[Capdist-auditions] Fwd: SLOC audition notice for How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

[Adrienne Sherman]

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> Schenectady Light Opera Company will hold auditions January 30 and 31, for its Spring production of “How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.” This Tony-Award winning show has music by  Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, and is based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name. The story concerns young, ambitious J. Pierrepont Finch, who, with the help of the book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, rises from window washer to chairman of the board of the World Wide Wicket Company.
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> Audition dates:  January 30 & 31, sign in at 6:30 pm. Ages 16 and up, please.
> Callbacks (by invitation only):  February 1 at 6:30 pm.
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> Those auditioning should prepare a memorized 32 bars from a Broadway musical appropriate for the show. Please bring sheet music in your own key. An accompanist will be provided.
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> There will also be a dance audition, and a separate tap audition. Bring your tap shoes and show your stuff!
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> Performance Dates:  runs two weekends, May 5-7 and May 11-14, 2017.
>              Thursday-Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm.
> All performances will be held at the Schenectady Light Opera Company, located at 427 Franklin St, Schenectady New York 12305. 
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> Director:  Michael Camelo
> Music Director:  Adrienne Sherman
> Choreographer:  Trish Dembling
> Producers:  Amy Clark & Jill Ross
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> This show has a highly utilized ensemble of singers and dancers.
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> Character Breakdown
> J. Pierrepont Finch
> Our story's protagonist. An irrepressible, clear-eyed, almost puckish hero, he is a window washer who applies for a job at the World Wide Wicket Company and attempts to climb the 'ladder of success.'
> Age: 18 to 25
> Vocal range top: G4
> Vocal range bottom: C3
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> Gatch
> A sleazy executive with a penchant for the ladies.
> Age: 40 to 60
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> J.b. Biggley
> The stuffed-shirt, philandering President of World Wide Wicket. Beneath his ruthless exterior, he is a college lad at heart with a passion for knitting.
> Age: 50 to 65
> Vocal range top: A4
> Vocal range bottom: C3
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> Rosemary
> A secretary at the company who is more interested in finding a man than advancing her career. She becomes Finch's love interest.
> Age: 20 to 30
> Vocal range top: B4
> Vocal range bottom: A3
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> Smitty
> A secretary with a painfully dry sense of humor. She is a cynical, working woman who is on the lookout for a man.
> Age: 30 to 40
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> Bud Frump
> Biggely's nephew and scheming employee. He is an arrogant sycophant who tries to advance his career by exploiting his family connections.
> Age: 18 to 21
> Vocal range top: F4
> Vocal range bottom: C3
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> Bratt
> The personnel manager of World Wide Wickets. He is a mature business man.
> Age: 40 to 60
> Vocal range top: G2
> Vocal range bottom: C3
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> Miss Jones
> J.B.'s stuffy secretary who is abrupt and tough, but soft and kind to those who are good to her.
> Age: 55 to 65
> Vocal range top: Gb5
> Vocal range bottom: Bb3
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> Mr. Twimble
> He is a fussy, old-fashioned, yet loyal employee at the company. Supervisor of the mailroom, he believes his success is due to his lack of ambition and ability to remain unnoticed.
> Age: 60 to 75
> Vocal range top: E4
> Vocal range bottom: C#3
> Wally Womper
> The company's Chief Executive Officer and a former window-washer.
> Age: 55 to 70
> Vocal range top: E4
> Vocal range bottom: D3
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> Hedy
> A voluptuous, sexually-charged woman adored by all of the men. She may appear dim-witted, but she knows how to manipulate men to get what she wants.
> Age: 25 to 35
> Vocal range top: Eb5
> Vocal range bottom: C4
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> Ensemble
> Scrubwomen, Executives, Secretaries
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> For additional information, please email the director at m.camelo at aol.com
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