Audition
Notice
Huntington
Beach Playhouse
presents
Annie
Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Directed by Stephen Reifenstein
Musical Direction by Erik Przytulski
Choreography by Amanda Murphy
Produced by Chris & Mike Grisey and
Cecily Gish
Leapin'
Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the
world's best-loved musicals. Annie
is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who
abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by
the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure,
Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil doings, befriends President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his
personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
Hit songs include ‘Tomorrow’, ‘Maybe’, ‘Easy Street’ and
more…
The Huntington Beach
Playhouse is a non-profit theatre, there is no pay.
Audition
Dates: (choose the date based on your age)
-Sunday May 2nd at
1:00pm (Annie/orphans ages 5-14)
-Monday May 3rd at 6:30pm (all other roles, ages 15 and up)
Note:
You are welcome to attend either date if you cannot attend the date specified
for your age.
Callbacks:
Tuesday, May 4th at
6:30pm (by director’s request)
Rehearsals
begin Saturday May 8th, 2010 at 10am.
Location:
Huntington Beach Central
Library
Maddy Room
7111 Talbert Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Performance
Dates:
-June 25th – July
25th, 2010
-Weds, Thurs, Fri & Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2pm
All
performances held at Huntington Beach Central Library Theater, a 319 seat
venue
Preparation:
Bring 16-32 bars of sheet music in
your key (an accompanist will be provided). Readings at callbacks
Be prepared to dance (most roles will move).
Cast
Breakdown
|
Name |
Gender |
Vocal Part |
Age Range |
Description |
|
Leads |
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|
Annie |
female |
mezzo (A - high F) |
9 to 13 |
Spunky, touch and
big-voiced |
|
Oliver Warbucks |
male |
baritone (C - high F) |
35 to 60 |
Warm-hearted,
stiff-collared |
|
Miss Hannigan |
female |
mezzo (A - A flat) |
35 to 60 |
Mean old drunk;
Orphanage manager |
|
Grace Ferrell |
female |
soprano (A - high G) |
25 to 40 |
Faithful Assistant to
Warbucks |
|
Supporting |
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|
Rooster |
male |
baritone (B - high G) |
18 to 45 |
Miss Hannigan's
no-good brother |
|
Lily |
female |
soprano (D - high G) |
18 to 40 |
Rooster's floozy
girlfriend; ditzy |
|
Orphans (due to the
large amount of performances, orphans will be double cast) |
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|
Molly |
female |
mezzo |
5 to 7 |
The littlest orphan |
|
Pepper |
female |
mezzo |
6 to 14 |
The toughest orphan;
tallest |
|
Kate |
female |
mezzo |
6 to 14 |
The next to littlest
orphan |
|
Duffy |
female |
spoken |
6 to 14 |
The biggest orphan |
|
Tessie |
female |
mezzo |
6 to 14 |
The cry baby orphan |
|
July |
female |
mezzo |
6 to 14 |
The quietest |
|
Featured Roles
(most actors will be cast in 2-3 roles from below) |
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|
Drake |
male |
baritone |
25 to 60 |
Warbucks's English
Butler |
|
Sophie |
female |
mezzo |
26 to 60 |
Warbuck’s
Housekeeper |
|
Cecille |
female |
mezzo |
15 to 50 |
Warbuck’s French
Maids |
|
Annette |
female |
mezzo |
15 to 50 |
Warbuck’s French
Maids |
|
Bert Healy |
male |
tenor |
25 to 55 |
Radio personality |
|
Fred McCracken |
male |
baritone |
25 to 55 |
Ventriloquist |
|
Jimmy Johnson |
male |
spoken |
25 to 55 |
Sound FX guy on radio |
|
Wacky |
male |
spoken |
5 to 10 |
Will play a puppet to
the ventriloquist |
|
The Lovely Boylan
Sisters |
female |
mezzo |
15 to 35 |
3 Bright, bubbly radio
jingle singers |
|
Ickes |
male |
baritone |
25 to 60 |
President's Cabinet
members |
|
Ward |
male |
baritone |
25 to 60 |
President's Cabinet
members |
|
Bundles McCloskey |
male |
spoken |
25 to 60 |
Laundryman, goofy and
nerdy |
|
Star To Be |
female |
mezzo |
15 to 35 |
Energetic, naďve
female; first visit to NYC |
|
Hooverville Bums |
Both |
Various |
15 to 55 |
Once rich bums living
in a shanty town |
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Casting 20-25 |
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The role of
President Roosevelt (FDR) has been cast) |
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If
you have any questions or would like more information, please go to www.hbph.com
or email the director Stephen Reifenstein at hbplayhouse@gmail.com.