THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES Equity Principal Auditions - 11th Hour Theatre Company Auditions

THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES

– EPAs by Appointment

11th Hour Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA) SPT 5; $338/week minimum

Producing Artistic Director : Michael Philip O’Brien

Associate Artistic Director: Steve Pacek

Writer: Roger Bean
Director: Megan Nicole O’Brien

Musical Director: Ryan Touhey

Choreographer: Samuel Antonio Reyes

1st Rehearsal: 5/7/12. Runs: 5/31 – 6/24/12

Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at the University for the Arts (see location note below)

10 AM – 6 PM Terra Building, Room 707

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30. 211 South Broad Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

To make an appointment call 267-987-9865 or EMAIL
casting@11thhourtheatrecompany.org. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.

Please prepare a 1 minute comedic monologue AND a brief 1950s or 1960s style pop-song (under 1 1/2 minutes). A sight-reading accompanist will be provided.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

Note: No appointments will be made for Non-Equity members. Non-Equity members will be seen, as time allows, once all Equity members have been accommodated.

Audition Location Note: Please sign in with security and use the elevator to go up to the 7th floor. Take the hallway to your left and room 707 will be the last room on your left.

SEEKING: Female actors for all roles. All Actresses must be able to play age 18 in Act I and age 28 in Act II. All Roles require excellent singers who are very good with harmony, competent dancers, and skilled comediennes. See further descriptions below:

Cindy Lou:

Mezzo Soprano Belt– sings lead line on most songs. Among the songs she sings are: ‘Allegheny Moon’, ‘Son of a Preacher Man’, ‘Maybe’. Cindy Lou is extremely self-centered and knows she is the prettiest girl at Springfield High. She acts out against her best friend Betty Jean when things don’t go her way. She makes the biggest change between Act I and II, having learned the lessons of true love and loss.

Missy:

Soprano – Wide range, very high vocals and belts throughout the show. Among the songs she sings are: ‘Secret Love’, ‘You Don’t Own Me’, ‘Wedding Bell Blues’. Missy is the over-achiever of the group. Very controlled, very concerned that everything at the prom turns out wonderful and perfect. Head of the prom decorations committee; and in love with her music teacher.

Betty Jean:

Mezzo with a strong low range. Among the songs she sings are: ‘Lipstick on Your Collar’, ‘I Only Want To Be With You’, ‘It’s My Party.” Betty Jean is the class clown always vying for attention with Cindy Lou, her best friend. Cindy Lou steals Betty Jean’s boyfriend away, which causes a lot of the friction at the prom. She holds this grudge against Cindy Lou until they make up at the 10 year reunion.

Suzy:

Mezzo Soprano, both sweet and soul voice. Among the songs she sings are: ‘Stupid Cupid’, ‘Hold Me, Thrill Me’, ‘Respect’. Best friends with Missy, she is the happy-go-lucky one of the group –sometimes stereotyped as the ditzy blonde. Always smiling and giggling, nothing ever seems to bother her. In love with the lighting operator, who becomes her husband in Act II. Is also, frustrated, sad, hormonal, and pregnant in Act II.