AUDITION PACKET Jessica Chipman, Director JHS … · JHS SPRING MUSICAL, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Kayla Noble, Assistant Director Contact: [email protected] / 515.320.1721

AUDITION PACKET Jessica Chipman, Director JHS SPRING MUSICAL, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Kayla Noble, Assistant Director Contact: [email protected] / 515.320.1721 Raymond Noble, Assistant Director Jay Chipman, Technical Director

JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE

DEPARTMENT AUDITION FORM Name: ________________________________________

Grade: ________________

Phone number: ________________________________

Email address: _________________________________

Age: ____ Gender: _____ Height: ______

Hair color: _____ Eye color: ____

Are you willing to . . .

Dye your hair? YES___ No___

Cut your hair? YES ___ No___

Perform a stage kiss? YES ___ No___

X____________________________________________ Signing by the “x” indicates you will accept any

role offered to you.

Are you available for callbacks, if needed? (Sunday, January 12 , 1:00-4:00 p.m.) YES___ NO___

Please list any physical limitations the directors might need to know (medical conditions, etc.):

What musical background do you have? (If you sing, what part do you sing?)

What dance, gymnastics, or movement background do you have? Do you have any special talents, such

as juggling, etc?

Please list any and all previous acting experience (include show and role):

Please list any and all previous crew experience (include specific responsibility):

PLEASE LIST WHICH PARTS YOU

WOULD BE MOST INTERESTED IN:

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AUDITION PACKET Jessica Chipman, Director JHS SPRING MUSICAL, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Kayla Noble, Assistant Director Contact: [email protected] / 515.320.1721 Raymond Noble, Assistant Director Jay Chipman, Technical Director Jefferson High School Theatre Department treats theatre as a team, and the crew is the foundation of

the production. Our crews are important to the success of the production. Please number your TOP

FOUR crew interests, with “one” meaning most interested (leave blank if you are not interested in crew):

____Stage manager: multitude of responsibilities, calls cues during run, director’s right-hand

____Costume Crew: will pull, fit, find, and put together costumes

____Light Crew/Operator: sets, rotates, gels, focuses lighting equipment; operator programs and runs

board

____Sound Crew/Operator: finds and mixes sound clips; operator programs and runs sound board;

responsible for microphones

____Properties Crew: finds or creates all properties

____Publicity Crew: develops and distributes promotional materials including videos and posters

____Hair and Make-up Crew: designs styles for each character; applies during run of show

____Construction Crew: works with set designer to build set; construction experience is helpful

____House crew: works to ready the theatre for production, sells tickets, hands out programs

We do our best to work around students’ schedules. In order to be considered for a role in this

production, please list ANY AND ALL recurring OR one-time conflicts you have on weekdays from 3:00-

9:30 p.m. Also list where you work or any church or school-related activities. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE

ANYTHING OUT.

AUDITION PACKET Jessica Chipman, Director JHS SPRING MUSICAL, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Kayla Noble, Assistant Director Contact: [email protected] / 515.320.1721 Raymond Noble, Assistant Director Jay Chipman, Technical Director SPRING MUSICAL AUDITION TIMES

Thursday, January 9 from 7:00-10:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 11 from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

*Saturday, January 11 from 4:00-7:00p.m. with prior permission ONLY.

CALLBACKS

Sunday, January 12 from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

AUDITION PROTOCOL

Students should have their audition form filled out and ready to present to the directors. (Please note

the change from prior years/shows, as we hope to speed up the audition process.) Please wear clothing

that is easy to move in, as your audition will involve dance. Students should look over the song

selections and scenes prior to your audition. To bring: water, pen or pencil, and your schedule for the

next few months.

SPRING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE DATES

Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 27 at 2:00 p.m.

SPRING MUSICAL REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

Rehearsals begin Tuesday, February 18 and are considered mandatory if cast members are called. Most

rehearsals will take place from 6:00-9:00 p.m. on weekdays (excluding Wednesdays). There will be a few

Saturday rehearsals. Principal cast members should be expected to be called nearly every rehearsal.

Chorus members should be expected to be called for most rehearsals. A tentative rehearsal schedule

can be found on the JHS Theatre calendar:

(https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=2076j7imq7ljhpqh2iiqal1noo%40group.calendar.google

.com&ctz=America/Chicago)

SEEKING

A large cast (possibly 40+) of singers and dancers

A dedicated student stage manager

A pit orchestra (as selected by the directors)

A crew to manage props, costumes, set, publicity, hair/make-up, etc.

*All team members may be called upon to help with set painting and/or construction.

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THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Synopsis

It's 1922. Millie Dillmount just arrived in New York City from the Midwest, bobbed her hair, and adopted a “flapper” mentality. But she is quickly mugged on the streets of New York, losing her hat, scarf, purse and shoe. In a panic for someone to help her, she trips Jimmy Smith, a handsome, carefree young man who suggests she goes home. She refuses and takes a room at the Hotel Priscilla for Single Women, run by mysterious Mrs. Meers, an actress who now works for a white slavery ring in Hong Kong, kidnapping pretty unsuspecting orphan girls. Working for Mrs. Meers are Ching Ho and Bun Foo, two Chinese immigrants who want to earn enough money to bring their mother over to the states.

Millie meets the wealthy Miss Dorothy, who wants to learn how the poorer half lives. Millie, seeing this as a way to get her rent paid, suggests that Miss Dorothy can room with her until she can find her own. In the Hotel Priscilla laundry room, two Chinese immigrants, Ching Ho and Bun Foo, are working for Mrs. Meers to earn enough money to bring their mother from Hong Kong over to the states.

Millie comes to Sincere Trust not only looking for a job, but also to set her sights on the company's boss, Trevor Graydon III. Meanwhile, Ching Ho attempts to capture Miss Dorothy for Mrs. Meers with a poisoned apple but when he sees her, falls in love with her instantly and then wants to save her from Mrs. Meers. Celebrating Millie’s new job, the girls go to a speakeasy where they meet Jimmy, but the club is raided by the police. While waiting for his release in the jail cell, Jimmy realizes that he loves Millie.

Jimmy asks Millie to a party hosted by famous singer Muzzy van Hossmere. After the party, Millie explains to Jimmy how she is going to marry Trevor. She also tells him off for being a "skirt chaser" and "womanizer". As they argue, Jimmy suddenly grabs Millie and kisses her, then runs away. Millie returns to the hotel and overhears a conversation between Miss Dorothy and Jimmy. Confused and horrified, Millie decides she never wants anything to do with Jimmy ever again.

At Sincere Trust, Millie places more conviction into marrying Graydon, but when Dorothy comes to visit Millie at work, Mr. Graydon is immediately smitten with her. The two set up a date together. While Millie is brooding over her lost chances, Jimmy breaks in through the window and asks her to dinner.

Back at the Hotel Priscilla, Mrs. Meers along with Ching Ho and Bun Foo gets ready to poison Miss Dorothy, when Ching Ho refuses because he loves her. Mrs. Meers stops his ranting by reminding them of why they work for her, to raise money to see their mother again.

Jimmy finally declares his feelings for Millie while washing dishes to pay their tab at Cafe Society. Millie is confused by her feelings for Jimmy and her desire not to be poor and initially rejects him. She runs to Muzzy, who tells her she's a fool for throwing away true love for the sake of money. The group persuades Muzzy to pose as a new orphan in town to trick Mrs. Meers. Mrs. Meers takes the bait, is exposed as the mastermind of the slavery ring, and taken to the police stationJimmy proposes to Millie, and, poor as he is, she accepts, "because if it's marriage I've got in mind, love has everything to do with it." Jimmy turns out to be Herbert J. van Hossmere III, Muzzy's stepson, and one of the most eligible bachelors in the world. And Miss Dorothy turns out to be his sister, an heiress named Dorothy Carnegie Mellon Vanderbilt van Hossmere. At the very end, Ching Ho and Bun Foo are reunited with their mother.

AUDITION PACKET Jessica Chipman, Director JHS SPRING MUSICAL, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Kayla Noble, Assistant Director Contact: [email protected] / 515.320.1721 Raymond Noble, Assistant Director Jay Chipman, Technical Director CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

MILLIE DILLMOUNT (f, mezzo) Appealing, honest, feisty leading lady. Must be

able to carry a dance solo.

JIMMY SMITH (m, tenor) Buoyant personality; loves to have a good time.

Romantic lead.

MISS DOROTHY BROWN (f, soprano) Classic old-fashioned beauty; charming.

TREVOR GRAYDON (m, baritone) Handsome “manly-man” businessman.

MRS. MEERS (f, mezzo) The villain. Striking and sinister, a la Cruella

DeVille. Pretends to be Chinese; does not

need to sound authentic.

MUZZY VAN HOSSMERE (f, mezzo) Glamorous, big-hearted, fun loving, and wise.

BUN FOO (m, tenor) Comic role. Speaks only in Chinese.

CHING HO (m, tenor) Comic and romantic. Speaks only in Chinese.

MISS FLANNERY (f, mezzo) Mr. Graydon’s no-nonsense secretary. Comic.

PRISCILLA GIRLS (females, alto to soprano)

Lucille, Rita, Alice, Gloria, Ruth, Mary, Ethel Peas Aspiring actresses. Some small solos.

DOROTHY PARKER (f) Socialite.

STENOGS (females) Stenographers in Trevor Graydon’s office.

MALE MODERNS (males) Socialites of New York Society

GEORGE GERSHWIN (m) The George Gershwin, composer.

THE LETCH (m) Must be a strong dancer.

RODNEY (m) High society man.

MUZZY’S BOYS (males) Muzzy's chorus of jazz singers.

OTHERS This is a large ensemble cast with many

featured roles.


MILLIE / MRS. MEERS / MISS DOROTHY AUDITION SCENE MRS. MEERS (In “Chinese” accent throughout the scene.) Millie--? MILLIE Mrs. Meers, before you bite my head off— MRS. MEERS (Instantly sweet when SHE sees MISS DOROTHY) Silly Millie, Meersie doesn’t bite. But who’s your friend? MILLIE We haven’t met. Millie Dillmount. MISS DOROTHY And I’m Miss Dorothy Brown, from California. MRS. MEERS An actress, are you? MISS DOROTHY How did you guess? MRS. MEERS (Sizing up her White Slavery potential; SHE likes what SHE sees.) I’ve a keen eye for talent. Now, what can I do for you, Dorothy? MISS DOROTHY Miss Dorothy. MILLIE She’s gonna bunk with me, and pay the rent till I find a suitable boss. MRS. MEERS No need for you to double up. I float you another week. MISS DOROTHY Where does that leave me? MRS. MEERS As luck would have it, a nice, sunny room just became available, right next door to Millie.


MILLIE / JIMMY AUDITION SCENE MILLIE That man, he stole my purse! That man, he stole my purse! JIMMY (Overlapping her.) Watch where you’re goin’, why doncha? You don’t own the sidewalk, lady. (Jimmy silences Millie, pleased with his victory.) JIMMY --learn to share it with the rest of us. MILLIE Oh, I meant to trip you. JIMMY Of all the dirty, rotten— MILLIE My purse is gone! JIMMY (As in “What do you want me to do about it?”) And? MILLIE My hat, my scarf, (Indicating her bare foot.) my shoe! JIMMY They stole your shoe? MILLIE While I was wearing it. Ten minutes in this town, and I have my New York Horror story. JIMMY Honey, you’re my New York horror story.


MRS. MEERS / BUN FOO / CHING HO AUDITION SCENE MRS. MEERS Bun Foo . . . Sung Ethel (Translation: Take Ethel. BUN FOO indicates that HE understands, so MRS. MEERS flips through the dictionary until SHE finds the next word.) MRS. MEERS Heui Buddha. (Translation: To Buddha. BUN FOO can’t decipher what SHE’s trying to say, so MRS. MEERS tries a more extreme pronunciation.) MRS. MEERS Heuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii? (He still can’t decipher the word, so SHE tries another pronunciation.) Heui? (BUN FOO nods. SHE got it right, and SHE loves to be right!) Buddha! (She flips through the dictionary until SHE finds the next word.) MRS. MEERS Sei baak. (Translation: four hundred.) Cash? (HE nods “yes.”) As for you, Ching Ho . . . (flipping through dictionary.) Room service . . . room service . . . (SHE finds it.) Room service! (She tries to sound it out.) F-f-f-fffff . . . Famayayayayayayaya . . . (Turns to CHING HO for help and she hates asking for help. He coaches her through it.) CHING HO Fong. MRS. MEERS Fong. CHING HO Mouh. MRS. MEERS Mouh. CHING HO Yuhn. MRS. MEERS Fong mouh yuhn for Miss Dorothy. (Translation: room service for Miss Dorothy.)


MILLIE / MR. GRAYDON AUDITION SCENE MR. GRAYDON Congratulations, Miss Dillmount. It takes the average applicant seven seconds to walk from Flannery’s perch to my way station. I clocked you at six-point-four. That’s swell, just swell! The early bird and all that. MILLIE (Regarding his movie star looks.) Beautiful. MR. GRAYDON How’s that? MILLIE Uh . . . (Spots a trophy on his desk.) Your beautiful trophy. I love baseball. MR. GRAYDON (Completely unaware of MILLIE’s attraction to him.) Golf. I won it in golf. May I see your references? MILLIE I don’t have any, but I’m a hard worker and a fast learner— MR. GRAYDON No references? How about previous employers? MILLIE I don’t have any of those, either. MR. GRAYDON You don’t? (A beat.) I like that!


MUZZY / MILLIE AUDITION SCENE MUZZY Millie, how about a spot of gin? A bit of bubbly? Anything? Our home is your home. MILLIE Will Mr. Van Hossmere be joining us? MUZZY That depends. You planning a séance? He passed away years ago. MILLIE Sad. MUZZY Yes, and Mr. Van H. hated sad stories. He wanted all our homes to be filled with nothing but good fun and good friends. Millie Dillmount, I want to know all about you. You were born and then what happened? MILLIE Well, I was born . . . and then I moved here. MUZZY We have so much in common!


MILLIE / MISS DOROTHY / GLORIA / RUTH / ALICE AUDITION SCENE Millie Miss Dorothy, I did it! Gloria! Ruth! Alice! Miss Dorothy You did what Millie? RUTH Spill, Dillmount. ALICE Out with it, Millie. GLORIA Tell all, sister. MILLIE You’re looking at the future Mrs. Trevor Graydon! Miss Dorothy Perfect! RUTH Congrats, kid. ALICE Honey, that’s swell. GLORIA You’re on your way. MILLIE And he advanced me my first paycheck, so we’re all painting the town red to celebrate. On me, to thank each and every one of you. RUTH Thank us? GLORIA For what?

AUDITION PACKET Jessica Chipman, Director JHS SPRING MUSICAL, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Kayla Noble, Assistant Director Contact: [email protected] / 515.320.1721 Raymond Noble, Assistant Director Jay Chipman, Technical Director MEN’S AUDITION SONG: “What Do I Need With Love?”

AUDITION PACKET Jessica Chipman, Director JHS SPRING MUSICAL, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Kayla Noble, Assistant Director Contact: [email protected] / 515.320.1721 Raymond Noble, Assistant Director Jay Chipman, Technical Director MEN’S AUDITION SONG: “The Speed Test”

AUDITION PACKET Jessica Chipman, Director JHS SPRING MUSICAL, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Kayla Noble, Assistant Director Contact: [email protected] / 515.320.1721 Raymond Noble, Assistant Director Jay Chipman, Technical Director ”The Speed Test” (Cont’d)


WOMEN’S AUDITION SONG: “Forget About the Boy”

AUDITION PACKET Jessica Chipman, Director JHS SPRING MUSICAL, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Kayla Noble, Assistant Director Contact: [email protected] / 515.320.1721 Raymond Noble, Assistant Director Jay Chipman, Technical Director WOMEN’S AUDITION SONG: “Jimmy”

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