Auditions
Directed by Clay Hebert
When: Monday & Tuesday, March 24th & 25th at 6:30 PM. Registration begins at 6:00 PM.
Where: One Reid Street Theatre on the corner of Reid and South Railroad Avenue.
Who: Prefer 18 and up only - the script calls for 6-8 men and 2 women
What to Prepare: Please prepare a one-minute song. You may provide accompaniment, we have a bluetooth speaker for use, or sing a capella. There will also be a cold read and a dance audition, so please wear something you can move in. You may print and fill out audition forms prior to auditions (optional; links below.)
The show will run from May 23-June 1 (Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 3:30 PM). Please make sure you are available for ALL shows before committing to audition. Rehearsal schedule is subject to change pending actor and director availability, but should run Sunday - Thursday evenings.
The Show: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a nonstop laughfest in which Pseudolus, a crafty slave, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted, courtesan named Philia for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors and a showgirl or two.
Cast:
Prologus - male aged 30 to 50
Senex - male aged 45 to 70
Domina - female aged 40 to 50
Hero - male aged 20 to 30
Hysterium - male aged 40 to 55
Pseudolus - male aged 30 to 50
Erronius - male aged 45 to 70
Miles Gloriosus - male aged 25 to 35
Lycus - male aged 40 to 50
Philia - female aged 18 to 21
Ensemble - Courtesans, Proteans, Soldiers
Auditions for plays typically involve cold readings from the script.
Auditions for musicals involve cold readings, a dance audition, and a singing audition.
Directors may want the actors to supply their own accompaniment music, and may have specifics on what kind of audition songs they want to hear. Preferences (if any) will be indicated on the audition poster and here on the audition page.