[Capdist-auditions] SLOC Auditions for A Little Night Music

Sun Aug 28 11:40:11 EDT 2022

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Music and Lyrics by *Stephen Sondheim*

Book by *Hugh Wheeler*

*Director*: Brian Clemente

*Music Director*: Robert Soricelli

*Choreographers:  *Spencer & Ashley Lee

*Producers*: Amy Clark & Haley VanEtten

*Stage Manager*: Izzy Varno

*Audition Dates*:

§  Sunday, *October 16* and Monday, *October 17, 2022*

§  Sign-in begins at *6:30 pm*. Auditions begin at *7:00 pm*.

§  You only need to attend one of these sessions.

§  Callbacks will be by invite only and will be held on Wednesday, *October
19, 2022* at 7:00 pm.

*Location*:

SLOC Musical Theater, Education Building

418 Liberty St., Schenectady, NY 12305

Free parking is available in the city owned lot across the street.

*Performance Dates*:

*January 20-29, 2023*

(Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm)

SLOC Mainstage, 427 Franklin Street, Schenectady, NY 12305

*What to Prepare*:

§  Please prepare 16 to 32 bars of music from a Broadway show - ideally in
a style similar to the show or from the show itself.

§  An accompanist will be provided, so please have sheet music in the
correct key.

§  Readings from the script will be provided at auditions.

§  Please bring a calendar with all your conflicts to the audition as
well.

 *Rehearsals*:

§  Rehearsals will be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, from
7-10PM, and on Sunday afternoons 2-5PM. This is subject to change based on
cast/crew availability.

§  Rehearsals will begin on *Sunday, October 23, 2022*.

§  Attendance is mandatory for Tech Week (*January 15-19, 2023*) and all
performances.

*Commitment to COVID Safety*: The health and safety of our artists, staff,
and audience members are our first priority.  Please review our full COVID
Health & Safety Guidelines <http://sloctheater.org/covid/>.   All actors,
staff and crew will be expected to follow these guidelines including always
wearing a mask while on the SLOC campus.

*All actors, staff, and crew will need to show proof that they are fully
vaccinated (including at least 1 booster) by the time rehearsal begins. *

 *About The Show:* Successful, middle-aged lawyer *Fredrik Egerman* has
recently married naïve, 18-year-old *Anne* in what turns out to be a
terrible mismatch, while his son *Henrik*, just a little older than her,
has secretly fallen in love with his new stepmother. When Fredrik and Anne
visit the theatre, Fredrik is reunited with an old flame, the actress *Desirée
Armfeldt*, and sparks fly – although Desirée herself is currently seeing a
married dragoon, *Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm,* much to the misery of his
wife *Charlotte*. When Desiree asks her mother to host a party for the
Egermans at her lavish country estate, all the characters set off for a
weekend in the country, each with their own amorous hopes, fears, and
schemes.

Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film *Smiles of a Summer Night*,
Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece *A Little Night Music *opened on Broadway in
1973 and won 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score.

*CHARACTERS*

*Desirée Armfeldt –* Self-absorbed, successful touring actress,
independent, alluring, glamorous, confident, used to running life her own
way, she becomes entangled in a love triangle with the Count and Fredrick,
strong actor-singer.

Age: 40-50 – Female Identifying

Vocal Range: Mezzo

*Madame Armfeldt* – Desirée’s elderly mother, brutally honest and a veteran
of discreet encounters with the crowned heads of Europe, strong
actor-singer.

Age: 70-80 – Female Identifying

Vocal Range: Alto

*Fredrika Armfeldt* – Desirée’s thirteen-year-old daughter, who may or may
not be the product (unbeknownst to Fredrik) of the actress's and Fredrik's
affair. Raised by her grandmother, witty and poised. Piano experience a
plus.

Age: 13-15 – Female Identifying

Vocal Range: Alto/Mezzo

*Fredrik Egerman* – Successful middle-aged lawyer who is married to
his second wife, Anne, and has a son, Henrik, from his first marriage,
aristocratic, charming, honorable, conflicted.

Age: 40-50 – Male Identifying

Vocal Range: Baritone

*Anne Egerman* - Lyric ingenue, giddy, naïve. Fredrik’s new bride. She is
still a virgin after eleven months of marriage.

Age: 18-22 – Female Identifying

Vocal Range: Soprano

*Henrik Egerman* - Fredrik's son, slightly older than his stepmother Anne.
He is serious but confused; he reads the works of philosophers and
theologians whilst studying for the Lutheran priesthood. His sexual
repression is a great cause of his turmoil. Cello experience a plus.

Age: 20-24 – Male Identifying

Vocal Range: Tenor

*Petra* - Anne's maid and closest confidante, brash, bold, and flirtatious.

Age: 25-30 – Female Identifying

Vocal Range: Alto/Mezzo

*Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm *- vain, arrogant, ferociously jealous, a
military man used to being obeyed, he is Desirée’s newest lover and a
buffoon.

Age: 30-40 – Male Identifying

Vocal Range: Operatic Baritone

*Countess Charlotte Malcolm *- the Count’s mistreated and downtrodden wife,
witty, melancholic, self-loathing, borderline alcoholic, desperately in
love with her philandering husband, yet the more intelligent half of the
Malcolm couple.

Age: 30-40, Female Identifying

Vocal Range: Mezzo

*Frid* - Madame Armfeldt's manservant

Age: 25-40, Male Identifying

*The Quintet:* A group of five singers that sit outside the main action of
the play, but nevertheless comment on, and help guide, the various
characters through the story. In this production, they will function as
behind the scenes figures, helping to influence who ends up together.

Ages: Various

§  Mr. Lindquist – Male Identifying, Baritone

§  Mrs. Nordstrom – Female Identifying, Soprano

§  Mrs. Anderssen – Female Identifying, Soprano

§  Mr. Erlanson – Male Identifying, Tenor

§  Mrs. Segstrom – Female Identifying, Mezzo-Soprano

*Schenectady Light Opera Company pledges to continue to advocate for and
are aiming to build a diverse cast reflective of the Schenectady community.
Any and all ethnicities, BIPOC actors and actors of all gender identities
are encouraged to audition for all roles.*

If you have any questions, please contact the Producers Amy Clark (
aclark at bhbl.org) or Haley VanEtten (hvanetten4 at gmail.com)
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