COMPANY: Audition information

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1 COMPANY: Audition information SIX FOOT SOMETHING PRODUCTIONS STATE OPERA STUDIO September 2014 PRODUCTION TEAM Director / Designer: David Lampard Musical Director: Peter Johns Producer: Six Foot Something Productions Associate Producer: Hayley Horton Stage Manager: Amanda Rowe Lighting Designer: Daniel Barber Sound Designer: Matt Curtis KEY DATES Auditions: Sunday 30 March 2014 Rehearsals begin: July/August 2014 First performed in 1970, Company is considered by many to have inaugurated the modern era of musical theatre. A commitment-phobic man reassesses his life as he turns thirty-five reviewing his relationships with girlfriends and his married (or soon to be married) friends. Exploring the notion of commitment in a modern world, Company has remained a favourite with theatregoers with a remarkable script that still resonates profoundly with contemporary audiences. Featuring songs like You Could Drive a Person Crazy, Getting Married Today, The Ladies Who Lunch, and Being Alive, Company has been performed constantly since its award-winning Broadway debut. Recent revivals have included West End and Broadway productions including a worldwide telecast of the latter featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Patti LuPone, Martha Plimpton, Jon Cryer and Christina Hendricks to rave reviews. A musical comedy, Company is an insightful glimpse into the mind of anyone who has ever dated, flirted, married, divorced, had a one night stand or otherwise found themselves in the grips, fun or struggles of any kind of relationship! Six Foot Something Productions are planning a spectacular version of this challenging and historically important work. Our Company takes place in a stylized 1970s version of now with costumes, set and props all possessing a modern feel, but layered by a stylish retro finish. This is the space in which Robert slowly circles towards the discovery that: Alone is alone, not alive. Season: 28 August 13 September 2014

2 COMPANY: Auditions Auditions will take place: MARCH 30 at the STATE OPERA STUDIO, 216 Marion Road, Netley PLEASE NOTE: The roles of ROBERT, JOANNE, MARTA, and JENNY have already been cast. The following roles are open for audition: SARAH HARRY SUSAN PETER AMY PAUL LARRY KATHY APRIL DAVID All actors will play a character (as listed as above) as well as perform as part of the Company ensemble. If you would like to audition, please submit your performance resume, your age and a recent headshot (max 500Kb jpeg format) to the following auditions@sixfootsomething.com The production team has a clear vision for each character and will offer audition times to submissions that meet specific requirements only. Auditions will consist of: A) A group movement audition B) A prepared singing audition C) A prepared dialogue audition (auditionees are expected to be familiar with audition text but not necessarily to have memorised it) Audition materials specific to this production will be made available after audition times are booked. If you have any questions, or would like more information about the audition process, please contact Hayley on or at auditions@sixfootsomething.com. Please note, participation in the cast of this production is unpaid.

3 CHARACTER BREAKDOWN Below is a list of the principal roles we are seeking to fill from auditions. Each actor is required to be an excellent singer (as a soloist and as part of an ensemble of complex harmonies) and actor and must be able to move well on stage as part of an ensemble (dance experience is desirable). Please note the age ranges for each character. All accents will be neutral New York (unless otherwise specified below). For more information about Stephen Sondheim s Company (including a list of recordings) please visit: >>> SARAH Voice Type: ALTO Stage Age: 30 to 45 Married to Harry. Food obsessed, but dieting. Has taken up karate as a substitute for food which is no substitute. Must be suitably agile to engage in fight choreography. Prepare allocated sections of Poor Baby, Side by Side + song of own choice Audition Dialogue: Act One Scene Two / From There s cinnamon in the coffee to one of these brownies you brought. and Darling Robert, put a nipple on it to how about sweet and sour anything. HARRY Voice Type: BARITONE Stage Age: 30 to 45 Married to Susan. A struggling, reformed boozehound. He gave up drinking after being arrested for driving under the influence. Must be suitably agile to engage in fight choreography. Prepare allocated sections of Sorry-Grateful, Have I Got a Girl For You + song of own choice Act One Scene Two / I was in California on business to flunked it by one point. and It s the magazines, Robert to give to see that?

4 SUSAN Voice Type: MEZZO Stage Age: 25 to 35 Married to Peter in the first act. Divorced in the second act but still living with him and feels more married than when they were married. A charming Southern Belle. Prepare allocated section of Side by Side + song of own choice Act One Scene Three / And noisy to looked at his head and fainted again. PLEASE NOTE: Needs to be prepared in a Southern Belle American accent PETER Voice Type: TENOR or BARITONE Stage Age: 25 to 35 Married to Susan in the first act. Divorced in the second act but still living with her he has a responsibility to her and the kids. He is a closeted homosexual (or is possibly bisexual). Prepare allocated sections of Have I Got a Girl For You + song of own choice Act Two Scene Three / She s terrific Robert to you and I ever have anything like that? AMY Voice Type: ALTO Stage Age: 25 to 40 A bride-to-be engaged to Paul (they have been a couple and living together for a very long time). Kind of insane and in therapy. Ostensibly Catholic. Prepare allocated sections of Getting Married Today + song of own choice Act One Scene Six / Don t talk, please! to You slug em PAUL Voice Type: TENOR Stage Age: 25 to 40 Amy s husband-to-be. He has been living in sin with Amy for a very long time. He unapologetically loves Amy and all her quirks. Jewish. Prepare allocated sections of Getting Married Today, Have I Got a Girl for You + song of own choice Act One Scene Six / Amy, do you see what you re doing to it is still right. LARRY Voice Type: TENOR or BARITONE Stage Age: 40 to 60 Joanne s silver fox third husband. Totally adores Joanne, and suffers her obnoxious public persona because he sees the good person underneath. Prepare appropriate section of Have I Got a Girl For You + song of own choice Act One Scene Four / You wanna split to just like Joanne.

5 KATHY Voice Type: SOPRANO or MEZZO Stage Age: 30 to 40 One of Robert s girlfriends. Out of place in New York and moving back to Cape Cod to get married. Prepare appropriate section of You Could Drive a Person Crazy + song of own choice Act One Scene Five / Robert you re awful to Enjoy your party. APRIL Voice Type: SOPRANO or MEZZO Stage Age: 25 to 35 One of Robert s girlfriends. An airline stewardess she describes herself as dumb. She is a very eloquent storyteller, with several long speeches. (May be required to be revealed in her underwear for a period of time on stage.) Prepare appropriate section of You Could Drive a Person Crazy, Barcelona + song of own choice Act Two Scene Two / Right after I became an airline stewardess to I never saw him again. DAVID Voice Type: TENOR or BARITONE Stage Age: 30 to 40 Jenny's husband.he is relaxed and always in control. Believes a man should be married and that the sacrifice in freedom is worth what you get in return. Prepare appropriate section of Sorry - Grateful, Have I Got a Girl For You + song of own choice Act One / Scene Four / "I don't know. Actually a man should be married..." to "Know what I'm saying?" + Act One Scene Four / "Hey, screwball..." to "... square... dumb."