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Breakdown
Season Runs May 20 - December 13
See THIS BREAKDOWN BELOW for information on
SISTER ACT
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
ROCK OF AGES
(all co-productions with Gateway Playhouse)
See separate notice 'Ogunquit Playhouse Season - 2nd Half Breakdown' for
VICTOR/VICTORIA
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
WHITE CHRISTMAS
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SISTER ACT
1st Reh: 5/4
Runs 5/20-6/20
DELORIS VAN CARTIER Female, African-American, 25-40. A disco diva wannabe with a mega-watt dream of Donna Summer-eque glory. Mouthy, ballsy, brassy, & quick on the quip—she has no faith in anything or anyone but herself. POWERHOUSE DISCO DIVA VOCALIST.
MOTHER SUPERIOR Female, Caucasian, 45-65. An old-school Catholic traditionalist with a spine of steel, a will of iron, an acid tongue, & a hidden heart. STRONG UNWAVERING ALTO OR MEZZO.
CURTIS JACKSON Male, African-American, late 30s-50. A super cool, super confident, super smooth bad guy with soul. He is a tough narcissist with flair, sex appeal, & charisma. He is elegant & dangerous. Needs to be extremely strong-voiced with big range. LOW BARITONE WITH STRONG DISCO FALSETTO.
LT. EDDIE SOUTHER Male, African-American, 25-45. A Desk Cop. He is charming & straightforward, but his gun is locked in a drawer, as it were. BEAUTIFUL HIGH BARITONE OR TENOR.
SISTER MARY ROBERT Female, Caucasian, 18-25. A young & timid novitiate, teetering on the decision of whether to take her final vows or leave the convent to rejoin the world that intimidates her so. Her shy personality masks a huge, powerful singing voice. Sings a big Act II solo, ''The Life I Never Led.'' SHOULD HAVE AN ''UNEXPECTEDLY'' HUGE BELT, ALONG WITH A LEGIT/MIX UP TO THE RAFTERS.
SISTER MARY PATRICK Female, Caucasian, 25-45. Upbeat, corny, fun, & filled with love & delight in God, food, & friendship. She is a loyal sister & head cheerleader always ready for an adventure, a life experience, or between-meal snack. Has a heavyset physique. STRONG BELTER WITH LEGIT
SISTER MARY LAZARUS Female, Caucasian, 50s-early 70s. Tough, out of the Depression Era, full of vinegar & humor, with twice the energy of anyone half her age. She's seen them come & go, & nothing fazes this Sister. She's quick on the wisecracks & always ready to roll up her sleeves & dig in. Must be a strong comedic actress. STRONG BELTER WITH LEGIT
MONSIGNOR O'HARA Male, Caucasian, 50s-60s. Stately but benevolent, with a ''Going My Way'' twinkle. Strong character actor. BARITONE.
TJ Male, African-American, 20s-40s. Curtis' nephew. An undersized, overeager young man who would do anything to please his uncle, much to his uncle’s dismay. He’s well-intended, but doesn’t always have the brain power to think ahead. Must have comic chops. TENOR WITH STRONG DISCO FALSETTO
JOEY Male, Caucasian, 30s – 40s. Big, burly, & fiercely loyal. He is the heavyset one of the trio. Joey fancies himself a master in the ways of lovemaking. Must have comic chops. BARITONE WITH STRONG DISCO FALSETTO
PABLO Male, Latino, 20-35. Curtis' bodyguard who keeps mouthing off in Spanish. Must have comic chops. BARITONE or TENOR WITH STRONG DISCO FALSETTO
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SHOW TBA
1st Reh: 6/8
Runs 6/24-7/25
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NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
1st Reh: 7/13
Runs 7/29-8/22
JIMMY WINTER (mid 20s-mid 30s) A wealthy & handsome playboy about to be married. Actor must have great charm, comic skills, must sing & move very well. BARI-TENOR
BILLIE BENDIX (mid 20s-early 30s): A tough, clever, feisty & street-wise young woman. Partners in rum running with her best friends, Cookie & Duke. She has always lived in a mans world until she meets Jimmy, a millionaire playboy & falls in love. Must be a skilled farceur. Very appealing, attractive & underneath her tough veneer, she must have a strong sense of vulnerability. Strong Mover/Dancer. CHEST MIX
COOKIE MCGEE (early 30s-mid 40s): A fast-talking, wise-cracking bootlegger. He can talk anyone into or out of anything. He is mistaken for Jimmy’s butler & has to keep up the charade. Actor must understand old fashioned vaudeville style comedy a la Abbott & Costello. CHARACTER BARITONE
ESTONIA DULWORTH, THE DUCHESS OF WOODFORD (40s-late 50s): An upper-class, bejeweled dowager. A fervent prohibitionist but underneath there is a wild spirit just waiting to be freed. STRONG MIX & LEGIT SOPRANO
EILEEN EVERGREEN (late 20s-mid 30s): Lush & lovely, she is the self-proclaimed finest interpreter of modern dance in the world as well as being spoiled rotten & completely self-involved. Jimmy’s fiancée & Senator Evergreen’s daughter. A dish with great comic skills. Strong Mover. STRONG MIX. LEGIT HEAD VOICE A PLUS.
JEANNIE MULDOON (mid 20s): A lovely, sexy, chorus girl from Brooklyn who falls in love with Duke, who she thinks is the Duke of England. She still loves him for who he is once she finds out the truth. They are the perfect couple, not too bright but winning. Strong Dancer. STRONG BELTER
DUKE MAHONEY (early 30s-mid 40s): Cookie’s sidekick. Not the brightest guy around. Very shy with women. By circumstance he must pass himself off as the Duke of England. He falls in love with the beautiful sexy chorus girl, Jeannie Muldoon. He is the dim but sweet stooge, paired with Cookie. The brawn to Cookie’s brains. BARITONE.
SENATOR MAX EVERGREEN (50s-60s): Eileen’s father. A humorless career politician. Stuffy, stern & judgmental. Very distinguished looking. In his youth was in love with Millicent Winter, Jimmy’s mother. NON-SINGING ROLE.
CHIEF BERRY (mid 30s-40s): Chief of the Long Island Police Department. Fiercely, & to a fault, dedicated to his job. Seems gruff on the outside. BARITONE.
MILLICENT WINTER (50s-60s): Jimmy’s mother. She is “Auntie Mame”; full of life with absolutely no pretenses even though she is unbelievably rich. Lives life to the fullest. Has sex appeal. We find out she made all of her money as a rum runner. In her youth was in love with The Senator. NON-SINGING ROLE.
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ROCK OF AGES
1st Reh: 8/10
Runs 8/26-9/5
DREW DILLENBECK Young (20s), handsome rocker. Has great comedic timing. Desperately wants to be a rocker, but works as a bar back at the famous ''Rock of Ages'' club on the Sunset Strip until his dreams, however unrealistic, come true. STRONG ROCK TENOR
SHERRIE CHRISTIAN Young (20s), pretty Caucasian girl who has left her Midwestern family to pursue stardom in Los Angeles. Innocent, naïve with great comedic timing. Should be a strong mover. STRONG ROCK VOICE
LONNY BARNETT Middle-aged guy with very strong comedic timing. Our narrator, he has a slightly unflattering appearance but doesn’t see it. STRONG ROCK VOICE
DENNIS DUPREE Older (40s) guy who runs the famous ''Rock of Ages'' club on the Sunset Strip. Caught between a rock & a hard place when German business men pressure him to sell his club. Possibly heavyset with very strong comedic timing.
STACEE JAXX A Rock Star. Middle-Aged, Caucasian & very sexy. At the top of his game & just left his very successful metal rock band to venture out on his own. Has very strong comedic timing. Arrogant & charming, his life is a merry-go-round of good old sex, drugs & rock-n-roll. STRONG ROCK VOICE
JUSTICE CHARLIER Older (40-50) commanding African-American woman who runs the strip club where Sherrie ends up when the going gets rough. She is sultry, maternal & a sexy madam. STRONG BELTER
HERTZ KLINEMANN An uptight, older (40-60) German businessman who is looking to take over Sunset Strip. He is our villain. Needs to have a commanding presence with a strong voice & great comedic timing. He needs to have a good German accent.
FRANZ KLINEMANN Young (20-30s) foppish German who is pressured by his father to work for his business. He is small, shy with a good voice & strong comedic timing.
REGINA Granola girl (20-40s) who has strong comedic timing. She is a hilarious, tree-hugging fighter who will stop at nothing to protect the Sunset Strip.
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