Lakewood Theatre Company Announces ANNIE GET YOUR GUNS Auditions

Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions on SATURDAY, MAY. 21 and MONDAY, MAY 23, 2011 for the musical, Annie Get Your Gun. The production is directed by Ron Daum and the musical director is Alan D. Lytle. Call 503-635-3901 to reserve an audition slot.

The director is seeking: 12 men, ages 20-60 and 9 women, ages 20-50 for the cast. All performers receive remuneration.

Audition Location: Lakewood Theatre Company at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Materials Needed: Please bring a resume, a current 8X10 glossy photo, and prepare a Broadway /Irving Berlin song in the correct key for your voice (no contemporary, pop, rock, Rent, Andrew Lloyd Webber or Sondheim). An accompanist will be provided. Please, no recorded music or accapella singing. Please note: you may be asked to sing from the score at the audition.

Performance Schedule: Annie Get Your Gun opens Sept. 9, 2011 and continues through October 16, 2011. Performances are Thurs-Sat at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 7:00 PM (Sept. 11, 18, 25), Sunday matinees (Sept. 18, 25 & Oct. 2, 9, 16) and one Wednesday evening performance at 7:30 (date TBA). Lakewood Theatre Company features an intimate 220-seat theatre located at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
About the Play: Annie Get Your Gun, one of America's most beloved musicals, features such Irving Berlin blockbuster numbers as "There's No Business Like Show Business," "They Say That Falling In Love is Wonderful," and "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better." The production has delighted audiences for decades with its romantic musical comedy about show business and the Wild West. The musical features music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and original book by Herbert & Dorothy Fields, with revisions by Peter Stone. The production is directed by Ron Daum. Alan Anderson is assistant director and Alan D. Lytle is musical director.

The Story: Annie Oakley is a poor, but spirited and happy, country girl who lives by her native sharp-shooting skills quickly makes her the star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show where she meets and falls in love with expert rifleman Frank Butler. Unfortunately, the tough, outspoken Annie is not Frank's idea of what a wife should be and the two remain at competitive odds. Then Annie is initiated into an Indian tribe whose Chief, Sitting Bull, gives her advice on how she can she win Frank. Annie does so and the show ends with the exuberant climax "There's No Business Like Show Business."

 

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