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All auditions take place at 7 pm and take place at 322 W. Ann Street unless otherwise specified. They are open auditions. Please link to each show title to see specific show information.  Click on "Audition form" or "Participation form" to send a form directly to the director of that show.

the laramie project

directed by: Kat Walsh
show dates: may 6-9, 2010
auditions: February 19 from 6-9 and February 20th from 1:30-4:30. (Attendance is required either Friday or Saturday, but not both.) 
Callbacks (if needed) are February 21 from 1:30-4:30

Auditions for The Laramie Project will be held earlier than usual due to the timing of spring break for UM and EMU.  Actors should bring their calendars to auditions to identify potential conflicts. 

An acting workshop held Saturday, March 13 from 1 – 6:30 pm is required of everyone cast in the show. 
Actors with conflicts between April 25 and May 9 will not be cast. 

Cast size will be based on the talent seen at auditions.  Each actor will play multiple roles.

Synopsis:
In October 1998 a 21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming.  His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital.  His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay.  Moises Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard.  They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town.  Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case, and others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of their reactions to the crime is fascinating.  Kaufman and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews and their own experiences.  THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.

The Laramie Project Characters:
1) Aaron Kreifels – 19 year old university student
2) Aaron McKinney – 21 year old roofer and perpetrator
3) Alison Mears – 50ish social service volunteer
4) Amanda Gronich – Tectonic Theater Project (TTP) member
5) Andrew Gomez – 20ish Latino from Laramie
6) Andy Paris --  TTP member
7) Anonymous friend of Aaron McKinney – 20ish railroad worker
8) April Silva – 19year old bisexual university student
9) Bailiff
10) Baptist minister – 50ish from Texas
11) Barbara Pitts – TTp member
12) Bill McKinney – 40ish truck driving father of Aaron
13) Cal Rerucha – 50ish prosecutor
14) Catherine Connolly – 40ish lesbian prof at the university
15) Conrad Miller – 30ish car mechanic
16) Dennis Shepard – 40ish father of Matthew
17) Doc O’Connor – 50ish limo driver and entrepreneur
18) Dr. Cantway – 50ish ER doctor
19) Doug Laws – 50ish prof at the U and Mormon church leader
20) E-mail sender
21) Father Roger Schmit – 40ish Catholic priest
22 & 23) Gil & Eileen Engen – 50-60ish ranchers
24) Governor Jim Geringer – 45 year old Republican
25) Greg Pierotti – TTP member
26) Harry Woods – 52 year old gay Laramie resident
27) Jedadiah Schultz – 19 year old university student
28) Jen – 20ish friend of Aaron McKinney
29) Jon Peacock – 30ish poli-sci prof and Matthew’s academic adviser
30) Jonas Slonaker – 40ish gay man
31) Jurors and Foreperson
32) Kerry Drake – 40ish reporter
33) Kristin Price – 20ish girlfriend of Aaron McKinney
34) Leigh Fondakowski – TTP member
35) Lucy Thompson – 60ish day care worker and grandmother of Russel Henderson
36) Marge Murray – 70ish mother of Reggie Fluty
37) Matt Galloway – 20ish bartender and student
38) Matt Mickelson – 30ish bar owner
39) Media/newspaper folks
40) Mercedes Herrero – TTp member
41) Moises Kaufman – TTP member
42) Mormon home teacher to Russell Henderson – 60ish
43) Murdock Cooper – 50ish rancher from nearby town
44) Phil Labrie – 20ish friend of Matthew
45) Philip Dubois – 40ish president of U of Wyoming
46) Priest at funeral
47) Rebecca Hilliker – 40ish head of theatre dept at the U
48) Reggie Fluty – policewoman who discovered Matthew
49) Rev Fred Phelps – 60 ish minister from Kansas
50) Rob Debree – 40ish detective and chief investigator
51) Romaine Patterson – 21 year old lesbian
52) Rulon Stacey – 40ish Mormon and hospital CEO
53) Russell Henderson – 19 year old perpetrator
54) Sgt. Hing – 40ish detective
55) Shadow – 30 year old African American DJ
56) Shannon – 20ish friend of Aaron McKinney
57) Sherry Aanenson – 40ish landlord of Russell Henderson
58) Sherry Johnson – 40ish administrator at the U
59) Stephen Belber – TTP member
60) Stephen Mead Johnson – 50ish Unitarian minister
61) Tiffany Edwards – 20ish reporter
62) Trish Steger – 40ish sister of Romaine Patterson
63 & 64) Two judges
65) Waitress – Debbie Reynolds look-alike
66) Zackie Salmon – 40ish lesbian and administrator at the U
67) Zubaida Ula – 20ish Muslim woman

How to succeed in business without really trying

directed by: Andy Ballnik
show dates: june 10-13, 2010
auditions: Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28, at 2pm for men & 3:30pm for women, both days.
Callbacks on Monday the 29th at 7pm.
Prepare 16 bars of a show tune that showcases your range & talent.
Auditions will also consist of dance and cold readings from the script.

Cast descriptions:
  -- J. Pierpont Finch: (Bari/Tenor - C to high Gb, age 18 - 30)   ambitious to a fault but also irrepressable, likeable, charming &  impish
  -- Rosemary Pilkington: (Mezzo - low A to B, age 18 - 30)  The woman behind the man. An attractive, loyal and confident secretary. In love with Finch.
  -- J.B. Biggley: (Baritone - C to high G, age 50 -70)  Company president. A philandering yet well-respected stuffed shirt.
  -- Miss Jones: (Soprano - A to high Ab, age 45 - 75)  J.B's stuffy secretary. Easily flattered.
  -- Bud Frump: (Tenor/Baritone - low A to E, light dancing, age 18 - 30)  Biggley's shameless but wimpy nephew and Finch's nemisis. A schemer.
  -- Hedy LaRue: (Mezzo - low C toC, age 21 - 35)  Beautiful, sexy, red-headed air-head. J.B's mistress. Comic timing and character voice.
  -- Mr. Twimble: (Baritone - low C# to E, age 50 -90)  Head of the mailroom for the last 25 years. Experienced and obedient.
  -- Smitty: (Alto/Mezzo - low B to C, age 25 - 35)  Rosemary's friend, a fellow secretary. No-nonsense attitude and dead-pan humor.
  -- Bratt: (Baritone - low Db to D, light dancing, age 30 - 50)
  -- Miss Krumholtz: (Mezzo - low C to Bb, light dancing, age 30 - 65)
  -- Wally Womper: (Baritone - low D to E, light dancing, age 55 - 90)

Studio Series

barbra's Wedding

directed by: Matt Martello
show dates: february 5-13, 2010
auditions: Saturday, December 5 from 1-4 pm and Sunday, December 6 from 5-6:30 pm.
"Barbra's Wedding" Audition Form
"Barbra's Wedding" Participation Form

Potential cast members only need to be present for one of those days/times.  Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Barbara's Wedding is a hilarious comedy by Daniel Stern (Home Alone, City Slickers) about the relationship between an out-of-work B-actor and his long-suffering wife, who are not invited to their neighbor's wedding (Barbara Streisand and James Brolin).

Character descriptions:
Jeremy Schiff: A man in his 40's (30 - 50) whose 15 minutes of fame is past.  He is unintentionally funny, neurotic, desperate, self-absorbed, jealous, in denial, and about to lose his wife.

Molly Schiff: A woman in her 40's (30 - 50) who has a "nut" for a husband.  She is down to earth, very bright, witty, sarcastic yet caring, but when finally pushed to the limit of her patience she loses it.

Junior Theatre Series

the secret garden

directed by: jacqueline courteau
show dates: may 13-16, 2010
auditions: Tues, March 9 & Thurs, March 11 from 4-6pm
Callbacks, if needed are Friday, March 12 from 4-6pm

"Secret Garden" Audition Form
"Secret Garden" Participation Form

Rehearsals are every Tues & Thurs from 4-6pm and Sundays from 1-4pm. Rehearsals begin March 14. Junior Theatre is for actors in grades 4-12. There are roles for up to 25 actors. Auditions consist of theater games and cold readings from the script.

Also, participate in the Secret Garden Scriptwriting Workshop on March 7, 2010!