CARDBOARD PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY
AUDITIONS
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Cardboard Playhouse Theatre Company is looking for performers ages 16-Adult for their upcoming production of Xanadu.
Vocal Auditions will be held on Saturday, August 17th from 11:00 am-1:30 pm, with invited dance callbacks following at 3:00-5:00 pm at The Box Performance Space.
Auditionees should prepare a brief excerpt (32 bars max) of a song in the style of the show. Please place your sheet music in a three-ring binder. Bring your binder for our provided accompanist.
Rehearsals are typically Monday through Thursday 6:00-9:00 pm. Performances are scheduled for October 18th- 27th, 2024 at Electric Playhouse.
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Please email kristin@theboxabq.com
if you have further questions.
XANADU CHOREOGRAPHY AUDITION
SYNOPSIS:
Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time – the first ROLLER DISCO! (Hey, it's 1980!) But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds.
CHARACTER LIST:
Kira (Clio)
The youngest of Zeus's daughters and the muses. Falls in love with Sonny. Pretty. Adventurous. Honest and determined. Muse of history and the leader of the muses.
Gender: Female
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Sonny Malone
A self-critical and depressed, mortal, chalk artist who falls in love with Kira. Handsome, but not particularly smart. He embodies 1980s pop culture and is very much a California dreamer.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: C6
Vocal range bottom: B3
Danny Maguire (Usually doubles as Zeus)
The hard-nosed "all work and no play" businessman who owns the theater he once built for his love, Kira. Used to be a budding artist like Sonny, but has since let money and greed consume him.
Gender: Male
Age: 50 to 70
Vocal range top: C6
Vocal range bottom: A3
Calliope (Usually doubles as Aphrodite)
Kira's older sister and fellow muse. She is jealous of Kira and as Melpomene's sidekick, plots with her for Kira's downfall. The Muse of epics.
Gender: Female
Age: 30 to 60
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Melpomene (Usually doubles as Medusa)
Kira's oldest sister. Mother of the Sirens. She is jealous that Kira is the leader of the muses rather than herself, and therefore creates the plot for her downfall. Muse of tragedy.
Gender: Female
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Thalia
One of Kira's older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of comedy. Actor doublings include: Siren, Young Danny, Tubes Singer, and Cyclops.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 35
Vocal range top: C6
Vocal range bottom: C4
Euterpe
One of Kira's older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of music. Actor doublings include: Siren, Andrews Sister, and Thetis.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 35
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Erato
One of Kira's older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of lyrics and erotica. As Eros, she is responsible for shooting Kira with the arrow of love brought on by Melpomene and Calliope's spell. Actor doublings include: Siren, Andrews Sister, Eros, and Hera.
Gender: Female
Age: 25 to 45
Vocal range top: C6
Vocal range bottom: G3
Terpsicore
One of Kira's older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of dance. As Hermes, the messenger of the gods, he is deeply masculine in voice but sassy and flippant in attitude. Actor doublings include: Siren, Tubes Singer, Hermes, and Centaur.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range top: C6
Vocal range bottom: C4
Ensemble
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