Footlite Musicals announces open auditions for MURDER BALLAD, the cabaret musical for the 2018-2019 season!
Saturday, October 6th - 1:00 p.m.
Sunday October 7th - 7 p.m.
Callbacks October 9th
The staff is seeking 4 strong singer/actors to fill the show's 4 roles. Plan to arrive by the audition time on only one of the audition dates. Please prepare to sing 16-32 bars of a song to show off your range. Due to the subject matter of this show, all auditioners must be 18 or older at auditions.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to the director, Bradley Lowe, at bradley.lowe87@gmail.com.
What to bring:
Actors needed to be seen for callbacks will be invited back on Tuesday, October 9th to sing from the show.
About the Show:
Murder Ballad, a new musical by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash, centers around Sara, a young New Yorker who is torn between her dangerous ex-boyfriend and her reliable husband. Led by a sexy bartender who serves as the show’s narrator, Murder Ballad documents the details of the torrid affair with vibrant pop-rock tunes. When Sara breaks up with Tom, a gritty bartender, she runs into the arms of Michael, a quiet poetry student at NYU. But after the couple gets married and has a daughter, Sara longs for her old, dangerous life and begins secretly seeing Tom at his bar downtown. As Sara’s passionate relationship with Tom intensifies, she begins to miss her old life with her husband and young child—but by then, it may be too late. With a title like Murder Ballad, someone is bound to die!
Characters:
Narrator
The storyteller providing all the transitions between the various scenes and occasionally speaking for the characters themselves. Philosophical, poetic, and a little opinionated.
Gender: Female
Stage Age: 20 to 55
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: F3
Sara
Once Tom's lover, she is an ambitious starving artist and musician. Initially depressed and jaded towards men after a sordid relationship. Michael helps her find happiness again through their marriage. She ends up straying from the marriage.
Gender: Female
Stage Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: E3
Michael
A poetry PhD who Sara elicits and her eventual husband. Sweet and calming, he is willing to provide nothing but the best for those he loves. He shows how cold he can become when he finds out about Sarah's affair.
Gender: Male
Stage Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: F#2
Tom
Sara's first lover and an ambitious starving artist and actor. His alcoholism, constant affairs, and general selfishness put a strain on his relationships. He becomes obsessed and stalker-like in his mannerisms toward Sara.
Gender: Male
Stage Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: G2
Murder Ballad Staff:
Producers: Dennis Jones & Jerry Beasley
Director: Bradley Lowe
Vocal Director: Ginger Stoltz
Music Director: Ainsley Paton
Assistant Directors: Manny Casillas & Anna Olivia Gibson Lee
Stage Manager: Nikki Sayer
Costumer: Marina Turner
Lighting Designer: Stephen Reilly
Murder Ballad Band:
Ainsley Paton (Bass)
Kris Manier (Drums)
Will Scharfenberger (Keys)
