Book & Lyrics by Marsha Norman
Music by Lucy Simon
Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Director: Tom Wojtunik
Musical Direction: Jeffrey Campos
Choreographer/Associate Director: Christine O’Grady
Casting Director: wojcik|seay casting

AEA Showcase (Approval Pending) – No pay/Travel stipend only.

DO NOT SUBMIT DIRECTLY TO APAC OR ANY APAC STAFF MEMBERS.

Open Calls:

• 2/28 (sign-up starts 5:30p, closed @ 9p)
• 2/29 (sign-up starts 5:30p, closed @ 9p)
• 3/3 (sign-up starts 10:30a, closed @ 2p)

Prepare:

Prepare a 16-bar cut in the style of the show. Be prepared to sing more if asked. Bring sheet music, pianist provided. Actors are welcome to sing from the score. (Non-singing roles will be given sides.)

Callbacks:

3/10, 3/13, 3/14

Location:

Good Shepherd United Methodist Church
30-44 Crescent St (@30th Rd)
Astoria, NY 11102

Directions: Take the N/Q to 30th Avenue. Walk down 30th Ave toward the Trade Fair supermarket, past Mt. Sinai Hospital of Queens. Turn left on Crescent Street, then right on 30th Rd. The entrance is the second set of red doors on your left. Street parking only.

Rehearses:

3/29 – 5/2 (weekday eves, Sat days, Sun eves)

Performs:

5/3 – 5/26 (Thu-Sat @ 8p, Sat @ 2p)

Casting Breakdown

ALL ETHNICITIES ENCOURAGED TO AUDITION.
SEEKING STRONG SINGER-ACTORS.

Convincing British accents required for all roles.

MARY: Female, 10-14 (to believably play 10 years old). An ill-tempered, lonely girl, who slowly lets down her guard as she discovers the power of friendship and nature. Determined, intelligent, poised. Child Mezzo.

ARCHIBALD: Male, late 30s. A sad, reclusive hunchback, on the verge of emotional collapse. His solemn mood is what makes him ugly, otherwise he would be a rather handsome man. Tenor.

LILY: Female, early 30s. Radiantly beautiful, with an ethereal, other-worldly presence, she is Archibald’s dead wife, now haunting him after death. Passionate and loving. Lyric Soprano.

NEVILLE: Male, 30s. A bitter, emotionally hollow man, who was deeply in love with his brother’s wife. Stern, calculating and cold. Baritone.

COLIN: Male, 10-14 (to believably play 10 years old). A thin, bed-ridden child. Capable of extreme outbursts, as well as genuine wonder and kindness. Boy Soprano.

DICKON: Male, 20s. Charismatic, deeply connected to nature. Spiritual, mysterious, trustworthy and playful. Convincing Yorkshire accent required. High tenor.

MARTHA: Female, 20s. Mary’s maid. Salt of the earth—practical, fun-loving and supportive. Convincing Yorkshire accent required. Mezzo-Belter.

BEN: Male, 60s. The elderly gardener, gruff and cantankerous, though capable of kindness. Character baritone. Doubles as a Lieutenant in India.

ALBERT: Male, 30s. Mary’s father, a Captain in the British army. Sturdy and steadfast, capable of tenderness. Tenor.

ROSE: Female, 30s. Mary’s mother, beautiful and haughty, but also capable of tenderness. Mezzo-Soprano.

FAKIR: Male, 20s-50s, to portray Indian. A mystic. High tenor with strong falsetto.

AYAH: Female, 20s-50s, to portray Indian. Mary’s nanny from India. Mezzo-Soprano.

MAJOR HOLMES, LT. WRIGHT & LT. SHAW: 3 Males, 20s-50s. Officers in British Colonial India. Looking for a strong Bass, Baritone and Tenor.

CLAIRE & ALICE: 2 Females, 20s-50s. Wives of the officers. Looking for a strong Mezzo and Soprano.

NON-SINGING ROLES:

MRS. MEDLOCK: Female, 40s-50s. Archibald’s loyal housekeeper. Serious, stern, seemingly devoid of joy.

SERVANTS/SUPPORTING CAST: Men & Women, 20s-50s, to play the servants of Misselthwaite Manor, as well as a variety of small speaking roles (Major & Mrs. Shelley, William, Mrs. Winthrop, Nurse, Jane).