned for her son’s melancholy and an admirer of his new wife.<BR>Range: G3 - E5<BR><BR>GRANDPA GELLMAN Stuart’s father and Noah’s grandfather. He is aloof to the changes occurring in the South.<BR>Range: G3 - E5<BR><BR>JACKIE THIBODEAUX Caroline’s son. Though he is older than Joe, he is more sweet and naïve.<BR>Range: A3 - D5<BR><BR>JOE THIBODEAUX Caroline’s son. Though he is the baby of the family, he is outspoken and skeptical.<BR>Range: B3 - D5<BR><BR>MR. STOPNICK Rose’s father from New York City. A politically progressive man with dissenting opinions.<BR>Range: F3 -
E5<BR><BR>NOAH GELLMAN The son of Caroline’s employer, Stuart Gellman. Shy, <BR>forgetful, and looks to Caroline for comfort and distraction.<BR>Range: G3 - E5<BR><BR>ROSE STOPNICK GELLMAN An old friend of the Gellman's and Stuart’s new wife. She has recently moved to the South.<BR>Range: G3 - E5<BR><BR>STUART GELLMAN Noah’s father and Rose’s new husband. He is also <BR>Caroline’s employer. He has trouble connecting to his son and new wife.<BR>Range: B3 - G5<BR><BR>THE BUS Part narrator, part friend, and part subconscious to Caroline and her story. Can double as The Dryer.<BR>Range: G3 - B5<BR><BR>THE DRYER Part narrator, part friend, and part subconscious to Caroline and her story. Can double as The Bus.<BR>Range: E3 - C6<BR><BR>THE MOON Part narrator, part friend, and part subconscious to Caroline and her story.<BR>Range: B3 - A5<BR><BR>THE RADIO Part narrator, part friend, and part subconscious to Caroline and her story. Played by
three women.<BR>Range: G3-F5<BR><BR>WASHING MACHINE Part narrator, part friend, and part subconscious to Caroline and her story.<BR>Range: G3 - E5<BR> <BR style="RIGHT: auto">Michael McDermott, Producer<BR><VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN></div></div></body></html>