Auditions
Phoenix Theatre Company Inc is proud to announce its auditions for their upcoming production of:
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Sondheim's Bawdiest, Funniest, Longest Running Broadway Musical to Date!
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Based on the plays of Plautus
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
In a desperate attempt to win his freedom, the slave, Pseudolus, attempts to help his young master, Hero, earn the love of a courtesan, Philia. Meanwhile, Pseudolus has to outsmart Hero's parents, the slave-master, Lycus, and the large man that has already paid for Philia, Miles Gloriosus. Also, an old man Erronious is desperately searching for his lost children. In the end, it turns out that Philia and Miles are brother and sister and the children of Erronious. Further, Philia is now allowed to marry Hero and Pseudolus gains his freedom.
Director/Choreographer: Renée Maloney
Musical Director: Katie Packer
Performances will be held from Friday 25th May to Saturday 2nd June, at the Doncaster Playhouse in Doncaster.
Audition Dates
Tuesday 21st February - From 7pm
Wednesday 22nd February– From 7pm
Dance/Movement Audition – 26th February @ 1pm
Callbacks (if required) will be held on Sunday 26th February after the dance audition
These will take place at Phoenix HQ in Leeds Street East Doncaster
Audition Requirements:
Auditionees must be aged between 16-25 except for Senex and Erronius (which may be older 30+)
Auditionees are required to prepare two contrasting songs to perform in their initial audition. Please provide clearly legible sheet music in the correct key or a backing track – no transpositions or acapella singing will be accepted.
Auditionees may also be asked to read excerpts from the production. These will be made available in the foyer prior to the audition. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to familiarize yourself with these.
Rehearsals will be held at Phoenix HQ in Leeds Street, East Doncaster. Rehearsals will be on Sundays from 1.00-5.30pm and Tuesday and Thursdays from 7:30pm and they will commence on Tuesday the 28th of February
Book Your Audition
Please call 90125897 or email auditions@phoenixtheatrecompany.org
Character Descriptions
DOMINA (Latin for "mistress") The wife of Senex. A manipulative, shrewish woman who is loathed by even her husband.
A3 - F#5
Mezzo-Soprano
ERRONIUS (Latin for "wandering") Senex's elderly neighbor in the house to the right. He has spent the past twenty years searching for his two children, kidnapped in infancy by pirates.
A2 - F4
Baritone
HERO Senex's son, the handsome, innocent master, in love with Philia
A2 - F#4
Tenor
HYSTERIUM (Latin for "Hysterical", or "Anxious", the suffix "-um" makes the name neuter, and the character's gender is often mistaken throughout the piece) The chief slave in the house of Senex.
A2 - G4
Tenor
MARCUS LYCUS A buyer and seller of courtesans
A2 - F4
Baritone
MILES GLORIOSUS Lycus' pompous warrior client. A captain in the Roman army to whom Marcus Lycus has promised Philia.
A2 - F4
Bass Baritone
PHILIA (Greek for "love") A virgin in the house of Marcus Lycus, and Hero's love interest.
A3 - G5
Soprano
PSEUDOLUS Playful, comic ringmaster of the show and slave to Hero. While originally written as a male role, it has been performed by female cast as well.
A-High G
Baritone
SENEX (Latin for "old man") Hero's father and the aging master of the house
B flat-G flat
Baritone
THE COURTESANS – must have dance experience
Tintinabula - (Latin for "Bells") A jingling, bell-wearing courtesan in the house of Lycus.
Panacea - (Greek for "Cure All") A courtesan in the house of Lycus.
The Geminae - (Latin for "Twins") Twin courtesans in the house of Lycus
Vibrata - (Latin for "Vibrant") A wild, vibrant courtesan in the house of Lycus.
Gymnasia - (Greek for "Nude", though could be a play on words for "Gymnasium") A courtesan from the house of Lycus with whom Pseudolus falls in love.
Low A - High F# (High Ab for some people) in their octave
THE PROTEANS – must have good comic timing and dance experience
Three omnipresent "clowns" who play multiple roles (slaves, citizens, soldiers, and eunuchs).
B-High A
