AUDITION PACKET Auditions will be on: Monday April 22nd from 5:30 – 8:30 PM (KIDS ONLY) Tuesday April 23rd from 5:30 – 7 PM – Kid Callbacks 7 – 10 PM – ADULTS
They will be held at the Crighton Theatre 234 N. Main St. Conroe, TX 77301 They are open to anyone between the ages of 5 +. If you are taller than 5ft. You may read for the adult roles. Orphans may go up to a height of 5’2”.
Please check the rehearsal calendar BEFORE auditions To make sure this show will work with your schedule. We will have to rehearse the week of the FOURTH OF JULY. Because that is our official tech week.
A parent will be required to attend every rehearsal if you are Under the age of 14. This show WILL NOT be DOUBLE CAST. Please Prepare: The following monologue and song for the character you would like to be considered for. If you are interested in multiple ones please learn them all. You are allowed to take the paper on the stage with you at auditions; however, It would be best if it was memorized. If you are able to show a Brooklyn or Jersey accent please do so. (Especially Hannigan, Rooster and Lily.) 1.This production is going to move at a fast pace. I am looking for kids who are ready to be apart of this cast and who are ready to work. I will be testing you at the auditions to see how well you take direction.
2. Please Come Prepared! The more your audition looks like you’re “show ready”, the better. If you don’t need to hold the monologue paper in your hand because you have it memorized – Don’t Bring It!
3. Come dressed appropriately! Please wear shoes you can move in if I decide to give a dance combination. That also means shorts under dresses. If you are one of the older kids coming don’t dress like you’re in high school for the orphan auditions. I’m wanting to see how young you can look. If you come to the adult auditions – dress older.
4. Please try to relax and have fun! I know its scary getting up on stage in front of people, but just do what I do – pretend this is your one chance to play this part – so you have to do your best. Don’t think we are wanting you to mess up. We want you to do great because it will make casting this so much easier! ANNIE
What I’m Looking For: Annie needs to be a leader in the group but she can’t come off as a bully. She has to be nurturing and likeable, but also have a tough side that is similar to a tomboy. I need to make sure she is LOUD and understands what she is saying. She needs to take direction well and be able to memorize quickly. She HAS TO be able to BELT. Annie is 10 years old and is a Soprano. (sings high) A3 – F5. She has 140 lines and sings 11 Songs.
Audition Monologue Hey there’s one they didn’t get. Oh poor boy, did they hurt you. They’re after you, ain’t they? Well they’re after me, too. But don’t worry I ain’t going to let them get you or me. I’ll take care of you. And everything’s gonna be fine, for the both of us. Your name? Your name is… Sandy. Right, that’s it, Sandy. I’ll call him Sandy, you see because of his nice sandy color.
Audition Song: “Tomorrow” Cut: 1:28 approx. “Oh the Sun’ll Come Out … to big note at the end. ( We are going for 12 beats.) Orphans Breakdown
These girls are gritty, neglected and vulnerable, yet basically honest and potentially lovable. The girls portraying them must be able to have mischievous fun with each other as well as “sibling style” fights. Each girl should be able to create and shape her own character. Girls auditioning for these roles need to have vocal strength and be visually expressive. All of their blocking and movements must appear motivated and strong. They need to be able to move well. Gymnast ability is a plus.
CASTING: We will be casting between 7 and 15 orphans for this production. Ages listed next to the orphans are not final. The casting will depend upon sizing. We will see all orphans under the size of 5’2”.
Before all Orphan Auditions please say the following: Name Real Age Orphan you want most / OR / You are willing to take ANY ORPHAN
IMPORTANT NOTE: All Orphans are required to audition on Monday, APRIL 22. Only a few selects will be required to attend on APRIL 23. Molly, Kate, Tessie
What I’m Looking For: Molly – is the smallest orphan. She should be scared at the beginning but is a bundle of personality in Hard Knock Life and Never Fully Dressed. Age: 5 - 6 Kate - the next to littlest orphan. A bit shy and doesn’t say much. 7 years old Tessie - The crybaby orphan. Must be a strong singer. Needs to be whiney with dialogue but not annoying. 10 years old.
Audition Monologue Mama! Mama! Mommy! Mama Mommy! It was my momma Annie. We was ridin’ on the ferry boat and she was holdin’ me up to see all the big ships and then she was walkin’ away wavin’. And I couldn’t find her no more … anyplace. (pause) Annie read me your note …. Please….
Audition Song: “Maybe” Cut: Beginning – 1:05 END “Maybe Far Away ---- Giving Up Me..” Pepper, July, Duffy
What I’m Looking For: DUFFY -The biggest orphan. Not necessarily the leader though, or one in charge. 13 years old JULY -The quietest orphan. Doesn’t always get along with Pepper. 12 -13 years old PEPPER - The toughest orphan. The troublemaker/ bully of the group. 10 - 12 years old
Audition Scene Shut up, Molly! Can’t anybody get any sleep around here? Don’t feel sorry for her. We’re the one’s who ain’t getting any sleep! Shut your trap, Molly! What? You’re telling me to pipe down? You must have meant that tone of voice for someone else. You wanna make somethin’ of it? She’s keepin’ me awake ain’t she? Ah…. You think you’re Jack Dempsey do ya?
Audition Song: “Never Fully Dressed” Cut: 1:57 - 2:25 approx. “ Your Clothes may be – Head to Toe” WARBUCKS What I’m Looking For: A powerful, self-assured billionaire who always has his mind on business. While sometime gruff and abrupt he has a kind heart. At first he is awkwardly affectionate toward Annie, but he soon finds himself completely charmed by her. Warbuck’s has over 100 lines and sings in 6 numbers. We will be asking if you are willing to shave your head. This doesn’t mean you get the part if you are willing to do so, we just want to know ahead of time.
Audition Monologue Been away six weeks, where is everybody? Hello! It’s good to be home. The flight wasn’t bad. It took eleven hours and we only had to land four times. Now, first thing’s first. Has the painting arrived from Paris? Let me see it before they hang it. Ah, yes. Hmm? No, I don’t think so. Any messages? The president. I’ll get back to him tomorrow. Anyone else? All right, good to see you all again. Grace, if you’ll get your notebook and - - Who is that? The orphan? But that’s not a boy. orphans are supposed to be boys.
Audition Song: “NYC” CUT: Beginning – 1:10 ish HANNIGAN What I’m Looking For: This woman is definitely a has been. Her distaste for her job and the children that are part of it should be obvious in every line she speaks, every song she sings and every move she makes. The actress who plays her must have an excellent sense of comic timing. The acrid delivery of her lines and the torch like rendition of her songs must distinguish her from the other characters in the show. Looking for an actress who can act with her whole body! Hannigan has over 100 lines and sings in Little Girls and Easy Street.
Audition Monologue Hannigan: Ah ha! Caught ya! I hear ya! I always hear ya! Get Up! All of ya! Well, is this the way you say good- Morning? I know it’s 4 O’ clock in the morning. That’s Your problem. Now what do you say? W h a t.. d o… y o u… S a y…. ? Tell me how much you love me. Rotten orphans! You kids in here, get up! Put them things away. For this One’s shenanigans you’ll scrub the floors and strip them beds for the laundry man. Rise and shine!
Audition Song: “Little Girls” Cut: 1:27 – END “How I hate little shoes – Girls –( hold for 12 Beats )” GRACE What I’m Looking For: Warbucks’s assistant, calm, cool, mature, classy, sophisticated and businesslike. Grace is mature, calm, cool and -together.- She is classy and businesslike when dealing with Miss Hannigan and Warbucks, yet maternal toward Annie. The student playing Grace can set herself apart from the other characters simply by the sophisticated way she walks. Grace should seem ready with an answer for “just about anything. Each dramatic situation should seem to come -under control- the moment she glides into a scene.
Audition Monologue Good afternoon, Miss Hannigan, is it? Oh, good. I’m Grace Farrell and the New York City board of orphans suggested that I . . . Miss Hannigan, I’m sorry, but I don’t have the slightest idea about this run-away that you’re talking about. I’m not peddling anything. I’m the private secretary to Oliver Warbucks. Mr. Warbucks has decided to invite an orphan to spend the Christmas holidays at his home. I’m here to select one.
Audition Song: “ Gonna Like it Here” Cut: :54 – 1:26 “ When you wake – “ Please put us to the test” ROOSTER or BERT HEALY
What I’m Looking For: ROOSTER HANNIGAN - Miss Hannigan's despicable brother. Rooster is flashy and self- assured. His “moves” are as smooth as a gambler’s: sly, and deceiving. The actor playing this role should bring a sense of fun to the character and have a good sense of comic timing. Rooster has just over 50 lines and sings in Easy Street. LILY ST. REGIS - Lily is Rooster’s airhead girlfriend. She is always distracted, although she manages to pick up on any conversation involving money. Like Rooster, the actress playing this role should bring a sense of fun to the character and have a good sense of comic timing. Lily has just over 30 lines and sings in Easy Street. BERT HEALY—The ultimate radio personality. He helps Annie by broadcasting about the search for her birth parents. Has a solo in Never Fully Dressed. SOPHIE THE KETTLE – Lives in a shanty in Hooverville. Has a few lines and a solo in the Hooverville Number in Act 1.
FOR AUDITIONS: ROOSTER: Hi ya, Sis. Long time no see. MISS HANNIGAN: Rooster? They finally let you outta sing-sing? ROOSTER: I got six months off for good behavior MISS HANNIGAN: What were you in for this time? ROOSTER: Some old geezer said I swindled him outta eleven hundred bucks. MISS HANNIGAN: Oh yeah? Why'd he say that? LILY: (Entering dumb and matter-of-factly) Because the Rooster swindled him outta eleven hundred bucks. ROOSTER: Sis, I'd like you to meet a friend of mine from... LILY: Jersey City! ROOSTER: Jersey City. Miss Lily St. Regis
Audition Song: “ Easy Street” Cut: 1:52 – End Rooster: “ It Ain’t Fair how we - Lily: “ That little Brat – Sing Hannigan’s part as well LILY or Sophie the Kettle Speaking / Singing Roles
For the Roles Listed Below: Please learn one of the characters on the other pages that best suits the character you would like below. Please state during your slate which role you are interested in below!
• Bundles McCloskey—The laundryman who serves the orphanage. He has an innocent, flirtatious relationship with Miss Hannigan. • Lt. Ward—A policeman who returns Annie to Miss Hannigan after she escapes from the orphanage. • Policeman—Lt. Ward’s police partner. • Dog Catcher—A person who captures stray dogs on the streets of New York. • Usherette—One line during NYC • Boylan Sisters (Connie, Ronnie, Bonnie)—Assistants to Bert Healy. They sing in harmony. • Star-To-Be —A young, aspiring Broadway actress. (Mezzo Belt) BIG Solo in "NYC". • Jimmy Johnson—A personality on the Bert Healy Show • Fred McCracken and Wacky—Personalities on the Bert Healy show. • Judge Brandise—Judge who Warbucks hires to hold the adoption of Annie. • Franklin D. Roosevelt—US President who helps discover who Annie’s real parents are. • Roosevelt's Cabinet Members—Ickes, Perkins (woman), Hull, Morgenthau, Howe • Hooverville Folks—Apple seller, Eddie, Sophie and several others referred to in the script as Man 1-4 and Woman 1-4. These are all homeless & jobless people who live in shanty towns.
SERVANT CHORUS—Adults and older children. Oliver Warbucks’ domestic staff. Their presence, posture, and speech is proper and refined. Their heads are always held high, with pleasant, yet guarded emotions. They sing in I Think I’m Gonna Like it Here, You Won't Be An Orphan for Long, I Don't Need Anything But You, New Deal For Christmas and Tomorrow Bows. • Drake - The English butler. • Cecille - A French maid. • Annette - A French maid. • Mrs. Greer - The head housekeeper. • Mrs. Pugh - The chef. • Servant Ensemble - Servants in Oliver Warbucks’ mansion. All must sing and move well. Specialty dancers will be cast from this group. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
CT= Crighton RP= River Plantation
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 KIDS Auditions KIDS Callbacks First Read Thru: 5:30 – 8:30 PM 5:30 – 7 PM 6:30 - ? RP (Kids ONLY) - CT Adults: 7 – 10 PM - CT
28 29 All Cast 30 Principal Rehe. All Orphans Music Rehearsal Easy Street Sc. Maybe & Hard 6:30 – 7:30 /Chore. Knock Life 7:30 - 9 PM - CT Little Girls Blk / Cho 2 – 6 PM - RP NYC Choreo. / Tomorrow Sc. / Cho Orphans Blck w/ 6:30 – 9 PM Brenda Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2All Cast 3 4 Never Fully Dressed Run- Thru Ev. So Far CT= Crighton Choreo / Scene - CT 5 PM Orphans RP= River 6 – 7:30 – Orphans 6:30 – 9 PM ALL Plantation 7:30 - 9 PM – Radio CAST - CT
5 6 7 1st Picture day 8 9 10 11 Hooverville Choreo/ Principal Rehearsal Tentative!!! Annie @ White Music Scenes: Annie, 5:30 – Orphans House Scene, 2 – 6 PM – RP Warbucks, Grace, 6:30 – 8:30 ALL Annie & Warbucks CINCO DE MAYO Hannigan CAST – RP Scenes 6:30 – 8:30 PM - RP 6:30 – 8:30 PM 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 No Rehearsal…. I Think I’m Gonna All Cast All Cast All Cast Love your Momma! Like it Here – Everything so Far Finale Scene and Clean – Up Day Choreo. – CT 6:30 – 9 PM - CT Song Orphans 5:30 6:30 – 9 PM 6:30 – 9 PM -CT 6:30 – 9 PM – CT 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 All Cast All Cast All Cast All Cast All Cast Run- Thru Run- Thru ACT 1 Run- Thru ACT 1 Run- Thru ACT 2 Run- Thru ACT 2 2 – 6 PM RP NO SCRIPTS Stop n Clean NO SCRIPTS Stop n Clean 6:30 – 9 PM 6:30 – 9 PM 6:30 – 9 PM 6:30 – 9 PM
26 27 28 29 30 31 1 No Rehearsal No Rehearsal All Cast All Cast All Cast Choreography Run- Run- Thru ACT 1 Run- Thru ACT 2 Thru 6:30 – 9 PM 6:30 – 9 PM 6:30 – 9 PM Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3 4 5 6 7 8 CT= Crighton RP= River Plantation
9 Tentative 2nd 10 11 12 13 14 15 Picture Day! All Cast All Cast All Cast All Cast All Cast Run- Thru ACT 1 Run- Thru ACT 2 Music Rehearsal Just Scenes 2 – 6 PM 6:30 – 9 PM 6:30 – 9 PM 6:30 – 9 PM 6:30 – 9 PM
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 TENTATIVE LOAD IN All Cast All Cast All Cast All Cast 12 PM - CREW & Run- Thru Run- Thru Run- Thru Run- Thru PARENTS 6:30 – 9 PM -CT 6:30 – 9 PM -CT 6:30 – 9 PM -CT 6:30 – 9 PM -CT 4 PM – RUN SHOW 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ALL CAST All Cast All Cast All Cast All Cast Clean Musical #’s Run- Thru Run- Thru Run- Thru Run- Thru 2 – 6 PM -CT 6:30 – 9 PM -CT 6:30 – 9 PM -CT 6:30 – 9 PM -CT 6:30 – 9 PM -CT
30 All Cast Run- Thru 2 – 6 PM -CT Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 Parade in AM! 5 6 All Cast Required Picture Night Family & Friends *Lunch Following Opening Night Performance TECH REHEARSAL 6:00 PM CALL Preview Night: PARADE* Call Time 6:30 PM Call Time 6:30 PM 6:30 PM CALL TIME Call Time: 6:30 PM RUN THRU: 2 PM TIME Starting at 7 PM MANDATORY 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Possible Added Show @ 2 PM Performance Performance Call Time 12:30 Pick up Rehearsal Call Time 6:30 PM PM 6:30 PM Performance MANDATORY Call Time 6:30 PM 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Performance Possible Added Call Time 12:30 Performance Show @ 2 PM Pick Up Rehearsal PM Call Time 6:30 PM 6:30 PM Performance MANDATORY Call Time 6:30 PM 21 22 23 Performance Call Time 12:30 PM Strike Following Show. Mandatory