Junior Actors of Ridgedale “Bah, Humbug!”
Auditions for Ages: 8-18
Dates: Saturday, October 2, 2021, 2-4pm
Rehearsal Times: Tues. evenings 6:30-8:30pm, Saturdays, 10am-1pm
Preparation: Please bring a small picture and a mask. All rehearsals will be COVID compliant requiring masks, distancing and sanitizing.
Audition: Cold reading from script and monologue from the Director. A song will be taught at the audition.
The song lyrics and script can be viewed online at: https://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=BAHHUMBUG
For questions or further information, please call Peggy: 248-464-1807 or email: millerzelinkopeggy@gmail.com
The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon”
All actors must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination to participate in this show.
Auditions: October 11, 6:30-10pm
Cold readings from script:
Narrator 1 (Male)
Narrator 2 (Female)
(Also played by Narrators -Prancer (dog) Vixen (dog), Girl 1, Girl 2, TSA Agent, Marlena)
Holly – Owner of the Evergreen Inn in Hopewood Falls, Vermont. A heart of gold.
Brett- Stranded by a snowstorm, but secretly a Prince from Artemisia, a tiny aristocratic country in Europe that no one has heard of. Luckily he’s rich y’all!
Joy- A romance novelist, visiting the Inn to try to break her writer’s block.
Paul- A rival romance novelist, running his own writer’s retreat of sorts, kind of a self-important jerk. But with the love of the right woman he’s probably a pretty nice guy.
Carol– a war photographer, home for the holidays, tired of big city life.
Jackson – a veterinarian who owns two Jack Russell terriers
Merry– in town to search out the perfect Christmas Tree for the big Christmas celebration in the big city. A real estate lawyer businessperson with no time for love.
Blake- Rugged, owner of a tree-farm. He’s heartbroken but oh-so-handsome.
Kris- the son of the former Santa Claus in the town parade, but he has troubles y’all, troubles. Currently working as a real estate lawyer businessperson.
Noelle- owner of the oldest Christmas ornament boutique in town, charged with helping Kris quit his job and become a full-time Santa. Filled with the Christmas Spirit.
Sven- the secret Prince of Broxtenburg, which is another tiny aristocratic country in Europe that no one has ever heard of. Shocker, he’s also rich as heck.
Rita- movie star filming a movie in Hopewood Falls but pretending to be an ordinary girl.
Bridgette– the red-headed best friend of all the women. Why not.
Jimmy- (Small walk-on role) the ex-boyfriend of Holly, and also plays the ex-boyfriends of every other woman, ‘cause why not.
Audition Cuts:
Rita&Sven Noelle&Kris Narrator 1&2 Merry&Blake Joy&Paul Jimmy Holly&Brett Carol&Jackson Coma Carol&Jackson Awake Bridgette
Junior Actors of Ridgedale “Mary Poppins Jr.”
Auditions: December 28-29, 7:00pm
Callbacks: December 30, 7:00pm
Showtimes: March 5, 2pm and 7pm/March 6, 2pm and 7pm
Bring: A photo of yourself, your resume if you have one, your mask, and recorded accompaniment for your song audition.
Music: Prepare a musical theatre song of your choice that showcases your voice (it does not have to be from Mary Poppins), to be sung with recorded karaoke accompaniment on your phone or other device.
Script cuts: Prepare your BEST British accent! Please visit Music Theatre International’s audition page (link listed below) and select “Mary Poppins Jr.” to view audition cuts from the script by role. Prepare all the roles in which you are interested.
Callbacks will consist of the same script cuts plus the music cuts listed on the MTI site. Please email Director Kellie Evans Rao if you have further questions: kersongbird@yahoo.com
https://www.mtishows.com/broadway-junior/audition-central
Rehearsals start January 3, Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Saturdays, 9:00am-Noon.