The Sheboygan Theater Company to Hold Auditions for CHEESEHEADS, THE MUSICAL, 1/25

The Sheboygan Theater Company will hold open auditions for CHEESEHEADS, THE MUSICAL on Wednesday, January 25 at 6:30 pm at Horace Mann Middle School (Leslie W. Johnson Theatre, 2820 Union Ave, Sheboygan). Callbacks will be on Thursday, January 26 at 6:30 pm. The Director is Catie O'Donnell from Verona, WI and the Music Director is Sandra Kasten. Rehearsals start on a date to be announced.The production dates are March 16-18 and 21-24, 2012.

All those auditioning should prepare two contrasting 32 bar songs. There is no chorus for this show and every part in the show has their own character.

Also, everyone auditioning should prepare to tell a joke.

If callbacks are needed, there may be some reading from the script.

The show calls for a cast of two women between the ages of 20-40 and five men ages 18-60.

CHARACTERS:

Dan – He is the old guard on the production line and supervisor. Gregarious, welcoming, and the organizer of the lotto purchases.

Doc Muenster – The head cheese culturist of the factory. Works mostly in the back room and make occasional appearances. Always trying to perfect the perfect cheese and resents Bob always keeping him on task to focus on production.

Bobby – Young man with who left Sheboygan as a football star and came back 'searching.' Tends to date a lot of different women.

Thursday – Quirky, young man who doesn't speak. He sort of acts like the narrator of the story and is the unofficial caretaker, of sorts, of the company.

Gizmo – He is a worker on the evening shift who is obsessed with electronics/technology of all sorts.

Natalie – She is a bit nerdy and shy, stays on task. She has always had a crush on Bobby, but has never had the courage to be more than just friends.

Melanie – She is a corporate process specialist, brought in to trim the fat and make things more efficient.

Scripts are available for a forty-eight hour loan at the Theatre Company's office in the Community Recreation Department. They may be picked up Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and must be returned by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25.

"Cheeseheads, the Musical" will run from March 16 to 24, 2011. For further information contact Michelle Bestul at 459-3779.

The Sheboygan Theatre Company's mission is "to produce quality community theatre involving diverse participants and audiences in a broad range of theatrical opportunities that entertain and educate."

The Sheboygan Theatre Company's productions are presented at the Horace Mann Middle School, located at 2820 Union Avenue Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

For more information visit http://www.sheboygantheatercompany.com/.

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