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AUDITIONS

2011 - 2012

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October at the Opera House! It is a busy month for OHP. We are in rehearsal for Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, On the second and third we have auditions for Chicago, and at the end of the month we have our annual meeting where we elect board members and select shows which will be considered for our next season. If you have nominations of shows you would like to see us produce send them along to me. If you are a potential director and  would like to pitch a show at the meeting contact me. If you would like to become a member of OHP come to the meeting. If you are interested in auditioning for Chicago go to our website www.operahouseplayerrs.org for cast breakdowns and more information. You can also download the audition application and bring it filled out to save time.   
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107 Main St
Broad Brook , Connecticut 06016 
October 2nd and 3rd at 7 PM at the Broad Brook Opera House : Auditions for February production of     

Performance Dates of the show: February 10, 11, 12, 17,18, 19, 24, 25, 26

 

 

 

Roles: 9 women, 9 men (looking for 1 male falsetto)

 

 

 

 

 

Please prepare: 16 bars of music (preferably not from Chicago), bring sheet music - accompanist will be provided.  Dress and be prepared to dance.  Bring resume & headshot if you have them.  Bring schedule to determine schedule conflicts.

 

Contact director with questions by e-mail at beckybeth@juno.com

 

 
Auditions for La Cage aux Folles 
December 11, 2011 at 6 P.M. December 13, 2011 at 7 P.M.   Production dates May 2012

Go to www.operahouseplayers.org for more information

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Please contact Sharon with questions at sfhtheatre@comcast.net    

 

Production Dates: rehearsals begin Feb 2012

Show dates: May 4-20, 2012  (Fridays, Saturdays @ 8PM; Sundays @ 2PM)

Director: Sharon FitzHenry

Music Director: Bill Martin

Choreographer: Kristin Shaw 

 

When:

December 11 - 6-7:30pm open call singing/acting  7:30-8:45 dance audition

December 13 - 7-8:30pm open call singing/acting  8:30-9:45 dance audition

Callbacks December 14 @ 7pm

 

Where:

Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook CT 06016

 

What

For auditions, please be prepared to sing 16 bars that show spunk and range. If auditioning

 for the Cagelles, be prepared for dance with appropriate attire and shoes (jazz & tap) 

No appointments are taken. Auditioners are met on first come, first seen basis.

The parts: Albin  - A performer of star quality; mature; great powerhouse of a Broadway voice; fine comic actor.



Georges - A star, mature and attractive; good singer; energetic, loving and caring; must move well.

Jean-Michel - Must appear to be 20 years old; handsome, brunette, masculine, well mannered, educated; desperately in love with his fiancée, Anne; lyric baritone who acts, sings and moves well.

Jacob - Butler/maid in his early 20's; brilliant comedian who sings and moves well.

Anne - 18 - 21; John-Michel's fiancée; lovely to look at, spunky; a superb dancer who acts well.

Dindon - Anne's father; right-wing radical politician; pompous; quirky; must sing, move well, and be a fine comedian.

Marie Dindon - Anne's mother; 48 - 52, shy, retiring, sexually repressed and sex starved, good singer and actress who moves well; must look good in a leotard for the finale.

Jacqueline - Mature, female friend of Georges and Albin; owns a chic restaurant; attractive, charming; very theatrical; not necessarily a singer.

Renaud - Mature, male friend of Georges and Albin; owns a small café.

Francis - Male stage manager in Georges' club; strong actor/dancer.
 

Cagelles: 8 dancers at the La Cage nightclub all are beautiful females,  exceptional dancers (traditionally cast all male, though we may cast both men & women)

and additional ensemble parts