Second Notice - Auditions for CityRep's 10th Anniversary Season and FlexPass Deals.

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre

Auditions for CityRep's
10th Anniversary Season

CityRep's Tenth Anniversary Season

2011-2012

THE LAST NIGHT OF

BALLYHOO

By Alfred Uhry

September 16 to October 2, 2011

The CitySpace Theatre

Winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Best Play

THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO (by Alfred Uhry, author of DRIVING MISS DAISY) takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1939. Gone With the Wind is having its world premiere, and Hitler is invading Poland, but the Freitags of Atlanta are much more concerned with who is going to Ballyhoo, the social event of the season. The family gets pulled apart and then mended together with plenty of comedy, romance and revelations along the way. CityRep will partner with TheatreOCU for this production. Featuring Jeanie Cooper and Donald Jordan. Directed by Matthew Gray.

...valium is my

favorite color

NEXT TO NORMAL

Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey

Music by Tom Kitt

November 11 to 20, 2011

The Freede Little Theatre

Winner of the 2010

Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Three Tony Awards

With a thrilling contemporary score, NEXT TO NORMAL is an emotional powerhouse of a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other. Its story concerns a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effect that her illness has on her family. Starring Oklahoma's own Broadway leading lady, Stacey Logan, with Lane Fields and Matthew Alvin Brown. Directed by Michael Jones. Musical Direction by Charles Koslowske.

MY FAIR LADY

Book & Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner

Music by Frederick Loewe

February 10 to 19, 2012

Added Performance on February 14th

The Freede Little Theatre

Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical of 1956

Just in time for Valentine's Day, CityRep partners with the University of Oklahoma's Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre to present the most romantic musical of all time. MY FAIR LADY based on Bernard Shaw's PYGMALION, tells the story of the transformation of a Cockney flower girl into a lady. Starring Jonathan Beck Reed as Professor Higgins, with Michael Jones and Steve Emerson. Choreographed by Lyn Cramer and Directed by Shawn Churchman.

LEND ME A TENOR

By Ken Ludwig

May 11 to 20, 2012

The Freede Little Theatre

Winner of two Tony Awards in 1989 and 2010

One of the most hilarious comedies of all time, LEND ME A TENOR has been translated into sixteen languages and produced in twenty-five countries. The story follows the misadventures of a regional opera company as they try to produce Verdi's Otello with a world-renowned but notoriously difficult tenor. What follows is a chain-reaction of mistaken identity, farcical plot twists, double entendres and innuendoes. LEND ME A TENOR is comedy at its best. Directed by Jonathan Beck Reed.

Greetings!

CityRep will hold auditions on Aug 25-28, 2011 for specific roles in NEXT TO NORMAL, MY FAIR LADY, and LEND ME A TENOR. Read below for specific audition times. Auditions will be in the Freede Little Theatre in the Civic Center Music Hall. Auditions are by appointment only, and you can make an appointment by calling Michael Jones at 405-410-8035.

NEXT TO NORMAL Saturday, August 27th, 10am to 7pm, Callbacks on Sunday, August 28th at 1:00 pm. NEXT TO NORMAL begins rehearsing on Thursday, September 29, 2011 and will run November 11-20, 2011. Please audition with the songs linked below. Director is Michael Jones, Musical Director is Chuck Koslowske, Chorographer is Amy Reynolds-Reed.

CASTING BREAKDOWN:

Diana: Sexy. Sharp. Delusional bipolar depressive. Thirties or Forties.

Casting Understudy Only

Click Here for Audition Song for Diana

Gabe: Her son. Dashing. Gentle. Bright. Playful. Everything a mother, etc. Almost eighteen.

Casting role and understudy.

Click Here for Audition Song for Gabe

Click Here for Additional Audition Song for Gabe

Natalie: Her daughter. Sixteen and trying to be perfect. It's not going well.

Casting role and understudy

Click Here for Audition Song for Natalie

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Henry: Musician. Romantic. Stoner. Slacker. Philosopher king. Seventeen.

Casting role and understudy.

Click Here for Audition Song for Henry

MY FAIR LADY Saturday, August 27, 10am to 7 pm, callbacks on Sunday, August 28th at 4pm. MY FAIR LADY begins rehearsing on Thursday, January 5, 2012 and will run February 10-19, 2012 with a special performance on February 14th. Director is Shawn Churchman, Choreographer is Lyn Cramer, and the production is a co-production with OU's Weitzenhofer School of Music Theatre.

Casting for One Male and One Female Chorus/Utility Position and for Mrs. Higgins, very sophisticated character actress, age 60 or older. For auditions prepare a classical musical theatre song that shows off your voice and vocal range.

LEND ME A TENOR Thursday, August 25th, 7-10pm, callbacks on Friday, August 26th, 7-10 pm. LEND ME A TENOR begins rehearsing on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 and runs May 11-20, 2012. Director is Jonathan Beck Reed.

Casting Breakdown

MAX: Assistant to Saunders. A nebbish. 30's

Casting understudy

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Maggie: Max's girlfriend and daughter of Saunders. Sweet and starry-eyed. 20's to 30's.

Casting role and understudy

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Saunders: Maggie's father, General Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, becomes apoplectic under stress.

Casting understudy

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Tito Merelli: A world-famous tenor, known also to his fans as Il Stupendo, Italian dialect, a womanizer.

Casting role and understudy

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Maria: Tito's wife. Emotional Italian, Italian dialect.

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Bellhop: A bellhop and a star-chaser. Will do anything to get to meet Tito Morelli.

Casting understudy

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Diana: A soprano. A sexpot. Late 30's.

Casting understudy

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Julia: Chairman of the Opera Guild. A grande dame. 50's or older.

Casting role and understudy

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CityRep is an equal opportunity employer and actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Equity and non-Equity roles are available. AEA Candidacy membership and points are available.

What has a Dozen Tony Awards, Eight Oscars, and a Pulitzer Prize?

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