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Auditions will be held on June 22nd 2008
1:00-5:00PM
Christ Lutheran Church ~ Parish Hall
Pennsylvania Avenue, Oreland
(Call backs will be Thursday, June 26th ~ 7:00-10:00PM)
Questions? Call director Kim Bantle-Taylor @ 215-752-4263
Please prepare a song from the show and dress comfortably for the movement/dance portion.
All Parts Open ~ Large Cast ~ Many parts & an involved chorus
8 teens & 6 children
 PERFORMANCE DATES
November 14th, 15th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd, 2008 @ 8:00pm with a matinee on the 22nd @ 2:00pmAbington Jr. High School ~ North Campus Check our website throughout the year for information on shows, events & more!
SYNOPSIS
Meredith Wilson’s "The Music Man" follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize – this despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.
This award-winning, critically acclaimed Broadway classic is an all-American institution, thanks to is quirky characters, charmingly predictable dramatic situations, and one-of-a-kind, nostalgic score of rousing marches, barbershop quartets and sentimental ballads which have become popular standards. Memorable tunes include "Goodnight, My Someone", "Lida Rose & Will I Ever Tell You", "Gary, Indiana", "Till there Was You", Seventy-Six Trombones". "Ya Got Trouble", "Shipoopi" and "Marian the Librarian".
The cast features a soaring soprano ingénue, parts for young performers and children, and one of the musical theatre’s treasures, a tour de force leading role for a charismatic actor who doesn’t need to be a trained singer. (Excerpts from: www.MTIshows.com)
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Prof. Harold Hill - a dynamic con man turned conductor. Charming, fast talking, baritone (A flat - high F)
Marian Paroo – an attractive stuffy librarian. Outstanding soprano (low G - high A)
Winthrop - Marian's lisping little brother, alto (C - E flat)
Mrs. Paroo - Marian's Irish mom, mezzo (A flat - E flat)
Mayor Shinn - a blustery politician and River City’s Mayor (non-singing)
Eulalie – the mayor’s wife, Comedic character type; alto (D - D)
The Barbershop Quartet - four bickering school board members (high tenor, tenor, baritone, bass)
Pickalittle Ladies - Eulalie's gossipy friends
Marcellus - Harold's chummy friend; tenor (G - high A)
Amaryllis - Marian's young piano student; alto (C - E)
Tommy - the town bad-boy; good dancer
Zaneeta - the mayor's daffy daughter; good dancer
Gracie – Mayor Shinn’s youngest daughter
Charlie Cowell - a rival salesman
Traveling Salesmen, Conductor, Alma Hix, Maud Dunlop, Ethel Toffelmier, Mrs. Squires, Constable Lock
River City Townspeople
River City Kids
MUSICAL NUMBERS
"Rock Island" ~ Salesmen
"Iowa Stubborn" ~ Ensemble
"Ya Got Trouble" ~ Harold Hill, Townspeople
"Piano Lesson/If You Don't Mind My Saying So" ~ Mrs. Paroo, Marian
"Good Night My Someone" ~ Marian, Amaryllis
"Seventy-Six Trombones" ~ Harold Hill, Townspeople
"Sincere" ~ Harold Hill, Quartet
"The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl" ~ Harold, Marcellus
"Pickalittle/ Good Night, Ladies" ~ Alma, Ethel, Eulalie, The Ladies, Harold Hill, Quartet
"Marian The Librarian" ~ Harold Hill
"My White Knight" ~ Marian
"Wells Fargo Wagon" ~ Townspeople, Quartet, Winthrop
"It's You" ~ Quartet
"Shipoopi" ~ Marcellus, Townspeople
"Lida Rose" ~ Harold, Quartet
"Will I Ever Tell You?" ~ Marian
"Gary, Indiana" ~ Winthrop, Mrs. Paroo, Marian
"Till There Was You" ~ Marian, Harold Hill
PRODUCTION
Director: Kim Bantle-Taylor
Musical Director: Peter Hilliard
Choreographer: Betty Pearce
Producer: Jeanne Oski
Technical Coordinator: TBA
Now hiring a Technical Coordinator
Responsibilities:
Coordinate set design/construction in accordance with Director's Vision
Coordinate light/sound/props/sound effects, etc
Coordinate stage management and identify stage manager and crew
Must be available for all performances and two full weeks prior to production
Must organize set building dates/times and be part of the design/building process
Must coordinate move in and move out of school
Should be able to attend 3-5 "technical" meetings from June through November
This will be a paid position. If interested please send a resume and references to oskij@diakon.org or contact Jeanne Oski, Producer, at 610-597-0936 for further information and discussion.
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