BILLY ELLIOT - Rivertown Theaters Non Equity Auditions

Posted September 23, 2016
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BILLY ELLIOT - Rivertown Theaters

RIVERTOWN THEATERS

CALENDAR LISTING/AUDITIONS

WHAT: Billy Elliot, the Musical

Audition Info

Director Kelly Fouchi is looking for men, women and children for Rivertown Theaters January production of the multi tony Award winning musical, Billy Elliot. Hailed as Time Magazine's Musical of the Decade, Billy Elliot is a powerful and heartwarming musical set during the 1984-85 U.K. miners' strike in a small working class town in the English countryside, young Billy discovers a passion for ballet and trades in his boxing gloves for dancing shoes. As he struggles against the odds to make his dream of becoming a dancer come true, Billy inspires his family and whole community, changing their lives forever. This joyous celebration of one boy's journey defying convention to follow his heart is a must-see theatrical experience and one you will want to.

WHEN: Auditions – to sign up go to
www.rivertowntheaters.com

Sunday, Oct 2:
Children (ages 9-15)
Dance auditions 10am-12pm
Vocal auditions 1pm-6pm (sign up for a vocal slot)

Sunday, Oct 9
Adult vocal auditions 1pm-6pm (sign up for a vocal slot)

Please prepare 32 bars of a musical theatre style piece.
An accompanist will be provided.
Children auditioning should bring ballet and tap shoes for the dance call.

Performances: January 13 – 29, 2017


SPECIFICS: Rivertown Theaters strongly believes that our youth performers have the opportunity to continue training and studying the performing arts disciplines while rehearsing for a show.

Character Breakdown:

JACKIE ELLIOT: Billy’s stoic father. A widowed miner struggling with maintaining a household in lieu of a work strike, he is still deeply scarred by the death of his wife. Billy’s dancing initially sends him into a rage but he learns to support his son. Very strong actor who can sing.

Stage Age: 40-50 years old Vocal Range: A2-Eb4

TONY: Billy’s brother, a lazy but passionate miner. Hotheaded and scrappy with seemingly no regard of respect for his father, although he shares his disapproval of dance. Very strong actor who can sing.

Stage Age: 17 -28 years old Vocal Range: D3-F4

GRANDMA: Billy’s eccentric grandmother. She is forgetful and a little aloof. Despite her inattention, she harbors a bitter resentment towards her dead abusive husband but has found solace through dance.

Stage Age: 60-75 years old Vocal Range: F#3-F#4

MICHAEL: Billy’s careless and fun-loving best friend. He lives in the realm of expressing oneself, going so far as to commonly dress in women’s clothing. Strong actor with dance and tap skills

Stage Age: 10-13 years old Vocal Range: A#3-B4

DEBBIE WILKINSON: The ballet teacher’s daughter. A bit stand-offish and argumentative, her childhood crush on Billy leads her to constantly discourage him. Stage Age: 9 to 12

BALLET GIRLS (Angela Robson, Tracey Atkinson, Keeley Gibson, Tina Harmer, etc): An ensemble of energetic, confident girls of all body types and ethnicities to play the featured dancers in Mrs. Wilkinson’s class. Young dancers with strong ballet and tap skills who can sing.

Stage Age: 9-15 years old

JENNY ELLIOT: Billy’s mother. Although she died two years previously, she appears to Billy in dreams multiple times during the show. Stage Age: 30-40 years old

MR. BRAITHWAITE: The piano accompanist and overall “right hand man” to Mrs. Wilkinson at the dance school. Ideally an actor who may not appear to be a dancer but can really move and beginner tap.

GEORGE: A miner who is also the town’s boxing coach and the emcee at the annual Christmas party.

Stage Age: 40-60

ADULT BILLY: Very strong, classically trained ballet dancer.

Stage Age: 18-25 years old

MULTIPLE MALE & FEMALE ENSEMBLE ROLES include Miners, Police Officers, Royal Ballet School Members, etc. Ensemble members will be used heavily throughout the show and should be strong singers, actors and/or dancers.

Performances: January 13 – 29, 2017

Director: Kelly Fouchi

WHERE: Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts

325 Minor St. in the heart of Rivertown, Kenner LA

Plenty of parking on the streets around the theater

THEATER CONTACT: Box Office: (504) 461-9475. 468-7221
www.RivertownTheaters.com

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