[Capdist-auditions] Secret Garden Auditions for Not So Common Players, Clifton Park

[connie rowe rauhauser]

Show Dates: October 25th – 27th and 31st to November 3rd
Audition Dates: Saturday, June 8th at 11am for Children’s roles only
Tuesday, June 11th and Thursday June 13th at 7 pm for Adults (some children
may be called to read again during adult auditions)
Auditions will be held at the Shenendehowa Adult Community Center located
on the Clifton Common off Vischer Ferry Road in Clifton Park. Not So Common
Players hold open auditions.
Please come with music, prepared to sing 16 bars (preferably) from a Broadwa
...y show. It is not required that you sing something from The Secret
Garden, it is required that you bring sheet music. All auditioning will be
asked to read. Some may be asked to learn a short dance combination.

Brief Synopsis:
This enchanting classic of children's literature is reimagined in brilliant
musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman. Orphaned in India,
11 year-old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered,
reclusive uncle Archibald and his invalid son Colin. The estate's many
wonders include a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting
melodies and the "Dreamers", spirits from Mary's past who guide her through
her new life, dramatizing The Secret Garden's compelling tale of
forgiveness and renewal.
Cast of Characters:
CASTING
LILY – (26-37) Soprano - Mary's aunt, Mr. Craven's wife, now dead. Her
spirit continues to haunt her late husband, home and heart.
MARY LENNOX – (8-12) Mezzo - a ten year-old girl, who after the death of
her parents in India, is sent to live with her uncle in Yorkshire, England.
Mary changes drastically over the course of The Secret Garden: she evolves
from a spoiled, unloved and unloving creature to a girl who is full of
spirit and surrounded by friends.
MRS. MEDLOCK – (30-50) Speaking Role - Mr. Craven's housekeeper. The head
of the servants, Mrs. Medlock is distinguished by her punctilious obedience
of all of Master Craven's odd rules. Beneath her rigid exterior, she, like
all the people of Yorkshire, is basically kind.
DR. NEVILLE CRAVEN – (25-40) Baritone - Archibald's brother and Colin's
uncle, he tends to Colin during the latter's illness. He is a bit stuffy
and officious, and both Colin and Mary laugh at him at every opportunity.
MARTHA – (18 – 30) Mezzo - Mary's friend and maidservant, Martha is
distinguished by her charming frankness and levelheaded approach to all
aspects of life. Her simplicity and kindness are a great help to Mary.
ARCHIBALD CRAVEN – (35-45) Tenor - Mary's uncle and lord of Misselthwaite
Manor, who suffers from a crooked spine and general ill health. He has been
in a crushing depression ever since the death of his wife.
BEN WEATHERSTAFF – (40-65) Tenor - A gruff elderly gardener who helps the
children keep the secret of the garden. Although he is rather rough, Ben's
essential kindness is fundamental to his character.
DICKON – (12-14) Tenor - Two years older than Colin and Mary, has lived on
Missel Moor his entire life and has a uniquely intimate relationship with
the land. He has a power to tame nature’s creatures which works on both
Mary and Colin as well. He is Martha's brother.
COLIN CRAVEN – (8-12) Soprano - Archibald's ten year-old son. He was born
shortly after the death of his mother, and his father could not bear to
look at him because of his resemblance to her. Colin's childhood has been
entirely bedridden, and his servants have been commanded to obey his every
whim. As a result, Colin is extremely imperious and gloomy; when we first
meet him, he is certain he is going to die. By novel's end, however, he too
will have undergone a transformation: he will have become a vigorous
optimist, and will have won his father's love.
MRS. WINTHROP – (30 – 50) Speaking Role - headmistress of the Aberdeen
School for Girls
*ROSE LENNOX – (21-35) Mezzo - Mary's mother.
*CAPTAIN ALBERT LENNOX (30-45) Tenor - Mary's father.
*ALICE – (21-35) Soprano - Rose's friend.
*LIEUTENANT WRIGHT (24-34) Baritone - officer in Mary's father's unit.
*LIEUTENANT SHAW (24-34) Tenor- fellow officer.
*MAJOR SHELLEY (18-30) Tenor- officer.
*MRS. SHELLEY (18-30) Alto - Major Shelley's wife.
*MAJOR HOLMES – (32-48) Bass - officer.
*CLAIRE HOLMES – (30-45) Soprano - Major Holmes' wife.
*FAKIR (25-40) Tenor
*AYAH – (21-40) Mary's Indian nanny.
* These characters, referred to collectively as the Dreamers, are people
from Mary's life in India, who haunt her until she finds her new life in
the course of the story. They are free to sing directly to us, appearing
and disappearing at will.
Please contact Director Corie Rowe with questions regarding auditions (
corierowe at yahoo.com)


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Connie Rowe Rauhauser
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