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TRAIL TO OREGON!AUDITIONS: MARCH 24-25, 2025
PERFORMANCSES: MAY 2-11, 2025
A STUDIO 400 PRODUCTION
DIRECTED BY DENLEY MESSERLY
MUSIC DIRECTED BY ZANDER SMITH
Trail to Oregon is a lively and humorous musical that follows the misadventures of a quirky pioneer family as they journey westward along the Oregon Trail in the 19th century. Led by the bumbling but well-meaning Father, the family encounters a series of obstacles and colorful characters along the way, including bandits, buffalo stampedes, and the dreaded dysentery.
This show contains mature themes and language.
ABOUT AUDITIONS:
Prepare 16 - 24 bars (one verse and a chorus) of a song in musical theatre style (unless otherwise indicated). Please bring a track to back your song, there will be no accompanist. You may use your phone to play music through our speakers. No a cappella auditions, please.
LOOKING FOR:
FATHER. Leader of the Wagon Party who, throughout the show, will have to learn to face and accept responsibility for his own faults. High rock tenor voice needed, with a strong falsetto.
MOTHER. She loves her children... though it's often hard for her to show it. Has to straddle the line between discipline and nurture, especially in this trying time in her family's life.
DAUGHTER. A rebellious teenager. Fights constantly with her family, though deep down she loves them. Unsure of what she wants, she ends up riding away with the outlaw MCDOON.
SON. The family's youngest child. Has a natural curiosity to explore the world around him and an unnatural curiosity about skinny dipping. Deadpan comedic ability required.
GRAMPA. The oldest member of the party, he is living proof that not everyone ages gracefully. Out of his mind and waiting for his turn to die, he is often unpredictable and can snap at a moments notice- ESPECIALLY if you mention his ex-wife and/or a lobster named Cornwallis. Strong falsetto preferred.
MCDOON. The Bandit King. Rides the Oregon Trail in search of some "old-fashioned lovin'". So macho that it becomes almost pathetic.
ENSEMBLE. One actor who plays literally everyone else in the show. Requires strong character choices, strong improv skills, and extreme endurance.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
400 S Jefferson St, Pensacola, FL, United States, Florida 32502
