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STAGE RIGHT MINISTRY Presents COTTON PATCH GOSPEL the STAGE RIGHT MINISTRY presents COTTON PATCH GOSPEL The "Greatest Story Ever Retold” STAGE RIGHT MINISTRY is both humbled and honored to be partnered with AUDITION INFORMATION UMMoT (United Methodist Men of Trietsch) to put on this Cotton Patch Gospel performance. This is our third year to participate in a show Book by Tom Key & Russell Treyz together. Music & Lyrics by Harry Chapin This show’s proceeds will benefit Audition Date: August 4th multiple organizations. More information to come on Show Dates: October 12th @ 7pm this. October 13th @ 12:30pm October 13th @ 7pm (Dinner show) Thank you for your interest in auditioning for a Stage Right Ministry production! If you’ve auditioned for us before, welcome back! If this is your first time auditioning at Stage Right, we’re WELCOME! thrilled to have you! Part of building this ministry, is reaching out to new friends within our community. Whether you’re a veteran performer who just moved to town, or you’ve never been on stage Quick facts about srm: before but really want to try, we’d like to encourage you to be a part of Stage Right Ministry. We’re aware that auditioning can be a nerve-wracking • We are a youth theater-arts based experience, even if you’ve done it a hundred times before. ministry of Trietsch Methodist Church Just take a deep breath and know that the directors on the other side are just as nervous as you and want nothing more • Created in Fall 2015 than for you to feel like you've done a great job. We're your cheerleaders at auditions- that I can promise you! • ‘Cotton Patch Gospel’ will be Stage Please make sure to note any specific audition requirements Right’s 7th show for this show. Please do not worry about bringing a headshot or resume to auditions, as Casting Manager should have all • Our ministry ages range from 10-22 or the information we need 5th grade to sophomore year of Break a leg and see you soon! college - Taryn Cain • We have one main director and a Director of Stage Right Ministry student board consisting of seven members who help run our amazing ministry CONTENTS pg 2 Welcome pg 3 The Show pg 4 Audition Details pg 5 Dates pg 6 Monologues pg 7 Song Instructions and Links pg 8 Female Sheet Music pg 9 Male Sheet Music 2 Above: Precision Theater’s performance of ‘Cotton Patch Gospel.’ As in most productions of this show, bluegrass musicians are often seen on the stage with the performers and often times ARE the performers! THE SHOW occurring and not foul play, so he marries his girl. Cotton Patch Gospel is a musical by Tom Key and Due to an income tax audit, they must then travel to Russell Treyz with music and lyrics written by Harry Gainesville; on the way, Mary suddenly goes into Chapin. Based on the book 'The Cotton Patch Version labor. There's no room for them at the Dixie Delight of Matthew and John' by Clarence Jordan, the story Motor Lodge, but the manager helps Joe break into retells the life of Jesus as if in modern day, rural an abandoned trailer out back, where the Georgia. Though the setting and the styling of the baby, Jesus, is born: "They wrapped him in a language greatly differs from the original telling of comforter and laid him in an apple crate". Jesus the Gospels the plot structure and the message of grows up like no other child in Georgia with his the story stays true to the historical recording in The neighbors befuddled and his parents often at a loss Gospel of Matthew. as to what to do. Jesus then is baptized by a wild The story begins with the story of a young couple. preacher named John the Baptizer, and begins to Mary is engaged to Joe Davidson ("David's Son" teach the people and convince the disciples. He referring to the lineage of Christ coming through the shares with them the love and peace he offers, and line of David). Even though she is a virgin, she is miraculously heals and feeds many. During this time found to be with child before they are married. This Jesus gathers a band of constant followers—known as child is conceived of the Holy Spirit. Joe considers the Apostles in the Bible. This group eventually heads not going through with the marriage, but is visited by off to Atlanta with a mixed air of excitement and an angel who tells him that it is the will of God that is foreboding. 3 AUDITION INFO Stage right aUDITIONS are open TO ALL You do not need to be a member of Trietsch to participate. Though we would love to have you visit our services if you are looking for a church home! We welcome all our youth though with open arms. We know that it can be disappointing not to get a part We always have more people auditioning than we have roles for, and there are many factors that directors have to weigh when casting. Every show we have done prior to this show though, we have been able to find a place for everyone who wants to be on stage. That said, we do not plan on having a large cast for this production. Therefore, depending on how many people we have at auditions, it is very likely that we will not have enough roles to cast everyone for ‘Cotton Patch Gospel.’ We totally encourage you to come in and audition though! Just because you weren’t right for one role, doesn’t mean that you won’t be perfect for another! We encourage you to get involved in other ways. If you do not receive a role in the ensemble, you will still have the opportunity to help us with our tech team, so you are still able to be a part of our production if you choose. Helping paint or build sets, costumes or props, working backstage, or volunteering to usher are great ways to meet people, network, and become part of our ministry family. specific audition notes for this show Performers will be called from 12:15 to 2p the day of auditions. We will meet in the six pack ROOM of the FLC (building to the south of the main building). Each auditionee will sign in and receive a number. They will then be instructed to go into a room one by one in the order of the numbers they received, and record themselves performing the pieces they have been asked to prepare ahead of time. Here is the order of the video they will record: 1. Slate: Name, age, and which monologue option you chose to learn 2. Recite/perform Monologue 3. Sing/perform Song Once this is completed, auditionees will rejoin our audition room and be asked to possibly sing, cold read, or a little of both! We will be teaching harmonies to songs, so please be prepared to sing in front of others. - There will be no dancing at this audition - If you are interested in Tech/Crew only for this production, please email: [email protected] The cast list will be posted after the completion of Strike for our production of ‘The Little Mermaid’ going on August 9th-12th. For more information, please visit: www.tmumc.org/mermaid PLEASE NOTE: We will only allow high school/college auditionees for this production. The only exception, is if you are a trained and practicing instrumentalist as well. For these individuals, we will allow middle schoolers to audition. They must prepared a song and monologue, as well as bring their instrument to auditions. They need not have any song planned for their instrument though. Furthermore, any performer that is auditioning for this show that can play an instrument and read sheet 4 music or tabs for said instrument, is invited to please bring their instrument as well to auditions. DATES AUDITIONS: AUG Saturday, August 4th from 12:15p to 2p CALLBACKS: TBD. We may not need callbacks, but should the director(s) want to see anything past auditions, it will most likely be requested via video submission. SHOW REHEARSALS: Thursday evenings & Saturday mornings to early afternoon, with the exception of Tech Week and Performance dates. Aug 23, 25, 30 / Sep 1,6,8,13,15,20,22,27,29 / Oct 4, 6 TECH WEEK: Tech Week will begin on Monday, October 8th. The 8th will be crew only; no actors. SEP DRESS REHEARSALS: Tech Week will begin on Monday, October 8th. The 8th will be crew only; no actors. PERFORMANCES: Church Preview: Sunday, October 7th at all 3 TMUMC Church Services Friday, October 12th @ 7pm Saturday, October 13th @ 12:30pm Saturday, October 13th @ 7 pm (Dinner Show) PICK UP REHEARSALS: We should not need to call any additional rehearsals, but much of this is up to our cast. If they are well-practiced and rehearsed; this will be unnecessary. STRIKE: OCT Strike will take place following our final performance. All actors are required to attend. CAST PARTY: TBD. FIELD TRIP: There could possibly be a field trip for this show, but this will be determined with the cast and families post-casting. 5 MONOLOGUE INSTRUCTIONS Please choose one monologue from the choices below. The Director would prefer to hear a Georgia-southern accent with the monologues listed below: Female Monologue: Option A (dramatic) I think in Shelby’s case, she wanted to take care of that baby, of you, of everybody she knew… and her poor body was just worn out.
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