Red Branch Theatre Co Announces Auditions For Fall Shows SLEEPING BEAUTY & SEUSSICAL 7/27

Red Branch Theatre Company, in residence at Drama Learning Center, is pleased to announce auditions for their fall shows, Sleeping Beauty and Seussical.

Auditions for both shows will be held on Monday, July 27, 2009 at the Drama Learning Center, 9130-I Red Branch Road, Columbia, MD 21045.

Children will be auditioned at 6pm and Adults at 7 & 8pm. Scheduling an appointment is preferred. Please call 410-997-9352 or e-mail dramalearningcenter@yahoo.com to schedule.

Auditionees should prepare 16-32 bars of a musical theatre piece and be prepared to read & move.

-Production Info-
Sleeping Beauty
Casting Teens and Adults
Directed by Jennifer Spieler
Show dates: September 11-26

This clever and fun script is sure to keep audiences and actors under its spell!

This musical retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" maintains the classic fairy tale but tells it with a modern touch of humor and style-our princess has spirit and a will of her own. Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, two magical sisters watched over a far away land. The sisters, Branwen and Modron, vie for the life of an innocent child found in the woods, Briar Rose. As a kindness, Branwen gives the baby to the King and Queen. However, Modron places a curse on her stating that "on her sixteenth birthday, Briar Rose will be doomed to prick her finger on a spinning wheel and fall to her death." Branwen is able to intervene and grant the family a reprieve; instead of death, Briar Rose will merely fall into a hundred-year sleep, with only the touch of true love's kiss able to break the spell. Knowing that much can happen in sixteen years, Branwen sends the child a companion, Gryff, a creature half man and half dragon. Despite Gryff's diligence, Briar Rose falls prey to the hex, and only her friend, the hapless Prince Owain, can save her. Filled with trepidation, Owain embarks on the quest. But does he have the courage to vanquish Modron herself?

Available Roles:
Briar Rose- must be able to play teen to adult
Prince Owain- must be able to play teen to adult
Branwen
Modron
Kind Peredur
Queen Guenivere
Gryff
Spider King/Bishop

Seussical the Musical- Casting Children, Teens, and Adults
Directed by Danielle A. Drakes
Show Dates: October 9-24

"Oh, the thinks you can think, When you think about Seuss!"

This show features all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters including The cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie, and the Whos of Whoville...all brought to life on the stage! The score emerges as a Seussian mixture of musical styles, ranging from Latin to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to funk. So let your toes tap, your fingers snap, and your imagination run wild. Seussical also showcases an ensemble of singers, dancers, and actors!

Available Roles for Children/Teens:
Jojo
Citizens of Whoville

Available Roles for Teens/Adults:
Cat in the Hat
Horton the Elephant
Bird Girls
Gertrude McFuzz
Mayzie LaBird
Sour Kangaroo
Wickersham Brothers
Yertle the Turtle
General Gengus Khan Schmitz
Ensemble- various Seussian characters

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