[Capdist-auditions] Home Made Theater Auditions for 1776

[Christine MacLellan]

Home Made Theater announces open auditions for their July production of the
Tony Award-winning musical 1776, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards,
and book by Peter Stone. This production will be directed by Michael
Gatzendorfer.


The auditions will be held on Monday, May 12th and Tuesday, May 13th
starting at 6:00PM at Home Made Theater’s headquarters at the Wilton Mall.
Callbacks (by invitation only) will be held on Wednesday, May 14th (dancing
will be done at callbacks).


The primary cast consists of 24 adult men, and two adult women. While the
goal is to primarily cast men in the leading historically male roles, we
are open to considering women for the many roles traditionally played by
men. Women interested in auditioning for these roles should be prepared to
portray male characters. All ethnicities and gender identities are
encouraged to audition.


Set in the summer of 1776, the nation stands on the brink of declaring
independence, but only if the founding fathers can overcome their
differences and unite. The play follows John Adams of Massachusetts,
Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia among
others as they strive to convince the members of the Second Continental
Congress to vote for independence from British rule by signing the
Declaration of Independence.


For the audition, please bring a current photo (cannot be returned), a
resume (if available) and a list of conflicts for all rehearsal dates.
Except for Tech Week and performances, conflicts can be worked around if we
know about them in advance. Prepare a 16-32 bar cut of a modern musical
theatre song. An accompanist will be provided. Please be prepared to read
one of the monologues that will be provided. Actors unable to attend the
live auditions may fill out the online audition form and submit a video
audition. The video audition should be sent to auditions at homemadetheater.org
no later than Sunday, May 11th.


Rehearsals will be Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 6:00PM to 9:00PM
starting May 21st . There will be some Sunday rehearsals added later in the
rehearsal process. Tech week starts on Sunday, July 13th. All rehearsals
except for Tech Week will be held at Home Made Theater’s Wilton Mall
headquarters


Performances are weekends July 18th through July 27th There will be
performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday afternoons.


For a detailed flyer with character descriptions, the audition monologues,
an online audition form, and directions to Home Made Theater’s Wilton Mall
headquarters, visit the website, www.homemadetheater.org.
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