MAME!, the musical
Spotlighters Theatre, 817 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Saturday, Aug 25 from 11am - 3 pm
and
Sunday, August 26th from 6pm - 9pm
- No appointments, first come first heard.
- Please arrive no less 30 minutes before end of auditions to allow time for full audition.
Director: Allan Herlinger
Assistant Director: Amanda Bennett
Musical Director: Michael Tan
Choreographer: Jillian Bauersfeld
AUDITION PREPARATION
Prepare 18- 24 bars of up-tempo Broadway style music and 18-24 bars of a Broadway Ballad.
- DO NOT PREPARE ANY MUSIC FROM MAME.
- You may be asked to perform only one of the numbers.
- Bring sheet music in your key. No a’capella auditions.
Be prepared for short dance audition
- Wear comfortable clothes /dance shoes for dance audition
Cold readings from script, no monologues needed.
Show performances November 23 – December 23;
http://www.spotlighters.org/2012-2013-season.html
Please bring your calendars, conflicts will be requested.
List of maincharacters (ages are not physical age but what can be portrayed):
Auntie Mame - mezzo [solid F3 - F5] (Age range could be as young as 30s and up to early 50s) – eccentric, madcap, extremely liberal
Agnes Gooch – soprano [G3 - Bb5] (Age range 30s - early 40s) – comedic role, Patrick’s dowdy Nanny
Vera Charles - alto [solid Eb3 - Bb4] (Age range could be as young as 30s and up to early 50s) – over-the-top flamboyant actress, comedic role
Young Patrick Dennis – boy alto/high tenor [F3 - D5] (singing age 8 – 12 boy) – young boy, Mame’s nephew
Ito - tenor/high baritone [G3 - G4] (singing age 18 - up male) – Mame’s Chinese butler, comedic role
Lindsay Woolsey – publisher, one of many of Mame’s male friends. Mame’s closest male confidant
Dwight Babcock – pompous and righteous guardian/lawyer
Beauregard Burnside – baritone (30 – 45) wealthy southern gentleman who marries Mame
Mother Burnside – alto/contralto [E3 - G4] (55 – 70) Beauregard’s over-protective mother
Sally Cato – soprano [C4 - Bb5] (23 – 30) Southern Belle competing for Beauregard’s affection with Mame
Patrick Dennis – baritone [C3 - E4] (19 – 25) young (adult) man who is Mame’s nephew all grown up
Mrs. Upson – (35 - 45) Gloria’s uptight New England snobby mother
Mr. Upson – (35 - 45) Gloria’s uptight New England snobby father
Gloria Upson – (19 – 25) New England snobby young (adult) lady engaged to Patrick
Pegeen Ryan – (19 – 25) young (adult) lady who is the girl Patrick ultimately marries
And other character parts played by Ensemble of 12 (6 men, 6 women) [Tenors need A4/Sopranos need Bb5]
NON-Paid / NON-Union
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FUZZ - James Roark
Executive Director - Managing/Artistic Director
Spotlighters Theatre
817 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
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