Casting Call: 'Sunset Boulevard'

Plays-in-the-Park will be holding auditions for "Sunset Boulevard".

Auditions are at  7 p.m. April 4 and 12 p.m. April 5 and 6.

Please come prepared to sing an up-tempo song and bring sheet music in the proper key. An accompanist will be provided.  

Callbacks are at 7 p.m. April 7 and 8.

At call-backs you will be taught a dance combination so dress appropriately. You will also be asked to read from the script: sides are posted on the Plays-in-the-park website.

Roles are:

Norma Desmond 50-60	A beautiful but eccentric faded star of the silent screen era. Once the biggest name in Hollywood, she is a recluse in her decaying mansion. A woman of great pride and passion with hopes of a comeback. Must be able to negotiate difficult rhythms and melodies as the show is almost sung-through.
Joe Gillis Early 30’s – 40	A handsome but just past his prime screenwriter whose career is in decline. His playboy looks and manners used to open every door but things have changed. He moves in with Norma Desmond all the while falling in love with young Betty Schaefer; an absolute charmer with a dark side, a good musician with a strong tenor voice.
Max Von Mayerling 55-65	Norma’s devoted butler, protects her from the outside world, a dark and ominous presence in the mansion, he was Norma’s director and first husband, dramatic baritone.
Betty Schaefer 21- 27	A beautiful young aspiring writer with spunk, teams up with Joe on a script and they fall in love, ultimately Joe breaks her heart. Mezzo-soprano.
Cecil B. DeMille 50 -65	The iconic Hollywood film director who discovered Norma Desmond and made her a star, historic figure, baritone.
Artie Green 25-30	Betty’s fiance, a self-described “Jewish Casanova,” a good-hearted guy, baritenor.
Sheldrake 45- 55	A crass studio exec/film producer, also in the ensemble, baritone.
Manfred 35ish	A Beverly Hills men’s clothier, eager to please and a tad effete, also in the ensemble, tenor.
Ensemble 18-40	Six females and seven males, all vocal ranges, all must be strong solo singers and versatile actors, one male and two females must also be movers.