Auditions (16 October 2011) / Rehearsals |
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27th-31st March 2012 |
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Time |
Who |
What |
Venue |
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Tue 11 Oct 11 |
8:00-10:00pm |
All interested |
Sue (Director) will talk through the characters, and Graham (Musical Director) will then go through the music audition pieces |
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Thu 13 Oct 11 |
8:00-9:00pm |
All interested. We are looking for up to 18 dancers/tappers – boys and girls. |
Joyce (Choreographer) will be setting the dancing auditions. Would you please remember to bring tap shoes for this rehearsal, and also for the auditions |
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9:00-10:00pm |
All interested |
Graham will have a sing through of audition pieces |
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Sun 16 Oct 11 |
2:00-6:00pm |
Auditions (see below) |
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Tue 18 Oct 11 |
8:00-9:30pm |
All |
Full cast read through and staggered sing through of the music, it is important for all the cast to understand the chronology of the action of the show |
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9:30-10:00pm |
New members |
New members auditions |
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(full programme will be available after auditions)
Our next show will be ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ which will be performed from 27th-31st March 2012 at the Princes Hall Theatre, Aldershot. Rehearsals and auditions will take place at Velmead Junior School, Velmead Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU52 7LG.
The principals' and dance auditions will take place on Sunday 16th October from 2pm to 6pm at Velmead Junior School. Please see the attached schedule for details of the characterisation that Sue is looking for in each part. The audition material will be available back stage during ‘Pirates’ show week, and at the two subsequent meetings. Please note that all non-members who wish to audition for a principal part are required to pay a £5 audition fee which will be deducted from their yearly subscription in the event of a successful audition. All previous full members who have allowed their membership to lapse will be regarded as non-members and will also be liable for the audition fee.
There will be a full rehearsal on Tuesday 18th October 2011 starting at 8.00pm, and all cast are asked to attend. There will be a full cast read through and staggered sing through of the music, as it is important for all the cast to understand the chronology of the action of the show.
Scores and libretti will be available for loan, but please bring your cheque book to this rehearsal as a deposit of £30 will be required before books are issued, i.e. no cheque – no books. Your uncashed cheque will be returned to you at the end of the rehearsal season on safe return of your books. New members’ chorus auditions will take place at approximately 9.30pm after this rehearsal. Please bring along a song of your own choice, with a copy for the pianist.
All rehearsals for the show will be held at Velmead Junior School unless you are advised otherwise. Please note we would ask that if any member of the cast is unable to attend rehearsals, you should notify the production team as appropriate:
Director |
Musical Director |
Choreographer |
The Characters to be auditioned on Sunday 16th October:
The timings are provional and depend on how many audtion for each part, please arrive 30 minutes early in case we are running ahead of schedule.
Time |
Character |
Description |
Audition Music |
Audition Libretto |
1.00pm |
Dancers (bring tap shoes). We are looking for up to 18 dancers/tappers – boys and girls. |
Dancing Audition rehearsal |
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2.00pm |
Dancing audition |
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2.45pm |
Millie Dillmount |
She is appealing and attractive, but more importantly, she has guts, pluck, charisma, moxie, call it what you will, she is a pragmatist who dreams big. |
Page 42 Jimmy "Don't be scared" to page 45 Jimmy "Jimmy Smith" Page 75 Millie "Thank You" to page 77 Millie "On the fat side!" |
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3.15pm |
Miss Dorothy Brown |
She has clearly lived in a glass bubble of extreme wealth her entire life, but her cluelessness in the ways of the real world is in no way haughty; in fact, it is her charm. |
Page 17 Miss Dorothy "My very first poor person!" to page 19 Miss Dorothy "Where does that leave me?" |
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3.30pm |
Mrs Meers |
A former actress turned criminal who adopts the disguise of a kindly Chinese proprietress of the hotel to mask her real profession: White Slavery! |
Page 18 Mrs Meers "Millie -?" to page 19 " ...Twelfth floor dear" |
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3.45pm |
Muzzy Van Hossmere |
A glamorous socialite. |
Page 55 Muzzy "Millie, how about a spot of gin?..." to page 56 Muzzy "Like Millie Oil/mount!" |
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4.00pm |
Miss Flannery |
A dowdy office superintendent. |
Page 24 Millie "I'm looking for Miss Flannery" to page 26 Miss Flannery " ...Move it!" |
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4.15pm |
Ruth / Gloria / Alice / Ethel / Lucille / Rita / Cora |
Young ladies who have lodgings at Mrs Meers' Pricilla Hotel, all of whom have ambition and naivety in equal quantities. |
Page 39 Alice "Millie we've traipsed..." to page 40 Gloria "...helluva kick to it!" (Auditionee read every other line starting with reader-in saying Alice line "Millie we've traipsed...") |
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5.00pm |
Jimmy Smith |
A brash city slicker with an irrepressible, buoyant personality. |
Page 77 Jimmy "Psst, Millie" to page 80 Jimmy "...hundreds of cabs..." |
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5.15pm |
Mr Trevor Graydon III |
Handsome, successful and aloof - every girls dream! |
Page 75 Millie "...Did you two meet?" to page 77 Millie "On the fat side!" |
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5.30pm |
Ching Ho / Bun Foo |
Mrs Meers Chinese henchmen. Throughout the show, they both speak in Cantonese and sing in Mandarin. |
Page 23 Ching Ho "Ngoh gok daak keuih..." to Bun Foo "...yauh mouh chihn touh" |
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For further details please contact our secretaries:
