![]() ![]() Baritone (D#3 – F#4 – can pop octaves if needed). This part can be played by any age over 40ish. He is in charge of keeping the pace of the show moving. ![]() The Chairperson carries the majority of the dialogue and must be quick with a joke and able to improvise. All actors spend some time speaking directly to the audience and invite their participation the most confident actors will be involved in the pre-show audience warmup and the vote-taking at the end of each performance)Ĭhairman/Mayor Thomas Sapsea: The leader of the music hall troupe. Two speak with an East Indian dialect.Ĭharacter Breakdown: (All actors play two characters one in the Music Hall Royale and one within the story of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Many characters speak with some degree of Cockney dialect. Most of the company will be asked to act with an accent from some region of the UK or Europe. There are no opportunities for children on stage in this production. The show calls for a medium to large cast of men and women aged 18 and up, with several roles requiring mature, experienced actor/singers. To book your audition time, please contact Krystyne Elliott at one of the following: Movement auditions will be conducted in small groups at the initial audition, so please be prepared to stay if requested. ![]() Įveryone asked to attend call-backs will prepare sides from the show, which we will provide online. Connect to the following link for Off to the Races on You-tube. No one will be asked to prepare a monologue, but certain people may be asked to read from the script at their initial audition. Open the Acrobat Document link below for the music. Tickets are available for purchase at or by calling (973) 313-2787.OnStage Uxbridge invites you to auditions for our 2019 fall musical:Īuditions will be by appointment (video submissions notwithstanding) and any singer wishing to be considered for a principal role should prepare a memorized song that is similar in style to the show, or they may sing something appropriate from the show, if desired.Īny singer who wishes to be considered for the ensemble (lots to do for everyone) should prepare the song “Off to the Races” from the show. Tickets are $30, $35, and $40 Reserved Seating. The Mystery of Edwin Drood will be performed July 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 8pm and July 10 and 17 at 2pm at South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ 07079. This charming production is directed by Jeffrey Fiorello, music direction by Stephen Fox, choreography by Samantha Hahn Simpson and is produced by William Corson. It is up to you to decide who has murdered Drood! With plenty of opportunities for audience participation, Drood is sure to delight with a surprise ending every night. When Drood goes missing shortly after with only a blood-stained coat left behind, the whole town believes the murderer must be Neville or Jasper, until it becomes clear that everyone in town also has a motive for killing Drood. A new competitor, Neville Landless, moves into town and instantly falls for Rosa, but Neville gets into a heated fight with Drood when they first meet. Drood’s uncle, John Jasper, is obsessively entranced by Rosa and loathes the prospect of her wedding. As the story begins, we find that Edwin Drood is reluctantly betrothed to the young, beautiful Rosa Bud. Inspired by Charles Dickens’ novel, this musical seeks to write the ending that Dickens never finished. Light Opera of New Jersey is proud to present Rupert Holmes’ Tony Award winning musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. ![]()
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