The Garden Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for Christmas By Committee: A Musical, an original, world-premiere musical written and directed by acclaimed director/playwright Rob Winn Anderson. Open call auditions will be held Sunday, August 3 and Monday, August 4, with callbacks by invitation only on Wednesday, August 6 at the Garden Theatre (160 West Plant Street in Winter Garden).
Sunday, August 3, 2014
12 – 6pm – Open Call
To sign up, email
auditions@gardentheatre.org
Monday, August 4, 2014
6 – 10pm – Open Call
To sign up, email
auditions@gardentheatre.org
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
6 – 10pm - Callbacks - by invitation only
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
• Each performer should be ready to perform 32 bars (approximately 30 seconds - 1 minute) of both a ballad and an up-tempo Broadway song. Please show range and diversity (humor). Be prepared to sing the entire song if asked and please provide sheet music for accompanist. No mp3 players, CDs, or a cappella, please.
• Sides will be provided at callbacks and performers should be prepared to read sides if requested.
• Be prepared to move at callbacks.
• Each performer should bring two headshots/résumés, if available.
• Each performer should know their schedule availability for the rehearsal and performance period, from October 27, 2014 through December 21, 2014.
For more information or to sign up for our audition e-newsletter, visit
gardentheatre.org/auditions
CAST BREAKDOWN
Diversity welcomed and encouraged for all roles.
AMY REED: Mid-20s, full of ideas. Caring. Overly-organized.
MARY BEE: 30s, creative, crafty, the “artist.”
KAY KAPPLER: 40s-50s, the arbiter of defining anything that might be “going off the true meaning of Christmas” track.
PATTY ANDREWS: 30s-40s, the community “star.” She has had the featured role in every show since high school (with a brief hiatus in her 20s touring as a pageant coach).
RODNEY “SLAM” MASSEY: Age 17, basketball player, very intelligent and well-read, seems uninterested but actually doesn’t suffer fools.
GUS CAMPBELL: 50s-60s, retired fire chief, the “safety” expert. By-the-book. He is on the committee as a replacement for his wife, Millie, who was always the heart of the group.
MACK RAYBURN: Late 20s-30s, aspiring town councilman. He desires to be the watchdog for the community’s (and his) best interests. Owns a local clothing store, “Mack’s Rack.”
ABOUT CHRISTMAS BY COMMITTEE: A MUSICAL
The annual Citrus Village Christmas show is in a slump. With just the right amount of spunk and holiday know-how, newcomer Amy may just have what it takes to get things back on track. But first she must convince the town’s quirky Christmas committee – a surly band of misfits – that the season is more than just personal agendas and citrus-themed activities. In an original world premiere musical overflowing with song, dance and laughs, our holiday heroine must come to the rescue before it’s too late! Performances of Christmas By Committee: A Musical are Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2 & 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm,December 5– 21, 2014.
ABOUT THE GARDEN THEATRE
Located in the heart of historic downtown Winter Garden on Plant Street, the Garden Theatre is a not-for-profit community organization committed to enriching, engaging, and entertaining through creative experiences. The theatre, which reopened 2008, showcases an atmospheric theatre in a Mediterranean Revival style venue. The Garden Theatre hosts live plays, concerts, movies, and more to the residents of and visitors to the city of Winter Garden. For tickets or additional information, contact the Garden Theatre Box Office at 407-877-GRDN (4736) or
gardentheatre.org.
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