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Comic Book Artist Audition Packet Included with this packet, you will find: A Parent Permission Form which must be signed by a parent and turned in when you au- dition. An Audition Form which must be completed and turned in when you audition. A Rehearsal Calendar to confirm that you will be able to attend rehearsals and the perfor- mances. A List of Characters, Setting and Costume page, and a Character/Scene breakdown to see which characters are in which scenes. Audition scenes which will be used for auditions. (The scenes should not be memorized but it helps if you have looked them over and are familiar with them.) Auditions will be held after school on August 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th in room 140. Audi- tions will run in thirty minute blocks between 3:10—4:15 (3:10 — 3:40 and 3:45 — 4:15). Stu- dents must be dropped off and/or picked up promptly. You must sign up for an audition time be- fore you are allowed to audition. See Ms. Topping in room 140 to schedule your audition. Have the signed Parent Permission Form and the completed Audition Form ready to turn in at your scheduled audition. If you have any questions, see Ms. Topping in room 140. Thank you! Comic Book Artist Parent Permission Form My child, ____________________________________, has permission to audition for the PJHS fall play, “Comic Book Artist”. “Comic Book Artist” will be performed on Thursday, October 15th at 6:00 p.m. and on Friday, October 16th at 4:00 p.m. By signing this form, I am indicating that my child will be able to attend the rehearsals and the performances as stated on the re- hearsal calendar. The cast list will be posted on the main office window before school on Friday, August 28th. I have circled the areas at the bottom of this form where I can help with the show. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Parent Signature E-mail address Parent Volunteers Needed! Please circle any areas where you would be willing to help with our production. Ms. Topping will let you know where she needs assistance after getting all the forms back. Supervising Ticket Sales (Oct. 15) Supervising Carnation Sales (Oct. 15) Supervising Ticket Sales (Oct. 16) Supervising Carnation Sales (Oct. 16) Make-up for the Oct. 15 Performance Running a video camera (Oct. 15) Make-up for the Oct. 16 Performance Running a video camera (Oct. 16) Audition Form Name ___________________________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________ Phone ____________________ Parents’ Names __________________________________ Team _________________ E-mail address __________________________________________________________ Will you take any role offered to you? Y N If “No”, please specify: In what part are you most interested: _______________________________________ Do you have any previous stage experience? Y N If “Yes”, please describe: Are you involved in any fall sports or extra-curriculars? Y N If “Yes”, please list: **************************************************************************** FOR DIRECTOR’S USE ONLY Reading Characterization Parent Permission Form Y N Comic Book Artist By Pat Lydersen CAST OF CHARACTERS (in Order of Speaking) # of Lines NARRATOR . Comic-book type character with a dramatic flair 26 STANLEY LEONARDO SAPPOVITZ . Slightly nerdy young man 109 MR. WUNDERMAN . Typical Mel Brooks-type businessman 48 ARTISTS . Wunderman’s staff (at least three, up to six) 54 VIOLA . Wunderman’s competent but slightly air-headed young secretary; 40 Falls in love with Stanley DOCTOR SHOCK CLOCK . Villain; can stop time with the snap of his fingers 31 MINUTOS . Dr. Shock Clock’s henchmen (at least three) 24 STAR GUY . Full-of-himself superhero; charisma ray is his main superpower 49 TRIPLE TIME . Super-fast superhero; has constant tension with Star Guy 26 BLOSSOM . Environmentalist superhero; magical flowers put enemies to sleep 17 WOMBAT WOMAN . Slightly grouchy but good-hearted superhero; 40 super-burrower Chorus Parts (some may be doubled) KIDS (up to 16) 2 GIRLS (at least 3) 14 BANK TELLER 2 BANK CUSTOMER 2 GOLD WAREHOUSE MANAGER 2 GOLD WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEES (at least 2) 6 SALESCLERK 2 JEWELRY CUSTOMER 1 GLADYS 1 WOMAN WITH PURSE 1 ROCK GROUP (at least 3) n/a EMCEE 3 ROTTEN PENNY 2 CROWD MEMBERS (at least 2) 9 POLICEMEN (at least 2) 10 NEWSBOY 2 EXTRAS (Dream Superheroes; Crowd Members) n/a Comic Book Artist Synopsis Stanley Leonardo Sappovitz wants nothing more than to become a comic book art- ist. When he gets a job as a janitor at Wonder Comics, he anxiously awaits the day that his boss, D.C. Wunderman, will notice his drawings and discover his artistic genius. It seems like that day will never come until Wunderman invests in a shipment of magical pens, guaranteed to bring to life any character his artists create. When the staff artists unwittingly unleash the dreaded Doctor Shock Clock, it is up to Stanley to create his own team of superheroes. Will they have the superpowers to conquer this dastardly super-villain, who can stop time with the snap of his fingers? Only time will tell! Doctor Shock Clock is off to where else but Times Square to pull off the greatest heist of all time. Watch as the egotistical Star Guy and his “Charisma Ray,” Tri- ple Time with his super fast speed, environmentally correct Blossom with her magical sleeping potion flowers and the slightly grouchy but goodhearted Wombat Woman combine their special powers to try to stop the dastardly deed! Your audiences will cheer and laugh out loud when the superheroes battle Shock Clock and his henchmen, the Minutos, only to be saved in the end by the greatest superhero of them all — Eraser Man (a.k.a. Stanley Leonardo Sappovitz!) Synopsis of Scenes ACT 1 Scene 1: Present-day New York City Scene 2: D.C. Wunderman’s executive office at Wonder Comics. A work day. Scene 3: Same. The next day. Scene 4: Same. A few minutes later. Scene 5: A bank, the gold warehouse, a jewelry store, a street. A few days later. ACT 2 Scene 1: Wunderman’s office. Same time as in Act 1, Scene 5. Scene 2: Times Square. Later that night. Scene 3: Wunderman’s office. The next day. Scene 4: Roof of the Times Building. Midnight the next evening. Scene 5: Wunderman’s office. The next day. Comic Book Artist Character/Scene Breakdown ACT 1 ACT 2 Character 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Narrator X X X X X X X X X X Stanley Sappovitz X X X X X X X X Mr. Wunderman X X X X Artists X X X X Viola X X X X X X Dr. Shock Clock X X X X Minutos X X X X Star Guy X X X X Triple Time X X X X Blossom X X X X Wombat Woman X X X X X Kids X Girls X X Bank Teller X Bank Customer X Gold Warehouse X Manager Gold Warehouse X Employees Salesclerk X Jewelry Customer X Gladys X Woman with Purse X Rock Group X Emcee X Rotten Penny X Crowd Members X X Policemen X X Newsboy X Audition Scene 1 Characters: Narrator, Stanley, Star Guy, Wombat Woman, Blossom, Triple Time, Viola Narrator: While Dr. Shock Clock was wreaking havoc on the people of the city, Stanley and his band of superheroes were hatching a plan to foil the schemes of the evil villain because, well, that’s what superheroes do, of course. It wasn’t an easy job coming up with an idea to conquer Shock Clock. They thought . and thought . and thought . Finally, they came up with a plan. Stanley: I’ve got it! No one can fight against Shock Clock because he just stops time and every- one freezes in their tracks. What we have to do is get to him before he has a chance to stop time! Star Guy: Easier said than done, my man. All he has to do is snap his fingers. (Snaps his fin- gers to emphasize his words, then continues snapping them and grooving to his beat.) Wombat Woman: (Bops Star Guy on the head.) Stop that, you idiot! Blossom: I hate to admit that Star Guy uttered any words of wisdom, but he’s right about how difficult it would be to get to Shock Clock before he snaps his fingers. Triple Time: Yeah, I don’t think I’m even fast enough to do that. Stanley: You would be if we create a diversion. You know, distract him. Have you read how those Minutos are always traveling around with him? Blossom: They are the creepiest little things! Stanley: What I was thinking was that maybe Star Guy could zap them with his charisma ray. They’ll go crazy screaming and wanting his autograph. Star Guy: (Preening.) Of course. Stanley: That should hopefully unsettle Shock Clock enough that Triple Time could grab him and hold him for Blossom to knock him out with her magic flowers. Wombat Woman: (Annoyed at being left out.) And what am I doing during all this? Combing my fur? Stanley: No. You’re . uh . you’re the key to the entire plan! Wombat Woman: I am? (Pleased.) What do I do? Stanley: I’m not sure yet, but it will be good. First we have to figure out how to find old Shock Clock. He can show up anywhere at anytime. Now if I could only remember how Batman knew that Mr. Freeze would be — Audition Scene 1 Viola: (Who has been leafing through a newspaper.) Listen, everyone, it says here that Rotten Penny is going to play at a big party in Times Square tonight, and that he is going to auction off his famous coin collection for charity.
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