Auditions: 9 to 5

Name: Auditions: 9 to 5
Start: 2025-03-07T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-03-07T21:00:00-06:00
Location: 1700 N Park Rd, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61604

Schedule

Fri Mar 07 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

1700 N Park Rd, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61604 | Peoria, IL

9 TO 5
Musical
Directed by Devyn Farney & Jack Clifford
Auditions:
Friday, March 7th 6p-9p
Saturday, March 8th 10a-1p
Saturday, March 8th 2p-5p
Call Backs: Sunday, March 9th at 1p
Location: Corn Stock Theatre Center
Show Dates: May 30th - June 7th at 7:30p (Monday 6/2 & Tuesday 6/3 no shows)
Auditions open to all performers 18 & up by date of Auditions
Please sign up for an audition slot on the form below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D45AFAA2CA3FA7-54120058-9to5
What to Expect at Auditions:
Please come prepared with 32 bars of a song that best compliments your personality and voice. If you would like to sing from the show you can, but this is not required. Please bring sheet music or a backing track already transposed to your key. Speaker will be provided (make sure track is downloaded on your phone - do not depend on Wifi). Please no acapella auditions. Dress appropriately (including shoes) for a dance audition. Callbacks will be Sunday, March 9th at 1:00p.

Rehearsal Expectations:
Rehearsals begin Tuesday March 18th. We will typically rehearse M-Th 6:30p-9p until tech week. We will have two mandatory Dance Intensive weekends March 29th-30th and April 4th-6th. At our first meeting you will receive your schedule for the run of the show. Please bring ALL conflicts from March 18th to show close with you to auditions. Conflicts will play a role in cast selection.
Mandatory rehearsals begin May 19th. Tech Monday will be May 26th (Memorial Day). We will start early afternoon, but have no rehearsal on Sunday May 25th.
A Note From the Directors:
We are so excited to kick off the 2025 Summer Season with this upbeat, funny, and empowering musical, 9 to 5. We believe this story is an important one to tell. We hope you will consider auditioning and being a part of a process full of fun, excellence & positivity. We can't wait to get started and hope to see you at auditions!
- Devyn & Jack
Production Team:
Directors: Devyn Farney and Jack Clifford
Music Director: Anna Taylor
Choreographer: Randee Blickenstaff
Assistant Choreographer: Emily Shumacher
Orchestra Conductor: Jerrad Kaiser
Rehearsal Pianist: Jerrad Kaiser
Stage Manager: Susan Hazzard
Intimacy Coordinator: Rose Blume
Production Secretary: Jenn Terhorst
Costumes: Adrianne Yoder
Costume Assistant: K Hampton
Props: Kristin Whitaker and Theresa Black
Hair & Make Up: Amy Williams
Set Design: Jack Clifford and Christine Paternoga
Set Construction: Howard Gorman and Andy Crosman
Sound: Daisy Fritz, Jenny Ziegler & Joylinn Reynolds
Light Design: Wayne Carey
Light Execution: Kiley Bugaieski

Synopsis:
9 to 5 is based on the 1980 movie of the same name, and features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. The show is set in the late 1970s and follows three women, Violet, Doralee, and Judy, who team up to overcome their sexist and egotistical boss, Franklin Hart. Tired of their mundane routine and mistreatment in the office, they hatch a plan to turn the tables and give their workplace a much-needed dose of justice. 9 to 5 is a celebration of friendship, empowerment, and the pursuit of a fair and equal working environment.
Character Breakdown:
JUDY BERNLY - Newly single, Judy is starting her new life and new job at Consolidated Industries. Judy’s whole life changes throughout the show from meek housewife to secure independent woman. A little unstable, erratic, and emotional. Somewhat insecure but ultimately very determined and hopeful.
Presenting Age: 30s
Voice: Mezzo-Soprano
Range: F3-F5
VIOLET NEWSTEAD - A smart, efficient, hardworking businesswoman. She is a widowed, mother of a teenager son, Josh. She is witty, sharp, strong, ambitious, and funny. This is a dramatic and comedic role.
Presenting Age: 40-55
Voice: Alto
Range: F3-C5
DORALEE RHODES - A busty, blonde bombshell. She is a kind, sweet and charming Texas gal. Very much in love with her husband Dwayne. She’s sharp as a tack and will not put up with any nonsense. She is an eternal optimist, warm with a ready smile.
Presenting Age: 25-35
Voice: Alto
Range: E3-D5
FRANK HART - The “Big Boss” at Consolidated Industries. He spends more time trying to seduce Doralee than he does working. A former high school athlete, he has a very high opinion of himself. He is sauvé, but smarmy and very egotistical. A Bert Reynolds type.
Presenting Age: 35-50
Voice: Baritone
Range: C3-G4
ROZ KEITH - An attentive, obsessive, soft spoken busy body. She likes following the rules and telling people to follow the rules. Although she can come across as nasty, she is ultimately a lonely woman who seeks comfort in her workplace. She also has a not-so-secret infatuation with Franklin Hart.
Presenting Age: 35-50
Voice: Alto
Range: E3-B4
JOE - Charming office accountant, genuine and kind who is very interested in Violet.
Presenting Age: 25-35
Voice: Tenor
Range: B2-G4
ENSEMBLE FEATURES (4 men / 4 women)
DWAYNE RHODES - This is Dorelee’s hot supportive husband from Texas. They are madly in love. Doubles in Men’s ensemble.
Presenting Age: 25-35
Voice: Tenor
Range: E2-G4
DICK - Judy’s jerk of an ex-husband that left her for his younger secretary. Doubles in Men’s ensemble. This is a speaking only role feature. However, he will also be in ensemble and pop up throughout the entire show.
Presenting Age: 30-45
JOSH - This is Violet’s teenage son. Doubles in Men’s ensemble (as long as actor can blend well). This is a speaking only role feature. However, he will also be in ensemble and pop up throughout the entire show.
Presenting Age: 16-18
KATHY - A gossiping secretary in the office. Small vocal feature in 9 to 5, primarily a speaking role feature. However, she will also be in ensemble and pop up throughout the entire show.
MARGARET - A secretary in the office with a tendency to drink (office lush). Good comedic skills required. This is a speaking only role feature. However, she will also be in ensemble and pop up throughout the entire show.
MARIA - Young and vibrant secretary in the office. This is a speaking only role feature. However, she will also be in ensemble and pop up throughout the entire show.
MISSY HART - This is Mr. Harts clueless wife. She is often gone, spending the money and oblivious to the womanizer he is. This is a speaking role feature. However, she will also be in ensemble and pop up throughout the entire show.
Presenting Age: 30-45
RUSSEL TINSWORTHY - Chairman of the Board. He is the big boss that makes an appearance at the very end of the show. Doubles in Men’s ensemble. This is a speaking only role feature. However, he will also be in the ensemble.
Presenting Age: 50-70
FEMALE ENSEMBLE
- Lots of dancing, moving & featured moments
- The female ensemble shines in I Just Might, Backwoods Barbie and Heart to Hart
- They also Sing and Dance with full ensemble in 9 to 5, Around Here, Fantasy Sequence, Shine Like the Sun, Change It, Finale
MALE ENSEMBLE
- Most men in this show will have a speaking line or featured moment of some sort
- They play office golden boys, doctors, detective, police, security guard, intern
- The male ensemble shines in Here For You and One of the Boys
- They also Sing and Dance with full ensemble in 9 to 5, Around Here, Fantasy Sequence, Shine Like the Sun, Change It, Finale.