[Capdist-auditions] Please Post- Troy Civic Theatre's Godspell Auditions!

[Ashley France]

The Troy Civic Theatre Company would like to announce auditions for spring
2012 musical, “*Godspell*”
by John Michael Tebelak & Stephen Schwartz, January 4th and 5th at 6:00 PM
in Newman Foundation’s Chapel & Cultural Center* 2125 Burdett Ave, Troy.

**Sign-in begins at 5:30

Please be prepared to sing a complete song from a Broadway musical. There
will be a dance audition so please bring clothes and shoes
that you can move in.

Godspell is an ensemble piece with most cast members stepping in and out of
multiple characters. The show has been broken
down with the entire ensemble on stage for the majority of the show. All
step out roles have been assigned as per the original show.
Drawing from various theatrical traditions, such as clowning, pantomime,
charades, acrobatics and vaudeville, "Godspell" is a
groundbreaking and unique reflection on the life of Jesus, with a message
of kindness, tolerance and love.

The vocal ranges and descriptions for the charters are:

JESUS (Tenor)-- Must be the most charismatic individual in the cast. High
energy,
                          charming, funny, gentle but with strength. He is
the sort of person others instinctively follow.

JOHN THE BAPTIST/JUDAS (Baritone) -- He has attributes of both Biblical
figures: he is both Jesus? lieutenant and most ardent disciple and
                                                               the doubter
who begins to question and rebel. Like Jesus, he is also charismatic, but
in more of an overt

 revolutionary way. Usually played by someone handsome and masculine, with
an undertone of sexuality.

JEFFREY (Tenor)-- Very high energy. Impish and playful. In the original, he
played several musical instruments, including concertina and recorder.

LAMAR (Tenor)-- Not the brightest in the bunch, he is a little slow on the
uptake. But there is a great sweetness and innocence about him. Because
                             he sings "All Good Gifts", he must be a very
good singer.

HERB (Baritone)-- The comedian, the class clown. The guy who can do a
hundred voices and imitations. Can be a little older or more heavy-set.
This
                              is also the role that sings the least, so it
is wise to cast it for a comedian rather than a vocalist.

ROBIN (Soprano)-- A bit of a tomboy, but basically open and sweet. She is
the first of the group to commit to following Jesus in the song "Day by
Day".

JOANNE (Alto)-- The confident one, the show-off. The first one to
volunteer, sometimes she jumps in before she really understands what's
going on.

PEGGY (Alto)-- The shy one. Sometimes a little slow to get things, but when
she does, she commits all the way. Has an "earth mother" kind of warmth to
her.

SONIA (Low Alto)-- Sassy and slightly cynical, the most urban of the group.
Also the "sexy" one, but her sexiness contains a large element of put-on,
in the
                               manner of Mae West or Madonna (who in fact
once played this role.)

GILMER (Mezzo)-- The female equivalent of the class clown. Goofy and a
cut-up. This is the female role that sings least, and therefore should be
cast with a strong comedienne.

We will be casting 16 year olds and up (No upper limit on age)
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