<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education</b> announces auditions for <i>The Mystery of Edwin Drood </i>by Rupert Holmes - <b>June 27 and 29 (Tuesday, Thursday) from 6-8 p.m. at Hubbard Hall in Cambridge, NY (25 East Main St.) </b> Rehearsals October 17-November 11 (Tuesday-Sunday), with performances November 12-December 3, 2017. Directed by David Snider. Hubbard Hall will be only the second theater ever to work on this new chamber version of the Tony Award-winning musical by Mr. Holmes, with Mr. Holmes in residence during rehearsals to rewrite and promote the piece. Seeking equity and non-equity actors.</span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">To schedule an audition, email your headshot and resume to: <a href="mailto:halldrood2017@gmail.com" target="_blank">halldrood2017@gmail.com</a>. </span>No phone calls, please. <br><br>Please prepare one song from the show and one short comedic monologue (two minutes or less). </b> All roles are currently open, including: </span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br>
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>1.<span> </span>Flo (ensemble).</b><span> </span>20’s-30’s.<span>
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</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>2.<span> </span>Your Chairman, Mr. William Cartwright
(baritone)</b> The emcee and host of the Music Hall Royale. The Chairman sets
the scenes and keeps the pace of the show moving. Frequently jokes with the
audience and is the guide through the mystery. Steps in to fill the comic role
of Mayor Sapsea. A seasoned showman. Character age: 30’s -50’s.</span></p><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>3.<span> </span>John Jasper: (tenor or lyric baritone)</b><span> </span>The opium addicted choirmaster of Cloisterham
Cathedral. He is madly in love with his music student and his nephew’s fiance
Rosa Bud. Played by Clive Pagett, the charmingly egotistical leading man of the
Music Hall Royale. Candidate for murderer and lover. Character age: 20’s-40’s.</span></p><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>4.<span> </span>Edwin Drood: (mezzo soprano)</b> John
Jasper's cocky nephew who goes missing on Christmas Eve. He has been engaged to
Rosa Bud since they were very young. Played by the quite temperamental Alice
Nutting- London’s premier male impersonator. Character age: 20’s -30’s.</span></p><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>5.<span> </span>Rosa Bud: (lyric soprano)</b><span> </span>A sweet and innocent young lady who is uneasy
about her music tutor’s (Jasper) passions towards her. Engaged to Edwin Drood,
Rosa is unhappy with the arrangement. Played by Miss Diedre Peregrine, the
ingénue of the Music Hall Royale. Candidate for detective, murderer, and lover.
Character age: 20’s -30’s.</span></p><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>6.<span> </span>The Princess Puffer: (alto)</b> The down on
her luck proprietress of the opium den that John Jasper frequents. Played by
the bawdy Grande Dame of the Music Hall Royale, Miss Angela Prysock. A strong
comedienne. Candidate for murderer and lover. Character age: 30’s -60’s.</span></p><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>7.<span> </span>Helena Landless: (mezzo soprano)</b> The
mysterious young woman from Ceylon with a “somewhat untraceable geographical
accent.” The fiery and temperamental twin sister of Neville. Played by the
lively Janet Connover, Candidate for detective, murderer, and lover. Character
age: 20’s -30’s.</span></p><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>8.<span> </span>Neville Landless: (baritone)</b><span> </span>The other half of the mysterious family from
Ceylon. Neville has a very hot temper and immediately falls for Rosa Bud. He is
the main suspect after Drood’s disappearance. Played by Victor Grinstead, the
newest member of the Music Hall Royale. Candidate for detective, murderer, and
lover. Character age: 20’s -30’s.</span></p><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>9.<span> </span>The Reverend Crisparkle: (tenor/baritone)</b>
The sweet and kind minister at Cloisterham Cathedral who watches over the
Landless twins. He once was in love with Rosa’s mother. Played by Cedric
Montcrieffe- a character actor of the Music Hall Royale. Candidate for
detective, murderer, and lover. Character age: 30’s -50’s.</span></p><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>10.<span> </span>Bax/Bazzard (baritone/tenor) </b>Aspiring
playwright and assistant to Reverend Crisparkle. Played by Phillip Bax, the
understudy for John Jasper and bit player waiting for his big break. Character
age: 20’s -40’s. Candidate for detective, murderer, and lover. If played
correctly, a guaranteed audience favorite.</span></p><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>11.<span> </span>Durdles: (baritone/tenor)</b><span> </span>The drunken stonemason who inscribes and
oversees the crypts at Cloisterham Cathedral. Played by Nick Cricker, the clown
prince of the Music Hall Royale. Candidate for murderer and lover. Character
age: 30’s -60’s.</span></p>
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<div><div><div class="m_-6649172300757935406gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>David Andrew Snider<br></div>Executive & Artistic Director <br></div>Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education<br></div><div>25 East Main St. <br></div><div>Cambridge, NY 12816<br></div><a href="mailto:david@hubbardhall.org" target="_blank">david@hubbardhall.org</a><br></div><div><a href="tel:(518)%20677-2495" value="+15186772495" target="_blank">518-677-2495 x. 313</a><br></div><a href="http://www.hubbardhall.org" target="_blank">www.hubbardhall.org</a><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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