LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY
TO HOLD AUDITIONS
FOR THE PORTLAND PREMIERE OF
THE MUSICAL PLAY
1776
FEBRUARY 6 & 7, 2016
Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for the musical
1776 on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 and SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2016. Call
503-635-3901 to reserve an audition slot. Callbacks, if needed, will be held Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14.
1776 is directed by
Kurt Raimer. The musical director is
Jonathan Quesenberry.
The director is casting 27 actors (ages 16 -70). These include 2 for women. Some actors may play more than one part. There are several primary roles and several supporting roles, but nearly all cast members play historic figures in history and are on stage as part of the Continental Congress.
The role of John Adams has been cast. All other roles are open for audition and all receive remuneration. For a breakdown of roles see Lakewood's website at
www.lakewood-center.org.
Audition Location: Lakewood Theatre Company at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Materials Needed: Please bring a resume, a current head shot, and prepare 32 bars of a Broadway song in the correct key for your voice and appropriate for the style of the show (no contemporary, pop, rock, Andrew Lloyd Webber or Sondheim). An accompanist will be provided. Also, no recorded music or a cappella singing. Please note: you may be asked to sing from the score at the audition.
Performance Schedule: 1776 opens September 9, 2016 and continues through October 16, 2016. Performances are Thurs-Sat at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 2:00 and 7:00 PM, one Saturday at 2:00 PM and twoWednesday evening performances at 7:30 PM. Lakewood Theatre Company features an intimate 220-seat theatre located at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
About the Musical Play: 1776 was conceived by its composer and lyricist Sherman Edwards and features a book by Peter Stone.
The story: The seminal event in American history blazes to vivid life in this most unconventional of Broadway hits. 1776 puts a human face on the pages of history as we see the men behind the national icons: proud, frightened, uncertain, irritable, charming, often petty and ultimately noble figures determined to do the right thing for a fledgling nation. It's the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence...if only our founding fathers can agree to do it!
1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Richard Henry Lee and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the second Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration of Independence. 1776 is a funny, insightful, and compelling drama with a striking score and legendary book.
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About Lakewood Theatre Company
64 Years of Live Theatre: Founded as a not-for-profit organization in 1952, Lakewood Theatre Company is a theatre dedicated to the study and presentation of drama in all its forms; the training and development of actors; and the creation, maintenance, and operation of a theatre in which to present plays and other forms of entertainment. Lakewood Theatre Company is the oldest continually operated, not-for-profit theatre company in the Portland Metropolitan area. It annually provides more than 350 theatre artists the opportunity to learn and display their craft and attracts more than 35,000 people to its shows.
- 64th Season -
Productions in the 2016-17 season are underwritten, in part, by
The Regional Arts & Culture Council and the Work for Art Program
The Oregon Arts Commission
The National Endowment for the Arts
The James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation
Media Sponsor: The Oregonian, Powering OregonLive
