July 26th & 27th
Auditions for A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Directed by Leslie Richards
July 26th & 27th
Auditions:
July 26th & 27th from 6:00-9:00 pm
Call Backs: July 31st & August 1st (invitation only)
Heritage Theater
2505 Hwy 89
Perry, UT
Show runs October 6th – October 28th Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays - two matinees, October 14th & 21st.
Audition Instructions:
This is a high-style, British, romantic farce. It requires actors with trained, beautiful voices and great comic skills. Please sing 16 bars of a song from a pre- Golden age musical (before 1940), or a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, or any other classical song. (Think HMS, Pirates of Penzance, No, No, Nanette, Showboat, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, or any George Gershwin). An accompanist will be provided as well as a speaker for you to plug into.
Please bring your audition form with a picture. Be sure to let us know of any conflicts that you may have.
Sign up for an audition here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094CABAD2BAAF58-htua
Rehearsals will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights, and Saturday mornings. We will add Monday nights the closer we get to opening night.
Synopsis
When the low-born Monty Navarro finds out that he's eighth in line for an earldom in the lofty D'Ysquith family, he figures his chances of outliving his predecessors are slight and sets off down a far more ghoulish path. Can he knock off his unsuspecting relatives without being caught and become the ninth Earl of Highhurst? And what of love? Because murder isn't the only thing on Monty's mind....
Characters:
Montague “Monty” Navarro: Handsome, clever, charismatic, vulnerable, and endearing. He discovers is in line to become the Earl of Highhurst and intends to kill off the family that stands in his way.
Gender: Male (Baritone)
Miss Shingle: A Housekeeper from the past
Gender: Older Female (Soprano)
Sibella Hallward: The girl Monty loves.
Gender: Female (Soprano)
Phoebe D’Ysquith: Monty's cousin- love interest.
Gender: Female (Soprano)
The D'Ysquith Family:* These roles are all played by one actor
*Asquith D'Ysquith, Jr., a dandy
*Lord Adlabert D'Ysquith, Eighth Earl of Highhurst
*Reverend Lord Ezekiel D'Ysquith, a clergyman
*Lord Adlabert D'Ysquith, Sr., an elderly banker
*Henry D'Ysquith, a country squire
*Lady Hyacinth D'Ysquith, a benefactress
*Major Lord Bartholomew D'Ysquith, a bodybuilder
*Lady Salome D'Ysquith Pumphrey, an actress
*Chauncey D'Ysquith, a janitor
Gender: Male
Ensemble: (As large or small as the director desires based on talent)
WOMAN #1: Mourner; Tour Guide; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Bridesmaid; Pub Owner's Wife; Mrs. Pebworth; Phoebe's Maid; 3rd Newsboy; Tailor; Selina Chard (Servant); Flower Girl
WOMAN #2: Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Bridesmaid; Mrs. Hetherington; 4th Newsboy; Tailor; Lady Eugenia D'Qsquith; Flower Girl
WOMAN #3: Mourner; Sibella's Maid; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Miss Evangeline Barley; Bridesmaid; Miss Hayes; Tailor; Hilda (Servant); Flower Girl
MAN #1: Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; 2nd Clerk; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Tom Copley; Dr. Brownlee; 1st Newsboy; Weight Lifter; 3rd Actor; Ancestral Bust; Walter (Servant); Dr. Pettibone (Medical Examiner); Prison Guard
MAN #2: Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; 1st Clerk; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Pub Owner; Mr. Cross; 2nd Newsboy; Weight Lifter; 1st Actor; Lord Asquith's Physician; Ancestral Bust; Mr. Waters (Servant); Chief Inspector Pinckney
MAN #3: Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Pub Patron; Henry's Employee; Mr. Goodsall; 2nd Actor; Alfred Gorby (Butler); Lord High Steward (voiceover); Magistrate
Sept 6th & 7th
Auditions for She Loves Me
Directed by Breanne Hendricks
Sept 6th & 7th
More Information Coming Soon!