Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon
June 16-19, 2022
Directed by Sid Davis
The Sound of Music by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
July 21-24 and 28-31, 2022
Directed by Tina Throckmorton, music directed by Sid Davis
Sunday, February 27 (children/teens only) in 10-minute slots from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Monday, February 28 or Tuesday, March 1 in 10-minute slots from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Possible callbacks on Thursday, March 3
Rotunda Theater at St. Luke's UMC | 3471 Westheimer at Edloe
Click here for audition signup
Click here for audition info and sides/songs on Dropbox
Lost in Yonkers Characters
Jay: He is fifteen and a half years old. He insists on the and a half. The death of his mother forces him to be more mature than he is ready to be when his father leaves him and his younger brother with his family so he can sell scrap iron during World War Two. The play tells his coming-of-age story.
Arty: Jay's younger brother, he is 13 and a half years old. More of an observer than the rest of his family, he often goes with the flow of things, but also can be a little childish
Bella: Jay's thirty-five-year-old aunt. She is sometimes a bit off-center and is mentally challenged, but despite this she is also loving and protective of her nephews. Much of the second half of the play focuses on her attempts at independence from her stern mother.
Louie: Jay's flamboyant, jovial uncle, in his late 30s, who comes to live with the family when he is hiding from the local mob. He is considered by Grandma Kurnitz to be the survivor of the family. He has a strong, mercurial nature, and a certain underlying dark side, which the kids uncover in the second act of the play. He works as a bag-man for the mob.
Grandma Kurnitz: Jay's grandmother. A very old and stern woman, an immigrant from Germany. Owing to her harsh childhood, she has always been very intolerant of what in others she calls weaknesses. She is blunt, sometimes even in a funny way, and always knows what is going on with the people around her.
Eddie: Jay's middle-aged father. After the death of his wife, he is forced to send his two sons to live with their grandmother, while he repays his large financial debts. He is shown to be, much like his sisters, a nervous wreck around Grandma.
Gert: Jay's aunt, and Grandma's daughter. She is a very interesting addition to the family. Her most noticeable issue is that when she breathes she has a tendency to suck in while still speaking, as a result of trauma instilled in her by Mother, from a young age.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Monologue not required. Audition sides will be read and are
available to download on Dropbox.
The Sound of Music Characters
Maria Rainer, a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey
Captain Georg von Trapp
Liesl von Trapp, age 16
Friedrich von Trapp, age 14
Louisa von Trapp, age 13
Kurt von Trapp, age 11
Brigitta von Trapp, age 10
Marta von Trapp, age 7
Gretl von Trapp, age 5
Max Detweiler, Captain von Trapp's friend, a music agent and producer
The Mother Abbess, the head of Nonnberg Abbey
Baroness Elsa Schräder, wealthy and sophisticated and Captain von Trapp's would-be fiancée
Rolf Gruber, the 17-year-old Nazi delivery boy who is in love with Liesl
Sister Bertha, the Mistress of Novices
Sister Margareta, the Mistress of Postulants
Sister Sophia, a sister at the Abbey
Herr Zeller, the Gauleiter
Franz, Captain von Trapp's butler
Frau Schmidt, Captain von Trapp's housekeeper
Ensemble includes nuns, high-society neighbors of Captain von Trapp who attend the ball thrown in Elsa's honor, Nazi soldiers and contestants in the festival concert
Only interested in ensemble/chorus? No audition required; we will have a sign up for that later in the spring.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Adult and teen auditionees, please be prepared to sing 16-32 bars of a classic musical theatre selection. Please bring a printed copy of your song for the accompanist in the correct key.
Additionally, plan to remain on site for ~10 minutes following your audition appointment, in case the director would like you to read opposite another auditionee.
Additional materials
available to download from Dropbox:
Children ages 5-13, please prepare the cut of Do Re Mi found in the Dropbox and be familiar with the scene on pgs. 25-27.
Scenes to read:
Capt/Maria - p. 22-23
Maria/Children - p. 25-27
Leisl/Rolf - p. 32
Elsa/Captain - p. 44
Max/Elsa - p. 45
Maria/Mother Abbess - p. 66
In the event of callbacks, please be prepared to sing the following:
Maria candidates - a cut of The Sound of Music, m. 41-end
Captain candidates - a cut of Edelweiss, beginning-m. 46
Mother Abbess candidates - Climb Every Mountain
Children/teens - a cut of Do-Re-Mi, m. 100 to end
Rolf candidates - a cut of Sixteen Going on Seventeen, m. 35-52
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