Wilton Student Summer Production LUCKY STIFF Holds Auditions, 6/3-4

Auditions for the Wilton Student Summer Production (WSSP) of Lucky Stiff a musical in 2 acts and 10 scenes continue tomorrow, June 4 at 7pm, with callbacks on June 6 at The Wilton Playshop, 15 Lovers Lane. The production will be directed by Meredith Walker with musical direction by Brendan Fox.

Auditions are open to rising high school freshman through graduating college seniors.

No appointment is necessary. Actors should prepare 32 bars of a song from a musical, preferably not from the show but in the same style (contemporary musical theatre) and be prepared to read from the script. Actors auditioning for Annabel and Harry should prepare a comic ballad. Bring a picture, resume, all potential rehearsal conflicts and sheet music in the proper key with cuts properly marked. Accompaniment will be provided

Rehearsals start 6/11. Performance dates July 27, 28, 29, August 3, 4, 5.

Lucky Stiff, with music by Stephen Flaherty and book & lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, tells the story of Harry Witherspoon, an unassuming English shoe salesman, who lives an uneventful life in East Grinstead, England. His life takes a dramatic turn when he learns that his uncle Anthony, a casino manager from Atlantic City, has been killed by his blind lover. Harry learns that he stands to inherit $6,000,000 from his uncle - but only if he agrees to take his Uncle's corpse on a trip to Monte Carlo. Otherwise, the money will all go to his uncle's favorite charity, the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. In a quest to gain his uncle's inheritance, Harry sets out to fulfill Anthony's dying wish. However, in Monte Carlo, he meets a host of quirky characters who are also in hot pursuit of his uncle's money.

Since 1960, The Wilton Playshop Student Summer Production (WSSP) has given talented youth the chance to hone their theatrical skills and learn all aspects of theatrical production by presenting a show on their own.

Information: 203/762-7629 or casting@wiltonplayshop.org.