THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Submission - Alabama Shakespeare Festival Auditions

THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

- Submit Photo / Resume for NYC Appointments

Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Montgomery, AL) LORT C: $710 minimum

Book: Rachel Sheinkin

Music and Lyrics: William Finn

Artistic Director/Director: Geoffrey Sherman

First Rehearsal: July 13, 2012

Opens: August 12, 2012

Closes: September 2, 2012

Casting Office: Elissa Myers Casting

Casting Director: Paul Fouquet

Casting Associate: Sarah Ruby

NYC Auditions will be held May 7-9, 2012 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

Seeking submissions from Actors' Equity Members only for these auditions.

For consideration, mail picture and resume to

ELISSA MYERS CASTING

250 W. 54TH ST

10TH FLOOR

NY, NY 10019

ATTN: SPELLING BEE

SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED AFTER MAY 1ST WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Note: Role of Vice Principal Douglas Panch is cast.

SEEKING:

Rona Lisa Peretti:

(Female, 30-45). A suit-wearing, award-winning classic realtor, also a former Putnam County Spelling Bee winner and returning moderator. Although a kind woman at heart, she has an occasionally acerbic sense of humor. Improvisational skills would be useful. Soprano (up to A), sings “The I Love You Song” (role of “Olive's Mom”).

Mitch Mahoney:

(Male, 25-45). Ideally seeking African American actor, but will consider all ethnicities. An ex-con serving community service hours as comfort counselor for the spellers. Tenor/high baritone, up to A (B falsetto), sings “Prayer of the Comfort Counselor.”

Olive Ostrovsky:

(Female, 20-35). Character is age 10-14, but played by adult actor. A newcomer to competitive spelling, sweet, innocent, cute in a quirky way. Olive longs for the affection and attention of her absent parents. Throughout her childhood her best friend has been her dictionary. Soprano/high belt (low A to high F sharp), sings “My Friend the Dictionary” and “The I Love You Song.”

William Barfee:

(Male, 20-35). Character is age 10-14, but played by adult actor. A Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year who was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts. A scruffy know-it-all with a chronic sinus condition, William spells with the aid of his foot. Character tenor (low C to high B flat), sings “Magic Foot.”

Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre

(Female, 20-35). Character is age 10-14, but played by adult actor. The daughter of two fathers, she is the youngest and most politically aware speller. Perhaps a bit of a neat freak, Logainne speaks with a lisp and is ideally a natural comedienne who can improvise. Soprano/Mezzo Soprano (low G to high E flat), sings “Woe is Me.”

Marcy Park

(Asian American Female, 20-35). Character is age 10-14, but played by adult actor. Under pressure to be the best at everything, she does indeed excel – at almost everything. She attends a Catholic school called “Our Lady of Intermittent Sorrows” and is never allowed to cry. Marcy should be able to dance, play the piano and have some acrobatic skills. Mezzo Soprano/Alto up to E flat, sings “I Speak Six Languages.”

Leaf Coneybear

(Male, 20-35). Character is age 10-14, but played by adult actor. Makes his own clothes and comes from a family of former hippies. He is distracted easily, though spells words correctly while in a trance. He has made it to the spelling bee by default. Baritone (low A to high G, A falsetto), sings “I'm Not That Smart.”

Chip Tolentino

(Male, 20-35). Ideally seeking Latino actor, but will consider all ethnicities. Character is age 10-14, but played by adult actor. A Boy Scout and champion of last year’s Putnam County Spelling Bee, Chip returns to defend his title, but finds puberty arriving at a rather inopportune moment. Tenor (low C to high B), sings “My Unfortunate Erection.”