[Capdist-auditions] Sweet Charity Auditions

[Kimberly R]

SWEET CHARITY AUDITIONS

 

Schenectady
Light Opera Company announces audition dates for “Sweet Charity”, music
by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon.  Directed by Richard Roe.

 

Monday,
February 11 and Tuesday, February 12, 2013. 
Call backs on Wednesday, February 13, 2013.  Sign in at 6:30 PM, Auditions start at 7:00
PM

 

Performance
Dates: May 10-12 and
16-29, 2013

 

427
Franklin Street, Schenectady, NY  

 

Characters:

•     
Charity Hope Valentine, the girl who wanted to be
loved (25-36)

•     
Oscar Lindquist, a man whom Charity befriends and
eventually falls in love with (30-45)

•     
Charlie, Charity's boyfriend in the opening of the
show, and the name on her tattoo (30s)

•     
Nickie and Helene, Charity's closest friends
(20-40s)

•     
Herman, the authoritarian owner of the Fandango
Ballroom; Charity's boss (40-55)

•     
Vittorio Vidal, a famous Italian movie star (40-55)

•     
Ursula March, Vittorio's girlfriend (20s)

•     
Daddy Johann Sebastian Brubeck, the enigmatic leader
of the Rhythm of Life Church (30-45)

•      Suzanne,
Frenchie, Betsy, and Elaine,Carmen and Rosie - dancers at the Fandango Ballroom
(20-40)

 

Actors
should come prepared with a song that best showcases their range and acting
ability. Be prepared to dance. Character dancers of all ages, shapes and sizes
appreciated!


Contact
Richard Roe rmroe33 at gmail.com or Michael Gatzendorfer technicaldirector at sloctheater.org for more information.
Synopsis:

Have you ever known a girl who wanted something so
badly, that she tried too hard to get it? Meet Charity, the girl who wants to
be loved so much, that she has lost sight of who she is. Charity sings, dances,
laughs and cries her way through romances with the "animal magnetism"
hero, the "ultra-chic continental" hero, and the "impossible-to
believe-but-he's-better than nothing" type hero. Her world is the all too
real world of Times Square, and the people who pass through her world are as
deceptively charming a group as ever swept across any stage. From her cynical,
hard-core trio of girlfriends at the dance hall, to the phony evangelist, the
Coney Island "fun people", the Central Park "strollers" and
the YMHA "self-improvers," every character is interesting. This is a
bright and sophisticated show in every sense. Cy Coleman has captured the
rhythms and sounds, and Dorothy Fields the vernacular and fun of New York. It's
a comedy in every sense of the word. Neil Simon has a particular talent for
looking at the truly amusing side of life. It's a dancing show too, with great
opportunity for use of dramatic movement. Wonderful musical numbers include Big
Spender, If My Friends Could See Me Now, Too Many Tomorrows, There's Gotta Be
Something Better Than This, I'm a Brass Band and Baby, Dream Your Dream.
The Schenectady Light Opera Company is a nonprofit
community theater organization dedicated to the presentation of quality musical
theater productions.  Visit our website
at www.sloctheater.org 		 	   		  
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