AUDITION NOTICE – Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
The Candlelight Theatre will present Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? July 14 through August 26, 2018. Book by John Powers with music and lyrics by James Quinn and Alaric Jans.
Director: Lee Lewis, Musical Director: Lindsay Mauck, Choreographer: Jodi Anderson
Monday, March 26: 6:30 sign-in.
The Rock School
3rd Floor Studio F
1101 So. Broad St.
Phila. Pa. 19147
Monday April 2 and Tuesday April 3: 6:30 sign-in
The Candlelight Theater
2208 Millers Rd.
Ardentown, De. 19810
Please prepare 32 bars showing range and in the style of the show and be prepared to dance. Please bring music in your key, an accompanist will be provided. Please come with headshot and resume stapled together.
Rehearsals will begin (approximately) May 22nd. Performances July 14th – August 26th. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Also scheduled: 1 Thursday evening – August 23rd , 2 Wednesday matinees - July 18th and August 15th.
All roles open and paid. Restaurant opportunities available.
No phone calls to the theatre, please.
Premiering in 1982 this original coming-of-age musical revolves around the Catholic education of 8 children growing up in Chicago. An affectionate, hilarious look at First Confessions, puppy love, patron saints, sex education and the importance of not wearing shiny shoes. Based on the 1975 novel by John Powers, adapted by John Powers with music and lyrics by James Quinn and Alaric Jans.
ROLES AVAILABLE FOR 5 MEN AND 8 WOMEN
MALE ROLES
EDDIE RYAN: (20s-30s) An all-around nice guy. Awkward and naïve. Desperately in love with Becky Bakowski. Needs to have a wonderful rapport with the audience.
FELIX LINDOR: (20s-30s) The nerd. Felix thinks he knows everything there is to know about women and takes great pride in confessing his long list of sins.
LOUIE SCHLANG: (20s-30s) The class clown. Hyperactive. Eats Crayons. Probably the worst student in class next to Eddie. Louie is rarely quiet. He has a crush on Mary.
MIKE DEPKI: (20s-30s) The jock. Eddie’s best friend. Mike is constantly spouting wisdom he learned from his older brother.
FATHER O’REILLY: (40s +) Head of the parish and advisor. He can be tough at times, but he truly cares.
FEMALE ROLES
BECKY BAKOWSKI: (20s-30s) The love of Eddie’s life. Teased for being overweight, Becky endures and grows into a beautiful, smart young woman who wrestles with her love for Eddie and her desire to enter the convent.
MARY KENNY: (20s-30s) Teacher’s pet. Mary is the smartest girl in class, never misses Mass and never sins.
NANCY RALANSKY: (20s-30s) The bombshell. All the guys love Nancy and she knows it.
VIRGINIA LEAR: (20s-30s) The tomboy. Virginia always tries to hang with the guys and could take on any one of them.
SISTER LEE: (40s +) The nun that strikes terror into the hearts of the students. She is 4’5” and nobody knows exactly how old she is. Stern and gruff with a heart of gold.
SISTER HELEN: (40s +) Sweet and loving. The kids adore her.
SISTER MONICA MARIE/SECRETARY: (40s +) Fun-loving sister of the group. Also plays Sister Lee’s Secretary.
The Candlelight Theatre is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership
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