Please print and complete the above Audition Form and bring it with you to the audition.
If you are auditioning for a principal vocal role, please be prepared to sing a song from the show relative to the part.If this is not possible you are asked to bring the sheet music of the song you intend to sing as our music director will accompany you.No boom boxes, guitars, etc.If you are not interested in a principal role and would like to try out for the ensemble, don’t hesitate to couple up with someone to make your singing audition less stressful.You will also be asked to take on the role of your selected character by reading selective passages from the script .
If you are interested in a small role with limited dialogue, no singing, etc., please just show up and indicate that interest.
We are very eager to encourage dancers to come out for the audition.There are several fun, fun dances in the show and we need active, nimble bodies!!
DESCRIPTION OF ROLES
KEY:* INDICATES PRINCIPAL VOCAL PARTS
**POSSIBLE DOUBLING/TRIPLING OF ROLES
ELIZA DOOLITTLE*:A cockney flower girl.Her potential to become “a lady” becomes the object of a bet between Higgins and Pickering.Speaks using the cockney dialect as well as the proper King’s English.
COLONEL PICKERING*:Retired British officer & author of “Spoken Sanskrit”.Works closely with Henry Higgins on helping Eliza become “a lady”. Speaks proper King’s English.
MRS. EYNSFORD-HILL:Friend of Mrs. Higgins & Freddy’s mother.Speaks proper King’s English.**
MRS. HIGGINS:Henry’s long suffering mother.Speaks proper King’s English.
HENRY HIGGINS*:British, upper class professional bachelor, world famous phonetic expert – determined to make Eliza into “a lady”.Speaks proper King’s English.
FREDDY EYNSFORD-HILL*:Upper class young man who becomes smitten with Eliza.Speaks proper King’s English.**
ALFRED P. DOOLITTLE*.Eliza’s drunken father; an elderly but vigorous dustman.Must speak the cockney dialect.
BARTENDER:George, works the Tottenham Court Road Pub. British accent**
HARRY*:Drinking companion of Alfred Doolittle.Cockney accent**
JAMIE*:Drinking companion of Alfred Doolittle.Cockney accent**
MRS. PEARCE*:Henry Higgins’ housekeeper.British accent
MRS. HOPKINS:a cockney woman of Tottenham Court.Cockney accent(pg. 39)**
PROF. ZOLTAN KARPATHY:A bearded Hungarian; former phonetics student of Henry Higgins.Mixed dialect of some sort – be creative.(pg. 81-84)**
FOUR COCKNEY MALES*:Form the male Cockney Quartet**
BUTLER*:Henry Higgins household employee.**
FOOTMAN*:Henry Higgins house – non-speaking**
LORD BOXINGTON:At Ascot races, non-speaking**
LADY BOXINGTON:At Ascot races, non-speaking**
FLOWER GIRL:Working in Wimpole Street**
FOOTMAN:Embassy employeeBritish accent**
SELSEY MAN:Opening scene, bystander outside Covent Garden.British accent**
HOXTON MAN:Opening scene, bystander outside Covent Garden.British accent**
BUSKER:Street performer outside Covent Garden; non-speaking.**
FOURMAIDS*:Henry Higgins household; non-speaking chorus singers**
TWO STEWARDS:Ascot employees, non-speaking**
ANGRY MAN AND WOMAN:(Act I, Scene 2)**
CHARLES:Mrs. Higgins’ Chauffer (Act I, Scene 6)**
POLICEMEN:Wimpole Street (Act I, Scene 8)**
MAID:Mrs. Higgins employee (Act II, Scene 5)**
SINGING AND DANCING ENSEMBLE*:(1)The Ascot Race patrons**
(2)Embassy Ball guests** including:
The Queen and Prince of Transylvania**
Ambassador and wife**
Dr. Themistocles Stephanos**
(3)Covent Garden scene crowd**
(4)Tottenham Court crowd, etc.**
Performance dates are Oct. 19, 20, 21(matinee) 25, 26, 27 (possible matinee and evening).The rehearsal times are Sundays from 1p.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Community Center and Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Lake of the Woods Clubhouse.A rehearsal schedule will be distributed to all cast members as everyone is not required to be at every rehearsal and times will vary.
Dance rehearsals TBA
Please note:The first rehearsal is scheduled for Sunday, July 15 in the Community Center at 2:00 p.m. for all.