AUDITION INFORMATION. 9 to 5: The Musical. Music by Dolly Parton Lyrics Book by Patrica Resnick

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1 AUDITION INFORMATION 9 to 5: The Musical Music by Dolly Parton Lyrics Book by Patrica Resnick, 2017 Performance Dates: August 24-September 10, 2017

2 welcome Thank you for your interest in auditioning for a Theatre Tallahassee production! If you ve auditioned for us before, welcome back! If this is your first time auditioning at Theatre Tallahassee, we re thrilled to have you! Part of community theatre is bringing in new talent. Whether you re a veteran performer who just moved to town or you ve never been on stage before but really want to try, we d like to encourage you to audition for shows at Theatre Tallahassee. We re aware that auditioning can be a nerve-wracking experience, even if you ve done it a hundred times before. We ve put this information packet together for you to help you learn a little more about the play, the characters you will be reading for, and to give you some idea of what to expect during auditions. Please make sure to note any specific audition requirements for this show, as well as reading over the character list and any sides provided. We ve included a printable audition form at the back of this information packet that you can fill out and bring with you. You may also bring a headshot and/or resume, if you have one, but they are not required. Break a leg! CONTENTS Welcome....2 The Play....3 The Director....3 What You Should Know About Auditions....4 Audition Notes....4 Dates....5 Characters...6 Side Side Side Side Credits Audition Form

3 the play Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy giving their boss, Franklin Hart, the boot! While Hart remains otherwise engaged, the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always kept them down. With music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, 9 to 5 The Musical is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in the late 1970s. this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic. the director Keith Meccia returns to Theatre Tallahassee after last being seen on our stage in The Addams Family as Fester Addams. He recently directed Thoroughly Modern Millie at The Quincy Music Theatre. Other directing credits include Into The Woods, Meet Me in St. Louis, Annie Jr., Oklahoma and Once On This Island Jr. He studied theatre at AMDA and Tallahassee Community College. MAINSTAGE SEASON SHOWS This production is part of Theatre Tallahassee s Mainstage season. If you ve never performed on our Mainstage, here s a quick list of what you should know. Mainstage productions are performed in our main auditorium, which seats approximately 270 people. Rehearsals usually start about 5-6 weeks before the show opens. Opening night is usually held on a Thursday evening. Performances run for three weekends, on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. 3

4 what you should know about auditions Theatre Tallahassee auditions are open we try our best to discourage directors from pre-casting roles. Know what you re auditioning for. Most directors provide script sides in this packet for you to study ahead of time. Do a little research online about the play. We also keep copies of the script at the theatre, so if you would like the opportunity to read it ahead of time, you can drop by during business hours and we ll let you peruse it at Theatre Tallahassee. Audition requirements may vary from show to show. Some directors like cold readings. Some might ask for monologues. For musicals, you may be asked to bring music, or wear dance clothes. Read the audition notes below to be prepared. Audition formats vary depending on director. Some directors prefer closed auditions, where you will wait in another room until you are called in. Others like having everyone in one room. If an audition is closed, if you bring someone to support you they may be asked to wait in the other room (unless you are a minor). We know that it can be disappointing not to get a part. We always have more people audition than we have roles for, and there are many factors that directors have to weigh when casting. We encourage you to come in and audition often, though. Just because you weren t right for one role, doesn t mean that you won t be perfect for another. We encourage you to get involved in other ways. Helping paint or build sets, costumes or props, working backstage, or volunteering to usher are great ways to meet people, network, and become part of our theatre family. We look forward to seeing you on stage. Break a leg! specific audition notes for this show Acting auditions will consist of readings from the script. Script sides are provided in this packet for review. They do not need to be memorized. Some additional sides may be provided at the audition for cold readings. Please prepare bars of a musical theatre song. For those auditioning for the role of Doralee please prepare a Dolly Parton song or a country song (not Backwoods Barbie or from the show). Please bring sheet music, an accompanist will be provided. We strongly request that you do not perform a cappella. Please bring dance shoes and appropriate clothing for dance and movement. You do not need to prepare any choreography. 4

5 dates actors must be able to commit to all performance dates & tech/dress rehearsals. shows Auditions July 9 & 10, 7pm at Theatre Tallahassee Call Backs July 11 at 7pm By director invitation only. Rehearsal Period July 12-August 20 approx 7-10pm, M-F Some Sun evenings, TBA NOTE: this is only a rough schedule, subject to change after casting Tech Week August please try to avoid schedule conflicts during this week Dress Rehearsals August required attendance Performances August September 1-3 September 8-10 Weeknight and Saturday evening performances are 8 pm, with a 6:30 pm call time JULY S M T W T F S AUGUST S M T W T F S other Sunday matinee performances are at 2pm, with a 12:30 pm call time. Pick Up Rehearsals Aug 31 & Sept 7 At director & stage manager s discretion. Keep dates open for potential rehearsals or benefit shows. Closing & Strike September 10 Cast & Crew are required to participate in show strike. Please keep this evening free of conflicts. SEPTEMBER S M T W T F S

6 characters (F, 40-50) The company s Head Secretary and Mr. Hart s Administrative Assistant, she is a single mother and typically stands up for what she believes in. Attractive, strong, ambitious. Vocal range: D5-F3 (F, 20-30) A young, sexy spitfire who works at Mr. Hart s office. She is proof that there is more to a woman than just her looks. Vocal range: E5-G3 (F, 25-35) The new girl at the firm, she has been burned by her husband s affair and is searching for personal empowerment. Insecure, determined, and hopeful. Vocal Range: F5-Ab3 FRANKLIN (M, 40-50) One of the firm s executives and a notorious chauvinist. He is capable of faking charm but usually shows his true colors as an arrogant, self-absorbed boss. Vocal Range: Gb4-C3 ROZ KEITH (F, 35-45) The attentive office gossip queen and snitch. She has an unrequited love for Mr. Hart and will do anything she can to win his approval. Vocal Range: C5-G3 JOE (M, 25-35) A handsome, young office accountant. Genuine and nice, and smitten with Violet. Vocal Range: G4-B2 DWAYNE (M, 25-30) Doralee s attractive husband. He is very supportive of her professional pursuits. Vocal Range: G4-E2 *Will Double in Ensemble JOSH (M, 15-18) Violet s awkward teenage son. *Will Double in Ensemble DICK (M, 35-45) Judy s soon-to-be ex-husband. An average guy, he is sporting a little less hair and a little more paunch than he did ten years ago. *Featured Ensemble MARGARET (F, 30-40) A secretary in Hart s office with a tendency to drink. *Featured Ensemble MISSY (F, 20-30) Franklin Hart s wife, clueless to her husband s true nature. *Featured Ensemble TINSWORTHY (M, 50-65) Franklin Hart s boss and Chariman of the Board. A good man, who may be wiser to Hart s ways than he lets on. *Featured Ensemble Male and Female Ensemble: Office employees, police officers, hospital employees. 6

7 SIDE 1 Violet Judy Hi, I m Violet Newstead. I ll be training you here at Consolidated. Judy Bernly. Nice to meet you. This is quite a big day for me. Big day, big hat. Thank you. I left an hour early to make sure I was here on time but the parking was impossible. Fun fact: parking meters were invented in Oklahoma City in Sorry I share trivia when I m nervous. Okay, this will all be yours. Thrilling, isn t it? So, let s get starting with a typing test. I m going to dictate and you type. ( picks up a memo and begins to read rapidly) From Franklin Hart, President, Consolidated Industries. To the employees: when planning for your retirement, why diversify? And... ( stops, looks over at who is frantically trying to keep up.) It works a lot better with paper in the typewriter. Oops. Where did you say you worked before? I ve never really had a job in an office. No kidding. You re not going to tell them are you? I sorta have to... (cont) 7

8 Yeah. (starts to get upset) Well, I m sorry, but I wasn t sure where on my resume to write, I have no skills because I ve spent my entire adult life taking care of a husband who just dumped me for a nineteen year old named Mindi. With an i! ( sobs.) Alright, come on now, don t... cry. (beat) So you have absolutely no office skills whatsoever? None. (beat) Is this where you call Security? ( takes a moment, considers.) No. (reluctantly) This is where I tell you I love a challenge and welcome to Consolidated. Oh thank you. Thank you so much. I just hope I can do the job. Relax, I ve been at Consolidated for fifteen years. You ll get it. You ve got the very best training you. Really? Who? Me. 8

9 SIDE 2 Violet Hart Doralee You gave that promotion to Bob Enright instead of me? (The men start to exit.) I trained him for godsake. Now, Violet, don t fly off the handle. The company feels The company, bullshit! It s your decision. Just tell me why! He s got a family to support. And I don t? My hands are tied. Clients prefer to deal with a male in that position. Oh, so it s the old boys club. Hey, I m still the boss here, (as he sits in his chair) I m not going to sit here and take this! (The chair jerks back again, annoying him. He presses the intercom button.) Doralee, get in here, dammit! I told you six weeks ago to get this chair fixed! Violet, get back to work. I m going, but before I do, I have one more thing to say. Don t you ever refer to me as your girl again. I am no girl. I m a woman. W-O-M-Y-N! I am not your wife, your mother ( comes in.) (pointing at ) Or even your mistress. 9

10 What? I am your employee and I expect to be treated equally, with a little dignity and a little respect! What do you mean, mistress? Oh, come off it, Doralee. Everyone knows you and Mr. Hart are having an affair. An affair! Who s been saying that? Who s been saying that? HE has. ( stalks out as back away from a furious ). WHAT! Now, don t get upset. You ve been telling everyone I m sleeping with you! That explains why everyone s been treating me like some dime store floozy! They all thing I m banging the boss! Now wait a minute. I can explain. And you love it, don t you. It gives you some sort of cheap thrill, like knocking over pencils and picking up papers. You re getting all excited. 10

11 I ve put up with your grabbing and chasing me around the desk cause I need this job, but this is the last straw! I ve got a gun out there in my purse and up to now I ve been forgiving and forgetting cause that s the way I was brought up but I swear, if you say another word about me, I ll get that gun of mine (advancing on him) And I ll change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot! 11

12 SIDE 3 Violet Doralee Judy What is wrong with this elevator? What is wrong with YOU! How could you believe I was sleeping with that worm? (1 line ea.) Margaret Roz Well, I mean... aren t you? No! I don t even like him. Alright, okay, so I made a little mistake. ( enters.) Violet, Hart fired Maria! You ve got to do something! If I got my promotion I could at least try, but I m still a lowly secretary. I think I at least deserve a sorry. Doralee, I am sooooo sorry. Not from you. She thought you were sleeping with him, too. We all did! Well that makes me feel a whole lot better. (MARGARET enters.) (cont.) 12

13 Is it 5:00? Where s everyone going? MARGARET Home to get drunk. MARGARET Atta girl! (MARGARET exits. hits the button again.) Alright! I m sorry! Well, it ain t the sweetest apology I ever got, but it ll do. Can you believe he fired Maria just for discussing salaries? Can you believe he told everyone I was sleeping with him? Can you believe he gave that promotion to someone I trained? What a rat. What a liar. What a creep! (beat) You know what? I m gonna start smoking again. I think I ve got a pack in here somewhere. (rummages around in her purse) I don t think a cigarette s gonna make me feel better. (cont.) 13

14 Bet this one will. (She produces the joint JOSH gave her.) You roll your own? (shocked) Is that mary-juana? Keep it down. I don t have enough for the whole office. (beat) Well, I m going home to forget my troubles. Anyone coming? I m in. Me too! Oh, hell, let s take the stairs. (ROZ rushes in) ROZ Vio-let! Where are you going in the middle of the afternoon? GET OFF MY BACK, ROZ. WE RE TAKING A COFFEE BREAK! 14

15 SIDE 4 Hart Violet Judy Doralee FRANKLIN, smarmy, pompous, his own biggest fan, is sitting behind his intimidatingly large desk. stands in front of him waiting to be acknowledged, hovering behind her. What! This is Judy Bernly, new employee. ( takes in.) Now this is what I m talking about. You re not bad looking for a gal with a little tread worn off her tires. I mean that. Sincerely. Mr. Hart, I really wish you wouldn t refer to... Come on, Violet, Franklin Hart knows the value of each girl who has the privilege to serve under him. Now... Oh Lord, here we go... Let me tell you my philosophy of business, Julie. Judy. In a word: Teamwork. Everyone pulling together. It s a shame, and I have always said this, that you girls don t have the experience growing up of playing football or baseball because that s where you learn that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. If we all work together we can cut the balls off our competition and be sitting pretty on top of the hill. Sitting pretty on top of a hill of balls. What a lovely picture. 15

16 I m very happy to be part of the team. You see that, Violet? That s the attitude I m looking for. By the way, is that the present for my wife? Yes, it is, but I want to remind you that my job description says nothing about doing your personal Violet, dammit! I m trying to explain to Jody here... Judy.... how we re all a team and right away you re not there for the handoff! I expect an employee, especially one who wants to be promoted to management, to show a little flexibility and cooperation. You savvy? I savvy. (on intercom) Doralee. (Seething, hands over the scarf.) Now be a good girl and get my coffee. No sugar, just some Skinny N Sweet. Yes, sir. ( marches out of Hart s office, still behind her. enters with a dictation pad as and leave.) Should we get back to that dictation, sir? 16

17 First, I want to apologize for my behavior yesterday. I got a little carried away. (good naturedly) That s alright, I ve been chased by swifter men than you and I ain t been caught yet. Y know ever since I made that stupid mistake about that convention in San Francisco... Oh Mr. Hart, you didn t make a mistake. You see I ll just have to make sure the next time I m asked to work at a convention that there is a convention going on. Here s a little something to say I m sorry. I picked it out myself. (Hands her the scarf.) That s very nice. That s very nothing! I m a rich man. I ve got my checkbook right here. You just say the word and you could write your own figure! I could do that now, I sign your name better than you do. (beat) Let s get back to the letter. 17

18 credits Music by Dolly Parton Lyrics Book by Patricia Resnick Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt, April to 5: The Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. production team Director: Keith Meccia Music Director: Andy Lagrim Asstistant Music Director: Manny Vidales Choreographer: Jacob Arnett Stage Manager: Jessy Reaves the theatre Theatre Tallahassee 1861 Thomasville Road Tallahassee, Florida Box Office: Admin: Theatre Tallahassee.org Facebook.com/TheatreTallahassee Twitter.com/TheatreTLH 18

19 AUDITION FORM Please fill out this form and bring it with you to auditions Name: Auditioning for the following roles: Will you accept any role offered? o Yes o No Vocal Range: Age Range: Home Phone: Cell Phone: Height: Hair Color: I prefer to be contacted via: (check all that apply) o phone call o text message o Schedule Conflicts: (please list ALL schedule conflicts: vacations, weddings, school, work, etc.) Previous Experience: (you may attach a resume instead) Special Skills (accents, dance training, education, etc.) If you are not cast, would you be interested in working backstage, or on a production crew (costumes, props, etc.) for this production? o Yes o No How did you hear about these auditions? 19

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