[Capdist-auditions] Kiss Of The Spider Woman: Auditions, May 14 and 16, Schenectady Light Opera Company

[Kiss Of Spider Woman]

AUDITIONS:  Kiss of the Spider Woman


Monday May 14, Wednesday May 16
Schenectady Light Opera Company, 
826 State Street, Schenectady New York, 12307
7 PM Sign
Contacts:  Michael McDermott, Producer, 669-5414, Michael Mensching, Director, 477-2256
 
Adapted from Manual Puig’s critically acclaimed novel, Kiss of the Spider Woman presents a provocative love story set within the conflicting dualities of love and brutality.  Through dialog and lyrical storytelling, the harsh realities of victimization are expertly juxtaposed against illusion and fantasy.  
 
Auditions will be held at the Schenectady Light Opera House, 826 State Street, Schenectady, on May 14 and 16, 2007 at 7:00PM. Please prepare 16 bars preferably from the show. An accompanist will be provided. No a cappella auditions will be accepted.  A dance audition will be given for the roles of Spiderwoman and male ensemble.  Performances are September 28—30 and October 4--7 and 11—14, 8pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 2pm Sundays. Rehearsals begin in June.
  
Roles: 12 men aged 25-45, and 3 women aged 25-60
 
Kiss of the Spider Woman is a 1993 Broadway musical written by John Kander and Fred Ebb with book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the Manuel Puig novel El Beso de la Mujer Araña. It opened on Broadway on May 3, 1993, played 904 performances, and initially starred Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello and Broadway theatre legend Chita Rivera. It won the 1993 Tony Award for Best Musical. A second New York cast, featured Brian Stokes Mitchell, Howard McGillin and Vanessa Williams was also well-received.
 
Imprisoned somewhere in Latin America, cellmates Molina, an effeminate homosexual window dresser  and Valentin, a militant Marxist revolutionary, share nothing in common expect the overwhelming need to escape the daily degradation of prison life.  They find this refuge in the telling of a stylized version of Molina’s favorite grade B movie staring an alluring temptress, the Spiderwoman.
 
Over the course of their confinement, the two come to understand and respect one another. They fall in love and ultimately become lovers.  Upon Molina’s release from prison, he agrees to help Valentine’s political cause by passing information to his fellow revolutionaries. These actions result in Molina’s re-imprisonment and death at the hands of his captors.
 AVAILABLE ROLES:
Molina — A homosexual window dresser. Incarcerated for allegedly corrupting a minor. 
Role: Lead
Age: 25 - 35
Sex: M
Voice: Baritone
Dancing: Able to move well
Spiderwoman / Aurora
Role: Lead
Age: 40 - 50
Sex: F
Voice: alto
Dancing: Yes
Valentin — A Marxist revolutionary imprisoned for supposed terrorist activities. 
Role: Lead
Age: 25 - 35
Sex: M
Voice: baritone
Dancing: N/A
Gabriel — A prisoner
Role: Supporting
Age: 20 - 40
Sex: M
Voice: Tenor
Dancing: Yes
Marta — Valentin's girlfriend
Role: Supporting
Age: 21 - 32
Sex: F
Voice: Alto
Dancing: N/A
Molina's Mother
Role: Supporting
Age: 45 - 60
Sex: F
Voice: Soprano
Dancing: N/A
Warden — Cruel and commanding
Role: Supporting
Age: 35 - 55
Sex: M
Voice: Bass
Dancing: N/A
Amnesty International Observer
Role: Ensemble
Age: 30 - 50
Sex: M
Voice: N/A
Dancing: Yes
Emilio — A prisoner
Role: Ensemble
Age: 20 - 45
Sex: M
Voice: N/A
Dancing: Yes
Escaping Prisoner
Role: Ensemble
Age: 21 - 40
Sex: M
Voice: N/A
Dancing: Yes
Esteban — A prison guard
Role: Ensemble
Age: 25 - 50
Sex: M
Voice: N/A
Dancing: Yes
Marcos — A prison guard
Role: Ensemble
Age: 21 - 45
Sex: M
Voice: N/A
Dancing: Yes
Prisoner Fuentes
Role: Ensemble
Age: 25 - 50
Sex: M
Voice: N/A
Dancing: Yes
Religious Fanatic
Role: Ensemble
Age: any
Sex: M
Voice: N/A
Dancing: Yes
Window Dresser at Montoya's
Role: Ensemble
Age: Any
Sex: M
Voice: N/A
Dancing: Yes
 The production staff includes: Director, Michael Mensching; Producers, Michael McDermott, Dawn Ruggles and Zina Lawrence; Musical Director, Val Lord; Set Design, Mary Kozlowski;  Sound Ric Bello; Lighting , Ken Zarnoch; Costumes, Chris Persans;  Make-up, Marcia Lenehan.  This production follows the director's and the creative team's season opening success from last year at SLOC, The Full Monty, as well as Songs for a New World, Jane Eyre: The Musical and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
 
We look forward to being ensnared in our auditioners’ crafty webs!  

If you have any questions, please contact Michael Mensching, the director at 477-2256
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