[Capdist-auditions] Schenectady Civic Players Announce Auditions for LITTLE WOMEN (THE MUSICAL)

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Schenectady Civic Players Announce Auditions for LITTLE  WOMEN 
Auditions for Little Women  (the musical) will take place on Tuesday, 
September 15, and Thursday, September  17, at 7:30 P.M. at the Schenectady Civic 
Playhouse, 12 S. Church St., Schenectady, NY  12305.  Sign-up is at 7:15 
P.M.  Please prepare 16 bars of a Broadway  show tune.  No pop or rock.  An 
accompanist will be provided.  The production will be directed by  Duncan 
Morrison with music direction by Val Lord. 
Little Women  is a musical with a book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi 
Dickstein, and music by  Jason Howard. 
Based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it  
focuses on the four March sisters - feisty, tomboyish, aspiring author Jo,  
romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and kind-hearted Beth - and their beloved 
Marmee,  at home in Concord, Massachusetts while the family patriarch is away 
serving as  a Union Army Chaplain during the Civil War. Intercut with the 
vignettes in which  their lives unfold are several recreations of the 
melodramatic short stories Jo  writes in her attic studio.  A  recent Broadway 
musical, this transformative take on the classic novel received  a Tony Award and 
three Drama Desk Awards.  

Character  Descriptions 
Jo March – A  passionate young woman, age 19. This is her story and her 
journey. The story  centers around her life, from the Christmas that it all 
started, to the  publishing of “Little Women” and her engagement to Professor  
Bhaer. 
Laurie  (Theodore Laurence III) – A young, and often hopeless, 
boy-next-door, age 16. He  loves Jo dearly during Act One, but quickly is rejected when 
he proposes. He  later travels to Europe and meets, Amy, who he  falls in 
love with. 
Meg – The  oldest sister. Yearns for a great life. She has twins during the 
course of the  Musical, and marries John Brooke. 
Amy – The  youngest sister and rather whiney individual, she has a rather 
pompous manner,  and by that, she rides into society. She marries Laurie. 
Beth – The  second youngest sister. Dies of Scarlet Fever. She is a 
peace-maker, and always  sees the good in everyone. 
Marmee – The  strong mother. She is the backbone of the family. Her songs 
show how truly  trying this is, however. 
Mr. John  Brooke – Laurie's Tutor, a rather stiff man, late 20s, but 
capable of  showing emotion. Marries Meg. 
Mr. Laurence  - Laurie's grandfather, age 60-70. He is a stiff elderly man, 
but he eventually  shows his softer side. 
Professor  Bhaer – A German man, 35-40, who falls in love with Jo. 
Mrs. Kirk –  The middle-aged Irish owner of the Boarding House at which Jo  
stays. 
Aunt March –  An older woman who is the Matriarch of the March Clan. She is 
very rich, but  apparently close to death, revising her will toward the end 
of the  play. 
Production dates are December 4 - 6 and December 9 - 13.  For further 
information please contact  the director, Duncan Morrison, at 
_morrisonduncan at yahoo.com_ (mailto:morrisonduncan at yahoo.com)  or check out 
www.civicplayers.org. 

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