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AUDITIONS:
Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 12:00-3:00pm (by appointment)
Sunday, February 16, 2014 from 6:00-9:00pm (by appointment)
CALLBACKS: Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 12:00-3:00pm
All roles are open to audition. We are seeking an ensemble of 25-30 performers for this production. There are 10 principal roles (5 women and 5 men) available as well as some featured roles and a large singing, dancing ensemble. Auditioners must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 32 bars, but no more than one minute, of a fully memorized Broadway-style musical selection that showcases their vocal range.
Auditioners should mark their selection with a highlighter. An accompanist will be provided. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Auditioners will also be asked to read from the script and perform a dance combination that will be taught at the audition.
Rehearsals will be held on Sundays (time TBD), Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm beginning Sunday, February 16, 2014. There will be one midweek rehearsal on Thursday, May 8, 2014 .
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 8:00pm
Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 2:00pm
Friday, May 9, 2014 at 8:00pm
Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 8:00pm
Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 2:00pm
AUDITIONS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Please send an email to
auditions@warnertheatre.org to schedule your appointment. An audition confirmation e-mail will be sent with full details on what will be expected at your audition. Audition appointments by e-mail are preferred, but if you do not have access to e-mail call the Warner Theatre Audition Line at
860-489-7180 ext.151. Please be specific as to the date you would like to schedule your appointment.The Warner Stage Company is a community-based regional theatre company and does not offer stipends or housing for performers or crew.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
PLOT SUMMARY:
Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley. It's 1955, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing roustabout who changes everything and everyone he meets in this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy that'll have you jumpin' out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as Heartbreak Hotel, Jailhouse Rock, and Don't Be Cruel.
AVAILABLE ROLES:
NATALIE HALLER(Early 20's): a mechanic.
CHAD:a great-lookin', motorcycling, guitar-playing, leather-jacketed roustabout.
JIM HALLER(mid 40's-50's): Natalie's widowed father.
SYLVIA(mid 40's): the no-nonsense, African-American owner of SYLVIA'S HONKY-TONK.
LORRAINE:Sylvia's 16 year-old daughter.
DENNIS:a young, awkward, aspiring dentist.
MISS SANDRA:the beautiful, intellectual caretaker of the town's museum.
MAYOR MATILDA HYDE(mid 40's-50's): the town's conservative mayor.
DEAN HYDE:Matilda's 16 year-old son. He has grown up at a military boarding school.
SHERIFF EARL(mid 40's-50's): the law in town. A man of not many words.
FEATURED DANCERS
ENSEMBLE
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Built by Warner Brothers Studios and opened in 1931 as a movie palace (1,772 seats), the Warner Theatre was described then as “Connecticut’s Most Beautiful Theatre.” Damaged extensively in a flood, the Warner was slated for demolition in the early 1980s until the non-profit Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts (NCAA) was founded and purchased the theatre. The Warner reopened as a performing arts center in 1983, and restoration of the main lobbies and auditorium was completed in November 2002. In 2008, the new 50,000 square foot Carole and Ray Neag Performing Arts Center, which houses a 300 seat studio theatre, 200 seat restaurant and expansive school for the arts, was completed. Today, the Warner is in operation year-round with more than 170 performances and 100,000+ patrons passing through its doors each season. Over 10,000 students, pre K—adult, participate in arts education programs and classes. Together, with the support of the community, the Warner has raised close to $17 million to revitalize its facilities. NCAA’s mission is to preserve the Warner Theatre as an historic landmark, enhance its reputation as |
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