SEEKING
All roles open. Seeking actor/singers 18+. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.Seeking diverse ensemble of actor/singers for all roles. Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song (30 seconds- 2 minutes) in the style of the show. Contemporary Musical Theatre. You may sing a song from the show if you wish. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
LOCATION
The Gilbert Theater
116 Green St.
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Enter The Gilbert from the door across from Wells Fargo Bank
PERSONNEL
Music by Mark Hollmann
Lyrics by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Book by Greg Kotis
Director: Robyne Parrish
Executive Artistic Director: Lawrence Carlisle III
Musical Director: Katherine Anderson
OTHER DATES
Rehearsal schedule: May 9 - June 3, 2021. Runs June 4 - 13 (10 performances)
Performance schedule:
June 4 – Opening night @ 8pm
June 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 @ 8pm
June 5, 6, 12, 13 @ 2pm
BREAKDOWN
Seeking
Officer Lockstock: The tongue-in-cheek narrator of our story, he is a corrupt policeman who secretly kills off the guilty offenders. Bold, brash, and larger than life in many ways. Vocal range: A2- A4
Penelope Pennywise: The tough, jaded warden of the poorest, filthiest town urinal. She is Cladwell’s one-time lover and mother to Hope who eventually softens her temper. Powerful belt and strong high mix. Vocal range: A3- G5 (optional C6)
Bobby Strong: The dashing, rebellious everyman who works for Miss Pennywise at the poorest, filthiest town urinal. He becomes an unsuspecting protagonist and romantic hero when he starts a revolution and falls in love with Hope Cladwell. Vocal range: A2- A flat 4 (optional C5)
Little Sally: A precocious and irreverent street urchin. She serves as a quasi-narrator who often questions Lockstock and the play’s logic. Vocal range: A3- E5
Hope Cladwell: Cladwell’s ravishingly beautiful daughter, torn between her father and her new love for Bobby. She begins as an innocent, naive angel but becomes vengeful and determined after being exposed to her father’s evil.
Vocal Range: Soprano with strong mix A3-A5
Caldwell B. Cladwell: The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company. He is a miserly money-grubber who gleefully exploits the poor. Vocal range: A2- G4
Officer Barrel: Lockstock’s patrol partner. A thuggish and aggressive policeman. Vocal range: G2- F4
Josephine “Ma” Strong: Bobby’s mother and Joseph’s wife. A strong-willed woman with a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her. Vocal range: B flat 3- D5
Senator Fipp: A greedy politician in Cladwell’s pocket. A bumbling coward.Vocal range: C#3- F4Mr.
McQueen:Cladwell’s sycophantic lackey. A servile assistant. Vocal range B2- E4
Tiny Tom: One of the Poor, he is an idiotic man-child. Vocal range: D3- A3
Soupy Sue: One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked. Vocal range: B flat 3- B4
Little Becky Two Shoes: One of the Poor. She is foul-mouthed, impulsive, and accusatory. Vocal range: B flat 3- F5
Hot Blades Harry: One of the Poor, he is a psychopathic and can become a violent loose cannon. Vocal range: A2- F4
Dr. Billeaux: Head of Research and Development at UGC. Vocal range: E3- A3
Other roles will be filled by members of the ensemble.
CONTACT
For more details, contact
om@gilberttheater.com or call (910) 678-7186
www.GilbertTheater.com
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