Footlite Musicals and director Ed Trout (the Artistic Director of ComedySportz Indianapolis) will hold open auditions for the Young Artists' production (ages 13-18) of "THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE" on Saturday, June 2nd at 1:00 pm and Monday, June 4th at 6:30 pm. They are looking for a large and diverse cast of performers. Please prepare a verse of a song that best shows your vocal range, and bring sheet music in the appropriate key. Also dress very comfortably and be prepared for dance.
The auditions will be held at Footlite Musicals in the Hedback Theater - 1847 N. Alabama St., Indianapolis. Full cast rehearsals will start on Thursday, June 7th.
A Dance Audition Workshop will be offered the morning of Saturday, May 26th from 10:00 to 11:30 am in Footlite’s Annex at 1835 North New Jersey Street (across the Footlite parking lot). There is no charge to attend this audition prep workshop.
They also ask that, for any of the cast who are under 18, be sure to have a parent on hand to sign your waivers and audition forms.
Rehearsal Overview:
Full cast rehearsals for “THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE” will start on Thursday, June 7th. Most weeks you will rehearse Monday through Thursday, 6:30 to 9:30 each night. There will also be rehearsals on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00. Saturday, August 11th is scheduled to be our long Saturday (tech Saturday) from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm, with breaks for lunch and dinner.
Performance Dates: August 17th, 18th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th
Auditioners MUST state, up front, ALL known conflicts through the rehearsal period.
**There are no conflicts allowed from August 11th on through the end of the run, and once they are cast, performers will not be allowed to add extra conflicts.
About the Show:
A hilarious farce of sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted young lovers and an eccentric Major-General. This story follows young Frederic, an orphan who has mistakenly been apprenticed to an ineffectual, but raucous, band of pirates. He disavows the pirates’ way of life and falls for the beautiful Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley. Frederic wins the heart of Mabel, but when the Pirate King discovers that General Stanley has lied about being an orphan to keep the pirates from stealing all of his belongings and carrying off his bevy of beautiful daughters, an “ingenious paradox” may prevent the budding romance and lead to the death of “the very model of a modern Major-General.”
For questions, you may call Ed Trout at 317-590-7305 or email him at edcsz@msn.com
