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The Alpha Players of Florissant will be holding non-Equity auditions for SHE LOVES ME.WHEN: July 7, 2024 beginning at 2pm. APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED.
WHERE: The Florissant Performing Arts Center, #1 James J. Eagan Dr., Florissant, MO 63033. Call backs will be that evening.
Performances will be Oct 4, 5, 11, 12 and 13, 2024 at the Florissant Performing Arts Center.
Please email the following information to [email protected] for an audition appointment:
Name:
Email address:
Phone number:
Interested Role(s):
(If you are only interested in specific roles, please state so in your request for an appointment. If you are open to additional roles besides those indicated as “Interested Roles”, please state “open.”)
After we receive your email, we will contact you with a time, additional information, an audition form, and some music we would like you to prepare. An accompanist will be provided for you. NO a cappella singing will be allowed. Please be prepared to learn a short dance combination as well. SHE LOVES ME is not a dance heavy show so choreography will focus on movement.
Synopsis:
Set in a city in Hungary in the 1930s, the show concerns the adventures of the staff of Maraczek’s Parfumerie. The manager, Georg Nowack, is constantly at odds with the most recent addition to the staff, a young woman named Amalia Balash, but is unaware that they are in fact anonymous pen pals known to each other in their letters only as “Dear Friend.” Arriving at the Cafe Imperiale to meet his mystery correspondent, Georg realizes that it is Amalia, but does not identify himself to her. Eventually, their relationship blossoms into love and he reveals the truth by quoting from her letters. Based on the play “Parfumerie,” on which the movies “You've Got Mail”, “The Shop Around The Corner”, and “In The Good Old Summertime” are also based, the plot may seem pleasantly familiar. “She Loves Me” is a charming comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old-world elegance.
Additional information:
https://www.mtishows.com/print/node/913
Character Descriptions:
ARPAD LASZLO - male
Vocal range Bb2 to E4 (Baritone)
Age: 18 to 25
Delivery boy at Maraczek’s Parfumerie. Eager, committed to his job, ambitious and adorable. He rides a bicycle. He wants to be part of the shop group.
Solo song: “Try Me”
LADISLAV SIPOS - male
Vocal range A2 to E4 (Baritone)
Age: 40-50
A confidant to George and his coworker at Maraczek’s. He is an optimistic family man who looks like a huggable father. Dutiful, responsible. He has a family and worries about keeping his job. He survives by keeping his head down and doing his job.
Solo song: “Perspective”
ILONA RITTER - female
Vocal range F#3 to E5 (Mezzo-Soprano)
Age: 30-“ish” (30-40)
A clerk at Maraczek’s Parfumerie. Sexy and a touch of quirky. Learned in the ways of romance but longing for real love. She dances with Kodaly. Comedienne.
Solo songs: “I Resolve” and “A Trip To The Library”
STEVEN KODALY - male
Vocal range B2 to A4 (Tenor)
Age: 25 to 45
A well-respected salesman at Maraczek’s. Handsome, charming, smooth talker with a touch of crafty and cunning. He flirts with Ilona.
Solo songs: “Ilona” and “Grand Knowing You”
GEORG NOWACK - male
Vocal range B2 to F4 (Baritone)
Age: 30 -40
A longtime employee of Maraczek’s Parfumerie. Shy, intelligent, soft spoken and a hopeless romantic. And entirely endearing.
Solo songs: “The First Letter”, “The Second Letter”, “The Third Letter”, “Tonight at Eight”, “She Loves Me”
MR. MARACZEK - male
Vocal range B2 to C4 (Baritone)
Age: 50-65
Owner of Maraczek’s Parfumerie. Commanding presence. Dedicated to his business. Faithful to his wife. Fatherly to his employees but becomes distrustful when he suspects his wife of infidelity with one of his shop clerks.
Solo song: “Days Gone By”
AMALIA BALASH - female
Vocal range: C4 to B5 (Soprano)
Age: 30- 40
Eager new clerk at Maraczek’s. Sweet, intelligent, spunky, savvy romantic lead with a sense of humor. She stands up for herself, but she’s also a bit insecure – especially when it comes to love (and dealing with Georg). She’s harder on the outside than she is on the inside. Like Georg, she’s a lover of literature.
Solo songs: “No More Candy”, “The Third Letter”, “I Don’t Know His Name”, “Will He Like Me?”, “Mr. Nowack, Will You Please”, “Dear Friend”, “Where’s My Shoe?”, “Vanilla Ice Cream”
HEAD WAITER - male
Vocal range: B2 to B4 Tenor (some may be spoken)
Age: 25-60
Comedic role. Sophisticated, pretentious. Wants to make sure his restaurant always has a very “romantic atmosphere.”
Solo song: “A Romantic Atmosphere”
THE BUSBOY - male
Non-singing role. Clumsy at his job. He makes the Head Waiter’s life a nightmare. Physical comedy and possibly some dancing.
ENSEMBLE ROLES (All vocal ranges needed. There are a lot of solo lines. Must be able to sing harmony/as part of a group.)
Carolers
Shop Customers
Mr. Keller (The private investigator) – non-singing role. Male.
Café Patrons
Ensemble songs: “Sounds While Selling”, “Goodbye Georg”, “A Christmas Carol”, “Twelve Days to Christmas”, “A Romantic Atmosphere”
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
#1 James J Eagan Dr, Florissant, MO, United States, Missouri 63032
