A Little Nigh Music at Coronado Playhouse
Location: San Diego, CA
Type: Theater
The Coronado Playhouse Announces Auditions for their production of:
A Little Night Music
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Jennie Gray Connard
Produced by M.G. Perez
Music Direction by Kirk Valles
Audition Date/Time: By appointment. At Coronado Playhouse, 1835 Strand Way
Coronado, CA 92118
Sunday, December 6, 2015, 6pm–9pm
Monday, December 7, 2015, 6pm–9pm
Callbacks: By invitation. At St. Marks Episcopal Church, 4227 Fairmount Ave, San Diego, CA 92105
Thursday, December 10, 2015, 6pm–10pm
Production Dates/Times:
April 1 – May 6, 2016
Thursday – Saturday at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
To Reserve Your Audition Time:
E-mail to jennieconnard@gmail.com with your name and telephone number and picture/resume (if available) attached. Please put “NIGHT MUSIC” in subject when E-mailing. Or call Jennie Connard at (858) 205-9168. Appointments will be scheduled in five-minute increments.
Where:
Coronado Playhouse, 1835 Strand Way, Coronado 92118. Directions can be found on the website: http://www.coronadoplayhouse.com
Audition Details:
- For all roles: Prepare a one minute song that best showcases your range and vocal ability. Songs from Stephen Sondheim are requested and selections from the show are welcome. Bring sheet music in correct key or CD/mp3 file. An accompanist will be provided. If you choose to use a CD, please have it CUED. Please no a cappella. It is absolutely to your advantage to be familiar with the music from the show and with the show in general.
- Bring a photo/headshot and resume (if available).
- Bring your calendar through May 6, 2016; all
- conflicts will be required to be listed on audition form. Rehearsals will begin mid January.
- Non-Equity production.
If you are asked to come to callbacks, please be prepared to read, move, and sing. All characters have a soft, non-descript British or Standard Neutral American accent. Please be prepared to read in this accent.
Play description: Set in 1900 Sweden, A Little Night Music explores the tangled web of affairs centered around actress Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When the traveling actress performs in Fredrik’s town, the estranged lovers’ passion rekindles. This strikes a flurry of jealousy and suspicion between Desirée, Fredrik, Fredrick’s wife, Anne, Desirée’s current lover, the Count, and the Count’s wife, Charlotte. Both men — as well as their jealous wives — agree to join Desirée and her family for a weekend in the country at Desirée’s mother’s estate. With everyone in one place, infinite possibilities of new romances and second chances bring endless surprises.
Cast List and Breakdown:
PLEASE NOTE: The role of Madame Armfeldt has been cast.
Fredrika Armfeldt – (Female, 12-15 yrs old Range: C4 – Eb5) Desiree’s witty daughter who is very self-contained and formal with the precise diction of the convent-trained.
Henrik Egerman – (Male, 18-21 yrs old Range: G3 – B4) Fredrick’s gloomy son. He is serious but confused, as he studies for the Lutheran priesthood.
Anne Egerman – (Female, 18-21 yrs old Range: G#3 – Ab5) Giddy and virginal; naive at times. A breathtakingly gorgeous child bride and Fredrick’s new wife.
Fredrick Egerman – (Male, 35-45 yrs old Range: A2 – E4) Middle-aged lawyer who is married to his second wife, Anne, and has a son, Henrik, from his first marriage.
Petra – (Female, 20-30 yrs old Range: F#3 – F5) Anne’s earthy maid and closest confidante. She seizes every moment to rustle in the hay.
Desiree Armfeldt – (Female, 40-50 yrs old Range: F#3 – Ab5) A self-absorbed, once-successful actress now touring the country-side. She becomes entangled in a love triangle with the Count and Fredrick.
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm – (Male, 30-45 yrs old Range: G3 – F#4) Vain, arrogant, and splendidly proportioned but ferociously jealous. He is Desiree’s newest lover.
Countess Charlotte Malcolm – (Female, 30-40 yrs old Range: G3 – F5) The Count’s manic depressive, mistreated and downtrodden wife.
Ensemble
The Quintet (The Liebeslieder Singers) – A group of five singers that act as a Greek chorus in the show Mrs. Nordstrom: Ab3-E6 (sustained) Coloratura Soprano;
Mrs. Anderssen: Ab3-Bb5 Lyric Soprano
Mrs. Segstrom: Ab3-Ab5 Mezzo Soprano
Mr. Erlanson: Ab2-Bb4 Tenor
Mr. Lindquist: G2-Ab4 Baritone
Servants
Helpers
Payment: Non Paid
City or Location of call: San Diego, CA
Please submit to: jennieconnard@gmail.com by 2015-12-06
This casting notice was posted by: Manny Bejarano Coronado Playhouese
