Edison Valley Playhouse will hold open auditions for the musical farce "Lucky Stiff."Harry, a mild-mannered English shoe clerk, finds himself propelled into a lunatic mix of a murdered Atlantic City croupier, his near-sighted jilted mistress, her henpecked brother and several hundred dogs. Harry will inherit six million dollars if he can successfully go on holiday with his uncle, the late departed croupier, in Monte Carlo for a week. If he doesn't pull it off, the money goes to the Universal Dogs Home of Brooklyn, and if there is one thing in life that Harry hates, it's dogs.
Auditionees should prepare either an upbeat song or ballad with character from a musical comedy.
| Harry Witherspoon (32-40, low B flat-high F sharp) | A shy, sweet-natured, insecure Englishman working as an underpaid shoe salesman. Lonely, beset by dogs and prying neighbors. Actor playing Harry should have a good English accent. |
| Annabel Glick (30-35, low F– high E) | A young woman with a natural bent for causes, who takes life seriously and denies herself all small pleasures. She is the type to wear protest buttons, and carries a bag of useful things like gauges and granola bars. |
| Rita La Porta (42-50, low G sharp– high F sharp, belter) | An attractive, hard-edged woman with an extremely volatile nature and severe nearsightedness. Rita is passionate, impulsive, jealous, and manipulative. Strong physical comedy skills a plus. |
| Vincent 'Vinnie' Di Ruzzio (40-48, low A–high F sharp) | Rita’s brother, an optometrist. A nervous, conservative man. Would never take risks or do anything out of the ordinary. |
| Luigi Gaudi (50-60, low B–high F sharp) | A boisterous and gregarious Italian. |
| Ensemble (various ages and vocal ranges) | Consists of two men and two women. Ensemble members should be good with French and British dialects. |
| Dead Anthony Hendon (40s-60s) | Spends a lot of time on stage in a wheel chair as a dead body, but dances in the second act. This can be a non-singing role. |
Rehearsals will begin October 7, and performances will run at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays Dec. 5-20. Auditions will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 and at 6 p.m. Oct. 5.
For more information, contact contact zitageoffroy@gmail.com. Edison Valley Playhouse is located at 2196 Oak Tree Road, Edison.
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