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French Creek Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for…

Merrily We Roll Along

Merrily We Roll Along begins in the present and moves backwards, tracing the lives of wealthy, jaded composer, Franklin Shepard, and his two estranged friends through each milestone of their personal and professional lives (good and bad). The show ends with a touch of rueful irony, as the three best friends at the start of their careers face a bright future: young, talented and enthusiastic about the worlds waiting to be conquered.

 SHOW DATES

December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 (Fri. and Sat. performances at 7:30 p.m., Sun. matinee shows at 2 p.m.)
at the French Creek Theatre (4530 Colorado Ave., Sheffield Village)

PREPARATION

Please prepare one contemporary monologue of no more than 90 seconds and one 16-32 bar cut of a song in the musical theatre canon. Auditions should be 2-3 minutes total. Please slate at the beginning of the audition (state your name and what you’re performing).

Please bring a headshot or recent photo to the audition if you have one available, as well as a resume of previous acting/vocal work. Please also bring a copy of your 16-32 bar music cut in your desired key for the accompanist (music director Felix Grittner).

AUDITIONS

  • Sunday, August 3 from 10:00 am-1:00 pm

  • Monday, August 4 from 6:00-10:00 pm

    Location: French Creek Theatre (4530 Colorado Ave., Sheffield Village)

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

Franklin Shepard
His character ranges from an influential songwriter and film producer to an innocent, bright-eyed optimist in NYC. Talented and handsome but misled, tragic, and tormented.
Gender: male
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: A2

Charley Kringas
A stubborn, intense man with average looks. He ranges from a successful lyricist and Frank's long-time friend to a bright-eyed optimist creating his own opportunities in NYC.
Gender: male
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range top: G#4
Vocal range bottom: A#2

Mary Flynn
A middle-aged theatre critic. Her character arcs to the youthful, gorgeous 20-something living in NYC with best friend Frank. Sardonic, bitter, and witty.
Gender: female
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: Gb5
Vocal range bottom: G3

Meg Kincaid
Starry-eyed starlet who is naive and ambitious. At the start of the show, she is Frank's newest fling.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: Gb5
Vocal range bottom: D4

Gussie Carnegie
The flamboyant, self-invented actress. Her character begins at the end of her relationship with Frank, but throughout the show we see her grow more and more helplessly in love with him. Greedy and seductive.
Gender: female
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: G3

Joe Josephson
Big-talking Broadway producer and husband to Gussie. He later becomes pathetic and poor.
Gender: male
Age: 35 to 50
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: A2

Beth
A naive and insecure middle-American who is the mother of Frank's son. She arcs from a down-trodden housewife at her wits end to a hopeless romantic at the beginning of her engagement to the man of her dreams.
Gender: female
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: A3

Ensemble
Party Guests; Artists; Students

REHEARSALS

Start October 20 at French Creek Theatre in Sheffield Village schedule based on cast availability.