Queen City Theatre Co Hosts Auditions For CHESS 2/6-7

Queen City Theatre Company announces auditions for the musical "Chess" to be held on Sunday February 6th at 4 pm and Monday February 7th at 7 pm (end time may vary, please sign up at start time). Please contact QCTC for special considerations in regards to available times. Individual appointments available. Call backs will be held Tuesday February 8th.

Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other; all in the context of a Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. Chess the musical started as a concept album and opened in London's West End in 1986 playing for three years. A much altered US version premiered on Broadway in 1988. Many productions have been created using a revised book, often mixing the London with the Broadway Score. In 2010, a new official revised edition was created by the authors and has only been seen in the United Kingdom on tour, and now, for the first time in North Carolina, in Charlotte.

Queen City Theatre Company's production of "Chess" will be directed by Glenn T. Griffin, choreographed by Heidy Ludden and Musical Direction by Marty Gregory.

REHEARSALS BEGIN MARCH 27th
PERFORMANCE DATES: May 19th thru June 11th 2011

The cast consists of 8 men and 7 women.

Queen City Theatre Company is auditioning the following roles at this time:

Freddie Trumper (The American) - stipend available:
American Chess Champion. Freddie is a mix of Chess Champion Bobby Fisher and Tennis bad boy John McEnroe. Freddie is a chess genius, but also enjoys the publicity and fame that the game brings him. This role calls for a strong tenor singer with a rock edge.

Svetlana Sergievsky - stipend available:
Wife of Russian Chess Champion Anatoly Sergievsky. Left behind by her husband once he defects to the United Kingdom, she is used as a pawn by the KGB to get her husband to return to Russia. The role of Svetlana calls for a female with a strong belting voice and sings such songs as: Someone Else's Story, Heaven Help My Heart, and Endgame.

Chess Ensemble:
We are looking for strong male and female singers and dancers. The Ensemble plays citizens of Merano, dancers in Bangkok, Civil Servants, Merchandisers, Ambassadors, etc. (Age Range of Ensemble is 15-40's) - The ensemble in Chess is key for the overall plot and vision of the production. Every ensemble member will be featured and they are on stage for the entire show.

*NOTE: The roles of Anatoly Sergievsky, Florence Vassy, The Arbiter, and Walter de Courcey have been pre-cast.*

Audition Location and time:
Sunday Feb 6th at 4 pm and Monday Feb 7th at 7 pm
Call backs: Tuesday February 8th
BB&T Room @ Spirit Square - 345 N College St - Charlotte, NC 28203

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