NUNSENSE - Cotuit Center for the Arts Non Equity Auditions

AUDITIONS: Nunsense!

AUDITIONS

NUNSENSE

by Dan Goggin

Synopsis:

The Order of the Little Sisters of Hoboken take over a high school auditorium to hold a fundraising variety show to raise money to bury several sisters (who were accidentally poisoned by their cook). They must inter the nuns before the health inspector comes and finds the dead nuns in their freezer! Fraught with hilarity, both Catholic and otherwise, we watch as five nuns try to perform their planned performance amidst chaos and calamity.

Directed by Jay Stewart

Music Direction by Elizabeth Beckel

Choreography by Meg Morris

Auditions:

Weds, January 11, 6:00pm

Thursday, January 12, 6:00pm

Callbacks Saturday, January 14, 12:00pm

Auditions will be held in the main performance space.

Show dates:

Thursday March 23 at 7:30pm
March 24-April 9
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

Nunsense has only 5 female parts, all parts are leads and there is no chorus.

If possible, please prepare 16 bars of a song for your vocal audition. Come prepared to move/dance.

IMPORTANT: Please bring your schedule information, with all possible rehearsal conflicts. If you'd like, you can download and fill out the audition form with this information and bring it with you.

Download audition form here.

Roles:

Sister Mary Regina (Mother Superior):
the head of the convent, respected greatly by the sisters, while she is strict, she has a hard time keeping the craziness of the convent at bay, keeps her guard up in front of the nuns, but has an extroverted side, part requires some very physical humor; mezzo with strong belt.

Sister Mary Hubert:
in charge of novices, but fancies herself a Mother Superior and is constant competition with Mary Regina, exudes maternal wisdom to novices, but also likes to let loose; mezzo/strong gospel belt.

Sister Robert Anne:
once a child delinquent herself, this rough tough nun is a jokester and constantly challenging authority, speaks with a thick Brooklyn accent and constantly displays her lack of refinement; mezzo with strong belt.

Sister Mary Amnesia:
as the name suggests, she has lost her memory and does not know who she is except that she is a nun, spacey and incoherent, often slipping into displays inappropriate for a nun, must be able to sing in classical and country styles; soprano with strong belt.

Sister Mary Leo:
the novice nun, still learning the way and coming to terms with her decision to give up civilian life, a ballerina (including pointe work) who displays her talents through much of the show, also easily swayed to join in mischief; mezzo with strong belt.