Alice by Heart ? — audition 10/5 @ Acting Out! Theater Company
Schedule
Sat Oct 05 2024 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm
Location
56 Island St, Lawrence, MA | Lawrence, MA
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This is for our UPSTAGE production: AGES- 16-25 (age exceptions at directors’ discretion)
AUDITION: Saturday, October 5th 1-4
CALLBACKS :Thursday, October 10th 7-9
SHOW DATES: February 13-16 (Valentine’s Weekend)
REHEARSALS: Thursdays 7-9:30 Adding Sunday eve after Nov30-Thanksgiving, switching to Sunday afternoons after Jan 18.
Please prepare: (16-32 bars) in the style of the music represented in Alice By Heart. Sheet music is required.
Cold Readings from the script
Dialect: If you have a British dialect, Cockney, any- please use it at audition.
Dance Audition-please dress comfortably
*Note: ACTING OUT! THEATER is committed to diverse casting for all our productions, and it is an important tenet of our creative team. We welcome and encourage actors to audition without regard to ethnicity, gender, experiences, or abilities.
Young Alice Spencer escapes from her London bunker in the center of World War II and into her favorite book. During her adventure, Alice discovers that the line between reality and fantasy has blurred, forcing her to confront the world around her. What was an escape turns into reality, as she uses the story to come to terms with love, loss, dreams, and death in a time of war. Alice By Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. This world premiere musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times….When the story begins to slip away, what remains?
CAST INFO
Alice Spencer / Alice: Full of questions, wonder, and a tenacious stubbornness when it comes to achieving her goals. Entering a confusing time of transition in her body while trying to survive a distressed situation — living in a tube station, displaced from her family. Possesses a wonderful imagination that allows her to escape her present situation.
Must believably play age 15. Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: G3
Alfred Hallam / White Rabbit / March Hare: Alice's ailing childhood friend. Alfred contracted tuberculosis while living on the streets and is now being cared for by a small medical staff in the Underground station. Doubles as White Rabbit: Attractive, obsessive-compulsive, and a little manic - running from something he doesn't understand. Strong contemporary pop/rock singing voice. Must believably play age 18. Vocal range top: A4. Vocal range bottom: B2
Red Cross Nurse / Queen of Hearts: Also appears in the show as Queen of Hearts. Tough, funny, take-charge. Dominates her husband and gets what she wants.
Big singing voice with belt. Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: F#3. Must believably play age 30-50.
Harold Pudding / Mad Hatter: To play late teens to early 20s; preening; demanding; full of riddles; also plays "Harold Pudding," a soldier who has lost his wits in the war who is manic, funny, charming and nuts.
. Vocal range top: F4.. Vocal range bottom: C3
Tabatha/Cheshire Cat: Smart; streetwise; has gravity. Also appears in the show as Cheshire Cat.
Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Dodgy / Duchess: A somewhat flamboyant street urchin with sticky fingers. Requires drag for song, comedic chops required. Vocal range top: E4. Vocal range bottom: C3
Clarissa / Queen of Diamonds: An upper-class young girl who finds herself in the Underground with the rest of the survivors. Doubles as Queen of Diamonds. Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: B3
Nigel / Dormouse / Knave of Clubs: A young boy who has been traumatized by the bombs and the loss of his family. Doubles as Dormouse and Knave of Clubs.Vocal range top: Bb4. Vocal range bottom: E3
Angus / Caterpillar 1: A working class youth with a penchant for escapism. Doubles as Caterpillar 1. Vocal range top: B4. Vocal range bottom: F3
Dr. Butridge / King Of Hearts / Jabberwocky: Falling apart and anxious to a comic extent, a la Larry David. A nervous yet somehow still threatening doctor tasked with managing the Underground station. Doubles as Jabberwocky, King Of Hearts. Character singing voice. Vocal range top: G4. Vocal range bottom: C3. Should be able to believably play ages 35-45.
Caterpillar 2 Vocal range top: C5. Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Young Alice: Must play between the ages of 6 and 10. Featured in flashbacks Vocal range top: A#4. Vocal range bottom: F#4
Young Alfred: Must play between the ages of 6 and 10. Vocal range bottom: C#4
ENSEMBLE: Looking for 3-4 dynamic ensemble members who will be students in the tube, as well as play the following roles in Wonderland. Looking for strong movers/dancers.
The following roles can be cast as best suits the needs of any given production:
KNAVE OF SPADES, KNAVE OF HEARTS, QUEEN OF DIAMONDS, MOCK TURTLE
MOCK MOCK TURTLE. MOCK MOCK MOCK MOCK TURTLE
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Where is it happening?
56 Island St, Lawrence, MA, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
