<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial black, sans-serif">Galway Players </font></div><div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial black, sans-serif" size="4">The Music Man </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'arial black',sans-serif;font-size:large">Audition </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'arial black',sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'arial black',sans-serif;font-size:large">Sunday January 18, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'arial black',sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'arial black',sans-serif">Galway High School Auditorium - </span><span style="font-family:'arial black',sans-serif">5317 Sacandaga Road, Galway NY 12074</span><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'arial black',sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Production Dates: May 2-3. 2015</span><span style="font-family:'arial black',sans-serif"><br></span></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Rehearsals take place on Sundays at 1 p.m. beginning January 25</font></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Headshot and resume welcome but not required </b></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Questions can be sent to: <a href="http://www.galwayplayers.org/contact-us.html">http://www.galwayplayers.org/contact-us.html</a></b></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><p style="margin:0px 0px 12px"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><b><font face="arial black, sans-serif" color="#000000"> <u>Character Descriptions</u></font></b></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Professor Harold Hill </b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Age 30-50</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> - l</span>arge acting / singing / dancing role<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>BARITONE</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"> Harold Hill is a con man, but an extremely likeable one. He must be charismatic and capture the attention of the audience from the very first word that he speaks. He attempts to create a Boys’ Band in River City and he does not know one thing about playing an instrument. Although he is the consummate crook, he falls in love with the town librarian and decides to turn over a new leaf and go straight! This young man must carry a huge portion of the dialogue and be dead on with memorization.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Marian Paroo</b> Age 25-35<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span> Soprano: Low G to High A</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Daughter of Mrs. Paroo, sister to Winthrop. She is the stuffy, conceited librarian and piano teacher in town. She is very learned and defends the “questionable” books that are in the library. She was close to her deceased father’s friend, Mr. Madison, and the town believes that she had an affair with him. After all, he left the library to the town and the books to her! But there was no affair, he was like an uncle to her. At first, after meeting Harold Hill, she dislikes him but then gets to know him better and we see a transformation in her while she falls in love. She realizes that like her, in spite of their reputations, he is earnest in wanting to make a difference. They end up together.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Marcellus Washburn<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></b>Age: 30-40 <span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Tenor: G to High A</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Marcellus works in town and is dating Ethel Toffelmeir. He knows Harold from a long time ago. When they are reunited in River City, they become fast friends again. He is a comical character. He helps Harold in learning about the town, in setting up the con and in trying to help him get out of town before they figure it all out.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Mrs. Paroo </b>Age: 50-60<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Mezzo Soprano: A flat to E flat</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Widowed, Irish mother to Marian and Winthrop. Sweet homemaker who wants the best for everyone. Gives Marian a lot of advise about finding a man. Dotes on Winthrop. Falls for Harold’s con. Always keeps her hands busy.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Winthrop Paroo</b> Age: 5-8 <span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Alto: C - E flat</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Marian’s lisping little brother. Cute as a button. Does not talk because he misses his deceased father. Learns to trust again and is a chatterbox by the end of the show.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Mayor Shinn</b> Age: 40-50</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">The Mayor of River City. Somewhat blustery, pompous, not terribly intelligent. Gets a lot of things wrong! Listens to wife. Protective of daughter, Zaneeta, who he thinks is dating the wrong boy in town. Stereotype small-town politician.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Eulalie Shinn</b> <span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Age: 40-50 <span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Alto: D – D</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Mayor Shinn’s wife. Definitely a society lady. Knows everyone in town. Struts like a peacock. Somewhat snooty. Member of every auxiliary organization in town. Has some strange ideas and doesn’t think she looks as ridiculous as she really is. Keeps husband in line.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Zaneeta Shinn</b> <span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Age: 14-18</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Mayor’s & Eulalie’s daffy teenage daughter. Has a crush on the “bad” boy in town, Tommy. Not rebellious but learning to stand up for herself. Very cute and feminine.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Gracie Shinn</b> Age: 6-10</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Mayor’s and Eulalie’s younger daughter. Somewhat of a tomboy and a bit devilish.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Olin Britt</b> Age: 40-60 <span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Bass</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">A member of the School Board who does not get along with the other members. However, once Harold gets him to sing with the others, they are inseparable and not only learn to sing in harmony but behave in harmony.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Ethel Toffelmier</b> Age: 30-40</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Plays the player piano. Is jolly and friendly. She is dating Marcellus. She does gossip, however, with the other ladies in town.</font></span></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Oliver Hix </b>Age: 40-60 Baritone</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">A member of the School Board who does not get along with the other members. However, once Harold gets him to sing with the others, they are inseparable and not only learn to sing in harmony but behave in harmony. Married to Alma.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Alma Hix </b>Age: 40-55</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Wife to Oliver. Gossipy lady who is a buddy of Eulalie and other “hen/bird” women.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Ewart Dunlop</b> Age: 40-60 Baritone</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">A member of the School Board who does not get along with the other members. However, once Harold gets him to sing with the others, they are inseparable and not only learn to sing in harmony but behave in harmony. Married to</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Maud Dunlop</b> Age: 40-55</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Wife to Ewart. Gossipy lady who is a buddy of Eulalie and other “hen/bird” women.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Jacey Squires</b> Age: 40-60 Tenor</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">A member of the School Board who does not get along with the other members. However, once Harold gets him to sing with the others, they are inseparable and not only learn to sing in harmony but behave in harmony. Married to Mrs. Squires.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Mrs. Squires</b> Age: 40-55</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Wife to Jacey. Gossipy lady who is a buddy of Eulalie and other “hen/bird” women.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Tommy Djilas</b> Age: 16-18</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">A teenager who has a crush on Zaneeta. Wants to do the right thing but is shunned by all because he comes from the “other” side of town so he is considered the “bad” boy in town. Harold befriends him, makes him useful and gives Tommy self-confidence and trust.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Charlie Cowell</b> Age: 30-50</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">A rival traveling anvil salesman. First seen on train at the start of the show. He returns to town to warn them about Harold and hopefully, make himself a hero and thus earn sales himself.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Constable Locke</b> Age: 30-60</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Amaryllis</b> Age: 8-10 Alto: C to E</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Young piano student of Marian’s. Likes Winthrop.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Conductor</b> Age: 50-60</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Conductor on train. Very business like. Intent on collecting tickets and doing job. Does not sing.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>Traveling Salesmen</b> Ages: Various</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">Salesmen on train that warn each other about what they’ve heard about Harold Hill. None of them have ever met him but all know about his reputation. They do not realize that he is there among them and can hear everything they are saying. They have a syncopated song in the beginning of the show – no singing but patterned to sound like a moving train. Very clever. Script written for 5 in addition to Charlie Cowell.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000"><b>River City Townspeople </b>Ages: Various</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Avenir"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000">These are small town folks who are proud of their town. They consist of men and women, teenagers and children. All ages should be used. (NOTE: the Traveling Salesmen can become Townspeople once Act I Scene 1 is finished.)</font></span></p></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font><div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000">Galway Players</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000"><i><a href="http://www.GalwayPlayers.org" target="_blank">www.GalwayPlayers.org</a></i></font></div></div></div></div></div>
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