[Capdist-auditions] Cohoes Music Hall - FOOTLOOSE auditions & dance workshop

[Tony Rivera]

C-R Kids presents FOOTLOOSE - January 14 - 17, 2010

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Cohoes Music Hall - Home of C-R Productions
58 Remsen Street, Cohoes NY 12047
www.cohoesmusichall.com

Dance auditions for students will take place on Monday September 14 from 5:00-8:00pm at the Cohoes Music Hall. (Please be prepared to begin at 5:00pm)

Callbacks for dancing will be Tuesday September 15 from 5:00-8:00pm.


*On Saturday, August 29th from 10:00am-2:00pm, C-R Productions will be holding a FOOTLOOSE Dance Workshop. Those interested in signing up, please email: casting at cohoesmusichall.com (This workshop is free of charge. We are planning on having a fun and energetic few hours of dance in a comfortable and safe environment, as well as teaching you the audition combination.)


Singing and Acting auditions for students and adults, will take place on Sunday, September 20th at Cohoes Music Hall.
Singing auditions for students: 6:00-8:30pm.
Singing auditions for adults: 8:30pm-10:00pm.

Please prepare 16 - 32 bars of a standard Broadway song. Must sing with piano accompaniment, which will be provided. You will also be asked to read from the script, which will be provided at the audition.

Adults auditioning for non-singing roles: You will be asked to read from the script, which will be provided at the audition.


Final callbacks for both students and adults will take place on Monday, September 21st from 5:30-9:30pm.

Please bring a headshot and resume.

This production will be directed by Kristen van Ginhoven, with choreography by Tony Rivera and musical direction by Nathan Meredith

Rehearsals for the production will begin in November 2009. Rehearsals will be on Monday evenings, Wednesday evenings, and Saturday mornings. Work conflicts can be accommodated.

Performance Dates: January 14, 15, 16, 17, 2010 at the historic Cohoes Music Hall.
For further information contact the director at kristenvanginhoven at yahoo.com  or visit www.cohoesmusichall.com

FOOTLOOSE  is a story of a young man from Chicago, Ren, who is forced to move with his mother to a puritanical small town. To Ren's shock dancing and Rock 'n' Roll are forbidden in the town. Through tenacity and clever use of the Bible, Ren manages to convince Reverend Moore to let the town dance again.

FOOTLOOSE is a musical with book by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie, based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford, with music by Tom Snow and Lyrics by Dean Pitchford. Additional numbers by Kenny Loggins, Sammy Hagar, Jim Steinman and Eric Carmen. Additional lyrics by Kenny Loggins

CHARACTERS - FOOTLOOSE:

STUDENTS:
Ren McCormack -  A teenage boy from Chicago (tenor)
Ariel Moore - A teenage girl from Bomont, the Reverend's daughter (mezzo)
Rusty - Ariel's best friend (mezzo)
Urleen - Ariel's friend (mezzo)
Wendy Jo - Ariel's friend (mezzo)
Chuck Cranston - Ariel's boyfriend (tenor)
Lyle - Chuck's buddy (tenor)
Travis - Chuck's buddy (baritone)
Willard Hewitt - Ren's friend, a country boy (baritone/tenor)
Jeter - Ren's friend (tenor)
Bickle - Ren's friend (tenor)
Garvin - Ren's friend (baritone)
Cowboy Bob - A cowboy in a country western dance hall
Cowgirl - A cowgirl in a country western dance hall
Ensemble

ADULTS:
Ethel McCormack - Ren's mother (mezzo)
Reverend Shaw Moore - The minister of Beaumont (baritone)
Vi Moore - His wife (mezzo)
Lulu Warnicker - Ren's aunt
Wes Warnicker - Her husband
Coach Roger Dunbar - The high school gym teacher
Eleanor Dunbar - His wife
Betty Blast - owner of the Burger Blast
Principal Clark - Principal of the high school

The ensemble plays Choir, Parishioners, Townspeople, High School Students, and Country Western Couples
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