WILMINGTON NC- Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold auditions for the opening show of their MAIN Stage Season, Something Rotten, Monday August 22 and Tuesday August 23 at 7 pm. Auditions will be held at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington. The production, directed by Chandler Davis with musical direction by Cathy Street and choreography by Logan Hayes, runs October 7 through October 16 at Thalian Hall.
Please prepare 16 bars of a musical theatre style song to sing along with the sheet music. An accompanist will be provided.
PLEASE CALL 910-251-1788 TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT TIME.
Callbacks will be Wednesday August 24 at the Community Arts Center. Please be prepared to read from a provided script, sing from the show, and attend a dance call.
Actors of all races and ethnicities are welcome and encouraged to audition for our entire season! All roles are available.
Artistic Director Chandler Davis is available for free audition coaching by appointment once your song selections have been made.
Synopsis:
Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten. Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Something Rotten was lauded by audience members and critics alike, receiving several Best Musical nominations and hailed by Time Out New York as “the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years”.
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
Roles:
Shakespeare
The Bard. Over the top with a huge ego.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Nick Bottom
A struggling writer who cannot stand Shakespeare. Nigel’s older brother.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Nigel Bottom
Nick’s sweet younger brother. A struggling writer who falls in love with Portia, a Puritan.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Bea
Nick’s wife. She loves Nick despite his past lack of success. She dresses up like a man to prove she can be an actor.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: D3
Portia
A Puritan woman who loves poetry, theater, and ultimately Nigel.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Nostradamus
A soothsayer
Gender: Male
Brother Jeremiah
Portia’s father. A Puritan who thinks Nick and Nigel’s plays are sinful.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: G3
Lord Clapham
A posh patron of the theater.
Gender: Male
Shylock
An investor to whom Nick and Nigel are in debt.
Gender: Male
Minstrel
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C#3
Ensemble
Seeking stronger singers and dancers or those with a positive attitude and willing to learn!