Theatre--Auditions (Musical Theatre)

Abbey Players is pleased to announce auditions for their fall production, The 2005 Tony Award winning The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.  Auditions will take place July 16^th at 2PM and July 18^th at 6PM with possible call-backs that week.  All ages are welcome to audition.  Rehearsal will start promptly after the show is cast.

This audience-participation show is most simply, a spelling bee. All the "kids" are played by adults. This show is very comedic, and with audience members onstage, improvisation is a necessary task for Panch and Peretti, but useful to all cast members.

The music has pop influences and the female characters should have a strong belt/mix voice. Minimal dance.  Auditions at the Abbey Players Theatre, located at 200 South State Street, Abbeville, LA.  Show runs from September 23rd to November 5th (14 performances).  Flexible rehearsal schedule.  See http://www.abbeyplayers.comfor more details.

Please come to the audition with 16 bars from a Broadway musical number, but be prepared to sing the entire number. Cold readings will be done from the script of The Bee. 

Cast Of Characters

The Kids:

Marcy Park (Mezzo) speaks 6 languages, good at everything. Acrobatic Dance in "I Speak Six Languages"  - playing the piano & doing “the splits” a plus! Leaf Coneybear (Tenor) 2nd runner up in the school bee, he shouldn't even be here. He thinks he's "not that smart."  Comedic Role. William Barfee (Baritone) spells with his foot, chronically congested. Olive Ostrovsky (Soprano) feels abandoned by her parents, her best friend is her dictionary. Chip Tolentino (Tenor) last year's champ. Arrogant until an unfortunate mishap results in his early elimination. Logainne Schwartzandgrubennierre (Mezzo) has a lisp. Youngest competitor, with 2 stage fathers who force  her to be a perfectionist.

The Adults:

Mitch Mahoney (Baritone-Tenor) ex-con serving community service hours as a "comfort counselor" for  the kids who are eliminated. Rona Lisa Peretti (Soprano) one time winner of the bee, now officiating it. Comedic improvisation. Douglas Panch (non-singing) Vice Principal. Infatuated with Rona. Comedic improvisation.