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The Room Upstairs Theatre Company is excited to announce auditions for their next show E. Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel!AUDITIONS
We will be holding individually scheduled, five-minute auditions from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, on Wednesday, May 1st at Club Diversity (863 S High Street, Columbus 43206).
Please be sure to warm up on your own and follow the guidelines as described below for your preparation.
PREPARATION
All auditioners are asked to prepare a song that show's off your vocal range. Versions of the songs are available on Youtube for reference.
Please bring an mp3 or your PHONE with a 1 minute cut of your audition track on it. No voices (except choral backing) are allowed. You may not be asked to sing the entire audition piece. You may also be asked to read from the script.
Please bring your appointment calendars on that day so that you are prepared to state any rehearsal conflicts you may anticipate.
Walk-ins are welcome however scheduled auditions are encouraged and will be seen first. Reserve your audition time at https://calendly.com/theroomupstairstheatre/hansel-gretel-auditions
Rehearsals will begin in mid May and run Monday-Thursday from 7-9 pending cast availability.
Not everyone will be called for every rehearsal. and we are willing to work around scheduling issues.
Performances are Friday and Saturday nights from July 12-27 at 7:30
CHARACTERS
Please note, anyone can audition for any character, however the character will be portrayed onstage as the gender written.
-HANSEL - Mezzo-Soprano
-GRETEL - Soprano
-WITCH - Mezzo-Soprano
-FATHER & others - Baritone
-MOTHER & others - Mezzo-Soprano
Please do not let the vocal ranges keep you from auditioning. We will work around vocal ranges
PERFORMANCES
July 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, & 27 at 7:30pm
All performances are at Club Diversity, 863 S High Street, Columbus 43206.
OVERVIEW OF THE SHOW
Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck, Librettest: Adelheid Wette
In the broom-maker’s house. Hansel complains he is hungry. Gretel shows him some milk that a neighbor has given for the family’s supper. The children dance. Their mother returns and wants to know why they have got so little work done. She accidentally spills the milk and chases the children out into the woods to pick strawberries.
Their father, a broom-maker, returns home drunk. He brings out the food he has bought, then asks where the children have gone. The mother tells him that she has sent them into the woods. He tells her about the Witch who lives there, and that the children are in danger. They go out into the woods to look for them.
In the woods. Hansel picks strawberries. The children hear a cuckoo singing and eat the strawberries. Soon they have eaten every one. In the sudden silence of the wood, Hansel admits to Gretel that he has lost the way. The children grow frightened.
The Sandman comes to bring them sleep, sprinkling sand over their eyes. The children say their evening prayer. In a dream, they see 14 angels.
The gingerbread house. The Dew Fairy comes to waken the children. Gretel wakes Hansel, and they see the gingerbread house. They do not notice the Witch. The Witch decides to fatten Hansel up and puts a spell on him. The oven is hot. Gretel breaks the Witch’s spell and sets Hansel free. When the Witch asks her to look in the oven, she pretends she doesn’t know how to: the Witch must show her. When the Witch peers into the oven, the children shove her inside and shut the door. The oven explodes. The gingerbread children come back to life. The mother and father find the children, and all express gratitude for their salvation.
This is a non-equity, non-paying, volunteer production.
For more information concerning auditions, message us here or email at theroomupstairstheatre.com
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
863 South High St., 43206, 863 S High St, Columbus, OH 43206-1900, United States,Columbus, Ohio