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EVITA
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
TRIBES
ANN
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
MARY POPPINS
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EVITA
Book and Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Director: TBA
Music Director: Allen Robertson
1st Rehearsal 8/31, Runs 10/8-11/1
EVITA: Beautiful, ambitious and power-seeking woman. Plays ages 18-33. Must be a trained vocalist with strong vocal stamina and excellent control. A legit Mezzo with a clear, strong mix that can belt to a high G and sing to a low E (below middle C). Must be a passionate and strong actor who can move well.
CHE: Male, 18-35. A political activist and the narrator of the show. Dashing, impulsive, jealous, and manipulative. An actor/singer that must move very well with a high, rock tenor voice that can sing a low A to high B, falsetto to high F.
PERON: Male, 30-50. An army officer who rises to become the Argentine President. Dignified, charming, and authoritative. Vocal bass/baritone to high F.
MISTRESS: Female, 13-18. Beautiful, fragile, vulnerable, innocent young girl who plays Juan Peron’s teenaged Mistress. Will also appear in the ensemble. Must be able to move well and sing a low A to a high E.
MAGALDI: Male, to play 30-40. A charming loser, never quite made it. Will also appear in the ensemble. A Latin American “personality” type and feel that needs to be bigger than life, but real at the same time. Sings high tenor to High G.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Director: Dave Steakley
Script adapted by: Dave Steakley
Musical Director: Allen Robertson
Choreographer: TBA
1st Rehearsal 10/19, Runs 12/3-12/27
NOTE: This is a new annual tradition in Austin at ZACH Theatre, most roles are already cast.
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TRIBES
Written by Nina Raine
Director: TBA
1st Rehearsal 12/21, Runs 1/28-3/6
The roles of Beth and Billy have already been cast.
CHRISTOPHER: (Male, 50s-60s) Billy’s father.
DANIEL: (Male, 20s) Billy’s brother. The oldest child. A year or two older than Ruth.
RUTH: (Female, 20s) Billy’s sister. The middle child. A year or two older than Billy.
SYLVIA: (Female, 20s) Going deaf.
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ANN
Written by Holland Taylor
Director: Benjamin Endsley Klein
1st Rehearsal 3/7, Runs 4/14-5/15
ANN RICHARDS: An American politician and 45th Governor of Texas. Brave, strong, and funny. A Democrat, frequently noted in the media for her outspoken feminism and her one-liners.
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ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
Written by Richard Bean
Songs by Grant Olding
Director: Abe Reybold
1st Rehearsal 4/25, Runs 6/9-6/26
PAULINE CLENCH: (25-30) Wide-eyed innocent; not bright but perky.
HARRY DANGLE: (60s) A crooked solicitor with posh pretentions.
ALAN: (30s) A self-important actor.
DOLLY: (30s) Smart-mouthed, sexually charged.
LLOYD BOATENG: (50s) Black male with a Jamaican accent.
RACHEL CRABBE: (Mid-20s) Spends most of the show disguised as a man.
STANLEY STUBBERS: (Mid-20s) Tall, handsome, not bright.
ALFIE: (25-40) Physical comedian with gymnastic skills.
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MARY POPPINS
Book by Julian Fellowes
Original Music and Lyrcs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
Director: Dave Steakley
Musical Director: Allen Robertson
1st Rehearsal 6/13, Runs 7/28-9/4
MARY POPPINS: (Female, 30-40, Range: Gb3-C6) Extraordinary and strange, neat and tidy, delightfully vain yet very particular, and sometimes a little frightening and always exciting. Able to move well.
BERT: (Male, 30-39, Range: B2-F#4) An everyman narrator of the story and a good friend to Mary Poppins. Speaks with a Cockney accent, and is a song-and-dance man.
GEORGE BANKS: (Male, 40-45, Range: Bb2-Eb4) The father to Jane and Michael Banks. Demanding “precision and order” in his household, his emotional armor, conceals a sensitive soul.
WINIFRED BANKS: (Female, 30-40, Range: A3-D5) George’s wife and Jane and Michael’s mother. A former actress, she is a loving and distracted homemaker. She has a great warmth and simplicity to her tone.
JANE BANKS: (Female, age 11, Range: A3-F#5) The high-spirited daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Banks. She is bright and precocious but can be willful and inclined to snobbishness.
MICHAEL BANKS: (Male, age 9, Range: A3-E5) The cute and cheeky son of Mr. and Mrs. Banks. Excitable and naughty, he adores his father and tries to be like him.
MRS. BRILL: (Female, 50-60, Range: F#3-D#5) The housekeeper and cook for the Banks family. Overworked and harassed, her intimidating exterior is a cover for the warmth underneath.
ROBERTSON AY: (Male, 20-30, Range: F3-G#4) The houseboy to the Banks family. Lazy, sleepy, and grumbling, he never gets things right and believes himself to be useless.
BIRD WOMAN: (Female, 50-60, Range: Gb3-C5) Covered in a patchwork of old shawls, her pockets are stuffed with bags of crumbs for the birds. She has a gruff, folksy quality to her voice that reflects the hardness of her life.
MISS ANDREW: (Female, 40-60, Range: Gb3-F5) George’s overbearing and scary nanny.
MRS. CORRY: (Female, 40-50) Owns a magical gingerbread shop. She is a mysterious woman of great age who speaks with a Caribbean accent.
ADMIRAL BOOM: (Male, 50-60 Range: C3-D4) A retired Royal Navy man and neighbor of the Banks family. A physically large man with a loud and booming voice, he speaks in Navy jargon and has a soft spot for his neighbor, Miss Lark.
MISS LARK: (Female, 30-40) The haughty next-door neighbor of the Banks family who treats her dog, Willoughby, as if he were her child.
PARK KEEPER: (Male, 40-60) Uniformed and officious, he makes sure no one breaks park regulations. His life is defined by rules, but he secretly hankers after his childhood.
POLICEMAN: (Male, 30-50) A neighborhood fixture who is respected by and observant of the households on his beat.
JOHN NORTHBROOK: (Male, 30-50) An honest businessman seeking a loan to build a factory for his community. He speaks with an accent from Northern England.
VON HUSSLER: (Male, 30-50) A businessman seeking a loan from the bank for a shady business deal. He speaks with a German accent.
KATIE NANNA: (Female, 20-30, Range: Gb3-C6) Jane and Michael’s nanny at the beginning of the show. Overwhelmed and upset, she has absolutely had her fill of the Banks children.
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