<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap">Fort Salem Theater will hold auditions for <span style="font-weight:700">Footloose </span>and<span style="font-weight:700"> The Pirates of Penzance</span> on <span style="font-weight:700">Friday, April 14th from 7PM-10PM</span>. Callbacks will be held by invitation only as needed, tentatively scheduled for Sunday, April 16 from 12-5. Performers are asked to prepare approximately 1 minute of any Broadway or pop uptempo song that best showcases your voice. All roles are open to actors of all ethnicities and gender identities. Seeking performers ages teen through young adult. <span style="font-weight:700">If you are unable to attend auditions, please</span> <span style="font-weight:700">submit your audition video as soon as possible to Kyle@FortSalem.com. </span></p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap">To schedule an audition appointment, visit FortSalem.com/auditions. </p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">Rehearsals for Footloose will begin Monday, May 15, 2023 - Rehearsal for Pirates of Penzance will begin on Monday, July 3, 2023</span> and will typically be held Sundays from 6PM-10PM, Monday-Thursday from 7PM-10PM and occasional Saturday mornings, pending the availability of the cast and the needs of the show. However, the actual schedule will be determined by the cast and director’s availability. A full calendar will be provided by the first rehearsal. Each actor will receive a minimum of two complimentary tickets. Actors who participate in 2023 productions will also received a free 12-month invitation to opening weekends for all MainStage productions. At this time, housing, travel & performance stipends are not available. </p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">About the show(s):<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">______________________________________________________________________________________________<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Footloose:</span><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">The explosive movie musical bursts onto the live stage! With dynamic new songs augmenting the powerhouse hits from its bestselling Oscar-nominated score, including Let's Hear It For The Boy, Holding Out For A Hero, Almost Paradise and more, Footloose celebrates the exhilaration of youth, the wisdom of listening to one another, and the power of forgiveness.</p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap">Directed by: Courtnie Harrington<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Music Directed by: Berry Ayers<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Choreographed by: Maya Kraus<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Stage Managed by: Amy Collins<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Scenic Designed by: Charles J.I. Krawczyk<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Costume Designed by: Sarabell Wrigley<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Audition dates: <span style="font-weight:700">Friday, April 14th from 7PM-10PM<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"></span>First rehearsal: <span style="font-weight:700">Monday, May 15, 2023</span><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Production dates: <span style="font-weight:700">June 22-July 2, 2023 </span>Note: no performance on June 23 due to local graduations. </p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-weight:700">CHARACTER BREAKDOWN</span></span> <br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">All roles listed are open to actors of all ethnicities and gender identities.</em></p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">Ren McCormack</span> (Male presenting) - A teenage boy from Chicago. Fun, quick-witted and loves to dance, out-going personality. Needs to be a strong actor, singer, and dancer. (tenor) <br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Ariel Moore </span>(Female presenting) - Rebellious daughter of Reverend Moore. Needs to be a strong actor, singer, and dancer. (mezzo)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Chuck Cranston</span> (Male presenting) - Ariel's "bad boy" boyfriend. Needs to be a strong singer and actor. (tenor)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Willard Hewitt</span> (Male presenting) - A true country boy. Big tempered, loves his mama. Befriends Ren's. Needs to be a strong actor, singer, and dancer. (baritone/tenor)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Rusty</span> (Female presenting) - Ariel's best friend. Eventually falls for Willard. Needs to be a strong actor, singer, and dancer. (mezzo) <br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Urleen</span> (Female presenting) - Ariel's friend. Needs to be a strong actor, singer, and dancer. (mezzo)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Wendy Jo</span> (Female presenting) - Ariel's friend. Needs to be a strong actor, singer, and dancer.(meezo) <br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Jeter</span> (Male presenting) - Willard's friend. Small speaking role, sings back-up, some dancing. (tenor)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Bickle</span> (Male presenting) - Willard's friend. Small speaking role, sings back-up, some dancing. (tenor)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Garvin</span> (Male presenting) - Willard's friend. Small speaking role, sings back-up, some dancing. (baritone)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Lyle</span> (Male presenting) - Chuck's buddy. Small speaking role, sings back-up, some dancing. (tenor)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Travis</span> (Male presenting) - Chuck's buddy. Small speaking role, sings back-up, some dancing.(baritone)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Cowboy Bob</span> (Male presenting) - A cowboy in a country western dance hall. Needs to be a strong singer and actor.<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">High School Students, and Country Western Couples</span> - chorus roles. <br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-weight:700">ADULT ROLES:</span></span><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Reverend Shaw Moore </span>(Male presenting) - The minister of Beaumont. Ariel's father. Needs to be a strong singer and actor. (baritone)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Vi Moore</span> (Female presenting) - Ariel's mother. Needs to be a strong singer and actor. (mezzo)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Ethel McCormack</span> (Female presenting) - Ren's mother. Needs to be a strong singer and actor. (mezzo)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Lulu Warnicker</span> (Female presenting) - Ren's aunt. Speaking role.<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Wes Warnicker</span> (Male presenting) - Ren's uncle. Speaking role.<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Principal Harry Clark</span> (Male presenting) - Principal of the high school. Speaking role. <br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Coach Roger Dunbar</span> (Male presenting) - The high school gym teacher. Speaking role.<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Eleanor Dunbar</span> (Female presenting) - Coach Dunbar's wife. Speaking role.<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Betty Blast</span> (Female presenting) - owner of the Burger Blast. Roller skating if possible. Speaking role.<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">A Cop</span> (Male or female presenting) - Small speaking role.<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight:700">Choir, Parishioners, and</span> <span style="font-weight:700">Townspeople</span> - Ensemble roles.</p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">______________________________________________________________________________________________</span></p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">The Pirates of Penzance:</span><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">A "modern major" comedy, Pirates of Penzance is the hilariously famous operetta by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, jam-packed with dutiful daughters, cowering constables, and softhearted swashbucklers, as well as a young pirate apprentice named Frederic approaching his 21st birthday and seeking out love and adventure - with many side steps along the way!</p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap">Casting Director: Kyle West
Creative Team to be announced
Audition dates: <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><b>Friday, April 14th from 7PM-10PM
</b></span>First rehearsal: <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><b>Monday, July 3, 2023
</b></span>Production dates: <span style="font-weight:700">August 11-20, 2023</span></p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-weight:700">CHARACTER BREAKDOWN</span></span> <br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">All roles listed are open to actors of all ethnicities and gender identities.<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"></em><span style="font-weight:700">Frederic </span>(Male presenting) A member of the Pirates. He is unaffected and possesses an unself-conscious sex appeal. Youthful, genuine and innocent. Stage Age: Appears 21. Vocal range top: G4. Vocal range bottom: Bb2</p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">Mabel</span> (Female presenting) Daughter of the Major-General. Mabel is a classic beauty similar to Lillian Gish or Mary Pickford. An astute young woman, she is sympathetic in nature. She and Frederic fall in love. Stage Age: 18 to 21. Vocal range top: Db6. Vocal range bottom: Bb3</p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">Pirate King</span> (Male presenting) The leader of the pirates. Despite his sharp and loud bark, he is actually a whole-hearted romantic with a soft bite. A handsome man typically found with an open shirt and wind in his hair. Stage Age: Adult Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: A#2</p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">Major General </span>(Male presenting) A father with many daughters. He resembles a male Queen Victoria in his sensibilities. Possesses kindness, warmth, and good-humor. The love for his daughters is undeniable. Stage Age: Adult. Vocal range top: E4. Vocal range bottom: Bb2</p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">Ruth</span> (Female presenting) Frederic's lifelong nanny. A sneaky Mrs. Potts, she is attractive enough for her age but cares very little about such things. She wants nothing more in life than to see Frederic happy, healthy, and by her side. Stage Age: 40+ (Flexible). Vocal range top: Eb5. Vocal range bottom: G3</p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">Kate</span> (Female presenting) Daughter of the Major-General. Quick-witted and rather sassy. She, like her other sisters, is strikingly beautiful. Stage Age: Young adult. Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: Ab3</p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">Edith</span> (Female presenting) Daughter of the Major-General. Though a level-headed girl, she is quite mischievous. Very beautiful and the eldest of the daughters. Stage age: Young adult. Vocal range top: G5. Vocal range bottom: Ab3</p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">Samuel </span>(Male presenting) The Pirate King's right-hand man. Perhaps a bit rotund, Samuel is clever but easily manipulated and influenced. Stage age: 21+ Adult. Vocal range top: F4. Vocal range bottom: Bb2</p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">Sergeant</span> (Male presenting) The leader of the police. He is Groucho Marx-esque and uncomfortably clumsy. Though their duty to protect is clear, the Sergeant and his police are more accustomed to fear and hide. Stage Age: Adult. Vocal range top: E4. Vocal range bottom: G2</p><p class="gmail-" style="margin:1rem 0px 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:acumin-pro;font-size:17.3944px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:700">Ensemble </span>(All gender identities) Daughters, Pirates, Policemen - all strong singers/actors/movers. </p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(111,168,220)"><b><font size="4">Kyle West </font></b><font size="4"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">(he/him)</span></font></font><b><font size="4"><br></font></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><font size="4">Executive & Artistic Director, <span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)">Fort Salem Theater</span></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(111,168,220)"><b>A:</b></span> 11 E. 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