THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE - The Conejo Players Non Equity Auditions

The Conejo Players proudly announces auditions for

Directed & Choreographed by Miriam Durrie-Kirsch

AUDITION LOCATION:

The Conejo Players Theatre

351 South Moorpark Road

Thousand Oaks, CA 91361-1008

PERFORMANCE DATES:

March 14th through April 13th

Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 8:00 PM

Sundays at 2:00 PM

REHEARSALS:

Weekdays at 7:00 PM

Some weekends as needed

No conflicts accepted for Performance Dates

or the week before Opening

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

All those auditioning are encouraged to provide a headshot and a résumé of their onstage experience when registering for auditions.Please bring a list of all potential conflicts including travel, etc. Come prepared to sing your best 16 bars of musical theatre music, no longer than 1 minute. Bring sheet music in the proper key or a CD with an accompaniment track, no vocals. No a cappella auditions. No songs from the score, please! Be prepared to dance with the appropriate attire and shoes; bring tap shoes if you have them. Following the singing and dance call, we will read selected sides. ALL ROLES OPEN. No appointment necessary. Open Call Auditions. There is NO PAY.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Set in the early 1920s -- during the days of flappers, speak-easy joints, and Prohibition -- Thoroughly Modern Millie is the comedic tale of a young woman who moves from a small country town to New York City. Believing herself to be thoroughly modern, she decides that instead of marrying for love she's going to marry for money. Her plan starts off well enough; she is hired by an attractive albeit egotistical employer named Trevor Graydon... her first marriage prospect! However, surprise romance and thrills come into her life when she meets a devil-may-care playboy named Jimmy.

But wait -- there's more! Millie and her newfound friend Miss Dorothy are staying at a cheap hotel run by a woman named Mrs. Meers. On the surface, she appears to be a kindly (yet strange) hotel manager from China. But underneath her Asian costume lurks a jilted New York actress who has turned to a life of crime. She and her henchmen have been kidnapping young women who arrive at the hotel and are all alone in this world. What happens to 'em? They are shipped to Hong Kong and sold into White Slavery! In keeping with the lighthearted spirit of this show, the sub-plot gives us a touch of black comedy and is meant to be almost melodramatic -- as our heroine Millie and her cohorts come to the rescue of all these young girls... even Miss Dorothy! Thoroughly Modern Millie is a fun-filled musical with lots of twists, turns, songs and dances that reflect the period of the Roaring '20s.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Email your questions to the Producer, Christy Miller

(
christy@socialknit.com).