Lakewood Theatre Company

Auditions:
Curtains

Auditions by appointment on Saturday Feb. 27 & Sunday Feb. 28, 2010.

Location: Lakewood Theatre Company 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97034. Call 503-635-3901 beginning Feb. 9, 2010 to schedule an appointment.

Curtains is directed by Ron Daum and musical direction is by Alan Lytle/Matt Grossman. The assistant director is Alan Anderson and the choreographer is Amy Beth Frankel.

• Please bring a current headshot & resume.
• Prepare a Broadway standard song (circa 1959 or prior in that style) in the correct key for your voice. An accompanist will be provided. Please, no recorded music or accapella singing.
• Bring your calendar and be prepared to list all conflicts. Conflicts not listed at time of audition may not be honored.

• Curtains opens May 7, 2010 and continues through June 13, 2010. Performances are Thurs-Sat at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 7:00 PM (May 9, 16, 23 & June 13) and Sunday matinees (May 16, 30 & June 6, 13).

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ABOUT THE PLAY

Curtains features music and lyrics by Kander and Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret) and book by Rupert Holmes (Mystery of Edwin Drood). - The production is directed by Ron Daum

The Story: It's 1959, opening night backstage at the Colonial Theatre in Boston. The star is murdered and Lt Frank Cioffi of the Homicide Division must find out who wants her out of the show. Is it the chorine, the producer, the general manager, the ingenue, the understudy, the director or the writers?

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Role Breakdowns

  All roles are open and all receive remuneration:

• Jessica Crenshaw: (35+) a movie actress staring in her 1st (and last) onstage musical actress doubles as Connie Subbotin the dowdy wardrobe mistress, some character singing.
• Carmen Bernstein: (50ish+ ) the producer, a tough ballsy Ethel Merman-type with a huge belt voice to match.
• Aaron Fox: (35+) the composer, ex-husband of lyricist Georgia, a glorious tenor who plays the piano.
• Georgia Hendricks: (35+) the lyricist, who take over the lead role, Incredible triple-threat w/ a great belt and mix.
• Bambi Bernet' (Elaine Bernstein): (25+) Carmen's Daughter, the soubrette, understudy and equity deputy, great comic timing, an incredible dancer, sings well.
• Lieutenant Frank Cioffi: (40ish) Star struck homicide detective, should sing and move well.
• Niki Harris: (25+) the ingenue and Frank's love interest. Sweet and naive in a ditzy Marilyn Monroe way, should sing (legit soprano) and move very well.
• Bobby Pepper: (30+) the show's leading man and choreographer. Georgia's love interest, should be a great dancer who sings well.
• Christopher Belling: (35+) the show's flamboyant English director, great comic actor some character singing.
• Sidney Bernstein: (50s +) Carmen's Husband, pompous, self-important, small in stature, some character singing.
• Daryl Grady: (30s+) newspaper theatre critic Boston accent (may double as Sidney Bernstein in Act 1).
• Johnny Harmon: (30s+) loveable company stage manager, some singing and movement.
• Oscar Shapiro: (45+) general manager, gruff but affable, money man, good comic character actor who sings and moves.

• Featured Ensemble Men: (20s-40s) should be great singers (lots of parts and solo work) and dancers. Ensemble includes:

  • Randy Dexter

  • Harv Fremont

  • Ronnie Driscoll

  • Brick Hawvermale

• Featured Ensemble Women: (20s-40s) should be great dancers who sing. Ensemble includes:

  • Mona Page

  • Roberta Wooster

  • Marjorie Cook

  • Peg Prentice

     Auditions: Saturday, Feb. 27 and Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. Call Lakewood Theatre Company at 503-635-3901 beginning Feb. 9, 2010 to schedule an appointment.