Eight O’Clock Theatre is holding auditions for the shipboard romp, ANYTHING GOES
Directed & Choreographed by Dewayne Barrett
Musical Directed by Latoya McCormick
Audition dates: December 10 & 11
Audition time: 7:00 pm
Location: Central Park Performing Arts Center
105 Central Park Drive, Largo, FL
Show Dates: March 1-17, 2019
All roles are open and unpaid.
Please prepare 16 bars of a Musical Theatre song (in your key) that showcases your range and personality.
Bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided.
No a capella or recorded music.
Please bring appropriate dance attire—proper shoes required, including tap shoes. No sandals or flip flops.
There may be readings from the script.
Rehearsals begin: January 2
Rehearsals are Monday-Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons.
Please bring a list of conflicts to the audition along with a current headshot and resume (if you have one).
You may also click on the link below to download and fill out an audition form to bring with you:
http://eightoclocktheatre.com/EOT%20Audition%20Form.pdf
Music, dance, laughs, and the age-old tale of Boy Meets Girl… Anything Goes is a hilarious shipboard romp, wrapped around one of Cole Porter’s most magical scores. When Billy, a young stock broker stows away aboard a luxury liner to stop the girl he loves from marrying someone else, he befriends a gangster (in disguise as a minister) and his moll. Along with the help of famed evangelist turned nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and the help of numerous disguises and mistaken identities, Billy manages to woo the lovely Hope. Throw in a handful of tap-dancing, leggy angels and a hummable score that includes I Get a Kick out of You, You’re the Top, Friendship, Let’s Misbehave, Blow, Gabriel, Blow, and the rousing title number, and Anything Goesis truly Delightful, Delicious, and De-Lovely!
Character Descriptions:
Reno Sweeney:(Age 30+) Famed evangelist-turned nightclub singer; agrees to help Billy by seducing Sir Evelyn and falls for him instead.
Must sing and belt well. Dancing/tapping skills a plus. (Mezzo-belt)
Billy Crocker:(Age 20’s-30’s) The typical “leading man;” in love with Hope and uses every disguise he can think of to stop the engagement; uses Public Enemy #1’s passport to board the ship and is mistaken for him; suave and charming.
Must sing and dance well. (Baritone)
Moonface Martin:(Age 30’s+) Public Enemy #13; Disguised as a minister, he boards the ship to meet his friend Snake Eyes Johnson (Public Enemy #1) and befriends Billy.
Excellent comic timing. Light singing and very little dancing. (Baritone/character)
Hope Harcourt:(Age 20’s-30’s) Wealthy society debutante engaged to Sir Evelyn but still holds a torch for Billy; beautiful and elegant, yet strong with a backbone.
Must sing and dance well. (Mezzo-Soprano)
Sir Evelyn Oakleigh:(Age 30’s) British gentleman engaged to Hope; fascinated by American “lingo;” falls for the enticing Reno.
Light singing and very little dancing. (Baritone)
Bonnie:(Age 20’s-30’s) Moonface’s “moll;” flirty, sexy, and resourceful, but longs to be one of Reno’s Angels.
Must have strong belt and tapping skills. (Soprano/character)
Elisha J. Whitney:(Age 40’s+) Business tycoon and Billy’s boss. He spends most of the show blind as Billy and Moonface steal his glasses to prevent him from spotting Billy.
Non-singing or dancing.
Mrs. Harcourt:(Age 40’s+) Stuffy society matron and Hope’s mother; tries to marry her off to a well-to-do family.
Light singing and very little dancing.
4 Angels(Charity, Chastity, Purity, Virtue):(Age 20’s) Reno’s “backup girls;” Skilled group of girls who travel with Reno singing and dancing.
Must sing and tap well. (Mezzo to Soprano)
Captain:(Age 40+) Ship’s Captain who is on the lookout for Public Enemy #1 and #13. Ensemble role.
Steward: Ship’s crew; ensemble role.
Purser: Ship’s crew; ensemble role.
Ching: Chinese convert under Bishop Dobson’s care. Follows Moonface, but knows how to cheat at cards. Ensemble role.
Ling: Chinese convert under Bishop Dobson’s care. Follows Moonface, but knows how to cheat at cards. Ensemble role.
Bishop Henry T. Dobson: Missionary who is arrested when mistakenly taken for Moonface Martin. Ensemble role.
Sailors, Passengers, Reporters: Ensemble roles; must sing and dance well. Tapping a plus for most ensemble.
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