[Capdist-auditions] Capdist-auditions Digest, Vol 63, Issue 24

[Joe Phillips]

RPI Players has announced auditions for The Mystery ofEdwin Drood to be held at the RPI Playhouse, Fifteenth Street in Troy, onSunday, January 31st at 5pm and Monday, February 1st at 7pm!
 
All auditioners should prepare 16-32 barsof music; it can be from the show, otherwise an upbeat selection.  No monologue is necessary, however you may beasked to read individually after vocal auditions. Please bring a headshot andresume if possible. We also ask that you could bring a list of potentialconflicts. The staff will do its best to accommodate conflicts presented atauditions.
 
There will also be a brief danceaudition. Actors who are able to tap dance should bring shoes and prepare ashort piece to demonstrate their ability. Wear clothes and shoes you can dancein!
 
Some auditioners may be called backlater, at a time to be announced.
 
Casting is students-first for the preponderance of roles,but  we will consider castingnon-students in one or more of the following roles, depending upon turnout:


Alice Nutting as EdwinDrood -- should be contemporaneous with most of the company (aboutcollege-aged or slightly older), but has unusual demands. A strong, dramaticsinger, commanding presence, and a “trouser actress” (that is, plainly a femalewho plays, in 19th-century fashion, juvenile male roles). 


William Cartwright,the Chairman – the master of ceremonies of the Music Hall Royale; shouldpresent as older than most of the company.  Does quite a bit of singing; also a great dealof interaction with the audience.  


Angela Prysock asPrincess Puffer – the grand dame of the Music Hall Royale company, andpresumably older. Several key “morality songs” delivered with a wink; a lovablepresence.


Cedric Moncrieff asRev. Crisparkle – a senior (relative to the rest of the company) characteractor. Sings in ensemble for the most part; a key part of the melodrama withinthe play. 


Nick Cricker Sr.  as Durdles – a broadly comic character;singing demands not steep, serviceable voice. Supposedly old enough to have ason apprenticed to the company. 


Nick Cricker Jr. asDeputy – a smallish role, does some singing – the son of Nick Sr., so agecould be from 11-ish to about 19 depending on his ”father’s” age. 


Any questions regarding auditions, please contact theproducer, Alex Karcher, at me at alexkarcher.com,or director, Joe Phillips, at joepdrew at aol.com.
 
 
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