Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Non-Equity auditions

See below from the Bickford. Sounds like some fun roles to be filled. Go for it.

Bickford Theatre will hold a non-Equity open call for the comic/thriller “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” by John Bishop on Thursday, August 16th from 5pm to 9pm. The production dates are November 15 through December 9. There is no performance on November 22nd Thanksgiving. Rehearsals which will be weekday evenings and weekends begin October 29. Deirdre Yates is directing. Please see character breakdown below. Actors are asked to prepare for the role that best suits them. For sides, please check www.BickfordTheatre.org under Auditions. Auditions will be held at the theatre, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ. For directions, see website www.BickfordTheatre.org.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
Helsa Wenzel- (20's) female, a maid who plays four unique personalities including a man; physical comedy skills necessary, proficient German accent a must
Elsa von Grossenknueten- (late 40's) female, Broadway angel, West Chester (NY) elite personality, attractive, very wealthy, great patron of the arts, very adventurous
Michael Kelly- (40-50) African-American male; solid, no-nonsense cop; no sense of humor
Patrick O'Reilly- (30's) male, Irish-tenor must be able to sing well; proficient Irish and German accent necessary

Ken de la Maize- (40-60) male, Hollywood and Broadway director, large ego, name-dropper, considers himself ladies man,
physical comedy skills a plus
Nikki Crandall- (20's) female, must sing well, beautiful chorus girl; tough and adventurous
Eddie McCuen- (20-30) male, energetic comedian; must sing well, physical comedy skills necessary; courageous though he usually hides it

Marjorie Baverstock (60-70) female, very wealthy Broadway producer; always stylish and in the "know", acts like royalty; bitchy personality;
physical comedy skills a plus
Roger Hopewell- (40-60) male, flamboyant musical composer, sharp-tongued; physical coward; able to play the piano a plus

Bernice Roth- (40-60) female, eccentric musical lyricist; writing partner of Roger; physical comedy skills necessary; enjoys her libations

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