GENERIC THEATER 215 St. Paul's Blvd Norfolk, VA Box Office: 757.441.2160 contact@generictheater.org

AUDITION NOTICE

The Witches

dir. Philip Odango

Auditions: August 9-11, 2010 @ 7:00 PM
Location:
     Generic Theater
    215 St. Paul's Blvd
    Norfolk, VA 23510


Show Dates: October 22 - November 14
Rehearsal Period: Starts end of August


NARRATOR: (F, 30-40) storyteller with an expressive voice, must be able to puppet

GRANDMOTHER:  (F, 50-80) older but wry and spritely woman, must move well and be able to puppet, Swedish accent

BOY: (M, 7-9) inquisitive and endearing, can be played by a child or adult, must be able to puppet toy mice, no accent

BRUNO JENKINS: (M, 7-9) obnoxious and pudgy, can be played a child or adult, must be able to puppet, British accent

MR. JENKINS: (M, 40's) obnoxious and brash, British accent

MRS. JENKINS: (F, 40's) obnoxious and overdressed, pompous, British accent

GRAND HIGH WITCH (Human Form): (F, 30-40): statuesque, beautiful with royal airs, speak and sing in exaggerated Slavic/Russian accent, must move well

GRAND HIGH WITCH (Witch Form): (F, 20-40): tall, must withstand heavy makeup, body contortions, speak and sing in exaggerated Slavic/Russian accent, must move very well

SNAKE WITCH: (F, 30s) pretty, icy woman with cruel intentions, British accent

WITCH ASSISTANT: (F, 20-30) The assistant of the Grand High Witch, a little dumb but loyal and earnest

HEAD WAITER: (M, 30-40s)  pleasant, cordial, debonair, British accent

WAITER: (M, 20s-30s) snotty and pompous, British accent

HOTEL DOORMAN: (M, 30s-40s)  comedic, irritable but cordial, British accent (doubles as BOY'S FATHER)

HEAD CHEF: (M, 30s-40s) comedic, in the style of the Swedish Chef, old person accent

SECOND CHEF: (M, 20s-30s) comedic, tall and lanky, physical comedy, British accent

MAID: (F, 30s-40s): comedic, rotund, appears in a brief scene, exaggerated British accent (doubles as BOY'S MOTHER)

FROG: (M/F, child): dressed in frog costume, appears in brief scene, must be able to sit in frog position

WITCH TRIO: (F, 20-40): three demonstration witches- short/round; tall/thin; medium/big smile; not allergic to blue food coloring

HOTEL GUESTS (M/F, 20-50): need 8 hotel guests, appear in brief crowd scenes

THE WITCHES (F, appear 20-80): need a total of 20 witches (including WITCH TRIO, SNAKE WITCH, & WITCH ASSISTANT), physically comedic, must be able to bend and roll-around floor, must be able to withstand sitting down for makeup, must move quickly on feet and be able to duck/hide. Those with arthritis, bad knees, asthma or replaced joints are not encouraged to apply. Must be able to be surrounded in stage fog.  Those who can provide own stage makeup, wigs and/or and have stage makeup experience encouraged to apply. Various ethnicity, speaking and singing parts. Understudies for GRANDMOTHER, GRAND HIGH WITCH will be part of this group of witches. Men can also be considered for roles as witches. Those cast will also participate in special promotional events.


TECHNICAL (Constantly updated):

PUPPETEERS: need 6 puppeteers to manipulate various devices throughout the show. Must be agile and experienced.

STAGE HANDS:  need 6-10 prompt people to handle backstage and on-stage activity, move set pieces, to be supervised by ASM

SPECIAL EFFECTS CREW:  handle fog machines, smoke emissions and hand-flash devices, to be supervised by a SFX Captain

MAKEUP CREW: apply prosthetic devices, bald caps, makeup and various appliances to cast as directed by Makeup Captain, clean up devices and makeup

WIG CREW: maintain integrity of wigs used throughout the show, clean and apply wigs on actors, supervised by Hair Captain

COSTUME CREW: maintain/clean/store cast costumes, shoes

For more information:  producer@thefoppishdandies.com