DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL! Equity Principal Auditions - Rinker Theatre Auditions

DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL!

– Equity Principal Auditions in FL

Producer: Flip Her Productions West Palm Beach FL SPT (approval/salary level pending). Producers state that they will pay $700/week for performances, and SPT minimum (if approved) for rehearsals.

Book: Jay Falzone, Amy Manolakos, Mark Schwartz

Music: Iconic musical theatre, R&B, pop-rock and movie classics.

Dir/Choreo: Jay Falzone

Mus Dir: John Bell

GM: Tom Smedes

Casting: Carol Hanzel Casting

1st reh: 12/12/11. Rehearses in FL. Christmas break from 12/23-12/25. Runs at the Rinker Theatre, The Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, FL from 1/10 – 2/19/12.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 The Rinker Theatre at The Kravis Center

10 AM - 6 PM 701 Okeechobee Boulevard

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30. West Palm Beach, FL 33401

No appointment necessary.

Please prepare two short songs: a ballad that shows range, and up-tempo that shows comedy. Any musical style – musical theatre or pop. Bring sheet music in the correct key; accompanist is provided, but may not transpose.

Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.

New book-musical using parody lyrics to well-known songs. A recently divorced woman figures out how to rebuild her life, with the help of her three friends. With the assistance of a Spanish masseur, an Italian yoga instructor and a fabulous make-over artist, the four women sing, dance and LAUGH themselves back from the hell of divorce.

Seeking (all roles are available):

Casting note: All must have sensational comic ability – this includes being comfortable with physical comedy, skilled at being funny within the confines of a song, and adept with comedy within a spoken scene. Also, all five must have an intermediate proficiency at tap dancing, and be excellent movers or decent dancers.

Linda:

36. Frumpy housewife. Insecure, emotionally destroyed and full of self-pity because of her husband coming out of the closet and asking for a divorce. Underneath her current state of devastation, there is a smart, engaging and saucy woman who has been lost over her 15 years of marriage. Over the course of the show, she rediscovers that woman. Belting soprano. Some of her song parodies include “Cat’s in the Cradle”, “Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This” and “My Boyfriend’s Back”.

Carolyn:

40ish. Linda’s older sister. Well put together, vivacious and confident. Divorced woman, re-married to a much younger man, thrusting herself into cougar-dom. As much as she’s turned her life around, she still has some outstanding skeletons in her closet regarding her contributions to the cause of the divorce. Belting soprano. Some of her song parodies include “Big Girls Don’t Cry”, “I Am Woman” and “Anything You Can Do”.

Sheila:

African American, 36. Southern. In charge. Linda’s college roommate and life-long friend. Sarcastic, boisterous and sassy. Also currently “on the prowl”, in order to get even with her husband, who she thinks is cheating on her. Underneath her bravado and one-liners, she is vulnerable and scared of losing her marriage, and is desperately searching for the answer, while trying to retain her dignity. R&B belter. Her song parodies include “Respect”, “Hair” and “Boot-Scootin’ Boogie”.

Courtney:

Late 40s/early 50s. Linda and Carolyn’s older cousin. She has always acted as confidante and sage to Linda and Carolyn, ever since she babysat them as kids. Courtney is the cheerleader who never gave up the pompoms. Strives to look at ageless as possible, stopping at no treatment, surgery or painful contraption to do so. Think Goldie Hawn from “First Wives Club” meets Stifler’s Mom from “American Pie”. Once her husband got bored and ran out on her, she finally allowed herself to explore her true sexuality, and is a bona fide, womanizing lesbian. Scared of rejection if she should allow herself to invest emotionally, she runs from commitment. Belting alto. Her song parodies include “My Favorite Things”, “There’s Got to Be a Morning After” and “Greased Light’ning”.

The Boy Toy:

Seeking a versatile character actor to play the seven male characters in the show. Think a male Kristin Wiig (with a great body, as he also does a strip during the finale). Must be comfortable with a Spanish accent (think Antonio Banderas) and an Italian accent. Also, a good impression of a parrot is a plus. Baritenor. His song parodies include “Hernando’s Hideaway”, “Feelings” and “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend”.