PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES OPEN - Theatre Winter Haven Auditions

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PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES – OPEN Auditions in FL

Theatre Winter Haven (Winter Haven, FL) Equity OAT Contract

Co-producer: NCT Group

Director: Katrina Ploof

Music Director: Terry Thomas

Stage Manager: Kent Altman

Set design: Nick Judy

Runs: 1/16 – 2/6/11

OPEN Auditions (Equity/non-Equity):

Sunday, November 28, 2010 at Theatre Winter Haven

2 PM – auditions begin 210 Cypress Gardens Blvd.

And Winter Haven, FL

Monday, November 29, 2010

7 PM – auditions begin

No appointment necessary. For preparation, see specific instructions for each character in the breakdown descriptions.

Materials for the Jackson and Jim is available on the Theatre Winter Haven website
www.theatrewinterhaven.comor by calling the production office at 863.299.2672. Copies of the music will be available at the audition but PLEASE COME PREPARED. Instruments are not provided, please bring your own. We will make an amp available in the audition room for convenience of getting through the audition process.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together to the audition.

All roles are open except LM, the piano player. All men must play guitar. Men who cannot already play the instruments required for these roles will not be considered. Note: Music files for most of these roles are available on the theatre Winter Haven website,
www.theatrewinterhaven.com

Jackson:

18-55. Plays lead guitar and sings the top line in the music. Men interested in this role should be able to improvise for 8 bars in fast two (quarter note = 144) in the following chords: G C7 G D7 G. Additionally, they will be asked to prepare the song “Mona” from the show both vocally and on guitar as they will be required to sing and play this song at auditions. If called back, these men will be asked to sing in parts and may be asked to play from the score.

Jim:

18-55. Plays guitar and sings the middle line in the music. Men interested in this role should prepare the song “Highway 57” from the show both vocally and on guitar as they will be required to sing and play this song at auditions. If called back, these men will be asked to sing in parts and may be asked to play from the score.

Eddie:

18-55. Plays the bass guitar and does not sing

Prudie and Rhetta:

25-45. Two waitresses at the Double Cupp café and play percussion in the show. The women playing these roles will need to have a strong sense of rhythm. These percussion parts are auxiliary percussion (tambourines and such), not drum sets. Prudie sings the top line and Rhetta sings the bottom line in the music. Women interested in playing these roles should prepare 16 to 32 bars of an appropriate song to sing at the audition. Depending on time, the initial audition may or may not include a movement portion. If called back, these women will be asked to sing in parts and may be asked to play from the score and/or move.

For further information contact (863) 299 2672.