FOOTLIGHTERS ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR
All Together Now! and Bonnie & Clyde
All Together Now!
Directed by: Amanda Marasch
Produced by: Alan Masters, Amanda Marasch, and Amanda Emmons Shumate
Show dates: November 12, 13 & 14, 2021
Featuring Songs by (in alphabetical order):
Lynn Ahrens • Kristen Anderson-Lopez • Benny Andersson • Billie Joe Armstrong • Howard Ashman • Sara Bareilles • Lionel Bart • Jerry Bock • Leslie Bricusse • Jason Robert Brown • Johnny Burke • Martin Charnin • Mindi Dickstein • Anthony Drewe • Jack Feldman • Stephen Flaherty • Matthew Gerrard • Zina Goldrich • Green Day • Sheldon Harnick • David Hein • Marcy Heisler • Jason Howland • Herbert Kretzmer • Jonathan Larson • Alan Jay Lerner • Frank Loesser • Frederick Loewe • Robert Lopez • Alan Menken • Tim Minchin • Robbie Nevil • Anthony Newley • Benj Pasek • Justin Paul • Tim Rice • Irene Sankoff • Dick Scanlan • Claude-Michel Schönberg • Stephen Schwartz • Marc Shaiman • Richard M. Sherman • Robert B. Sherman • Glenn Slater • Stephen Sondheim • George Stiles • Charles Strouse • Jeanine Tesori • Björn Ulvaeus • Jimmy Van Heusen • Frank Wildhorn • Scott Wittman
CASTING REQUIREMENTS:
Footlighters, Inc. is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. As such, we encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, abilities, and ages, to submit an audition. Auditions are open to any and all interested individuals and include roles for young performers. For the health and safety of all involved, participants who are eligible for the vaccine must show proof of receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at the time of their audition.
VIRTUAL AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Submissions due by 11:59pm August 1, 2021
Please prepare 32 bars of two contrasting Musical Theatre or Jazz Standard songs of your choice. Include your resume and headshot if you have one in your submission. In your video(s), please also SLATE the following:
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Your Full Name
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Vocal Range
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One Joke
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Your Favorite Story from 2020
- Please email your submissions to: footlightersalltogethernow@gmail.com
- We recommend uploading your files to a google drive and sending us the link to access the folder.
IN-PERSON CALLBACKS – Wednesday, August 4th beginning at 7:00pm. Held at the Stained Glass Theatre, Newport, KY (home of Footlighters, Inc.). You will be contacted if needed for callbacks.
PERFORMANCES - Held at the Stained Glass Theatre (Footlighters, Inc.)
Friday, November 12th, 2021 - 7:00pm
Saturday, November 13th, 2021 - 7:30pm
Sunday, November 14th, 2021 - 2:30pm
REHEARSALS
The rehearsal schedule will be based on cast availability. Rehearsals will be scheduled on evenings and weekends in October and November. Your conflicts will be noted upon casting.
Bonnie & Clyde
Directed by Bunny Arszman
Vocal and Music Direction by Paul Chiappone
Choreography by JV Katz
Produced by Mary Stone
Show dates: January 20- February 6, 2022
Auditions:
Sunday, August 29th 1:00pm- 5:00pm
Tuesday, August 31st 7:00pm- 10:00pm
Callbacks, if necessary:
Wednesday, September 1st 7:00pm-10:00pm
Location: The Stained Glass Theatre, 802 York Street, Newport KY 41071
Please prepare 16 to 32 bars of a song that demonstrates your best vocal ability that is not from Bonnie & Clyde. Make sure your sheet music is in the proper key and your cuts clearly marked for the accompanist. Vocalizing will also take place to determine vocal range. Monologues are not necessary-acting ability will be judged by the "selling" of your song. There will not be a dance audition.
Callbacks will include singing songs from the show and performing cold readings from the script.
Please note: Footlighters’ top priority is to provide a safe and healthy environment for all participants. Therefore, we are respectfully requiring that all non-vaccinated people who audition wear a face mask. Footlighters will have face masks available for those that do not have their own.
Synopsis:
When Bonnie and Clyde meet, their mutual cravings for excitement and fame immediately set them on a mission to chase their dreams. Their bold and reckless behavior turns the young lovers' thrilling adventure into a downward spiral, putting themselves and their loved ones in trouble with the law. Forced to stay on the run, the lovers resort to robbery and murder to survive. As the infamous duo's fame grows bigger, their inevitable end draws nearer.
Character Breakdown:
Clyde Barrow
A charming small-town boy who craves notoriety. Bonnie's reckless, bold, daring lover.
Gender: Male
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: A2
Bonnie Parker
A beautiful girl torn between love and fame. Clyde's ambitious, stubborn lover.
Gender: Female
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Marvin "Buck" Barrow
Clyde's brother and an outlaw troubled by his wife's distaste for his lifestyle. Adventurous and loyal.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Blanche Barrow
A religious woman who disapproves of the criminal lifestyle. Honorable and righteous. Married to Buck Barrow.
Gender: Female
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Cumie Barrow
A kind woman among those suffering in the Depression. Loyal and selfless. Mother to Clyde and Buck.
Gender: Female
Age: 40 to 55
Sheriff Schmid
On a quest to find Bonnie & Clyde. Non singing role.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 60
Ted Hinton
A police officer struggling to separate his feelings from his duties. Kind and honest. Madly in love with Bonnie.
Gender: Male
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Young Clyde
Gender: Male
Age: 8 to 12
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Young Bonnie
Gender: Female
Age: 8 to 12
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: C#4
Emma Parker
Bonnie's widowed mother. Fragile, caring, sensitive.
Gender: Female
Age: 40 to 55
Preacher
The town's evangelist. Loud, passionate, boisterous.
Gender: Male
Age: 45 to 65
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: A2
Henry Barrow
A hard-working man, struggling to survive. Humble and quiet. Father of Clyde and Buck.
Gender: Male
Age: 45 to 55
Governor Miriam Ferguson
An enforcer of the law and Governor of Texas. Tough and harsh.
Gender: Female
Age: 40 to 60
Captain Frank Hamer
A retired Texas Ranger who joins the hunt for Bonnie and Clyde. Recruited by Governor Ferguson.
Gender: Male
Age: 45 to 65
Bob Alcorn
The best sharpshooter in Texas. Recruited by Frank Hamer, he helps hunt down Bonnie and Clyde.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 45
Ensemble
Store Clerks; Cops/Guards; Bank Customers; Choir; Bread Line Folks