'Anything Goes' auditions on April 24 and May 4
Auditions for the Norwich Theater Company's production of "Anything Goes" will be held in the Chenango Arts Council's Martin W. Kappel Theater from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, and 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 4. (Photo from the Norwich Theater Company, Inc. Facebook page)
NORWICH — The Norwich Theater Company will be holding auditions for their upcoming musical "Anything Goes," scheduled to be performed at the Chenango Arts Council on July 26, 27, and 28.
"Anything Goes" will be directed by Dusty Davidson, with music direction by Cameron Kinnear. Norwich Theater Company President Marty Kuhn said they will be performing the updated version of the musical.
"It’s a musical comedy about an Evangelist turned nightclub singer who’s traveling to Europe, and she’s on the same ship as a wealthy Englishman and his heiress and fiancée," Kuhn explained.
"She runs into an old friend of hers, Billy, who is a stowaway,” she explained,”He’s in love with the heiress, so he’s trying to win her back. They meet up with Moonface Martin, who’s Public Enemy #13, and everybody instead of being afraid of him they’re like, ‘woohoo we have a public enemy on board!’"
Auditions will be held in the Chenango Arts Council's Martin W. Kappel Theater from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, and 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 4. Performers only need to attend one audition day, but should plan on staying for the full two hours.
Those unable to audition at the scheduled time, or unable to stay the full two hours should contact Director Dusty Davidson at davidsondusty@hotmail.com.
Available roles in the show include Reno Sweeney, the Evangelist turned nightclub dancer; Billy Crocker, her old friend and a stowaway; Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, a wealthy Englishman; Hope Harcourt, a beautiful heiress engaged to Oakleigh; Moonface Martin, a gangster and Public Enemy #13; and Erma, a gangster's girlfriend.
"It’s got a lot of champions, it’s got a lot of hijinks, it’s got a lot of fun. A lot of big group numbers," said Kuhn. "It's a lot of fun."
Audition forms, material, and accompaniment tracks are available by following the Dropbox link on the Norwich Theater Company, Inc. Facebook page.
Those auditioning for lead and supporting roles must prepare one vocal and one acting selection, but those auditioning for the role of Reno must be ready to sing both selections, although they may only be asked to sing one at the audition.
Those auditioning for minor or ensemble roles must prepare the ensemble vocal audition available through the link. No acting audition is required for minor and ensemble roles.
Additionally, all performers must be available for the dance audition, which will be taught the day of auditions.
The Norwich Theater Company is also looking for crew members to assist with construction of the set, props, costumes, stage crew, sound, lighting, cleaning, fundraising, ushering, and more.
"In addition to the cast members, we have a whole group of really dedicated volunteers who come in and they build the sets, and they move the sets, and they put the sound effects together, and work on lights," said Kuhn. "They come and clean the areas for us. They go out and obtain donations, they work on costumes, they work on props. Just everything."
"Without volunteers that you don’t see, we could never ever put on shows. So you know we owe everything to our volunteers both on and off stage," she added.
Kuhn encourages community members to audition, as being a part of theater not only provides entertainment for others, but also creates its own little family of cast and crew members.
"I love being a part of bringing a different world to the stage. If I’m on stage, I love being a part of maybe helping somebody forget their troubles for a couple of hours," said Kuhn. "Doing theater, it’s a new community, it's a new family. Everybody gets so close."
More information on the Norwich Theater Company can be found at NorwichTheaterCompany.org and the Norwich Theater Company, Inc. Facebook page.
"Anything Goes" will be directed by Dusty Davidson, with music direction by Cameron Kinnear. Norwich Theater Company President Marty Kuhn said they will be performing the updated version of the musical.
"It’s a musical comedy about an Evangelist turned nightclub singer who’s traveling to Europe, and she’s on the same ship as a wealthy Englishman and his heiress and fiancée," Kuhn explained.
"She runs into an old friend of hers, Billy, who is a stowaway,” she explained,”He’s in love with the heiress, so he’s trying to win her back. They meet up with Moonface Martin, who’s Public Enemy #13, and everybody instead of being afraid of him they’re like, ‘woohoo we have a public enemy on board!’"
Auditions will be held in the Chenango Arts Council's Martin W. Kappel Theater from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, and 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 4. Performers only need to attend one audition day, but should plan on staying for the full two hours.
Those unable to audition at the scheduled time, or unable to stay the full two hours should contact Director Dusty Davidson at davidsondusty@hotmail.com.
Available roles in the show include Reno Sweeney, the Evangelist turned nightclub dancer; Billy Crocker, her old friend and a stowaway; Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, a wealthy Englishman; Hope Harcourt, a beautiful heiress engaged to Oakleigh; Moonface Martin, a gangster and Public Enemy #13; and Erma, a gangster's girlfriend.
"It’s got a lot of champions, it’s got a lot of hijinks, it’s got a lot of fun. A lot of big group numbers," said Kuhn. "It's a lot of fun."
Audition forms, material, and accompaniment tracks are available by following the Dropbox link on the Norwich Theater Company, Inc. Facebook page.
Those auditioning for lead and supporting roles must prepare one vocal and one acting selection, but those auditioning for the role of Reno must be ready to sing both selections, although they may only be asked to sing one at the audition.
Those auditioning for minor or ensemble roles must prepare the ensemble vocal audition available through the link. No acting audition is required for minor and ensemble roles.
Additionally, all performers must be available for the dance audition, which will be taught the day of auditions.
The Norwich Theater Company is also looking for crew members to assist with construction of the set, props, costumes, stage crew, sound, lighting, cleaning, fundraising, ushering, and more.
"In addition to the cast members, we have a whole group of really dedicated volunteers who come in and they build the sets, and they move the sets, and they put the sound effects together, and work on lights," said Kuhn. "They come and clean the areas for us. They go out and obtain donations, they work on costumes, they work on props. Just everything."
"Without volunteers that you don’t see, we could never ever put on shows. So you know we owe everything to our volunteers both on and off stage," she added.
Kuhn encourages community members to audition, as being a part of theater not only provides entertainment for others, but also creates its own little family of cast and crew members.
"I love being a part of bringing a different world to the stage. If I’m on stage, I love being a part of maybe helping somebody forget their troubles for a couple of hours," said Kuhn. "Doing theater, it’s a new community, it's a new family. Everybody gets so close."
More information on the Norwich Theater Company can be found at NorwichTheaterCompany.org and the Norwich Theater Company, Inc. Facebook page.
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