Tuesday, March 4, 2025
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM (C)
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SPT
$482 weekly minimum (SPT 4)
Equity actors for roles in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN and ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (See breakdown). Our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, & Anti-Racism is at the center of every decision-making process. We celebrate diversity & are dedicated to embracing & living out these values as an integral part of our artistic process.
Please prepare a monologue of your choice (between 30-90 seconds) and a song selection of your choice (between 30-90 seconds). Your audition should be no longer than 3 minutes total.
Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W Old Shakopee Rd
Bloomington, MN 55431-3071
Rehearsal Hall. Signs will direct you to the correct room.
Expected to attend:
Sheena Janson, Casting Coordinator
Kelli Foster Warder, Director and Choreographer
Adán Varela, Artistry Staff
Accompanist, Kate Brown
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
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If you are unable to attend auditions or require help, please contact Artistry by emailing
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An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Screenplay by Betty Comden & Adolph Green
Songs by Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown
Director/Choreographer: Kelli Foster Warder
Co-Choreographer: Danny McHugh
First Rehearsal: Monday, June 30, 2025
Performance Schedule: July 31 - August 24, 2025
Possible Extension: August 25-31, 2025
Don Lockwood - CAST. A suave Hollywood actor and dancer. Cosmo's best friend and Lina's regular co-star.
Zelda Zanders - A flapper socialite and actress on her ninth marriage, she is Lina's friend and informant.
R.F. Simpson - A successful, magnanimous film producer. He leads the other characters in creating a new movie musical.
Cosmo Brown - A wacky and playful on-set pianist for silent films. Don's best friend and former dance partner. Tenor
Lina Lamont - A slow-witted silent film diva with a big personality and a harshly unpleasant voice. She is Don's regular co-star. Mezzo-Soprano
Kathy Selden - An earnest, talented actress with wit and charm. She falls in love with Don and performs as Lina's speaking and singing voice. Mezzo-Soprano
Production Singer - The lead tenor in Monumental Pictures' first movie musical. Tenor
Ensemble - Singers, tap and jazz dancers
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Director: Kelli Foster Warder
Music Director: Sanford Moore
First Rehearsal: September 2, 2025
Performance Schedule: October 2 - 26, 2025
Possible Extension: October 27 - November 2, 2025
Agwe - CAST. The God of Water. Strong, clever, and compassionate. Enjoys playing with the rain and ocean. Baritone
Mama Euralie - Ti Moune's adoptive mother. She is fearful of social status and greatly protective of her family. Alto
Tonton Julian - Ti Moune's adoptive father. Filled with courage that is fueled by the love for his wife and daughter. Tenor
Ti Moune - A peasant girl who has been adopted, she is a dark-skinned island girl with much curiosity and energy. Earnest and romantic about all creatures. Falls tragically in love with Daniel. Soprano
Little Ti Moune - Our protagonist's younger self who is spunky and curious.
Daniel - A youthful man from the wealthy part of the island. He is pale skinned and inherently bound to fulfill the expectations of his higher social class. Struggles with his feelings for Ti Moune. Baritone
Papa Ge - The Demon of Death. Proud and sly. Menacing ways are often a cause of distress, as he is in control of life and death. Tenor
Asaka - The Mother of Earth. Very caring and nurturing. With a motherly disposition that makes them well-suited to provide inhabitants with anything they need. Mezzo-Soprano
Erzulie - The Goddess of Love, beautiful and elegant with a strong belief in the power of love. Has a sympathetic heart. Mezzo-Soprano
Ensemble - Singers who move well
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