IF YOU COULD SEE: THE ALICE AUSTEN STORY OPEN - Sundog Theatre, Inc. Auditions

SHOWCASE

IF YOU COULD SEE: THE ALICE AUSTEN STORY

– OPEN Auditions

Sundog Theatre, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) Equity Showcase, approval pending

Producer: Susan Fenley

Book and lyrics: Jeffrey Harper

Music: Louis Tucci

Director: Cynthia Cahill

Rehearses in October 2011 in Manhattan or Brooklyn. Performances in November

OPEN Auditions (Equity and Non Equity Performers)

Friday, July 8, 2011 at Staten Island Children’s Museum in Portia’s Playhous

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM in Portia’s Playhouse, 100 Richmond Terrace

Staten Island, NY 10301

* take S40 bus from Ferry Terminal to Snug Harbor (10 minute ride)

AND

Monday, July 11, 2011 at Ripley Grier Studios

3 PM – 8 PM 520 Eighth Avenue, Studio 10 C

New York, NY 10018

Equity audition procedures are NOT in effect. No Equity monitor provided. Producer runs all aspects of the audition.

Need pop/contemporary voices; not legit musical theatre. Please prepare short monologue, comedic or dramatic, and contrasting songs, ie ballad & up-tempo. Be prepared to cold read. Bring sheet music in appropriate key. Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

Sundog Theatre is producing “If You Could See: The Alice Austen Story”, an original musical about a pioneering American photographer and feminist hero whose images recorded America in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. Alice Austen's commitment to live and die by the consequences of her free will and actions defined her life and work.

Alice Austen:

(reads 70s) - Crippled by arthritis, old, poor, from aristocratic family, strong willed, sharp but generous nature, lived by her own rules. Strong singer, Mezzo Soprano with belt. LEAD

Alice Austen:

(18-60 - must span large age range) same as above, but in her youth; full of life. Youthful soprano/belt. LEAD

Gertrude Tate:

(early 30s) - Alice's partner of 50 years, dance teacher, kind, supportive, talkative. Soprano or Mezzo. LEAD

Alice’s Mother/Club Singer/Ensemble:

(20-40) –left by husband, raising Alice, dies young. Will play other parts. Mezzo/Soprano or Alto. Bluesy/Sultry quality.

Matron/Ensemble:

(30-40) - Matron at Poor Farm Hospital, cranky, cold, irritated. Plays other parts.

Mary Whittcomb/Ensemble:

(30-40) - Friend of Alice's, concerned about Alice's lack of conformity. Plays other parts.

Fredrick Talbot/Ensemble:

(early 30-50) - Friend of Alice's, wealthy family, aristocratic, kind, businessman, in love with Alfred. Plays other parts. Tenor/Baritone. Must move well.

Alfred Patterson:

(30-50) - Alice's friend, from aristocratic family, sensitive, inner struggles. Plays other parts. Strong singer. Tenor or Bari/Tenor.

Oliver Jensen:

(30-40) - Editor Life Mag, gets Alice out of poor farm and sees she is recognized for her photos. Plays other parts. Baritone or Bass.

Henry Winthrop:

(early 50s) – Alice’s cousin, wealthy businessman. StrongBari/Tenor, low D, comfortable with falsetto.