Audition Announcement for OLIVER

“OLIVER”                                                                                 

Music, Lyrics and Book by Lionel Bart
Licensed by Arrangement with Oliver Productions, Ltd.
and Oliver Promotions, Ltd.
Produced by GCT through special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.

Directed by Debra Kumar
Musical Direction by Chuck Harris

Open auditions will take place Thursday, April 28 and Friday, April 29
6:00-9:00 pm
Northside Christian Church
117 East Jefferson Street
Georgetown, Ky.
About the show:
This well known musicalization of the Dickens novel, follows Oliver Twist a young workhouse orphan who after being befriended by an older boy, Jack Dawkins,“better known among me more intimate friends as the "Artful Dodger “,gets caught up with an unruly gang of thieves and pickpockets led and educated in the art by the old criminal Fagin. Memorable musical numbers include; “Food Glorious Food”, “Consider Yourself”, “Where is Love”, “Pick a Pocket or Two”, “Oom-Pah-Pah” and “I’d Do Anything”.

Principal vocal parts:
Oliver (a boy about 13yr.)
Mr. Bumble (a large man about 55)
Widow Corney (the sharp-tongued workhouse mistress)
Mr. Sowerberry (the undertaker) and his wife, Mrs. Sowerberry
the Artful Dodger (a boy about 18, small for his age)
Fagin (the elderly gang leader)
Nancy (23 yr. old, Bill’s doxy)
Bet (13 yr old friend of Nancy)
Bill Sykes (the murderous villain in his prime)
Mrs. Bedwin (the Brownlow’s housekeeper)

Other singing and non-singing roles are available. This is expected to be a huge cast with additional
speaking and non-speaking roles. We need to cast the workhouse and Fagin’s gang of boys, a whole village of common folk, and genteel society. Younger children can be cast with an adult,so make this a whole family memory for the summer.
Audition Information:
Audition forms may  be downloaded from www.georgetowncommunitytheatre.org (after 6:00pm, April 25). Please print and bring completed form to auditions.
A few applications will be available at auditions. Resumes may be attached to the form but are not necessary.
Auditions will consist of cold reading from the script. Please prepare a brief vocal piece of your choice. A musical number from the show will be taught at auditions and you may be asked to perform this piece before panel.
Auditions will take place 6:00-9:00 PM Thursday April 28 and Friday April 29. Audition registration will close at 8:15 pm both dates

Location:
Northside Christian Church
Jefferson Street

Georgetown, Ky.

Please email georgetowncommunitytheatre@gmail.com with any questions.

Performance dates :

Friday July 15th, 16th and 17th.

Susan B. Moore Auditorium

Cardinal Drive, Georgetown, Ky.

Rehearsals begin early in May.

This production is appropriate for all ages.