[Capdist-auditions] SLOC Auditions for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum!

[Schenectady Light Opera Info]

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*Book by Bert Shevelove & Larry Gelbert*

*Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim*





Director: Gary M. Hoffmann

Music Director: Emily Rose

Choreographer: Eleah Jayne Peal

Producer: Joanne Dame Peal


*A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum* is a fast-paced farce that
promises to have audiences rolling on the floor. Taking straight from the
roots of comedy, *Forum* combines the ancient comedies of Plautus with a
vaudevillian delivery. Pseudolus, a slave, schemes to win the heart of the
beautiful virgin, Philia, for his young master, Hero. In exchange, Hero
will grant Pseudolus his freedom once and for all. However, things are
never as easy as they seem. Chaos ensues with hair-brained schemes,
mistaken identities, slamming doors and convoluted plot twists. One of the
funniest musicals ever written, *Forum* promises: “Something for everyone:
a comedy tonight!”

*Audition Dates and Times: *

Monday, December 2nd and Tuesday, December 3rd

Sign in will begin at 6:30PM.  Auditions will start promptly at 7PM

Call Back (if needed and by invitation only) – Wednesday, December 4th at
7PM



*Location:*

Schenectady Light Opera Company Education Building

418 Liberty Street, Schenectady, NY 12305

Free parking is available in the city owned parking lots on Franklin Street
and Liberty Street



*Performance Dates and Times: *

March 13-22, 2020 (March 13, 14, 19, 20, and 21 at 8PM, March 15, 21, and
22 at 2PM)

*Rehearsals: *

Rehearsals will generally be Monday, Wednesday, Friday evenings and Sunday
afternoons starting December 8th (There will be a break for the holidays).
Mandatory Dress Rehearsal will be Sunday, March 8th, and tech week
rehearsals will be TBA.

*Audition Requirements: *

·         Prepare 32 measures of a song in the style of the show. Singing
from the show is encouraged, but not required. Consider the range of the
role you wish to be considered for. Please keep it strictly 32 measures or
less.

·         Bring your own sheet music in the appropriate key. An accompanist
will be provided.

·         Actors and Actresses of ALL ethnicities are encouraged to
audition.

·         Please bring a resume and headshot, if you have one.

·         Please be prepared to provide all potential conflicts from
December through March.

·         Actors should be prepared to read from the script, readings will
be given at auditions.

·         Please bring appropriate clothing/shoes for a dance call.

**Ages are suggestions, we encourage anyone 18 years of age or older to
audition!*

*Pseudolus:* A Roman slave, owned by Hero.  Quick-witted and scheming.
Male, age 30 to 50. Vocal range: A2-A4.

*Senex*: An old man and father to Hero and hen-pecked husband to Domina.
Male, age 45-60. Vocal range: B2-G4.

*Domina*:  Senex's wife. A shrewish woman: controlling, demanding, and
manipulative. Female, age 40 -60. Vocal range: B3-F5.

*Hero*:  The young son of Senex and Domina. Practical, privileged,
romantic. Male, age 20-30. Vocal range: B2-G4.

*Hysterium*: The chief slave in the House of Senex.  Anxious and loyal; the
order he so desperately wants for everything eludes him. Male, age 40 to
55. Vocal range: D4-G5.

*Erronius*: An old man, searching for his lost children. Male, age 45-70.
Vocal range: B2-G4.

*Miles Gloriosus*: A captain in the Roman army. Commanding, boastful, manly
and strong. Male, age 25-35. Vocal range: B3-F5.

*Lycus*:  The buyer and seller of the flesh of beautiful women. Male, age
40 to 50. Vocal range: A3-F5.

*Philia*: One of Lycus’ courtesans, still a virgin. Young, pretty, devoted
ingénue. Female, age 18 to 25. Vocal range: B3-G5

*Courtesans (6)*: Female ensemble from the house of Lycus.

*Proteans (3)*:  Plays multiple roles (slaves, citizens, soldiers, and
eunuchs).



Any questions, please contact the Gary Hoffmann, Director (
ghoffma1 at nycap.rr.com) or Joanne Peal, Producer (*JP61556 at gmail.com
<JP61556 at gmail.com>*).
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