SOMETHING'S AFOOT - Pioneer Theatre Company Non Equity Auditions

Pioneer Theatre Company Announces Auditions for the Musical

Book, Music and Lyrics by James McDonald, David Vos & Robert Gerlach
Additional Music by Ed Linderman

Auditions for Pioneer Theatre Company’s 2013-2014 season opening musical Something’s Afoot will be held Friday, May 17, 2013 from noon to 4:00 p.m. Callbacks will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2013; times will be announced to auditioners who are called back.

Audition slots from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 17 are for Actors’ Equity members only. Audition slots from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. that day are open to all auditioners. Auditioners must be 18 years old or older. The audition slots are limited to three minutes.

All auditioners must come in to sign up on the callboard in Room 325 at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. The sign-up sheet will be posted by noon on Friday, May 10, 2013.

Auditions will be held in Room 245 at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. The first audition will be singing only. Auditioners should prepare from a traditional musical theatre piece; nothing contemporary, please. An accompanist will be provided, but auditioners should bring their own sheet music. A photo and résumé are recommended. The callback audition may involve movement, reading from the script and music from the score.

Rehearsal dates for the production are Monday, August 26, 2013 – Thursday, September 19, 2013; performance dates are Friday, September 20, 2013 – October 5, 2013. PTC Artistic Director Karen Azenberg will direct and choreograph and guest artist Helen Gregory will music-direct the production.

All roles are currently available; all auditioners must be 18 or older. Something’s Afoot is the musical comedy version of Agatha Christie’s mystery And Then There Were None.

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CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

All characters are British. Lettie and Flint use a cockney accent; the rest are decidedly upper class in their accent.

Lettie (the saucy maid) 20-30, Mezzo-soprano

Flint (the caretaker) 35-45, High Baritone

Clive (the butler) 30s, Baritone

Hope (the ingénue) 20s, Wide-range soprano

Dr. Grayburn (the family doctor) 40-60, Baritone

Nigel (the dissolute nephew) 30s, Tenor

Grace (the grande-dame) 40-55, Mezzo-soprano

Col. Gillweather (the old army man) 40-60, Baritone

Miss Tweed (the elderly amateur detective) 40-55, Alto top

Geoffrey (the juvenile) 20s, High baritone