Lakewood Theatre Sets Audition Dates for GYPSY

Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for roles in Gypsy on the following dates:
For ADULTS SATURDAY, MARCH 6 AND SUNDAY MARCH 7, 2010
For YOUTH SATURDAY, MARCH 13 AND SUNDAY MARCH 14, 2010

This production will open July 16, 2010 at Lakewood theatre Company. Call 503-635-3901 to reserve an audition slot.

PARTS NEEDED
Director Jim Crino is looking to cast seven adult men (ages 20- 60), thirteen adult women (ages 20-55), six youth (boys and girls age 10-14) and 6 youth (boys and girls ages 16-20).
Auditioners are asked to prepare a song (no more than 32 bars) in the correct key for your voice. An accompanist is provided. Please, no acappella or singing to prerecorded music. All ethnic types are encouraged to audition.

Be prepared to read from the script if asked - sides will be provided. Bring your calendar and be prepared to list all conflicts. Call 503-635-3901 to schedule an appointment. For a description of the parts available see Lakewood's website at: http://www.lakewood-center.org/

AUDITION LOCATION
Lakewood Theatre Company at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
July 16 - August 22, 2010 (Thurs-Sat at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 7 PM, and some Sunday matinees at 2:00 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 SHOW
Gypsy
Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Suggested by memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee
Set during the vaudeville era, Gypsy is about a relentless stage mother, Rose, who travels the country with her two daughters, June and Louise, and their manager, Herbie. While June and Louise wish their mother would settle down and marry Herbie, Rose continues to pursue dreams of stardom for her girls. When June deserts the act, Rose turns her attention to the shy Louise, whom she hopes to fashion into a star. When the act is booked into a burlesque house by mistake, Louise is forced into the spotlight and Gypsy Rose Lee is born. Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, this legendary musical features "Let Me Entertain You," "Some People," "You'll Never Get Away from Me," "If Momma Was Married," "All I Need Is the Girl," "Everything's Coming Up Roses," "You Gotta Get A Gimmick" and "Together Wherever We Go." Considered to be the best book and score of any American musical.

Call 503-635-3901 to schedule an appointment time.

About Lakewood Theatre Company

57 YEARS OF LIVE THEATRE: Founded as a not-for-profit organization in 1952, Lakewood Theatre Company is a semi-professional 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 700 theatre artists the opportunity to learn and display their craft and attracts more than 40,000 people to its shows.