Auditions for South Pacific, a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, II, will be held at Church Hill Theatre on Sunday, March 2nd at 2 pm , Wednesday, March 5th at 6:30 pm, and Saturday, March 8th at 2 pm. Sylvia Maloney will direct this production with musical direction by Curtis Hammer and choreography by Cavin Moore.
The South Pacific island requires 30 to 33 actors to bring it to life. The cast includes 2 children, 1 boy and 1 girl, between the ages of 7 to 11. Needed for principal and supporting roles are 11 men (ranging in age from the teens to the 60’s) and 8 women (ranging in age from the teens to the 60’s), along with a singing and dancing ensemble of 6 men and 6 women.
Please come with a prepared song and sheet music. Also, auditioners should be prepared to read from the script. Technicians are also needed. South Pacific will be staged from Friday, June 6th through Sunday, June 22nd, 2014. For more information, call Sylvia Maloney at 410-778-3783 or email HYPERLINK “mailto:[email protected]”[email protected].
This Rodgers & Hammerstein’s collaboration opened on Broadway in 1949 and is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year. Based on the book Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener, and set during World War II, it tells two love stories, both quite unconventional, that deal with the issues of racial prejudice, age differences and the difficulties lovers experience when cultures clash. It also strives to convey the camaraderie of wartime with its humor and the bonding of those who live it. It features songs such as “Bali Ha’I”, “Some Enchanted Evening” and “There is Nothing Like a Dame.”
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