Director: Gordon Casagrande
Music Director: Peter Randazzo
Choreographer: Karen Casagrande
Auditions: September 12 & 13, 7pm to 10pm
Rehearsals start: September 26
Show dates: November 18 – December 17
Those auditioning should prepare a brief (32 bar) song that shows you off the best.
You should also be prepared to learn a brief dance combination and be prepared to read from the script. Due to the ongoing pandemic, we may choose to cast understudies, or double cast.
All roles open / Nonunion actors only /
Amalia Balash (Female, Lead, Soprano: Range: C4 – B5, to play 25-45): The extremely eager and smart new employee at Maraczek’s Parfumerie. Very appealing personality. A tad shy, but will stand up for herself. A dreamer, idealistic, bright, and a lover of art and literature.
Georg Nowack (Male, Lead, Baritone, Range: B2 – F4, to play 25-45): An established employee of Maraczek’s Parfumerie and a respected colleague. Personable, soft-spoken, intelligent, well-read, appreciator of art, and can be strong willed when necessary. At times excitable. Heretofore, unable to find a love. Amalia’s work nemesis…but unknown Lonely Heart’s Club pen pal!
Ilona Ritter (Female, Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano Range: F#3 – E5, Strong Mover would be great but not mandatory. To play 30-50): The other saleswoman at Maraczek’s, she is experienced in both life and men. Kind, good-natured, extremely likeable and very, very sexy. Learned in the ways of romance, but longing for something more from the game of love. Burnt by Kodaly…consistently.
Steven Kodaly (Male, Supporting, High Baritone/Tenor Range: B2 – A4, Strong Mover would be great but not mandatory, to play 35-50): A handsome, dapper, ladies’ man, and he knows it. Employee at Maraczek’s Parfumerie. While he can be very charming when it serves his purposes, he is really more of a smarmy, shallow womanizer.
Ladislav Sipos (Male, Supporting, Baritone Range: A2 – E4, to play 40+): Family man rooted in an unvaried existence. Very affable, a friend to all. Perhaps not the brightest employee at Maraczek’s Parfumerie, but he is a loyal confidant to Georg and mentor to Arpad. He is optimistic and irresistibly loveable.
Mr. Maraczek (Male, Supporting, Baritone, Range: B2 – C4, to play 50+): Owner of Maraczek’s Parfumerie, with a commanding presence. A distinguished, disciplined businessman, who is also a stubborn perfectionist. He runs a tight ship, but he also is able to be among the workers and loves romance and dancing. His dedication to the trade is rivaled only by his faithfulness to his wife.
Arpad Laszlo (Male, Supporting, Tenor, Range: Bb2 – E4, to play 14 -18): Bright, innocent, young delivery boy at Maraczek’s Parfumerie. His exuberance is infectious and commitment to his job remarkable. He is ambitious, studious, and downright adorable.
Headwaiter (Male, Featured, Tenor/Bari–Tenor, to play 35+:) The Headwaiter of the Café Imperiale, a proud man with a singular goal— to create a “romantic atmosphere.” A persnickety, flamboyant manager who runs a tight ship and expects discretion and efficiency for his patrons. This is a broad comedic role and perfect for the actor who specializes in comedy, especially through facial expressions and timing.
Busboy (Featured Ensemble, to play 18+, Dancer/Mover): A klutzy busboy at the Café Imperiale, who inadvertently disrupts the romance in more ways than one…finding himself in compromising situations among the patrons. Comic timing a must!
Mr. Keller (Male, Featured Ensemble to play 25+): A private investigator with an important finding for Mr. Maraczek.
Featured Ensemble: Five or six women and three or four men. Customers and patrons of Maraczek’s Parfumerie, the Café Imperiale, and the Christmas Carolers. Three of the women must by very strong singers, and two should be good movers. Two of the men should be good singers.
Non-union, no pay...hotel accommodations available for tech week and performance weekends.
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