WESTON
PLAYHOUSE TO AUDITION AREA YOUTHS FOR LES MISÉRABLES
(Weston, VT) --- The
award-winning Weston Playhouse Theatre Company seeks
local children to perform in its summer production of
the epic musical LES MISÉRABLES
by Alan Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Herbert
Kretzmer. The Weston production, directed by Tim Fort
with choreography by Susan Hagan and music direction
by Rob Meffe, will be the legendary show’s long-awaited
Vermont premiere.
A modern classic since its London and Broadway debuts
more than 20 years ago, LES MISÉRABLES
is based on the Victor Hugo novel about the life and
loves of the escaped prisoner, Jean Valjean. LES
MIZ, as it has come to be called, boasts such
memorable songs are “Who am I?,” “Master
of the House,” “On My Own” and “One
Day More.” The theatre company is looking for
boys and girls, ages 8-12, to play Gavroche, Young Cosette
and Young Eponine. If possible, the roles will be double
cast so that no child needs to be responsible for all
performances.
Auditions will be held at the Weston Playhouse on Main
Street/Route 100 in Weston on Saturday, April 12, 2008.
Auditionees should arrive by 10:00 am, prepared to sing
to material from the production as supplied and taught
by the theatre company. Candidates for the role of Gavroche
(vocal range B below middle C to Db a ninth above middle
C) should learn “Little People” and candidates
for the role of Young Cosette (vocal range A below middle
C to C above middle C) should learn “Castle on
a Cloud,” in advance, if possible, and should
be capable of projecting in a 300-seat theatre. Young
Eponine is a non-singing role. Auditionees should bring
a recent photograph and a resume or list of any performance
credits with complete contact information. All auditions
will be finished by 12:00 noon. Decisions will be made
by the following week.
Rehearsals for LES MISÉRABLES
will be held in Weston from July 8 through July 30,
on afternoons and some evenings, every day but Monday.
The children will not be called for all rehearsals but
must be available throughout this period; there may
be one or two late evening rehearsals. Performances
run at the Weston Playhouse from July 31 through August
23, with evening performances every day but Monday and
matinees on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Parents
are responsible for transporting performers to and from
the theatre and for being present during some rehearsals
and performances on a pre-arranged schedule. A small
travel stipend and two comp tickets are offered, and
dinner is supplied on Wednesdays and Saturdays when
the company performs two shows.
Parents with questions about the musical or the audition
should contact Weston Playhouse Producing Director Steve
Stettler at 802.824.8167 X102 or sstettler@westonplayhouse.org.
The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company is a non-profit
professional theatre supported in part by funds from
the Vermont Arts Council, the National Endowment for
the Arts and an ever-growing family of individuals who
believe in the impact that the performing arts can have
on its community
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