YARDLEY PLAYERS AUDITION NOTICE FOR “ANNIE GET YOUR GUN”
YARDLEY PLAYERS THEATRE COMPANY IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE AUDITIONS FOR "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN".
DATES: SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, FROM 12 NOON TO 4 P.M.
PLACE: KELSEY THEATRE (CM BUILDING BEHIND THEATRE)
MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1200 OLD TRENTON ROAD
WEST WINDSOR, NEW JERSEY
DATES OF PERFORMANCES: NOVEMBER 19, 20, 26, 27 AT 7:30 P.M. AND NOVEMBER 20, 21, 27, 28 AT 2:00 P.M.
AUDITION APPOINTMENT REQUIRED: CALL MARGE SWIDER AT 215-968-1904
Those needing special arrangements due to summer vacation, please let me know.
NEEDED:
PRINCIPAL MALES:
FRANK BUTLER -- The male star of the
Buffalo Bill Show, excellent baritone, strong actor,
(25+) Self assured character bordering on conceited
CHARLIE DAVENPORT -- Manager
of Buffalo Bill Show, strong comedic timing (30+)
Dolly Tate’s brother and chief
critic
BUFFALO BILL -- Owner and emcee for
the Buffalo Bill Show, good baritone (40-65+)
Good showman personality
CHIEF SITTING BULL -- Indian chief who adopts Annie Oakley, baritone (40-70)
FOSTER WILSON -- Hotel Manager, baritone (40-70) strong personality with dry wit
PAWNEE BILL -- Owner of Far East
Show, competitor of Buffalo Bill, baritone (40-70)
Good showman skills
PRINCIPAL FEMALES:
ANNIE OAKLEY -- Famous sharpshooter,
strong belter with significant range to sing soprano (19-35)
Plays backwood’s character with self assurance and spunk
Good comedic timing
DOLLY TATE -- Frank
Butler’s Assistant in Buffalo Bill Show, good alto, (30+)
obnoxious
Personality lending herself to some hysterical moments
PRINCIPAL CHILDREN:
MINNIE, JESSIE, NELLIE -- Annie
Oakley’s backwoods sisters, strong singers and actresses
(ages vary from 7-15) should be able to show dry wit
LITTLE JAKE -- Annie Oakley’s brother, strong singer, good comedic timing (7-15)
SECONDARY ROLES (with some lines and/or small group singing):
MAC, CONDUCTOR, PORTER -- trio singing, some lines
SYLVIA POTTER-PORTER -- Frank Butler’s date for the Ball, lines
MR. & MRS. SCHUYLER
ADAMS, MR. & MRS. ERNEST HENDERSON, DR. & MRS. PERCY
FERGUSON --
Guests at Ball, some lines
LARGE ENSEMBLE OF SINGERS, DANCERS, AND WILD WEST PERFORMERS:
Men, Women, Children ages 7 and older
with various character
roles-indians, cowhands,
wild west
entertainers (rope tricks, jugglers, tumblers, etc.)
***Please see audition requirements listed below.
For auditions, please prepare the following according to the role you are interested in:
Annie
Oakley: Bb below
middle C -- A below high C
Songs: “Doin What Comes
Natur’lly” or
“You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun”
and “They
Say It’s Wonderful”
Readings from script and
dance audition
Frank Butler:
Songs: “The Girl That I Marry” or “My Defenses Are Down”
Readings from script and dance audition
Charlie
Davenport and Dolly Tate:
Song: “Colonel Buffalo Bill”
Readings from script and dance audition
Oakley
Children:
Song: “Doin What Comes
Natur’lly”
Readings from script and dance audition
Ensemble:
Song:
“There’s No Business Like Show
Business” or any
song from the show
Readings from script and dance audition
Audition forms needed for the audition can be downloaded from our website at www.yardleyplayers.com
Rehearsals begin Sunday, September 12 and are on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
We require that all cast members be at rehearsals scheduled for them, and may not miss more than 2 rehearsals.
During the last 2 weeks prior to performances, rehearsals are held on Sunday through Thursday to put the show together.