Saturday, July 20, 2013

Casting Call: 'A Chorus Line'

Every aspiring actor knows the trepidation that goes hand in hand with auditions, and the dream of being the star on the stage.

This month, Villagers Theatre in Somerset will give performers the chance for their lives to imitate art imitating life, with auditions for "A Chorus Line." "A Chorus Line" garnered almost every award imaginable, including Best Musical together with eight other Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. At nearly 15 years, it was one of the longest-running shows on Broadway.

Auditions be held at 7:30 p.m. July 29 and July 30, with callbacks, by appointment only, on Aug. 1.

The show will be directed and choreographed by Patric Starega and produced by Marie Fiorello, with music director David Neal and stage manager Judi Thaw.

Showdates will be Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Nov. 8-24.

Set during an audition for a Broadway show, young performers share their deepest hopes, fears and dreams as they compete for a chance of a lifetime. "A Chorus Line" is an enthralling and emotional metaphor for what drives each of us to pursue our dreams. Music is by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Edward Kleban, and book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante

Characters include:
Zach30-40 years oldThe director and choreographer of the show. This is a nonsinging role.
Larry18-30 years oldZach’s assistant.
Alan Deluca30 years oldMale. Baritone. From the Bronx. Very straight. Street tough, macho, newly married to Kristine.
Bebe Benzenheimer26 years oldFemale. Alto. From Boston. Very insecure about her looks but also very funny, a cover for her insecurities. Bebe feels a little excluded but just wants to be liked.
Bobby Mills25 years oldMale. Baritone. Funny and witty. Very sharp-tongued. Bobby covers everything over with a joke, and had a hard childhood. From upstate New York.
Cassie Feguson30-ish years oldFemale. Soprano. An older dancer. Cassie is returning to the chorus after years of being a featured performer. She is a strong dancer, shy and kind-hearted. She previously had a relationship with Zach.
Connie Wong32 years old if played by an Asian woman; 20 years old if notFemale. Alto. Experienced dancer. Short. Married. Connie is bit of a mother hen, with a great sense of humor. She was born in Chinatown, Lower East Side, New York; or in Greenville, N.C.
Diana Morales27 years oldFemale. Alto. Streetwise, a little bit tough, eternal optimist and starry-eyed. Diana is a determined athletic dancer from the Bronx.
Don Kerr26 years oldMale. Baritone. Ladies man, married, into cars, money, and women. A hedonist, Don is cool and flirts with Maggie. He is sure of himself, an all-American guy, Cocky, he has worked with Zach before. From Kansas City.
Gregory Gardener32 years oldMale. Baritone. Oversexed, overdrugged, done it all before. Gay. Gregory is very conscious of how he looks and appears to others. Quite a smart‐aleck, he has worked with Zach before. Very East Side New York.
Judy Turner28 years oldFemale. Mezzo. Judy is funny, gawky, nervous and scatterbrained, and also warm and hopeful. She is very awkward, except when she is dancing.
Kristine Urich22 years oldFemale. Mezzo. Wide‐eyed, naive. She is very nervous when not dancing. She is married to Al.
Maggie Winslow25 years oldFemale. Soprano. Maggie is a sweetheart, little-sister type. A dreamer, she is a fairly experienced dancer from California.
Mark Anthony20 years oldMale. Tenor. Optimistic and a first-timer, Mark is naive but charming. He is a great dancer and an all‐American kid. Hopeful and fresh, obsessed with sex. Very young, from Arizona.
Mike Costa24 years oldMale. Tenor. Quite aggressive, determined, cocky, sure of himself but likeable. Mike has worked with Zach before. Experienced and flirts with the girls. From New Jersey.
Paul San Marco28 years oldMale. Baritone. Paul is introverted and slightly insecure but he loves performing. He is only now starting to feel comfortable about being gay and accepted by his parents. From Spanish Harlem, New York. He is friends with Diana.
Richie Walters27 years oldMale. Tenor. From Missouri. African‐American, strong dancer, enthusiastic, cool and funny. Richie is very likeable and laid back.
Sheila Bryant29 years oldFemale. Alto. Oldest dancer on the line. Brassy, sexy and sophisticated. One of the more popular dancers, very funny.
Valerie Clark25 years oldFemale. Mezzo. Sexy, sassy, funny and foul‐mouthed. A brazen, direct, attention seeker from Vermont.
Cut dancers18 to 35 years oldMen and women.

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