Thank you for auditioning for THE EVOLUTION OF MANN ROLE: CHRISTINE/TAMAR/SHEILA/MRS. MANN

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1 Thank you for auditioning for THE EVOLUTION OF MANN ROLE: //SHEILA/MRS MANN Present in the room ill be director, producing team casting For the Initial Appointment please prepare: 1 A brief song in the style of the sho Appropriate to the sho: Alan Menken, Maltby Shire, Stephen Sondheim, Bill Finn, ohn Bucchino, Andre Lippa, Pasek Paul, Ahrens Flaherty, Adam Gon and Craig Carnelia Something that shos range and personality is preferable 2 Side 1 for your character in this packet You may or may not be asked to read, but please have this on hand 3 Be familiar ith the other sides in this packet, ust in case! For the Callback Appointment please prepare: 1 This full packet of sides songs Note: We ve included MP3s of songs on our ebsite INSTRUCTIONS: Please have your full book of music on hand for both Initial Callback Appointment, in case the team needs to hear something different Also, be sure to bring your picture and resume, otherise e ill not have one in the room! Thanks so much! W S Casting

2 (to the audience) See hat I mean! Henry Are you OK Sure Fine Wait So you didn t hear that guy say no, no Forget it (to himself) Stop it! Stop it (to Christine) So hat do you say Do you ant dessert Absolutely Henry Are you looking at anything As peruses the menu, the as-like underscoring builds as is dran closer and closer to her unibro notices No, no, of course not (to the audience) Damn unibro! Don t blame me! You ve done it, too! It s the Vogue Magazine air brushed influences that are ruining all of our lives! I mean, ho can anyone function normally in a orld here even pictures of puppies are photoshopped Shame on us! Shame on us all! (to Christine) So hat looks good As the underscoring builds is dran to the unibro once again catches him looking God, you have beautiful eyes (really touched) Wo Thanks Sure (very sincere) You really do and don t kno hat to say Then they both speak at once, quickly, to break the tension Anyay, so you said you used to play basketball in highschool 31

3 By the ay, I really do think my kids ould love your poems They really are great Another beat Which conversation to pursue Thanks I mean, about the poems You kno, I rite, too These super obvious folk songy guitar tunes You d probably puke Puke No, I love super obvious folk songy guitar tunes I am probably a better basketball player than songriter, though My niece ill and I play in the park sometimes (Henry takes a risk) We should play sometime A little one on one I as All State, you kno So you ll in I like a guy ho isn t scared of losing to a girl But hey, isn t Gen in some performance art thing she rote We could go to that Well, if you really ant It s a one man sho here Gen plays an ameoba ho lectures at Harvard Sounds very Off-Off Broaday But I guess it could be fun, right Well, hy not I ll double-check ith Gen about an extra ticket If you can believe it, the thing s sold out It s tomorro night 32

4 I think I have this eird dinner-movie-karioke thing ith my cousin and some of her friends But I bet I can get out of it I ll call you tomorro to confirm Cool! So it s another date! The slo intro to HARD begins Oh, o I sort of like this song Oh You do So do you anna you kno An akard beat is aiting for to ask her to dance Sure Why not and stand then embrace akardly (TRACK FIVE: HARD) OH, GOD WHY DID YOU GIVE ME TWO LEFT FEET AND NEITHER ONE CAN KEEP A BEAT WHY IS THIS HARD OH, GREAT A FIRST DATE SLOW DANCE FAR TOO SOON WHY DON T THEY PLAY A FASTER TUNE DANCING S SO HARD SEE HER TILTED GRIN SLIGHTLY OUT OF LINE, 33

5 Scene Six: It s Only a First Date Lights up on GWEN, on stage and in character She emotes very dramatically This is over-the-top, very bad performance art GWEN Ho can e adapt hen e re only zygotes At a cocktail party Simming in a sea of lost connections GWEN bos, accepting thunderous applause Lights up on in a neighborhood bar Yep I have to stomach to and half hours of that And to make matters orse, afterards I have to listen to people shoer Gen ith compliments Right! Compliments I m about to make an excuse to leave, hen ho alks in Enter Henry (audience) Tamar Then she said the perfect thing God, that sho SUCKED! Yes! Thank you I mean, I love Gen, and I feel terrible about ragging on her ork Maybe I m ust ealous, I don t kno, but really It as bad, right And everyone loved it They re either pretentious or being nice I sat there thinking ho your Gatsby is going to be so so SO much better No fooling You did Because to tell the truth, this hole thing sort of made me nervous I mean, if this is hat people like 41

6 Not sane people, don t orry Ho d your finale go again (sings passionately, she remembers it) SO WE BEAT ON, BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT AND BORNE BACK CEASELESSLY INTO THE PAST! Wo, you really liked it, huh No I loved it! But you kno, I as thinking You might be able to learn something from Gen Her sho as terrible but it did take risks Is this your thing You blo off guys through a text then criticize their riting Hey, don t producers like things that are edgy So hat I should make Gatsby bi-sexual Why not Or don t forget multi-culturalism! Make Gatsby Hispanic An Hispanic ay Gatsby Why not He s an outsider in the book, right ust think about it OK Anything else Yeah I didn t come here to see a sho about a deranged amoeba I came to see you What ould you say if I told you that hen e ent on our date, I asn t as available as I should have been But that no I am I d say, hy did you go on the date at all 42

7 Good question But then I d say, I kno that I probably shouldn t have, but no I m glad that I did Then I d say, the last thing I need is a rebound Yeah, but here s the thing Technically I m out of rebound mode I didn t tell you but Robert is married Lives in Great Neck Three kids Stupid, huh And Cindy Well, let s ust say I m more of an opposite gender girl Meaning I ouldn t blame you for hating me, Henry, but I really do like you You re funny and seet and creative My shrink says I m ready to be involved ith a nice guy So does my masseuse! Oh, God! I haven t been able to stop thinking about you all eek! (to audience) I cheed on it FOR TWO WHOLE SECONDS! pounces on They make out passionately, ripping off each other s clothes (to audience, as Tamar gropes him) Don t udge me Don t forget Tamar as the one I liked first She s got it all! She s artsy, bohmenian, smart, funny and sexy! Give it a fe days and I ll bet she s also kind, earnest and nurturing! Besides, a guy like me needs a muse Tamar ll push me to be a better riter SHE S MY WIFE! (TRACK SIX: IT S ONLY A FIRST DATE) pulls off-stage The lights come up on MAYBE YOU WILL NEVER KNOW HIS FAVORITE BAND AT WOODSTOCK, HIS FAVORITE FILM BY HITCHCOCK, THE BOOKS HE S READ, HIS TOUCH IN BED 43

8 Scene Telve: MRS MANN I told you, you should ve stuck ith the teacher Thanks, Mom Real helpful right no Lights up on MRS MANN standing over ho is slumped on his sofa MRS MANN No I left the chicken in the kitchen And I changed your sheets Thanks, mom Thanks for stopping by MRS MANN You do kno hat you need, Henry Someone caring MRS MANN gives several kisses on the cheek Duly noted MRS MANN Someone to make sure you get your shirts pressed Got it That your food is arm! Yes MRS MANN MRS MANN That your bed is made It s hat every man ants deep don, isn t it The kind of unconditional love only a mother can provide And I do happen to be available Get out! 69

9 MRS MANN Take a oke, Henry I ust ant you to find a girl ho cares about you as much as I do Thanks, mom But I think that might be impossible (ith a smile) Call the teacher MRS MANN MRS MANN exits as GWEN enters What as that about GWEN My mother! She ust suggested that I marry her Or someone like her anyay You could do orse GWEN Don t you see, Gen Sheila s edding is next eek! I don t have anyone to take! Bring your neice ill She s eight! GWEN GWEN Hey, listen, I kno you re still torn up over Tamar But good riddance, OK A beret A trans-hispanic Gatsby You had some good stuff in there but her ideas turned it into a circus You have talent Revise your novel Write more kids poems Start another sho Stick ith it Thanks GWEN OK, this is ho it s going to ork You ve been lying here eating Cocca Puffs for a eek Another fe days and you ll be a documentary First, you ill bathe Then you ill shave and put on the clean clothes I laid out on your bed Then e are going out to celebrate 70

10 Score What's the Matter With Henry [REV 71118] 29 : Hi, Mom MRS MANN: Henny Honey! So ho'd it go ith the teacher b b : She as nice, Mom But this one gets me Tamar MRS MANN: You mean, you didn't call the teacher : Well, I as going to, but then I didn't I mean, e only had one date N b - 34 SAFETY 35 n 36 fl fl 37 n fl fl 38 MRS MANN: Sprare me your B S Hen n fl Ó 39 - ry r n Get your 40 butt off of the bench b Ó 41 Ó You've n n 42 had your spree No 43 hat -'ll you be: a los -er or a mensch 44 n b Ó 45

11 Score 46 n Tell her your tak n 47 - en or cra - zy Tell her you mights be sec - ret-ly gay But do it, Hen b b b 08 What's the Matter With Henry [REV 71118] n - ry! Then send a love- ly bou-quet n b > b > 51 Ó n > n 52 MRS MANN: Roses ork Also tulips Ó Ó 53 Ó 54 n : OK, OK, I ill [to Audience] I didn't Again, I anted to, but my mind as sort of elsehere n 55 n n 56 SAFETY n n 57 n n n n 58 : She said I : 59 love - you n GWEN: This is pret - ty quick

12 Score What's the Matter With Henry [REV 71118] 129 b b b b VAMP GWEN: In the meantime, part of friendship is honesty So if you ant Tamar to be that best friend, tell q=158 her you need to lose the hat [EXIT GWEN] 4 4 a tempo 130 n n n n 133 : Lose the hat : Listen, Tamar I do have a slightly oblong head that really may not be conducive to q=160 b 134 n n n n 137 : Take a deep breath, my Peeg dog You can't ad -mit de - feat n n 139 b 140 Ó The hat's 141 not too much Here's a noth - er touch to make your look com - plete n n 143 b

13 Score b b 144 b : You need to step up your game Especially no that you've decided to set your Gatsby in Havana!! : I have cuban 08 What's the Matter With Henry [REV 71118] : b You need a dose of b b b 149 kick - ass funk, if you 150 b n b an - na make good art n n n b n 153 You're a hap - pen - ing ri - ter Time to look the part ẇ n b Ó Ó 154 : "I set up an appointment ith my stylist I'm going to make this city light up every time your hot little feet touch the sidealk" Ó

14 Pno 2 "It's Only A First Date" not a lot of things you can claim n 'cause it's on - ly a first date, it's Pno far from a life - time No in - vest - ment, so there's no re - bb turn You can n n Pno laugh at his okes but you on't n b n meet his folks 'cause it's b slight rubato on-ly a first date n Pno 19 Ó 19 n May-be e ill nev-er ride the rap - ids in a kay - ak, or b b solid b n

15 "It's Only A First Date" 3 Pno bi - cy - cle through Ny - ak Share a vie, a Net - flix queue " n colla voce, Pno May - be e ill nev - er get to a tempo b solid see ho ins at Ping Pong or n Pno some - day have a song of our on 'cause it's Pno on - ly a first date, a fe hours that fle by, though it

16 4 "It's Only A First Date" 30 Pno 30 felt as if there might be more to come bb No real n n Pno mem - or - ies shared, don't pre - b tend that he cared b Don't be c c c Pno c c c fooled by the stars that lit the n n n b b n sky, or b as it the light in his eyes b n n b n b n Pno By no it should come n n b n as no sur - prise that life does- n't go as planned Still, it as n b

17 Pno b good to hold his hand and b b b b slight pullback n n n n n n "It's Only A First Date" b May-be you'll for -get ho re-as - sur-ing ere his kis - ses It's climax b b 5 45 Pno 45 ea - sy to dis - miss the hole night 'cause it's on - ly a hors d'oeuvre, it's n (less so as to build) 48 Pno 48 hard-ly an en - tree, but it kind of dulls the hung-er for a - hile You'll for - b b Pno get by next eek, but re - mem - ber his smile for it's on - ly a dance, it's bb n U b U U

18 Pno 6 "It's Only A First Date" 54 on - ly a meal, it's on - ly a guy, so 54 n build in intensity b Pno 56 come on get real There's 56 n b n 3 no chance in hell that he 3 3 b Pno feels hat you feel 3 n n 'cause it's on - ly a first date, 61 Ó! Pno 61 b b b colla voce noth - ing more b bb slight ritard, not too slo