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AUDITIONPACK
RehearsalsCommence
Wednesday3rdMay2017RehearsalswillbeMondayandWednesday
eveningsat8pm,withSundayrehearsalstobeaddedatalaterdate.
PerformancesWednesday13/9/17at8pm
Thursday14/9/17at8pmFriday15/9/17at8pm
Saturday16/9/17at2pmSaturday16/9/17at8pm
Auditions
Sunday23rdAprilfrom10amSUTHERLAND PENSIONERS CENTRE749 Old Princes Hwy SutherlandMonday24thAprilfrom7.30pmCOMO SCHOOL OF ARTS17 Novara Cres, Como
CallbacksOnlyifrequiredWednesday26thApril
CastAnnouncementonWebsiteFriday28April2017
Sunday17/9/17at2pm
PRODUCTIONTEAM
DianeWilsonDirectorDeanTurnerMusicalDirectorEdwardRookeChoreographer
Thankyouforyourinterestinauditioningfor“HelloDolly”whichwillbeperformedattheSutherlandEntertainmentCentreinSeptember2017byMirandaMusicalSociety.Thefollowinginformation
explainsmoreaboutthisproduction,yourrehearsalcommitmentsandperformancerequirements.
Adetailedrehearsalschedulewillbemadeavailableonthewebsite:www.mirandamusicalsociety.com.au
SYNOPSIS
Synopsis
Hello, Dolly! has an unusually lengthy history. Its first version in 1835, was a London play A Day Well Spent by John Oxenford. Seven years later Einen Jux will er sich machen (He Intends To Have a Fling), a Viennese variation by Johann Nestroy, was produced. In 1938 Thornton Wilder turned the Nestroy play into The Merchant of Yonkers and 17 years after that he rewrote it as The Matchmaker. Both Wilder plays had Broadway runs. Another forerunner of Hello, Dolly! was the 1891 musical, A Trip to Chinatown.
Story
" and what do you do for a living, Mrs. Levi?" asks Ambrose Kemper in the first scene of that most delightful of musical comedies, Hello, Dolly! "Some people paint, some sew... I meddle," replies Dolly and we are on a whirlwind race round New York and Yonkers at the turn of the century as we follow the adventures of that most mischievous matchmaker, Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi.
Hello, Dolly! is the story of Mrs. Levi's efforts to marry Horace Vandergelder, the well-known half-millionaire, so that she can send his money circulating like rainwater, as her late husband Ephraim Levi taught her. Along the way she also succeeds in that matching the young and beautiful Widow Molloy with Vandergelder's head clerk, Cornelius Hackl; Cornelius's assistant Barnaby Tucker with Mrs. Molloy's loop assistant, Minnie Fay; and the struggling artist Ambrose Kemper with Mr. Vandergelder's weeping niece, Ermengarde. Mrs. Levi tracks Vandergelder to his hay and feed store in Yonkers, then by train back to Mrs. Molloy's hat shop in New York, out into the streets of the city where they are all caught up in the great 14th Street Association Parade, and then to the most evident and expensive restaurant in town, the Harmonia Gardens, where Dolly is greeted by the waiters, cooks, doormen and wine stewards in one of the most famous songs in the history of American musical comedy, "Hello, Dolly!"
What happens in the end? Dolly gets her man, of course. And he is delighted she caught him. Dolly leaves the stage at the end of Act II with a wink to the audience as she takes a meat peep into Vandergelder's bulging cash register and promises that his fortune will soon be put to good use. She quotes her late husband Ephraim, " Money, pardon the expression, is like manure, it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around, encouraging young things to grow."
KEYDATESANDVENUES
InformationNight
Monday5thAprilat7.30pmComoSchoolofArts17NovaraCrescent,ComoNSW
AuditionsappointmentscloseFriday21April2017at5pm
Auditions(byappointmentonly)
Sunday23Aprilfrom10amAT THESutherland Pensioners Centre
749 Old Princes Hwy Sutherland
Monday 24 April 2017 from 8pm AT THE ComoSchoolofArts
Callbacks(byinvitation)
OnlyifnecessaryWednesday26April2017
CastAnnounced
CastreleasedonMMSwebsiteonFriday28April2017
Rehearsals
WillbeheldatComoSchoolofArtsonMondayandWednesdaynightsfrom8pmto11pm,andSundayafternoonsfrommiddayto4pmwhenneeded.TheseadditionalSundayrehearsalsmaybecalledasnecessary,workingaroundpeople’savailability.
Adraftrehearsalschedulewillbeavailableonthewebsiteshortlyafterrehearsalscommence.Priortoauditioning,checkyouravailabledates-ifyouarenotavailableforanyrehearsals,pleaseadvisetheproductionteamandcastingpanelsotheycantakethisintoconsiderationforcasting.Ifyoudonotadviseofanyplannedabsences,wewillassumeyouwillbeavailableforallrehearsals.Asthisisalargeshowwithbigandintricateensemblenumbers,wedependuponcompletecommitmentfromallcastmembers.
BumpIntoSutherlandEntertainmentCentre
Saturday9September,2017
Loadtruckat8am
ShiprockScoutHall,183GannonsRoadSouth,Caringbah
UnloadandBumpinfrom9:15amat
SutherlandEntertainmentCentre
Sitzprobe
ToBeadvised
Bumpout
Immediatelyfollowingfinalperformance
AfterShowParty
FollowingBumpoutandtruckunloadedatShiprock
(Venuetobeannouncedclosertoperformancedates)
AUDITIONS
Auditionsarebyappointmentonly.PleasecontactTimWotherspoon,atsecretary@mirandamusicalsociety.com.autosecureanappointmenttime.
Pleasearriveatleast15minutespriortoyourallottedtimetosubmityourcompletedapplicationform(attached).Also,thepanelwouldlikeabriefresumeofyourrelevanttheatricalhistoryandacurrentphoto.Ensureyouhavewarmeduppriortoauditioning.
Uponenteringtheauditionroompleaseannounceyourselfandtheroleyouareauditioningfortothepanel.
Thepanelis:DianeWilson(Director),DeanTurner(MusicalDirector),EdwardRooke(Choreographer),arepresentativeofthemembershipandanon-memberindustryspecialist.Arepresentativeofthecommitteewillalsobeinattendanceasanobserver.
CHARACTERBREAKDOWN
DOLLYLEVI:Matchmaker,widow,meddler,opportunist,loveslife,commandingstagepresence.50+AuditionPiece:BeforetheParadePassesBy–Bar31toBar126.Dance:Mover
HORACEVANDERGELDER:Well-knownhalf-a-millionaire,widower,ownsHayandFoodStore,gruff,setinways,authoritative50–60sAuditionPiece:“ItTakesAWoman”–beginningtoBar53Dance:Littlemovement
CORNELIUSHACKL:HeadClerkofHayandFood,energetic,enthusiasticandadventurous.Earlythirties.AuditionPiece:“PutOnYourSundayClothes”–BeginningtoBar52PlusBar69–84Dance:Goodmover
BARNABYTUCKER:AssistanttoCornelius,naïve,energised,follower.LateteenstoearlytwentiesAuditionPiece:“PutOnYourSundayClothes”Bar21–Bar52PlusBar69–84Dance:Goodmover
IRENEMOLLOY:HatShopowner,widow,beautiful,smart,fun-loving.EarlythirtiesAuditionPiece:“RibbonsDownMyBack”-BeginningtoBar81Dance:Goodmover
MINNIEFAY:Irene’sAssistant,naïve,straight-laced,fresh,followerLateteenstoearlytwentiesAuditionPiece:“Motherhood”-Bar62–Bar101Dance:Goodmover
AMBROSEKEMPER:Strugglingartist,good=natured,accommodating,wantstomarryErmengarde.TwentiesAuditionPiece:“PutOnYourSundayClothes”–Bar69–84Dance:Strong
ERMENGARDE:Vandergelder’sniece,whining,high-strung,wantstomarryAmbrose.LateteensAuditionPiece:SongofownchoiceDance:Strong
Thefollowingwillalsobemembersofensemble:ERNESTINA:Accommodating,good-timegirl30-50AuditionPiece:“SweetRosieO’Grady”-anykeyorbrassysongofownchoiceDanceforrole:None
RUDOLPH: Maitre‘doftheHarmoniaGardens.Proper,Russianaccent,commanding40-60AuditionPiece:Bass–SongofChoiceDance:Some
JUDGE:Rednosenightcourtjudge40-60sAuditionPiece:SongofchoiceDanceforrole:None
DANCERS:MaleandFemaledoNOTneedtotakepartinasingingorreadingaudition.Maledancers:Itcouldbehandytohavesomeacrobaticsupyoursleeve
ENSEMBLE:Auditionpieceofownchoice
SINGING
Forallleadrolestherearespecificsectionsofthescorethattheproductionteamwanttohearthatwillshowrangeneededforthatroleandgiveyouagoodchancetoshowyourskills.Pleasemakesureyouarefamiliarwiththemusicandlyricsaheadoftimeaswewillnothavetimetoteachanymusicindividually.PleasefindallocatedsheetmusicontheMMSwebsiteandbringacopywithyouonthedayastherewillbeanexperiencedauditionpianistattheauditions
ForallEnsemble/smallerroleswerecommendsingingsomethingtobeaccompaniedbythepianistthatisextremelycharacterdriven.Youwillneedtoprovidesheetmusicforthepianist–ensurethemusicisbound(e.g.insideafolderratherthanloose)andclear–showthepianistwhereyouwanttostart,anyrepeatsorspecialmarkings,tempoetc.Ifyoucannotgetsheetmusic(inthekeyyouwanttosing),youmayuseabackingtrack.Inadditiontotheauditionpianist,therewillbeastereowithadock/USBportforaniPod/MP3playeravailablefornon-principalaccompaniment.NOunaccompaniedauditionswillbepermitted.
Thepanelmaystopyoursongatanytimeoncetheyhavehadsufficientinformationonyourvoice.
YoumaybeaskedtosingsomescalessothattheMusicalDirectorcanconfirmyourvocalrange.
Ifyouareinvitedforacallback,youwillbeprovidedwithaspecificsongorsongstoprepare.Wesuggestthatyoubepreparedforthisbyfamiliarisingyourselfwithallthemusicfromtheshowaheadoftime.
DANCING
ForallthoseauditioningforEnsemble/Smallerrolestherewillbeamovementcall,sopleasedresscomfortably.
ForthoseauditioningfortheroleofaDancer,youwillbetaughtashortroutine.AllFemaleDancersmustfeelcomfortabledancinginChorusheelsandareexpectedtobringthemalongtotheaudition.Itisimportantyouwarmupbeforearrivingatyourauditionaswewillnothavetimetorunyouthroughawarmupbeforehandduetotimeconstraints.
READINGS
AllreadingswillbeavailableontheMMSwebsitepriortotheauditiondates.
CALLBACKS
WillbeheldonWednesdaythe26thofAprilonlyifthepanelseetheneedandifyouareinvitedyoumayberequiredtolearnadifferentsongandperusesomedialogueforyoutoperform.Duringthisprocesswearelookingathowyoulookandperformwithothersandwithpossiblenewmaterial.
CASTANNOUNCEMENT
ThesuccessfulauditioneeswillbecalledbytheDirectoronorbeforeThursdaythe27thofApril,andcastingwillbepostedontheMMSwebsiteafter5pmonFriday,28April2017
Ifforanyreasonaroleisnotfilledfromtheauditions,additionalmembersmaybeinvitedtojointhecastatalaterdate.Allpotentialnewcastmaybeaskedtoaudition.
Ifyouarenotcastin“HelloDolly”itisnotnecessarilyareflectiononyourperformancebutyoumaynotfittheoverallvisionofthisparticularproduction.
AmemberofMirandaMusicalSocietywhoauditionedequallywillbegivenpriorityoveranon-member.
Ifyouhaveplanstogoawayforanextendedperiodforvacationduringtherehearsalperiodortoappearinanothershowduringtherehearsalperiod,pleasedonotaudition,asitisnotfaironpeoplewhoareavailableforallrehearsals.
YOURCOMMITMENTASACASTMEMBER
AllcastmembersMUSTbeorbecomeamemberofMirandaMusicalSocietyandremainfinancialuntilthecompletionoftheseason,adheretotheCodeofConductandobeytherulesoftheSociety.
AllrehearsalsupuntilmovingintotheSutherlandEntertainmentCentrewillbeheldattheComoSchoolofArts.ThevenueislocatedinthePeisleyCommunityCentreonNovaraCrescentComo.Iftravellingbycarthereissomeoffstreetparkingandalwayssufficientstreetparking.Iftravellingbypublictransport,ComoRailwaystationisaneasy2minutestrollfromthevenue.
Adraftrehearsalschedulewillbeavailableforallcastmembers.Thismayvarydependingonlyonhowquicklywegettheworkdone.Pleaseassumethatyoumaybecalledatshortnoticeforarehearsal.
Allrehearsalswillstartat8pmMondaysandWednesdaysand12pmSundayssharpandfollowashortwarmup.Wewillhaveabreakinthemiddlefortenminutes.If(duetoillnessoranunplannedworkcommitmentonly)youareunabletoattendarehearsalorwillbelatearriving,pleasecontacttheDirectorassoonaspossible.Detailswillbegiventothecastatthemeetandgreet.
VariationstotherehearsalschedulewillbepostedonthecastFacebookpagewithamplenotice.
ALLcastMUSTbeavailableforrehearsalsoncewestarttoruncompleteactsortheshowaswellasBumpIn,SitzprobeandallrehearsalsandperformancesatSutherlandSchoolofArts.
MirandaMusicalSocietyreservestherighttoreplaceanyperformerwhomissesthreerehearsalswithoutavalidandacceptablereason.
MirandaMusicalSocietyalsoreservestherighttoreplaceanyperformerwhoacceptsaroleinanotherproductionoractivitywhichadverselyaffectstheirabilitytoattendrehearsalsortheirperformance.
CastarealsoexpectedtobecomeinvolvedinsocialandmarketingactivitiesandinpromotingtheshowaswellasassistingwiththeBumpInandBumpOut.
Youwillneedtoprovideyourownstagemake-up,exceptingspecialeffects.
Pleasedonotwearsneakers,butrather,shoesappropriateforyourroleduringrehearsals.
Castprogrammephotoswillbetakenononeortwonightsduringrehearsal,ifyoudonotattendanyofthesesessionsyouwillneedtoarrange(andpay)foraprivatesessionwithourphotographerforyourphototobeincludedintheprogramme.
FEES
Membership
Ifyouarecastin“HelloDolly”andarenotacurrentfinancialmemberyouwillberequiredtoapplyformembership.
Membershiphasanannualfeeof$40.
MembershipisaconditionofperformingforMirandaMusicalSocietyandisinclusiveofinsuranceprotectionintheeventofaninjurysustainedatrehearsalorduringperformance,thereforemustbepaidwithintwoweeksofstartingrehearsal.Ifyouarenotafinancialmemberafterthisdateyouractivityatrehearsalwillberestrictedandifyouarenotfinancialafteronemonthyouwillbereplaced.
ShowFee
Inadditiontomembership,allcastmembersarerequiredtopayashowfee.
Theshowfeefor“HelloDolly”is$60
PaymentforfeescanbemadebycashorEFTPOSwiththeMembersRepresentativeatthefirstrehearsalorbydirectdeposit.Thesociety’sbankdetailswillbeavailableatthefirstrehearsal.
CodeofEthics
TheMirandaMusicalSocietyCodeofEthicsisanimportantaspectofparticipatinginaMMSproduction.ItisanagreementthatyouparticipateinanMMSshowaccordingtoagreedstandardsofbehaviour.
1. Iwillgivemybestatalltimes-offeringenergyandenthusiasmatauditions,rehearsals,bumpin/out,workingbees,promotionaleventsandthroughoutperformances.
2. IwillpaymyMembershipandShowFeesonthefirstnightofrehearsal,aswellanyotherrequiredpaymentsthroughouttherehearsalperiodpromptlyandbytherequesteddeadline.
3. IwillbefullycommittedtoeachMMSproductionIaminvolvedin,bybeingontimeandattendingALLrehearsalsandperformances-unlessexperiencingseriousillness,orifIhavepermissionforabsenceeitherpriortoauditionsorwithadvancenoticetotheProductionTeamsomyabsencedoesnotunfairlydisrupttherehearsalschedule.
4. Iwillcommunicateeffectivelyandsupportmyfellowscastmembers,crew,productionteamandcommitteemembers-keepingmyinteractions/commentstowardsotherspositiveandconstructive.
5. Iwillacceptandfollowallinstructionsandadvicegiventomebytheproductionteamandwillexpressconcerns/issuesassoonastheyarisetotheseindividualsonly,inarespectfulandappropriatemanner.
6. Iwillparticipateinallrequiredrehearsals,whiledemonstratingflexibility,patienceandunderstandingonnecessaryschedulechanges.
7. Iwillbepreparedasacastmember-learningalllinesandmusicefficiently,beingpromptoncues,aswellasbringingallitemsrequiredeg.script,props,costumesetc
8. Iwilldemonstratecaretotheenvironmentwhichsurroundsme-therehearsalspace,theatre,dressingrooms,scenery,propsandcostumes.
9. IwillrepresentandpromoteMMSinapositivewayatalltimes,bothinandoutsideofrehearsals/performances-inthewayIspeak,actandthroughoutinteractionsonsocialmedia.
10. IwillsupportthedecisionofthecastingcommitteeandbesupportiveofthechoicesmadeinthebestinterestsofMMS.
AllcastmembersmustconductthemselvesrespectfullywhilstparticipatinginaMMSshow.
Iherebysignthisagreedcodeofethicsandexpressmypledgetoplaymypartinmakingtheoverallproductionanenjoyableexperienceforallinvolved.Iunderstandseverethatconsequences,includingexpulsionfromtheshow,canbeimposedforabreachofthecode.
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