BLAST 24-25 Season Auditions
Schedule
Tue Oct 01 2024 at 06:30 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
2 Nanticoke Ave., Endicott, NY, United States, New York 13760 | Endicott, NY
BLAST is excited to announce auditions for the shows Hamlet 2, The Cottage, and Next to Normal on Tuesday, October 1 and Wednesday, October 2 from 6:30pm-9pm. Auditions are by appointment. Please email [email protected] to reserve your audition time.
Audition requirements:
Auditioners please be prepared to:
Sing 32 bars of a song of your choice that showcases your vocal ability in the style of the show. An accompanist will be provided so please bring your sheet music to the audition. (Only if you are auditioning for Next To Normal)
Read selections from the script which will be provided to you at the audition, so please arrive a little early to have time to look over the sides.
Fill out an audition form when you arrive (also please be as specific as possible with your conflicts throughout the rehearsal process)
If you have any questions please email [email protected]
HAMLET 2 (Better than the Original)
By Sam Bobrick
Original Story by William Shakespeare
SUMMARY:
A spoof of Shakespeare’s Hamlet (only with a happy ending); told through broad silly, sitcom-style jokes and sassy, sketch comedy humor.
All actors must have good comic chops and timing. Understanding of or willingness to learn improvisation, sketch and physical comedy is a must.
Actors, must be open-minded to low-brow adult humor and some devising of scene work; and should feel comfortable in their own skin with no issues being foolish and goofy, if necessary.
A passing knowledge of Shakespeare, especially the play “Hamlet” is very helpful.
Accents will not be required.
Male identifying, Female identifying and Gender Non-Binary actors will be considered for roles that are presented as male in the script.
REHEARSALS:
Rehearsals will begin the end of December 2024,with tech week beginning Saturday, February 8, 2025.
PERFORMANCES:
Performances will run on February Friday and Saturday 14,15, 21, 22, at 7:30pm & Sundays the 16th, 23rd at 2:30pm.
CHARACTERS:
Hamlet: (18-32) Appears to be college age. Great comic timing, handsome, naive, okay with kissing and being kissed. Physically fit, sword fighting.
Gertrude: (45-65) Great comic timing. Hamlet’s Mother and wife to King Cladius. Sensual, self-centered, loves kissing Hamlet a bit too much.
Claudius: role is precast.
Ghost: (45-65) Great comic timing. Actor will be wearing makeup and costume to look like “a ghost” so can be aged up. Was the murdered husband of Gertrude and father of Hamlet. Sarcastic and out for revenge.
Horatio: (18-32) Great comic timing. Hamlet's best friend. Sincere and kind of level headed more of an athletic type. Did he have a fling with Hamlet’s girlfriend?
Polonius: (45-65) Great with one-liner comic timing. Father to Ophelia and Laertes. Sincere about being the King’s advisor. Loves to hear gossip and gives nonsense advice.
Laertes: (18-32) Wants to be a hairdresser but is actually a good big brother to Ophelia but is also a sword fighter and great at plotting revenge. Also, not a fan of Hamlet.
Ophelia: (18-32) Great comic timing. Kind of a hippy. Kind of sleeps around with members of the Court. Sometimes imbibes in the use of substances . Who’s the father of her kid?
Rosencrantz: (18-32) Great comic timing. Hamlet's college friend. Not necessarily loyal but very willing to do anything for a buck. Kinda dumb.
Guildenstern: (18-32) Great comic timing. Hamlet's college friend. Not necessarily loyal but very willing to do anything for a buck. Kinda dumb.
Francisco/Bernardo and Gravedigger: (18-65) Great comic timing. Francisco and Bernardo are to be blended into one role for an actor. Gravedigger is a totally different person. A soldier and court assistant, a tough guy who does his duty. Actor must be able to do a character that is distinctly different from the soldier, and the Gravedigger. Different voice, different age?
THE COTTAGE
BOOK BY SANDY RUSTIN
SUMMARY:
Sylvia and Beau find themselves in an English countryside cottage for their yearly rendezvous, and Sylvia knows this time it will be the beginning of their new life together. But when Beau demurs on a shared future, and their spouses arrive at the cottage, she realizes that this home-away-from-home is a refuge for determining a new path forward. With a tip of the hat to Noël Coward and sex comedies of the past, THE COTTAGE offers endless laughs, hilarious twists, daring physical comedy, and a happy ending for lovers everywhere.
REHEARSALS:
Rehearsals will begin in February 2025, with tech week beginning Sunday, March 29.
PERFORMANCES:
Performances will run on April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13 at 7:30 pm with Sundays being a Matinee.
CHARACTERS:
SYLVIA: 30’s to 40’s. A lovely and rash romantic.
BEAU: 40’s to 50’s. Perhaps the best-looking man in Britain. Role has been precast.
MARJORIE: 30’s to 40’s. Eight months pregnant, pragmatic, and a tad spicy, great physical comedian with excellent comic timing.
CLARKE: 40’s to 50’s A distinguished gent with a lover’s spirit.
DIERDRE: Late 20’s to early 30’s. An awfully pretty, sometimes wise, nincompoop. Has a great ear and skill with dialects, physical comedy and timing. Sexy and smarter than the average nincompoop.
RICHARD: 40’s. A murderous, yet gentle soul. Physically imposing (or not at all), gentle underneath a murderous facade. Great facility with accents, physical comedy - a chameleon. Role has been precast.
Next to Normal
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Music by Tom Kitt
SUMMARY:
An unflinching look at a family struggling to overcome issues from their past and the underpinnings of suburban life. Dad’s an architect. Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal. Their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens. A typical American family - Except .. “Next to Normal” takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy and heart.
REHEARSALS:
Rehearsals will begin early April 2025,with tech week beginning Saturday, May 17th.
PERFORMANCES:
Performances will run on May 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31 and June 1st. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances at 7:30pm, and Sunday performances at 2:30pm..
CHARACTERS:
Dan Goodman is Diana’s husband, and has remained her biggest supporter throughout the psychological ups and downs. It is clear that despite the fact that a lot has changed since they first met and fell in love, Dan still feels committed to taking care of Diana “through thick and thin,” even at the expense of his own mental health. Voice: Tenor, High Note: B4, Low Note: G#2/Ab2, Vocal Technique: Rock.
Diana Goodman: was traumatized by the death of her infant son seventeen years ago, and has been in and out of mental health treatment ever since. She has a diagnosis of bipolar depressive disorder with delusional episodes. At the heart of her psychosis is an inability to grieve the loss of her son, and a deep, almost unconscious unwillingness to let go. “Sharp” and “sexy”, Diana is a tremendously complex character with a fierce pop/rock belt. Voice: Mezzo-Soprano, High Note: F#5/Gb5, Low Note: G3, Vocal Technique: Rock.
Dr. Madden (played by the actor who also plays Dr. Fine, an Anesthesiologist, and Others) is Diana’s primary physician throughout the course of the show. She occasionally hallucinates that he is the lead singer of a rock band, at which point he transforms onstage into a theatrical manifestation of her delusions. Voice: Tenor, High Note: A4, Low Note: A2, Vocal Technique: Rock.
Henry: (Late Teen or Young Adult) Natalie’s seventeen-year-old musician boyfriend, Henry is incredibly committed to Natalie almost from the moment he first decides to introduce himself to her Easygoing, a bit of a stoner, and goofy to boot, Voice: Tenor, High Note: B4, Low Note: G#2/Ab2, Vocal Technique: Rock.
Natalie Goodman: (Late Teen or Young Adult) Diana and Dan’s daughter Natalie starts off as a hyper-overachiever who uses perfectionism to try to cope with her deep seated anguish over her mother’s mental illness and her parents’ negligence of her. Soon, however, she turns to acting out in all the stereotypical ways (namely, drugs and partying) in order to deal. Voice: Mezzo-Soprano, High Note: G5, Low Note: G3, Vocal Technique: Belting.
Gabe Goodman: (Late Teen or Young Adult) is the seventeen-year-old son of Diana and Dan. He is handsome, energetic, playful, sensitive: the perfect child. However, we learn early on in the musical that he is actually a figment of Diana’s imagination. Throughout the show, Gabe tries to lure Diana back to her delusions, insisting that she will never be rid of him. He acts as a kind of indicator of Diana’s mental health; when he is around, we know that things are not going well for Diana. Voice: Tenor, High Note: D5, Low Note: B2, Vocal Technique: Rock.
Where is it happening?
2 Nanticoke Ave., Endicott, NY, United States, New York 13760
