The Conejo Players Hosts Auditions For GYPSY

The Conejo Players are set to host auditions for Gypsy. 

Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Jule Stein
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by DEVERY HOLMES
Produced by MIKE MOFFAT & KAREN GRAHAM-HANNA

AUDITION DATES & TIMES:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday August 29th through 31st, 2011
7:30pm to 8:30pm for actors 12 years and under. Over 12 at 8:30, please.

AUDITION LOCATION:
Conejo Players Theatre
351 South Moorpark Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91361-1008

PERFORMANCE DATES:
November 11th through December 10th, 2011
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM
Sunday Matinees at 2:00 PM

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Please bring a resume and picture (if you have it) and a list of all potential conflicts including travel, etc. Please prepare about 1 minute of a song - no songs from the show. Bring sheet music in the correct key (accompanist provided). You may also sing to an "instrumental only" (no vocals) CD. NO a cappella. Be prepared to do a cold reading from the script if asked. Important: Please wear comfortable clothing for dance. No appointment necessary. Open Call Auditions. No AEA and there is NO PAY.

PLOT SUMMARY:
It is the 1920's: Mama Rose, June and Louise are trying to make it as entertainers in a time between the death of vaudeville and the birth of burlesque. Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, this classic includes such favorites as "Let Me Entertain You" and "Everything's Coming Up Roses." Visit www.conejoplayers.org for more details.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Please contact Devery Holmes, Director at (818) 439-1420.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
Rose: 35+ (Alto with belt) The epitome of stage mothers.
Louise: 16 - 22 (Mezzo plus tap and jazz) Rose's older, brow-beaten daughter. Has a crush on Tulsa. Louise is required to perform a tasteful, burlesque striptease, with emphasis on the "tease."
June: 15- 20 (Alto plus tap and jazz) The older she gets, the less she enjoys being her mother's trained monkey.
Herbie: 40 - 60 (Baritone) Rose's agent and suitor. A "gentle" man with an ulcer.
Tulsa: 16 - 25 (Baritone, tap & ballet ideal) One of June's boy chorus dancers. Very "boy next door" and very talented. Loves June.
Baby June: 8 - 10 (child belt, tap) Very overproduced young girl- cute, and fake.
Baby Louise: 8 - 10 (tap) June's "less talented" older sister.
Tessie Tura: 20 - 40's (Mezzo belt, balletic moves) Veteran burlesque dancer who shares her dressing room with Louise.
Mazeppa: 20s - 40s (Alto belt, ability to play trumpet an asset) burlesque dancer.
Electra: 20s - 40s. (Mezzo belt) Also burlesque dancer with a gimmick all her own.
Miss Cratchitt: any age. Producer's secretary who's seen it all.
4 Newsboys: 8-12 (tap with minimum 2 years ballet and jazz) back Baby June's childhood act.
4 Farm Boys: 16-21 (tap with minimum 2 years ballet and jazz) back June's later act.
4 Hollywood Blondes: 16-21 (tap with minimum 2 years ballet and jazz) back Louise's act.
Children for Uncle Jocko audition sequence: Boys and girls ages 8-12, who can play a band instrument (clarinet, etc.) and young girl to portray Balloon Girl.
Ensemble Male singers who move to cover various male character roles (Uncle Jocko, Papa, Mr. Goldstone, Cigar, etc.).
Ensemble Female singers who move for additional showgirls and various roles.