Book by: Harvey Fiersten & Music by: Jerry HermanBased on the play by Jean Poiret
Director: Dani Scott & Jordan Humphrey
Assistant Director: Kelseigh Ingram
AUDITIONS FOR LA CAGE AUX FOLLES!
Book by: Harvey Fiersten Music & Lyrics by: Jerry Herman. Based on the Play by: Jean Poiret
Directors: Dani Scott & Jordan Humphrey
Assistant Director: Kelseigh Ingram
Audition Dates:
Date & Time: January 10th 5:00 PM-8:00 PM & January 11th 3:00 PM-6:00 PM
Where: Evansville Civic Theatre on Fulton Ave
Synopsis:
Georges is the owner of the La Cage Aux Folles nightclub, which features a drag show starring his partner and the love of his life, Albin. After twenty years of un-wedded bliss, Georges and his partner Albin face the hardest challenge of their relationship, yet: meeting their son, Jean-Michel’s fiancé's parents. Albin has always raised Jean-Michel, Georges’ biological son, as his own. But when Jean-Michel falls in love and becomes engaged to the daughter of an ultra-conservative, anti-gay politician, Georges feels compelled to try to present a more “traditional” family to Jean-Michel’s potential in-laws. When Albin tries and fails to take on a masculine persona in the role of Uncle Al, he gets more creative in order to find a way to be part of the “meet the parents” experience. Based on Jean Poiret’s 1973 French play of the same name, the multi-Tony award-winning La Cage Aux Folles is a musical filled with delightful spectacle and great heart.
What to Prepare:
16 measures of a song. The song can be from a musical or a song you love to sing! We will not have a pianist, so you will have the option of providing a track on your phone to hook up to our Bluetooth speaker or sing A Capella.
What to expect:
Cold readings of sides from the Script, a dance number you will learn at the audition, and 16 measures of prepared music.
Performances: March 20th-22nd & 27th-29th
Times: Friday-Saturday @ 7:30 PM
Sundays @ 2:00 PM
Rehearsals will begin in January after the cast list has been published.
Tech & Strike are MANDATORY for all Performers
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES —Cast Breakdown
ALBIN/ZAZA: Male 45-55 (Range: Baritone, A#2-G4)
A performer of star quality; mature; great powerhouse of a Broadway voice; fine comic actor
GEORGES: Male, 50’s (Range: G2-F4)
A star; mature and attractive; good singer; energetic, loving and caring; must move well
JEAN-MICHEL: Male, 20 (Range: Baritone, A#2-G4)
Handsome; masculine, well-mannered, educated; desperately in love with his fiancée, Anne; acts, sings, and moves well
JACOB: Male, Early 20’s (Range: Bb2-Ab4)
Butler/maid; brilliant comedian who sings and moves well
ANNE: Female, 18-21 (Range: Ensemble, Part Flexible)
Jean-Michel's fiancée; lovely to look at; spunky; a superb dancer who acts well
EDOUARD DINDON: Male, Early 50’s (Range:Bb2-Eb4)
Anne's father; right-wing radical politician; pompous; quirky; must sing, move well, and be a fine comedian
MARIE DINDON: Female, Late 40’s (Range: F4-A5)
Anne's mother; 48-52, shy, retiring, sexually repressed and sex-starved; good singer and actress who moves well;
someone who is comfortable in a leotard for the finale.
JACQUELINE: Female, Middle Age (Range: B3-F5)
Mature, female friend of Georges and Albin; owns a chic restaurant; attractive, charming; very theatrical; not necessarily a singer
RENAUD: Male, Middle Age (Range: Ensemble, Part Flexible)
Mature, male friend of Georges and Albin; owns a small cafe; understudies both of the 2 leads
FRANCIS: Male, 40’s (Range: Ensemble, Part Flexible)
Male stage manager in Georges' club; strong actor/dancer
THE LES CAGELLES (Range: Ensemble, Parts Flexible)
Chantal, Monique, Dermah, Nicole, Hanna, Mercedes, Bitelle, Lo Singh, Odette, Angelique, Phaedra, Clo-Clo
TOWNSPEOPLE (Range: Ensemble, Parts Flexible)
Madame Renaud, Paulette, Hercule, Etienne, Babette, Colette, Tabarro, Pepe
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION IN CASTING
The Evansville Civic Theatre is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse creative environment. We actively welcome actors from all races, backgrounds, and lifestyles. We believe in considering all auditioners, regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, stage of pregnancy, disability, age, or veteran status. We encourage anyone who is interested to audition! Every auditioner will be considered for a role, unless the race, age, or gender of a character is integral to the story or explicitly specified by the playwright and required by the production contract.
Any questions can be directed to [email protected]
Event Venue
717 N. Fulton Ave., Evansville, IN, United States, Indiana 47710
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