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Auditions for THE MUSIC MAN
Production Company: Paradise Valley Comm. College
Name of Show: The Music Man
Book, Music, Lyrics by: Meredith Willson
Director: Mark Stoddard; Music Director: Dan Kurek; Choreographer: Kathleen Brazie

Audition Dates / Times:
Wed, May 5: 4-6pm and 7-9:30pm
Thurs, May 6: 4-6pm and 7-9:30pm
Fri, May 7: 4-6pm
Audition Location: PVCC – Studio Theater / M-building
18401 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85032
Casting Protocol: Call to reserve a 7 min audition timeslot (602-787-6595)
Callback Time/Location:
Singing: Friday, May 7 (6:30-10pm), Studio Theater
Acting/Dance: Sat, May 8 (1-4pm), CPA

Please note: we will be casting several younger castmembers between 9-14 years old. 1 male to play Winthrop, 1 female to play Amaryllis and others to be townspeople.

Headshot and Resume: Optional, but preferable

Character Breakdown: Main Roles (character age range)
HAROLD HILL (late 20’s-mid 40’s) - A dynamic con man (Baritone)
MARCELLUS WASHBURN - Harold's chummy friend (Tenor)
MARIAN PAROO (20’s-30’s) - Stuffy, "stuck-up", town librarian & music teacher (Sop)
MRS. PAROO (40’s-60’s) - Marian's Irish mom (Mezzo)
WINTHROP PAROO - Marian's lisping baby brother (Alto)
AMARYLLIS (9-13) - Marian's young piano student (Alto)
MAYOR SHINN (40’s-60’s) - A blustery politician
EULALIE MACKECKNIE SHINN (30’s – 50’s)- Mayor Shinn's peacock wife (Alto)
ZANEETA SHINN (16-22) - The mayor's daffy daughter
TOMMY DJILAS (16-22) - The town "bad" boy
CHARLIE COWELL (30’s-40’s) - A rival salesman
*THE QUARTET (30’-60’s) - Four judgmental school board members, sing in Barbershop harmony (Bass, baritone, tenor, high tenor)
* Existing Barbershop Quartets are encouraged to audition as a group. Please call in to schedule a special audition time.
There are several supporting roles and a full chorus of townspeople. Check MTI website for character breakdown

Prepare: a song and monologue
- 1 song (best 24-32 bars) showing your strongest style (lyric, comedic, dramatic). Try to choose something from golden age of musical theater
(Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Lowe, etc.)
- 1 min monologue (dramatic or comedic)
We prefer that auditioners NOT sing with CD's or acapella. Please bring appropriately marked sheet music in the correct key for the piano accompanist.

Rehearsals Begin: May 15

Run Dates: June 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26 & 27 (possible extension on July 2-4)
  
Show Synopsis: An affectionate tribute to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize – this despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.

Additional Info: All performers cast in the production are required to register for the THP 201AA production class.

Primary Contact: Teri Usky, Fine & Performing Arts Secretary
Contact Phone: 602-787-6595
Contact Email: teresa.usky@pvmail.maricopa.edu
Website: http://www.paradisevalley.edu/~finearts/auditions.html

Last updated: August 15, 2008.
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