Auditions

SUMMER 2012 AUDITIONS
AUDITIONS for all ROLES in “MY FAIR LADY”,” DAMN YANKEES” and “GREASE”

Please note ~ We welcome those that are at least 17 years of age and older to audition for this year's shows. There are no roles for younger actors.

CASTING RULES & REGULATIONS

Before deciding to audition for a summer show at PIP, please carefully read the following:

When you attend the open call you are basically auditioning for all three shows. You may state any show preferences on the audition card if there is a reason you would not be able to accept a role in a given show.
Summer show rehearsals are for seven weeks, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings and one long Saturday OR Sunday afternoon/evening each week with tech week being even more intense. If you have conflicts with another show, classes or vacations that would prevent you from making this schedule please do not audition.
We can all tolerate a few conflicts if you are honest and upfront about them. We are always suspect of an actor who claims “no conflicts”. Punctuality at rehearsals is equally as important.
The process of casting three large shows is a daunting one, and we would be especially appreciative of honesty when it comes to the size of the role you would be comfortable accepting. If you won’t do ensemble or a supporting role, please advise us of that fact at the open calls.
It is not enough to merely attend the OPEN CALL – the CALLBACKS during the week and the following weekend ‘s ENSEMBLE CALL is where we make decisions. If you cannot attend the callbacks, please don’t try out this year.
PIP casts their shows age appropriate according to the needs of the shows. This season there are no roles for children. Those 16 years of age might audition for the experience, but we really do prefer older performers for MY FAIR LADY and DAMN YANKEES, and GREASE is looking for older teens/early 20’s.

Thank you.

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OPEN CALLS -

Friday, APRIL 20th at 7 PM

Saturday, APRIL 21st at NOON

Sunday, APRIL 22nd at NOON

CALL BACKS -

MY FAIR LADY

Sunday APRIL 22nd at 6 PM

ELIZA DOOLITTLE, HENRY HIGGINS, COLONEL PICKERING, FREDDY EYNSFORD-HILL

Monday APRIL 23rd at 7 PM

MRS. HIGGINS, MRS. PEARCE, HARRY, JAMIE, ALFRED DOOLITTLE

DAMN YANKEES

Tuesday APRIL 24th at 7 PM

LOLA, APPLEGATE, JOE HARDY, GLORIA

Wednesday APRIL 25th at 7 PM

MEG, JOE BOYD, DORIS, SISTER, VAN BUREN, ROCKY, SMOKEY, LINVILLE

GREASE

Thursday APRIL 26th at 7 PM

DANNY, SANDY, PATTY, EUGENE, CHA-CHA, VINCE FONTAINE, TEEN ANGEL, MISS LYNCH

Friday APRIL 27th at 7 PM

RIZZO, MARTY, FRENCHY, JAN, KENICKIE, DOODY, ROGER, SONNY

ENSEMBLE

Saturday APRIL 28th
WOMEN at 10 AM
MEN at 3 PM

All auditions and callbacks are held at:
PLAYS-IN-THE-PARK
1 PINE DRIVE
ROOSEVELT PARK,
EDISON, NJ

Please come prepared to sing an up-tempo song --- bring sheet music in the proper key --- an accompanist will be provided.
At CALL-BACKS you will be taught a dance combination so dress appropriately.
You will also be asked to read from the script: sides to be posted on the website closer to auditions.

CHARACTER BREAK-DOWNS AND CASTING NEEDS

MY FAIR LADY:
CAST OF CHARACTERS (* principal vocal part)

Eliza Doolittle * Soprano (wide range)
A cockney flower girl from Lisson Grove working outside Covent Garden. Her potential to become “a lady” becomes the object of a bet between Higgins and Pickering.

Professor Henry Higgins * Baritone
British, upper class professional bachelor, world famous phonetics expert, teacher and author of “Higgins’ Universal Alphabet.”

Alfred P. Doolittle * Bass
Eliza’s father; an elderly but vigorous dustman.

Colonel Hugh Pickering *Baritone (Range “B” up to “E”)
Retired British officer with colonial experience and the author of “Spoken Sanskrit.”

Freddie Eynsford-Hill * Tenor/Baritone withrange of low “C” to high “F”
Upper class young man who becomes completely smitten with Eliza.

Mrs. Higgins
Henry’s long-suffering mother.

Professor Zoltan Karpathy
A bearded Hungarian; former phonetics student of Henry Higgins.

Mrs. Pearce * alto/mezzo soprano
Henry Higgins’ housekeeper.

Mrs. Eynsford-Hill *
A friend of Mrs. Higgins’ and Freddy’s mother.

George
Bartender who works at the Tottenham Court Road Pub.

Harry * Baritone (able to harmonize)
Drinking companion of Alfred Doolittle.

Jamie * Tenor/Baritone with high “E” (able to harmonize
Drinking companion of Alfred Doolittle.

Mrs. Hopkins
A cockney woman of Tottenham Court

A Bystander
Opening scene, (2 men) a Bystander with another Bystander outside Covent Garden.

Cockney Quartet * (First, Second, Third & Fourth Cockney) – T1-T2-Bar-Bass
In Covent Garden Market; the male Cockney Quartet.

Butler
Henry Higgins household employee.

Footman
Henry Higgins house, non-speaking.

Lord Boxington
Friend of Mrs. Higgins, Ascot race patron.

Lady Boxington
At Ascot races, non-speaking.

Flower Girl
Working in Wimpole Street.

Footman
Embassy employee.

Footman
Embassy employee, non-speaking.

Selsey Man
Opening scene, bystander outside Covent Garden.

Hoxton Man
Opening scene, bystander outside Covent Garden.

Two Maids * altos
Henry Higgins household, non-speaking.

Three Buskers
Street performers, outside Covent Garden, non-speaking.

Six Servants
Henry Higgins household, non-speaking chorus singers. S-S-A-A-T-B

Two Stewards
Ascot employees, non-speaking.

Singing & Dancing Ensembles
The Ascot Race patrons, Embassy Ball guests Covent Garden Scene Crowd, Tottenham Court Crowd, etc.

Various Voices
doubling with single spoken lines

Angry Woman

DAMN YANKEES:

Lola: 20 -35, sexy, seductive minion of the devil, who is ultimately compassionate because she’s caught in her own bad situation with the devil; excellent singer, dancer, actress with strong belt

Applegate: 30 – 50, the devil who is interested in the game and the show as much as he is in the outcomes of his evil manipulative plots; mature role, humorous, cynical, skilled actor, great timing, character baritone

Joe Hardy: mid-20s, pawn of the devil, who puts his own desires ahead of what’s right but learns valuable lessons at the brink of disaster and who must play a middle-aged man in a young body; baritone

Meg Boyd : 40-50, Joe’s baseball widow wife, loving, mature, who has allowed her life to become a rut from which her husband seeks an escape; mezzo(good low G to high F)

Joe Boyd: 40 -50 fanatic Washington Senators fan, a middle-aged man who is so consumed by the banality of his life and unfulfilled desires that he allows himself to become a pawn in the devil’s deadly game; baritone

Benny Van Buren: 35-65 long-suffering manager of the Washington Senators who takes every ounce of optimism to keep his players’ hopes alive; character bari-tenor

Gloria Thorpe: 21 – 30 feisty young sports reporter who is so hungry to be taken seriously that she allows the devil to manipulate her into casting unfounded aspersions on Joe Hardy; mezzo with strong belt and excellent dancer

Welch: aging owner of the Washington Senators, who desperately wants to see his team become winners before he leaves this earth

Rocky, Smokey,Linville, Sohovik : 18-35, Washington Senators team members. Not the brightest bulbs in the box. Smokey, the catcher, loves to work crossword puzzles. Rocky, a lummox who plays in the outfield, can hit but has trouble with the signs while at bat. Sohovik, who’s pretty pragmatic, may be the brightest one of the bunch, though that’s not giving him much. But they’ve got heart.

Doris: 40 -60, friend of Meg’s, who is passionate about the Senators but more down-to-earth

Sister: 40 – 60,friend of Meg’s, who is just as passionate about the Senators by who is as manic as Doris is down-to-earth, soprano

A chorus of 12-16 men and women: A range of voices and parts. Ensemble members will play a variety of parts from reporters to ball players to fans. Various other named parts — Henry, Commissioner, Miss Weston, etc. — will be pulled from the ensemble.

GREASE:

“Grease” Cast Breakdown

Danny: Must pass for high school age. Leader of the T-Birds. Handsome, cocky with easygoing charm and charisma. Coolest guy in school. Loves Sandy, but fears losing his bad boy image. Strong rock and roll tenor with falsetto. Must dance or move well.

Sandy: Must pass for high school age. Classic All-American, girl-next-door beauty. Confident but naïve; thinks the best of everyone she meets. Capable of turning into a hot rock and roll babe at the end. Lyric soprano with rock and roll edge. Must dance or move well.

Kenickie: Could be alittle older than the rest of boys, as he’s had to stay back a few times. Danny’s best friend and second-in-command of the T-Birds. Tough, sarcastic - a perfect match for Rizzo. Strong rock and roll baritone singing voice. Must dance or move well.

Rizzo: Must pass for high school age. Leader of the Pink Ladies. Tough, sarcastic yet vulnerable. The girl everyone is intimidated by and secretly wants to be. Great sense of humor. Rich belt voice. Must dance or move well.

Sonny: Must pass for high school age. Always running his mouth and getting into trouble. Needs to be a real comedian. Should have a distinctively Italian or ethnic look. Must sing, dance/move well.

Marty: Must pass for high school age. The Princess of the Pink Ladies. Tries very hard to act grown up and sophisticated. Must have a rich chest belt; sings “Freddy My Love”. Must dance or move well.

Doody: Must pass for high school age. Youngest of the boys; he looks up to the other guys like heroes. Boyish, he lacks confidence in the girl department. Guitar playing a plus but not necessary. Major pop tenor with strong falsetto; sings “Those Magic Changes”. Must dance or move well.

Frenchy: Must pass for high school age. Quirky, funny and kind, she drops out of high school to become a beautician. Should have a distinctive character speaking voice. Must sing, dance/move well.

Roger: Must pass for high school age. The clown of the T-Birds; he’ll do anything for a laugh. Jan’s boyfriend. Could be physically large or heavyset. High pop tenor; sings “Mooning”. Must dance or move well.

Jan: Must pass for high school age. Lots of personality and fun. Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with boys. Could be physically large or heavyset. Wins a talent contest and sings “It’s Raining on Prom Night”.Must sing, dance/move well.

Eugene: Must pass for high school age. The classic nerd of the school. Preppy, straight-A student. Good comic timing. Must sing, dance/move well.

Patty: Must pass for high school age. All-American cheerleader type. Sugary, confident and catty. Baton twirling and any type of cheerleading tricks are a plus. Must sing, dance/move well.

Cha-Cha: Must pass for high school age. Kenickie’s blind date. Loud mouthed and tacky. The best dancer at a rival school. Will also sing and dance in the ensemble. Must dance exceptionally well.

Miss Lynch: Adult Female Role, 40s – late 50s. A no-nonsense, serious and domineering English teacher.

Vince Fontaine: Adult Male Role, late 30s – late 40s. Slick-talking disc jockey. Good-looking, oily and a bit of a slime ball. Rock and roll baritone; sings “Born to Hand Jive.”

Teen Angel: Young Adult Male Role,mid 20s – mid 30s. Gorgeous embodiment of Frenchy’s fantasy, a la Pat Boone. Might also sing and dance in the ensemble. Tenor with falsetto extension.

The Ensemble: Must pass for high school age. 4 Males and 4 females to play the students of Rydell High School. Fresh faced and all ethnicities needed. Must sing, dance/move well. Gymnastics a plus!

DOWNLOAD AUDITION SIDES & Music:

Woman's/Men's Ensemble Callback Music

My Fair Lady:

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HIGGINS and ELIZA (two scenes)
ALFRED DOOLITTLE with Harry and Jamie
MRS. HIGGINS
FREDDY and MRS. PEARCE
COLONEL PICKERING

Grease:

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CLICK here to download PDF versions of the sides that will be read during callbacks for the following characters:

Grease - Danny, Sandy & Patty
Grease - Cha Cha and Eugene
Grease - Danny & Sandy
Grease - Kenickie, Doody, Roger & Sonny
Grease - Kenickie & Rizzo.pdf
Grease - Rizzo, Marty, Frenchy & Jan.pdf
Grease - Vince Fontaine & Miss Lynch.pdf

Damn Yankees:

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