Marquee Hosts Auditions For MISS SAIGON

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MISS SAIGON AUDITION DETAILS

CAST OF CHARACTERS

CHRIS* - [tenor] - American, 20s, handsome leading man, - prone to excessive emotion.

Prepare: Why God Why

Explanation segment of The Confrontation "Let me tell you the way it was ..."

KIM* - [alto/soprano] - Vietnamese, late teens [plays 17], female lead, petite - innocent dreamer with a steel interior

Prepare: "Do you want one more tale ..." section of This Money's Yours

Finale of Act I - "you who I cradled in my arms ..."

"I Still Believe"

ENGINEER* - [bari-tenor] - French/Vietnamese [Eurasian] 35+; a reptile of a man, pimp/hustler/con-man

Prepare: American Dream

Let Me See His Western Nose - starting at "You're telling me this half-breed brat..."

JOHN* - [tenor] - American, contemporary of Chris, but much more grounded even aggressive

Prepare: Bui doi

ELLEN* - [alto/soprano] - American, contemporary of Chris - typical American woman/wife

Prepare: Now That I've Seen Her - aka: It's Her or Me

DREAMLAND GIRLS - Saigon Bar-girls NOT strippers but sexually aggressive/flirtatious - slender shapely

GIGI - [alto/soprano] - late 20's/early 30s, oldest of the girls, wiser harder and turning desperate

Prepare: Movie in My Mind

MIMI, YVETTE, YVONNE - 18 to mid-20s - shapely - wear bikinis, halters, hot pants, etc

Prepare: The Ceremony - "Dju Vui Vai"

THUY* - [bari/tenor] - Vietnamese misogynistic male in his 20s - angry, violent, power-junkie

Prepare: This is The Hour prior to Thuy's death beginning at "No one must ever see ..." His part only.

TAM - Vietnamese boy - looks 3 or 4 years old at most - non-speaking role

FEMALE ENSEMBLE - bar girls and Bangkok strippers [18+], other Vietnamese women of all ages and types [15+]

MALE ENSEMBLE - American Marines and tourists, V.C.O. and other Vietnamese/Asian men of all ages, includes:

ASSISTANT COMMISSAR - Vietnamese complimentary to Thuy

CAPTAIN SCHULTZ and MARINE CAPTAIN - typical American Marines - can be older, 40+

CLUB OWNER - big boss man, gruff and arrogant - 40+

CITIZENS OF HO CHI MIHN CITY - a large group of EXTRAS whose involvement will be limited to "Morning of the Dragon" and "This is The Hour" - strong voices with some simple choreographed movement

Also Looking For: A strong MEN'S CORAL GROUP to sing Bui Doi

* Those auditioning for these roles will be required to do both a vocal audition and an acting audition using non-musical versions of the script to gauge the ability to act and take direction

MISS SAIGON demands a large and versatile cast - not only strong voices but performers in all disciplines.

Although the script predominantly calls for a Vietnamese cast we will obviously need to be creative - "Asian" cast members should have an exotic look that can give the illusion of being Asian without the use of cliché and out dated make-up techniques.
The bar-girls and strippers, are sensual, and both sexually and physically aggressive. This does not mean crude or vulgar to the extreme. They will be dressed in nothing more revealing than a 60s style bikini - basically a two-piece bathing suit.
At its core the play tells the story of American Marines and the Saigon/Bangkok sex trade therefore the language and situations in the script are adult in nature and can be offensive to some. Please take this into consideration when deciding whether or not to audition.
Though the script is set in the last days of Saigon when military protocols were disintegrating marines are still marines and will be clean shaven.

PRODUCTION TEAM: Executive Producer - Mark Velozo, Director / Designer - Roberto Santo Cristo Soares, Assisted by Robbie Burke, Choreographer - Loralee Levesque, Music Director - Alex Tirrell, Costumes Designed and Created by - Aaron Gendreau-Visco, Set - Bob Perry, Stage Managers - Sharon Rapoza and Paula Manchester.

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