Have a spare tenor? Edison Valley Playhouse will hold auditions for "Lend Me a Tenor" in a few days.
Set in the 1930s, Saunders, general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world famous Tito Morelli, 'Il Stupendo', the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as Otello. The star arrives late and, through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he’s dead. In a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Morelli's Otello costume and fool the audience into thinking he's 'Il Stupendo'. Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli comes to and gets into his other costume, ready to perform. Now two Otellos are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Morelli.
Audition sides will be provided.
| Max (20s-30s) | Assistant to Mr. Saunders, owner of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. In charge of “babysitting” the unpredictable Tito Merelli and making sure he gets to the concert. A bit of a nerd, an opera lover, and an aspiring singer, Max would like to have more courage and more confidence. He is in love with Maggie. The ability to sing is an asset. |
| Maggie (20s-30s) | Pretty and quirky, Maggie is Saunders' daughter and a music lover. She longs for an adventurous fling, one which will allow her to "hear bells," before settling down. She is, for now, refusing to marry Max. |
| Saunders (40s-50s) | Maggie's father and the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. An authoritarian, uptight man with a short fuse, most of which he takes out on Max; a man under pressure. |
| Tito Merelli (30s-40s) | A world-famous imposing, womanizing Italian tenor known to his fans as Il Stupendo. Loves his wife, Maria, but has an insatiable appetite for wine and women. The actor playing this character must sing in Italian and speak in an Italian accent. |
| Maria (30s) | Tito’s wife. Proud and excitable, a passionate and temperamental Italian woman who is growing weary of her husband’s wandering eye and philandering. The actor playing this character must speak in an Italian accent. |
| Bellhop (age open) | A hotel bellhop and highly energetic fan of Tito’s, who uses his occupation to get close to the international star. The actor cast in this role must sing a little. |
| Diana (late 20s–30s) | A soprano with the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. A beautiful and sexy member of the opera company, Diana has been "flinging her way through the whole cast." Playing Desdemona opposite Tito, she thinks that he might be her ticket out of Cleveland into the big time. |
| Julia (50s-60s) | Chairman of the Opera Guild. A society matron and ex-diva, the Cleveland Grand Opera Company is the center of her small, pretentious world. Desperate to hobnob with Tito. |
Auditions will occur 7:30-9 p.m. November 10 and 11. The show will run at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays January 29-February 13 and at 2 p.m. February 7. The show is directed by Marilyn Schilkie.
Edison Valley Playhouse is located at 2196 Oak Tree Road, Edison.
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