Auditions
BIG FISH
Open to ages 13-19. There is a $395 production fee to participate. Need based scholarships are available.
AUDITIONS: December 17 (4:30-7:30pm, registration required)
Auditions are scheduled in 5 minute time slots, followed by a short dance call based on the time you select.
REHEARSALS: Weekdays 6-9pm and some weekends, based on actor availability
PERFORMANCES: March 14-23 at New Hampshire Theatre Project
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Please prepare a monologue in the style of the show (30-60 seconds) and select 2 songs from THESE audition cuts. We encourage you to choose songs that fit your voice, showcase vocal and acting range, and highlight the specific role(s) you are auditioning for, if any. You do not have to select both songs from the same character. Auditions will be accompanied by the provided backing tracks. You do not have to prepare anything for the dance call, put please wear or bring a change of clothes that you can move in.
Book by John August
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the Columbia Motion Picture written by John August
Directed by Joshua Goldberg
Choreographed by Alden Caple
Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, Big Fish tells the story of Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest…and then some! Edward’s incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him – most of all, his devoted wife Sandra. But their son Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father’s epic tales. Overflowing with heart and humor, Big Fish is an extraordinary musical that’s richer, funnier and bigger than life itself.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
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EDWARD BLOOM - A loving husband and father who leads a complex imaginary life with many fantasy friends; a huge heart, a great sense of humor and a vivid imagination.
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WILL BLOOM - Edward’s son, a realist and a pragmatist; and the polar opposite of Edward. His journey of reconciliation with his father is the story of the musical.
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SANDRA BLOOM - Edward’s loving wife who completely understands her husband and who seeks and believes in the possibility of reconciliation between her husband and son.
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YOUNG WILL - Intrigued by his father’s stories, but already starts to doubt their truth.
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JOSEPHINE BLOOM - Will’s wife, she provides balance for Will’s pragmatism. With Sandra, she supports and helps guide Will’s journey toward reconciliation with his father.
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KARL THE GIANT - A giant, one of Edward’s fantasy friends. Through Edward’s friendship, he grows from being a ‘beastly’ outcast to a highly successful businessman.
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AMOS CALLOWAY - A werewolf, another of Edward’s fantasy friends. Masquerading as a ringmaster of a broken-down circus, he begins as Edward’s tormentor but then, through Edward’s acceptance, he accepts himself and becomes highly successful.
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DON PRICE - Edward’s childhood frenemy, an early buddy, bully and rival for Sandra’s hand.
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THE WITCH - The earliest and most fantastic of Edward’s “imaginary” acquaintances who shows him how he’ll die.
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JENNY HILL - One of Edward’s early childhood friends who he forgets but then who later becomes the recipient of his kindness.
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DR. BENNETT - Edward’s physician, the experienced and wise country doctor, Edward’s contemporary.
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ZACHY PRICE - Nerdy brother and shadow of Don Price.
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ENSEMBLE - The Alabama Lambs, The Mermaid, Frustrated Fisherman, Mayor, Schoolteacher, Sharecropper, Little Girl with Orange Cat, Hot-Blooded Shotgun Toter, Barber, Shepherd, Cheerleader, Farm Girl, TV Narrator, General Patterson, Red Fang, Judge, Wedding Guests, New Yorkers, Citizens of Ashton, Circus Performers, Scouts, USO Dancers, Cowboys & Western Townsfolk
BIG FISH is presented through special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by TRW. www.theatricalrights.com
Esther! the musical
Open to ages 7-18. There is a $355 production fee to participate. Limited scholarships are available. This is a workshop process, with a focus on collaboration and the creative process. All actors will be cast!
AUDITIONS: Week of 12/30 (5 minute time slots, 4-6pm)
REHEARSALS: M/W/F 4-6pm, starting week of 1/6
PERFORMANCES: February 8-16 at The Players' Ring, Sat & Sun at 10am
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Please prepare part of a song to sing a cappella (no music) and a short poem or monologue to recite (something that shows character).
Written and Directed by Miles Burns
Some might think that living in a retirement home would be dull and slow paced, but that's not the case for Esther! For the past 25 years Esther has hung her purple hat at The Goosebury Retirement Village, where she's made it her business to make everything that happens her business. This year The Goosebury has been chosen as the location for The 217th Annual Statewide Bingo Jamboree. Esther, snubbed of victory in last year’s jamboree, is looking forward to the sweet taste of redemption...and the jello and cribbage to follow.
the end of the rainbow
Open to ages 7-18. There is a $355 production fee to participate. Limited scholarships are available. This is a workshop process, with a focus on collaboration and the creative process. All actors will be cast!
AUDITIONS: Week of 3/17 (5 minute time slots, 4-6pm)
REHEARSALS: M/W/F 4-6pm, starting week of 3/24
PERFORMANCE: May 10-18 at The Players' Ring, Sat & Sun at 10am
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Please prepare part of a song to sing a cappella (no music) and a short poem or monologue to recite (something that shows character).
Written and Directed by Joshua Goldberg
Chroma County is a happy, busy, and colorful place full of happy, busy, and colorful people. Or at least it was... until unlucky local leprechaun Devlin O'Doherty's pot of gold was stolen, and the rainbow along with it! Now it's a sad, gloomy, and grey place with sad, gloomy, and grey people. What's a leprechaun to do? Put together a ragtag team of adventurous locals and restore the town to its former glory one color at a time... that's what!
