Character Descriptions and Vocal Ranges
Harry Witherspoon (Male, age 25 to 40) A shy, sweet-natured, and insecure shoe salesman from England. He feels incapable of taking risks and tries to change that all with a very special trip. Vocal range top: F#4; Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Vinnie Diruzzio (Male, age 30 to 40) Rita's mild-mannered brother who is dragged into her mess. He is an optometrist with predictably conservative tendencies. Vocal range top: F#4; Vocal range bottom: A#2
Rita La Porta (Female, age 25 to 40) Vinnie's high-strung sister with poor eyesight; impulsive, erratic, and very insecure. Gender: Female. Age: 25 to 40. Vocal range top: D5; vocal range bottom: F#3.
Annabel Glick (Female, age 25 to 40) A no-nonsense representative for the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn; she is a proactive citizen with an attentive and aggressive personality, and becomes the unexpected love interest of Harry Witherspoon. Gender: Female. Age: 25 to 40. Vocal range top: E5; vocal range bottom: F#3.
Luigi Gaudi (Male, age 40 to 50) Luigi is a mysterious, boisterous Italian who wears a beard and an eye patch. Tony is Rita's lover from New Jersey. Vocal range top: F#4; Vocal range bottom: B2
The Body of Tony Hendon (Male, age 45 to 60) The body of a man believed to be “Uncle Anthony,” who Harry brings with him on a very special trip. Doubles as Commuter on Train.
Ensemble (2 Men, 2 Women age 25+ up):
Man 1 (Surly Lorry Driver, Solicitor, Prosperous Man on Train, Clothing Salesman, French Emcee, Croupier, Nun, Old Texan)
Man 2 (Offstage Telegram Deliverer, Vicious Punk, Mr. Loomis the Eye Patient, French Waiter on Train, Stationmaster's Voice, Bellhop, French Waiter in Club, Dapper Gambler, Leper)
Woman 1 (Landlady, Miss Thorsby the Secretary, Puerto Rican Nurse, Southern Lady #1, Dancing Portrait, Drunken Maid)
Woman 2 (Spinster, Southern Lady #2, Dancing Roulette Wheel, Dominique du Monaco)
For auditions questions, please contact Associate Artistic Director Jennifer Martin at jennifer@americanatheatrecompany.org. For more information, visit www.americanatheatre.org, call 508-591-0282, or follow Americana Theatre Company on Facebook or Twitter.
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