AUDITIONS--October 12 & 13, 7 pm

Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s follows young Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself, at Goldblatt's Department Store. The consistent response: "You'll shoot your eye out."  The play has been adapted for the stage based on the modern day classic movie A Christmas Story. 

Character Description: 
RALPH as an adult – The middle aged storyteller.  Also plays Cowboy, Tree Lot Owner, Delivery Man, Voice of Neighbor 
RALPHIE PARKER – Ralph at 4th or 5th grade age. 
MOTHER (Mrs. Parker) – Ralphie’s Mom, age range mid thirties to early forties 
THE OLD MAN (Mr. Parker) – Ralphie’s Dad, age range mid to late forties.  Also Voice of Santa 
RANDY PARKER – Ralphie’s little brother, 1st grade age 
MISS SHIELDS – Ralphie’s teacher, character role is at least 30 but could be much older.  Character is not age specific.  
FLICK – Ralphie’s classmate.  Also plays Desperado One.  Character who gets his tongue stuck on the flag pole. 
SCHWARTZ – Ralphie’s classmate.   Also plays Desperado Two.  Sneaky and never takes the blame. 
ESTHER JANE ALBERRY – Ralphie’s classmate.  Esther and Ralphie have a crush on each other. 
HELEN WEATHERS – Ralphie’s smart classmate that the boys are intimidated by because she may have beat them up in previous years.
SCUT FARKAS – The bully.  Character is taller than the other boys and could be a year or so older.  Also plays Black Bart

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AUDITIONS--November 2 & 3, 7 pm

Meg Snider – Early 30s, natural “hometown” PA girl, outgoing and lively.  A dreamer.  She is engaged to be married to the local minister, Duncan Wooley, who is in his 50s. 

Duncan Wooley – Early to mid 50s.  Local minister, very serious about life and set in his ways.  He can be judgmental of others in town. 

Leo Clark – Late 30s to early 40s, Shakespearean actor.  He is British, capable and self-assured. 

Jack Gable – mid to late 30s, Shakespearean actor.  He is also British, but is a sidekick to Leo, always along for the ride while Leo calls the shots.   

Doc Myers – late 50s to early 60s, an old country doctor, and a bit of a curmudgeon.  He is not a progressive thinker, but it comfortable with the way things have always been.  He is likeable and respected in the community. 

Butch Myers – Doc’s son, in his mid to late 20s.  He is good-hearted and sincere, and always willing to lend a hand, but a bit slow to understand what’s going on. 

Audrey – Early 20s, well built.  She is a beautiful girl, sweet and good natured.  She is in a relationship with Butch and must be able to roller skate.

Florence Snider – described as “very old and crusty”, she is elderly and very frail physically, but sharp as a tack and sharp-tongued.  She has very poor eyesight.

There are also a few "walk on" roles for elderly gentlemen (perhaps men who'd like to help backstage).

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AUDITIONS--December 14 & 15, 7 pm

One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, this "comedic romp" rings in the new millennium with its wickedly modern wit and ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter. A 20-year drought has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. Public amenities are regulated by a malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. A hero leads a revolution and everyone to freedom!

Character Descriptions:

Officer Lockstock (Bass) – (See as the 1920’s New York cop) The tongue-in-cheek narrator of the story. A corrupt policeman who secretly kills off guilty peers.  Neighborhood cop, charming, corrupt, flippant, capable of great violence as well as great humor. Must have a mature, authoritative presence.  

Little Sally (Mezzo-Soprano) - A precocious, thoroughly irreverant and smartly funny street urchin; the quasi-narrator who always out-smarts Lockstock.    Honest, innocently direct and though she tries never to reveal it, like every other female in the show, has a crush on Bobby Strong. She is an irresistible know-it-all who is the voice of reason and often says what the audience is thinking.

Bobby Strong (High Tenor with belt) - The dashing, noble young Everyman who works for Miss Pennywise at the poorest, filthiest urinal in town; the eventual protagonist and romantic hero who starts a revolution, and falls in love with Hope Cladwell along the way.

Hope Cladwell (Soprano) - Cladwell's innocent, kind-hearted, and beautiful daughter, torn between listening to her father and helping her boyfriend Bobby in overthrowing her father's empire, having just returned from school at The Most Expensive University in the World. Hope is the stereotypical Broadway ingénue and is painfully naïve.  She is a breath of fresh air in the filthy down-trodden world of Urinetown

Caldwell B. Cladwell (Baritone) - corrupt Daddy Warbucks-figure.  The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company, a miserly moneygrubber who gleefully exploits the poor with his outrageous toilet fees. Cladwell is the capitalist pig of the show.  Slick, elegant, clever, eccentric, mercenary to a fault and deliciously evil, he will rid himself of anyone who stands in his way (including his own daughter).

Penelope Pennywise (mezzo-soprano with high belt) - The tough, jaded warden of the poorest, filthiest urinal in town. A shrewd, penny-scrounging cheapskate, Pennywise is a figure of authority and lives to maintain order at the public bathrooms.

Officer Barrel (Bass):  Police officer – also corrupt and loves violence

McQueen (Bass):  Rich – Tycoon who thinks he is above the law, Caldwell’s right hand man

Fipp (Bass):  Senator, Rich.  He is dapper and a tad smarmy

Old Man Strong (Tenor):  Bobby’s father – older, poor, a man of honor and of his word

Tiny Tom (Bass or Baritone):  Yes, its Christmas Carol, poor confused man-boy

Soupy Sue (Soprano):  Poor and down-trodden, overly-affectionate

Little Becky TwoShoes (Soprano):  pregnant, poor.  An unwed, pregnant cripple with a leg brace, who's one helluva a dancer.

Robby the Stockfish (Tenor):  poor, gang member

Josephine Strong (Mezzo-Soprano):  mom, poor, Aunt Bee like character

Hot Blades Harry (Tenor):  also poor.  Scary, hot tempered, ready to snap, he wants to make those who oppress his kidneys pay through the nose.

Mrs. Millenium (Soprano):  rich, in on the takeover, UGC executive

Dr. Bileaux (Bass or Baritone):  UGC executive, head of research

Cladwell’s Secretary (Soprano):  a valued UGC employee

Billy Boy Bill (Tenor):  a rebel, poor

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AUDITIONS--March 1 & 2, 7 pm

Williams’ drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty is one of the most famous plays of the modern theater. Amanda Wingfield, a remnant of southern gentility, lives in poverty in a St. Louis apartment with her son, who escapes his situation with alcohol, and daughter, who lives in a world of her tiny glass figurines. Perhaps a gentleman caller can help the daughter escape her fragile world.

Character Descriptions:

Amanda Wingfield -  Laura and Tom's mother. A proud, vivacious woman, Amanda clings fervently to memories of a vanished, genteel past. She is simultaneously admirable, charming, pitiable, and laughable.

Laura Wingfield -  Amanda's daughter and Tom's younger sister. Laura has a bad leg, on which she has to wear a brace, and walks with a limp. Twenty-three years old and painfully shy, she has largely withdrawn from the outside world and devotes herself to old records and her collection of glass figurines.

Tom Wingfield -  Amanda's son and Laura's older brother. An aspiring poet, Tom works at a shoe warehouse to support the family. He is frustrated by the numbing routine of his job and escapes from it through movies, literature, and alcohol

Jim O'Connor -  An old acquaintance of Tom and Laura. Jim was a popular athlete in high school and is now a shipping clerk at the shoe warehouse in which Tom works. He is unwaveringly devoted to goals of professional achievement and ideals of personal success.

Mr. Wingfield -  Amanda's husband and Laura and Tom's father. Mr. Wingfield was a handsome man who worked for a telephone company. He abandoned his family years before the action of the play and never appears onstage. His picture, however, is prominently displayed in the Wingfields' living room.

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AUDITIONS--March 22 & 23, 7 pm

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AUDITIONS--March 29 & 30, 7 pm

CINDERELLA/Soprano.  A shy but beautiful orphaned girl who lives with her wicked stepmother and mean stepsisters.

PRINCE CHRISTOPHER/Baritone.  A youthful, handsome hero searching desperately for his true love.

THE KING/Tenor.  Comic role; the father of the Prince who gives the young man advice but is very comedic.

THE QUEEN.  The Prince's mother; tries to keep the King in line.

PORTIA/Mezzo.  One of Cinderella's mean stepsisters; the stupid one.

JOY/Soprano.  Cinderella's other stepsister; the crabby one.

FAIRY GODMOTHER/Mezzo.  Lovable, fun character role who comes to Cinderella's aid and makes her wish come true so she can go to the ball.

STEPMOTHER/Soprano.  Dominant and cruel to Cinderella yet dotes on her own two miserable offspring.

HERALD/Baritone.  Announces the ball and helps seek the princess who fits the glass slipper.

OTHER ROLES:
Chamberlain, Chef, Steward, Older Girl, Younger Girl, Various other girls, mice, other animals (children's roles)
 

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