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Auditions
Auditions for our summer musical Head Over Heels are Sunday, Jan. 26! Jeffrey Bracco directs, with vocal direction by Tina Paulson and choreography by Jen Cuevas.
First rehearsal: Monday, May 19
First preview: Thursday, July 17
Opening night: Saturday, July 19
Run dates: Thursday, July 17, through Sunday, Aug. 24
Shows are Thursday through Saturday evenings with Saturday and Sunday matinees. Thursday performances are at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday evenings are at 8 , and there are 2 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays. (No performance on Sunday, July 20, and no matinee on Saturday, July 19.)
**There is also the possibility that the show will be extended by one weekend (Thursday, Aug. 28- Sunday, Aug. 31).
Auditions will be on Sunday, Jan. 26, from 5-10 p.m. Actors will be scheduled into individual 10-minute time slots for these singing-only auditions. To secure a time slot, please email Ivette Deltoro by Friday, Jan. 24, with your latest headshot and resume. An audition form will be shared with you prior to the audition date to mark any potential conflicts. Auditions will take place at City Lights Theater Company, 529 S. Second St., San Jose, CA 95112.
All actors in this production will be given a $15 meal per diem for each rehearsal that they are called to and for each performance, the sum of which will be given at the end of the production’s run.
We are also accepting video submissions for those who cannot attend on Jan. 26. Please email Ivette with your intention to submit a video audition, as well as a copy of your headshot and resume. Videos are due no later than Saturday, Jan. 25.
Audition materials: Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song of your choice, preferably in the style of the show. A piano accompanist will be provided for you at the audition (please come prepared with your sheet music).
Specific accommodations: We would love to make your audition experience the best that it can be. Please let Ivette know if you need any specific accommodations for your audition, and we will happily incorporate them to the best of our ability.
Characters
Basilius: M, 40s-50s. King of Arcadia. A hothead, but not a despot. Blindly thinks Arcadia is doing great under his masculine rule, which will be sorely tested during the course of the show.
Gynecia: F, 40s-50s. Queen of Arcadia. Like any longstanding spouse, knows how to get her way with her husband when push comes to shove.
Pamela: F, 20s. Basilius and Gynecia’s older daughter. Confident and obsessed with her appearance. Known to be the most beautiful bachelorette throughout Arcadia.
Philoclea: F, 20s. Basilius and Gynecia’s younger daughter. Shy and a “good girl,” she yearns to follow her heart rather than obey her father’s orders.
Dametas: M, 40s-50s. The King’s viceroy. Father to Mopsa.
Mopsa: F, 20s. Handmaiden to Pamela. Warm, skeptical. Growing up without a mother has made her wise beyond her years about everyone and everything, which is why she is the (sometime) narrator to the show.
Musidorus: M, 20s. A young shepherd who courts after Philoclea.
Pythio: NB. The Oracle; powerful, mysterious. Demanding. Great sense of humor — can see through everyone — they are the Oracle of Delphi, after all.
Ensemble
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