Fan favorite musical
caps Slidell Little Theatre’s Season
Slidell
Little Theatre is holding auditions March 9 and 10 for everyone’s favorite
musical, “Kiss Me, Kate.”
Audition
times are 7 p.m. both nights. Directed by Renee Saussaye, the musical features
a number of roles for men and women of various ages. Auditions are open to the
public.
Slidell
Little Theatre’s final Main Stage production of the season, “Kiss Me, Kate” is a
play-within-a-play with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the
production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's “The Taming of the
Shrew” and the conflict on and off-stage between Fred Graham, the show's
director, producer, and star, and his leading lady, his ex-wife Lilli. A
secondary romance concerns Lois Lane, the actress playing Bianca, and her
gambler boyfriend, Bill, who runs afoul with some gangsters.
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| On stage weekends April 25 - May 18 |
Performances
are weekends April 25 – May 18.
A complete
listing of the characters are listed below.
Auditioners
should come prepared to sing 32 measures of a song that best showcases his or
her voice. Song selected should be from
a Broadway show, not a pop song or anything you would normally hear on the
radio. Broadway music styles are vastly different from today’s music.
Be prepared
to learn a short dance combination for auditions. Not everyone will need to dance but there
will be choreographed movement for all musical numbers.
Be prepared
to do “cold readings” from the script.
Nothing needs to be prepared in advance, but just be ready to do
readings.
It is not
necessary to come to both nights of auditions, unless the director asks you to.
Please bring a
calendar so you can put down all conflicts you may have over
rehearsal/performance dates, and bring a current headshot or photo to attach to
your audition form.
For
additional information, please email your questions to Kate@slidelllittletheatre.org
“Kiss Me,
Kate” is presented through special arrangement with Tams Witmark Music Library.
“Kiss Me Kate” – Cast of Characters
* Hattie – Lilli Vanessi’s Dresser
* Lois Lane
* Lilli Vanessi (Katherine Minola) – A star stage & screen actress, former wife of Fred Graham
* Fred Graham (Petruchio) – Writer, producer, director, actor and superman
* First Man (“Aide” to Katherine) – Gunman-enforcer & half-donkey for Finale Act II
* Second Man (“Aide” to Katherine) – Gunman-enforcer & half-donkey
for Finale Act II
* General Harrison Howell – Career military officer,
politician, and Lilli’s “new” man
Pops the Stage Doorman (Padua
Ralph – Stage Manager and ensemble singer
Dance Captain (Gregory) – Servant to Petruchio, ensemble
dancer & Padua
Harry Trevor (Baptista Minola) – A veteran character actor
Stagehand #1 & Cab Driver
(Nathaniel) – Part of
male quartet for Opening Act I & “Bianca”, Servant to Petruchio, Padua
Flynt, Aide to General Howell (Gremio) – Ensemble dancer and first suitor
Riley, Aide to General Howell
(Hortensio) –
Ensemble dancer, second suitor, 1st male solo for “Cantiamo D’Amore”
Stagehand #2 (Philip) – Part of male quarter for Opening
Act I, “Bianca, and vocal trio for “Too Darn Hot”, plus servant to Petrchio
& half-donkey for “We Open in Venice”
Stagehand #3 & Driver for General
Howell (Haberdasher)
- Part of male quarter for Opening Act I, “Bianca, and vocal trio for “Too Darn
Hot”, plus half-donkey for “We Open in Venice”
Wardrobe Lady – Ensemble singer and part of female
quartet for “Bianca”
Padua Inn Waitress – Part of female quartet for “Bianca”
Two Women – Ensemble singers and part of female
quartet for “Bianca”
Four Women – Ensemble dancers
* Notes
principal singing roles
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