INFORMATION FOR ACTORS

Auditions & Crew Sign-Ups:

May 18 (Sunday) from 1:00pm to 4:00pm

May 19 (Monday) from 6:30pm to 9:30pm

*Callbacks (if needed) are tentatively scheduled for May 20 (Tuesday) beginning at around 5:00pm. If we do need to call anyone back, they will be contacted directly. Please do not contact us. If you are not called back, it does NOT mean we aren’t considering you for casting.

Audition Sign-Ups are DAY OF. You will be seen in the order in which you sign in. All roles are open and available. You will first be asked to sing, and then learn a brief dance combination.

• Please prepare 16 to 32 bars of a classic standard song (no contemporary styles, please – meaning NO rock, pop, hip-hop, soul, or R&B; you MAY use a song from the show, another Irving Berlin song, or another song similar in style).
• Please bring sheet music for your song in the correct key of which you are singing (i.e, if you are NOT singing in the original key in which the song was written, please have a copy of the music that has been properly transposed in the key which you’ll be singing.)
• Please dress comfortably to be able to dance. You may wear (or bring to change into) character shoes, jazz shoes, dance shoes, or sneakers if necessary. Please, NO sandals, flip-flops, Birkenstocks, open-toed shoes, Crocs, Heelys, Uggs, or bare/stocking feet. 
• Please list ANY AND ALL conflicts you may have this summer on the back of your audition form. We need to know all conflicts BEFORE casting. NO CONFLICTS WILL BE PERMITTED AS OF JULY 21. ALL CAST MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE FROM JULY 21 THRU CLOSING. Please also do not audition if you will be missing more than one week’s-worth of rehearsal at any point.

Once you have sung and danced for the directors, you will be free to go. If we need to see you for Callbacks, we will contact you directly and let you know what to prepare for us. If you DO NOT receive a callback is does NOT mean we aren’t considering you. 

Character Breakdown:

Jim Hardy – A singer/songwriter from the song and dance trio, “Hardy, Hanover, and Dixon” looking to leave the biz to settle down in a CT farmhouse. When his love (partner Lila Dixon) jilts Jim to run off with their partner Ted Hanover, Jim must find happiness alone at his new farm, until her meets Linda Mason (who’s family formerly owned the farm) and Louise Badger, a handy and spunky fix-it-girl. Together, the three create a plan to turn the farmhouse into an inn open only on the holidays where Jim’s showbiz friends can provide the entertainment, but when former partner Ted Hanover swoops in looking for a new dance partner and starts eyeing Linda, Jim gets on the defensive. DEMANDING SINGING ROLE.

Ted Hanover – A highly skilled dancer from the song and dance trio, “Hardy, Hanover, and Dixon” who, after having partner Jim Hardy leave the act to settle down at a CT farm, Ted takes off with other partner Lila Dixon for a big showbiz job on the road. But when Lila leaves Ted for a new, wealthy boyfriend, Ted heads off to Jim’s farm in CT to find a new partner, and quickly sets his eyes on Jim’s new-found love, Linda Mason. VERY DEMANDING DANCE ROLE.

Linda Mason – Only living member of the Mason Family who previously owned the farm that Jim buys and settles down into, and the local school teacher. Linda once had dreams of becoming a performer that never came to be, but is still amazingly talented. While picking up some family belongings left behind, she meets Jim and the two become instantly enamored with each other. Eventually, Linda helps Jim to turn the farmhouse into an inn only on the holidays where Jim’s showbiz friends can provide the entertainment, but when former partner Ted Hanover swoops in looking for a new dance partner and starts eyeing Linda, Jim gets on the defensive, and Linda finds herself in the middle of Jim and Ted’s competition for her attention. DEMANDING SINGING AND DANCING ROLE.

Lila Dixon – The third member of the song and dance trio of “Hardy, Hanover, and Dixon.” In the beginning, Lila is in love with Jim, but when he asks her to leave showbiz to join him on a farm in CT, Lila cannot bear the thought of leaving showbiz and takes off with dance partner Ted Hanover for a job on the road. Eventually, Lila runs off from Ted to run away with a wealthy man, but when that falls apart, Lila inevitably turns to the only place left she can go: Jim’s farm in CT. DEMANDING DANCING ROLE.

Louise Badger – The loyal and brassy handy-woman of the Mason Farm, who worked for the Mason Family for years. Linda convinces Jim to allow Louise to stay on at the farm and work in exchange for room and board, and Louise ends up becoming Jim’s most trusted confidant, aiding him in turning the farm into an inn open only on the holidays where Jim’s showbiz friends can provide the entertainment. SINGING ROLE. VERY COMEDIC. PHYSICAL COMEDY. MINIMAL DANCE.

Charlie Winslow – A young boy of about 10 or 11 who works as a courier for the MIdville Bank and Trust, which owns the mortgage on Jim’s farm (formerly the Mason Farm). He is also a student of Linda Mason, who’s family formerly owned the farm and who teaches at the local school. Charlie is assertive and wise beyond his years. He’s described as “10 going on 40.” NON-SINGING, NON-DANCING ROLE.

Danny Reed – Manager for the song and dance trio “Hardy, Hanover, and Dixon.” Danny’s all about the biz with no time, patience, or understanding for love or the simple things in life. When Jim tells him he’s out of the act to settle down in CT, Danny moves on to promote and book Ted and Lila on a tour around the country. When Lila leaves Ted for a wealthy new boyfriend, and Ted runs off to Jim’s farm in desperation to find a new dance partner, Danny travels out to CT to find Ted and bring him back to show biz. He, in fact, has an incredible new movie deal for Ted, but when Ted won’t leave until he finds the mystery girl who’ll be his new dance partner (who turns out to be Linda), Danny helps Ted to convince Linda to leave the farm and join showbiz. NON-SINGING, NON-DANCING ROLE.

Ensemble – Singers, dancers, stagehands, and performer friends of Jim, Ted, and Lila, who help Jim move into his new farm in CT and then return again at Christmas to bring him some much needed cheer. This gives Jim the idea to turn the farmhouse into an inn that would be open only on the holidays – the only time off his showbiz friends have – so his friends can provide the entertainment and celebrate the special times together. We also see much of the ensemble on the road with Ted and Lila. While much of the ensemble needs to be skilled in dancing, we will accept a certain amount of non-dancers in the ensemble to portray other showbiz characters such as stagehands, singers, etc. SINGING AND DANCING.

Full Company and Parent Meeting: TBD – a Saturday in early June from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Our first 30 minutes will consist of an informational meeting for parents and participants about the production commitment and expectations. The last two-and-a-half hours will be spent in either a Read Thru of the show, or Company Bonding Games and Exercises.

Rehearsals: Monday to Thursday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, and some weekends (Saturday or Sunday during the afternoon) beginning June 9. NO CONFLICTS WILL BE PERMITTED AS OF JULY 21. ALL CAST MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE FROM JULY 21 THRU CLOSING. Please also do not audition if you will be missing more than one week’s-worth of rehearsal at any point.

Sitz Probe Rehearsal: Saturday, August 2 from 10:00am to 2:00pm. ALL CAST REQUIRED.

Tech Sunday: August 3 – cast called from 1:00pm to 11:00pm for cue to cue and run thru. Dinner will be provided by Curtain Call. ALL CAST REQUIRED.

Dress Rehearsals: August 4 to 7 – cast called 6:00/6:30pm. End time is no later than 11:00pm. ALL CAST REQUIRED.

Performances: August 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 at 7:30pm and August 10 at 2:00pm. (Cast called 60 to 90 minutes prior to show time.) ALL CAST REQUIRED.

Strike and Tear Down: August 17 from 10:30am to usually 2:30pm the latest.