Thank you for auditioning for

ANYTHING GOES

For THE JOHN W ENGEMAN THEATER

ROLE: LUKE

Present in the room will be director/choreographer, musical director, producing team & casting.

For this audition please prepare: - 16-32 bars of a song in style of or from the show. - The Side Labeled “INITIAL APPOINTMENT” in this packet. You may or may not be asked to read at this initial appointment, but have this on hand just in case. (All other material is for Callbacks Only) - Have your full book of music on hand, in case the team would like to hear something else.

INSTRUCTIONS: Be sure to bring your picture and resume, otherwise we will not have one in the room!

NOTE: Callbacks for this show are on March 2nd for Principals and March 5th for Ensemble. You must be available to attend callbacks to be considered. Please let us know in advance if you are not.

Thanks so much! W | S Casting

LUKE/JOHN

(To LUKE and JOHN) Do you boys want to play a little poker?

LUKE No money.

MOON Oh, you don’t need money. This is strip poker. Instead of money, you bet something you're wearing. Do you boys know how to play draw?

LUKE Oh yes! We play draw!

MOON Good, then we'll play stud. Now, we shuffle the cards thoroughly. (Dealing) The idea of the game is to get two cards down so that nobody can see what they are. (MOON looks at cards as HE is dealing, then to distract LUKE and JOHN, over THEIR shoulders) Oh, everything is fine in here, thank you. (LUKE and JOHN look away; MOON turns the bench) Now, Billy, your high, what do you bet?

BILLY I bet my coat.

MOON (To LUKE) Do you stay coat.

LUKE I stay coat.

MOON I stay coat. We all stay coat. Now we continue dealing and the idea is to get two of a kind or a pair, or three of a kind, four of a kind, five of a kind. (To LUKE) You're high, what do you bet?

LUKE I bet pants. MOON (To BILLY) Do you call pants?

BILLY I call pants.

MOON Calling all pants. CALLING ALL PANTS. CALLING ALL PANTS!

LUKE/JOHN

CAPTAIN We don't allow gambling in the third class. You must make them understand it or we'll have to lock them up. I've sent for them. I'm going to turn them over to you.

SAILOR (Enters with LUKE and JOHN) Here they are sir.

MOON (To PURSER) Do you mind? I think I'd better speak to these boys alone.

CAPTAIN We'll leave everything to you, Doctor. (Exits with SAILOR}

MOON (In reproving voice) Oh, yes! You boys have been gambling. Don't you know you shouldn't gamble? Not only is it sinful, but if you don't know how to deal off the bottom you lose all your money.

(Luke pulls out a wad of money, John pulls out his flask)

MOON Oh... (Smiles: broadly) ...you've got three hundred dollars?

(Reaches in pocket) There's a little game I'd like to show you. Kneel Christians. Now, I've got fifty dollars. I put up my fifty and you put up your three hundred. That's just to make it even. Now, I throw a number. If I throw the same number before I throw seven, I win. If not, you win.

(Throws the dice, CHINESE pick up money)

Wait a minute!

LUKE Box cars! Craps!

MOON Wait a minute! There's something wrong here!

(PURSER re-enters accompanied by SAILOR. MOON sees them and places a hand on head of each CHINESE as if in blessing. PURSER and SAILOR remove their hats)

And may the Lord watch over you ... and make you better men... although you're pretty damn good already.

CAPTAIN Thank you, Doctor, for your help! (To SAILOR) Take them below.

MOON Boys, before you go, give me pack my pair of dice. (Holds out hand for dice)

LUKE Third class needs a pair of dice.

CAPTAIN That's the spirit, make the third class a paradise.