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Breakdown
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
Director: Rod A. Lansberry
Rehearsals: August 25, 2015
Opens: September 15, 2015
Closes: October 4, 2015
TONY MANERO
(Lead/ Tenor to A) Plays 19, extremely handsome Brooklyn Italian. King of his circle. Projects machismo with a vulnerability beneath. Extremely charismatic. Believable Brooklyn accent, strong dancer with a killer pop/rock voice.
FLO MANERO
(Lead/ Mezzo) Plays 40 – 60. Tony’s Brooklyn Italian mother. Opinionated, devout Catholic. Movement a plus.
MONTY
(Lead/ Bari-tenor to G with strong falsetto) Plays 40 – 60, versatile actor/singer/dancer to play two roles. Monty – handsome womanizing, high-energy, DJ with a genuinely likable nod to 60’s free-spirited sexuality.
FRANK MANERO SR.
Tony’s Brooklyn Italian, iron-fisted father who leads with bloated pride in the face of unemployment.
STEPHANIE MANGANO
(Principal/ Mezzo with belt to D) Plays 20, extremely beautiful Brooklyn Italian. Projects overconfidence and pretension but is really a simple girl trying to be more than what she came from. Must be genuinely likable. Believable Brooklyn accent. Killer voice and very strong dancer.
FRANK JR.
(Principal/ Tenor to Ab) Plays 25 – 30. Tony’s brother. Brooklyn Itialian, genuine, paternal, spiritual energy. Believable Brooklyn accent, strong mover with a strong pop/rock voice.
BOBBY C
(Principal/ Tenor to Ab) Plays 18 – 20, awkward Brooklyn Italian. One of “the Faces” (Tony’s gang). Insecure and needy. A troubled soul who tries too hard. Believable Brooklyn accent, strong mover with a show-stopping pop voice.
ANNETTE
(Principal/ Mezzo with belt to Eb) Plays 18 – 20, attractive Brooklyn, Innocent, insecure, needy. She tries to mask her vulnerability with toughness. Believable Brooklyn accent. Strong dancer with show-stopping voice.
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WHITE CHRISTMAS
Director: Gavin Mayer
Rehearsals: November 3, 2015
Opens: November 24, 2015
Closes: December 23, 2015
BOB WALLACE
(late 20s to mid 30s, no older): Easygoing, charming, decent principled man. A major singing star in post-World War II America. He wears his fame easily, but is seeking something more important: a decent, fulfilling life and true love. While helping his Army unit general regain his dignity, he defines his own life and meets his true love. Seeking a superb singer with a crooning style who moves very well. Baritone.
PHIL DAVIS
(late 20s to mid 30s, no older): The ambitious, go-getting, song-and-dance partner of the team of Wallace and Davis. An irrepressible clown, operator, incorrigible skirt-chaser… and definite ladies man. He saved BOB’s life during the war and became his partner and engine behind their fabulous success. He must have boyish charm and sex appeal. Strong tap and theatre jazz needed. Seeking a major song-and-dance comic performer. Bari-tenor.
BETTY HAYNES
(mid to late 20s): The sensible responsible half of the up-and-coming song-and-dance team the Haynes Sisters. She has a beautiful, rich singing voice that matches her decent, upstanding principles. She is overprotective of her younger sister and – like BOB – she needs something more. Of course they are ultimately the perfect couple. Seeking a major female singer of quiet beauty and charm with a rich chest-mix sound & a soprano extension.
JUDY HAYNES
(early 20s): The younger, more ambitious Haynes sister. While wholesome and adorable, she is sexy and flirty – a winning charmer no man can resist. Strong tap and theatre jazz needed. Seeking a major song-and-dance performer. Chest-mix.
GENERAL HENRY WAVERLY
(late 50s to mid 60s): A retired U.S. Army General, adjusting to returning to civilian life in post World War II America. Once a powerful leader now struggles to run an inn in Vermont. He remains a man of great principal and dignity. Beneath his hard, curmudgeon, military exterior, lays a warm compassionate man in need of family and love. Still a handsome, vital man.
MARTHA WATSON
(late 40s to mid 50s): Once a musical comedy star, now the general’s housekeeper at the Inn. She has a VERY dry, wry, honest wisecracking sense of humor. Big-hearted but completely unsentimental. She runs the GENERAL’s life in spite of his protestations. An irrepressible meddler but always for what she believes to be the other guy’s best interests. Seeking a winning, appealing character comedienne with a clarion belt voice.
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DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY
Director: Rod A. Lansberry
Rehearsals: April 5, 2016
Opens: April 26, 2016
Closes: May 15, 2016
DEATH / PRINCE NIKOLAI SIRKI
Male, Mid 30's (Range: Tenor, Bb2-G4)
Grows tired of taking people's lives and unable to comprehend why all men fear him. Curious to know what it means to live. After pausing at taking Grazia's life, decides to take holiday under the disguise of Prince Nikolai Sirki.
DUKE VITTORIO LAMBERTI:
Male, Late 40's (Range: Baritone, D3-E4)
Father of Grazia. Master of the Villa Felicita. Allows Death to take room in his villa for the weekend.
DUCHESS STEPHANIE:
Female, Mid 40's (Mezzo Soprano, G3-E5)
Lamberti's wife. Does everything in her power to see Prince Sirki enjoys his stay. Doesn't understand Lamberti's odd reservations towards the charming prince.
GRAZIA:
Female, 21 (Range: Soprano, G3-G#5)
After a brief brush with death, wonders if she's made the correct decisions in life, including accepting Corrado's proposal.
CORRADO DANIELLI:
Male, 25 (Range: Bari-Tenor, D3-F4)
Engaged to Grazia. Troubled over the sudden appearance of Prince Sirki and Grazia's strange behavior.
CONTESSA EVANGELINA DI SAN DANIELLI:
Female, Mid 70's (Range: Mezzo Soprano B3-D5)
A widow, Corrado’s guardian. Forgetful mind, which comes with her age. Convinced Prince Sirki will be taking someone with him when he departs.
BARON DARIO ALBIONE:
Male, Mid 70's (Range: Baritone, B2-E4)
Evangelina’s Doctor in residence, and an intimate old friend of the family as well.
ALICE:
Female, 26 (Rage: Mezzo Soprano Belt, D4-G5)
GRAZIA’s sister-in-law. Was married to Grazia’s late brother, Roberto, killed in the war. Takes an immediate liking to Sirki. An American from Indiana. Her bark is bigger than her bite.
MAJOR ERIC FENTON:
Male, Mid 20’s (Range: Tenor, Db3-G4)
An American army aviator, Corrado’s best man & best friend.
DAISY FENTON:
Female, 16 (Range: Mezzo Soprano, A3-F5)
Grazia’s best friend and Eric's sister. Infatuated with prince Sirki. Disheartened she’s not allowed to be alone with him.
FIDELE:
Male, Age Flexible (Range: Baritone, F2-E4)
A Majordomo. Burdened with the fact he is the only other person who knows Prince Sirki's true identity.
SOPHIA:
Female, 18-20 A Housemaid
LORENZO:
Male, Age Flexible A Chauffeur/Gardener
CORA:
Female, Age Flexible The Cook
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