AUDITION NOTICE:

Rogers & Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA

Co-Directors: Madeline Jaaskela and Christine Healy

Music Director: Diane Pollard

Choreographers: Kelly and Paul Wybieracki

Auditions will be held at The Bradley Playhouse, 30 Front Street – Putnam, CT

Thursday, April 28: 7pm – 9pm

or Saturday, April 30: 1pm- 3pm

Call Backs, if necessary: Monday, May 2nd from 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Performance dates: August 5,6,7 – 12,13,14 – 19,20,21

IMPORTANT INFO: Adults — please plan to arrive at the start time and to stay until the end. Children will not be expected to stay until the end. Auditions will include music, dance, and readings. Be prepared with sheet music for the accompanist with no more than 32 bars of music. Song choice should show your range. No a capella singing. Everyone will be expected to learn and perform a brief piece of choreography, wear comfortable shoes and clothes to move in. Readings from the scripts will be done and will be available at the theatre in advance. Wearing comfortable shoes and clothing is recommended.

Audition Materials are available for pick-up anytime and are located in the black box outside the front doors to the theater.

Character age range: Adult Roles: Ages 16 & up and Children’s Roles (mice & children of the town): Ages 8-12

Cast Breakdown

Character Descriptions: Age range for each role is for the actor to portray a character of that age. It does not mean you must be that age.

CINDERELLA	Mezzo Soprano – Age 16-24, A very meek and obedient Cinderella, with never a moment’s complaining, but an enormous talent for wishing hard for ‘impossible things to happen’.
STEPMOTHER	Mezzo Soprano – 30s – 50s. Just as we should expect, but with occasional flashes of understanding, until she remembers the main purpose of her life – to marry off her horrible daughters.
JOY	Mezzo Soprano w/belt – 18 – 25, sourpuss with little intelligence.
PORTIA	Mezzo Soprano w/belt – 18 – 25, A goofy girl with a fatuous laugh and no intelligence whatsoever.
GODMOTHER	Mezzo Soprano – 30s – 60s, A most original creation: extremely pragmatic and no-nonsense, she is capable of being swept away by Cinderella’s wishing-power, and is always there at the right moment.
THE KING	Baritone – 40s – 60s, A hard-up grouch who at least has the grace to wish his son as happy in marriage as he is.
THE QUEEN	Mezzo Soprano – 40s – 60s,  Quite serious and domineering, but affectionate to her fuddy-duddy husband.
THE PRINCE	Baritone – 18 – 25, Everybody’s ideal Prince Charming.
TOWN CRIER  Tenor – 20s – 60s HERALD, CHEF, STEWARD, COACHMAN, FOOTMAN, GUARDS, MINISTER, BALL GUESTS, TOWNSPEOPLE and CHILDREN – ages 8-12 All vocal parts needed: Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

**If you have a conflict that prevents you from attending our initial auditions, please contact Christine Healy, prior to April 26th , to make alternate arrangements. Zoom auditions may be arranged, or you will be required to send a YouTube or Vimeo link of a prerecorded vocal selection, and dance reel that represents your dance abilities. Or email audition videos to: [email protected].