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Audition Notice: Tarzan the Stage Musical
Feb
7
to Feb 8

Audition Notice: Tarzan the Stage Musical

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AUDITION NOTICE: Tarzan

Book by David Henry Hwang Music by Phil Collins

Director: Katie Dunlap
Music Director: Karen Ricco
Choreographer: Penny Zamborsky
Stage Manager: Ashley McNamara

Auditions open for ages 8 and up*

DATES:
Friday, February 7th 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Saturday February 8th 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Callbacks: Sunday, February 9th 2:00 PM

Show Dates: April 24-27, 2025

ALL ROLES ARE OPEN

WHAT TO BRING:
Please come prepared to sing a 16-32 bar selection in the style of the show.

Songs from the show are encouraged but not required. Please bring an accompaniment track to sing with as there will be no sight reading from our music director.

Dress to dance as there will be a dance audition as well.

Cold readings from the script might also be provided to select individuals.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
*The ages and genders listed in the character descriptions below are a guideline for the ages and genders actors will portray.

Kala: A gentle mother ape. Kerchak's mate and Tarzan's protector. Gender: female Age: 30 to 45 Vocal range top: Eb5 Vocal range bottom: E3

Kerchak: The gruff leader of the gorillas and Kala's mate. Gender: male Age: 40 to 50 Vocal range top: Gb4 Vocal range bottom: Ab2

Leopard: A fierce carnivore that threatens both gorillas and humans. Gender: Any (Dancer) Age: 25 to 35

Young Tarzan: An innocent young boy. Loses his parents and is raised by the apes. Gender: male Age: 8 to 12 Vocal range top: E4 Vocal range bottom: C3

Young Terk: A sarcastic adolescent ape. Tarzan's best friend. Gender: male Age: 8 to 12 Vocal range top: B4 Vocal range bottom: G3

Terk: A sarcastic ape and Tarzan's best friend. Gender: male Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: B4 Vocal range bottom: Eb3

Tarzan: A vulnerable, fearless young man raised by apes. Terk's best friend who falls in love with Jane. Our story's protagonist. Gender: male Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: Bb4 Vocal range bottom: B2

Jane: An adventurous young English botanist. She falls in love with Tarzan. Gender: female Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: F#3

Porter: A bumbling English professor of biology. Jane's father. Gender: male Age: 50 to 60 Vocal range top: C4 Vocal range bottom: B2

Clayton A brutish, greedy hunter and guide. Leads Jane and Porter's expedition. Gender: male Age: 30 to 45

Ensemble: Apes; Expedition Crew, Dance Ensemble There are a limited number of roles for children*

PLOT:
Based on Disney's epic animated musical adventure and Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan features heart-pumping music by rock legend, Phil Collins, and a book by Tony Award-winning playwright, David Henry Hwang. High-flying excitement and hits, like the Academy Award winning "You'll Be in My Heart," as well as "Son of Man" and "Two Worlds," make Tarzan an unforgettable theatrical experience. Washed up on the shores of West Africa, an infant boy is taken in and raised by gorillas who name him Tarzan. Apart from striving for acceptance from his ape father, Tarzan's life is mostly monkey business until a human expedition treks into his tribe's territory, and he encounters creatures like himself for the first time. Tarzan struggles to navigate a jungle, thick with emotion, as he discovers his animal upbringing clashing with his human instincts.

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Audition Notice: The Rainbow Fish Musical
Jan
11
1:00 PM13:00

Audition Notice: The Rainbow Fish Musical

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Audition Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025 - 1:00pm-4:00pm at Geyer Performing Arts Center in Scottdale, PA. Walk-ins welcome.
Teens and Kids ages 5-18. We accept all abilities and experience levels.

Everybody loves the international bestseller and award-winning book, The Rainbow Fish, with its wonderful message of friendship and belonging. This large-cast play features a variety of charming school and sea-creature characters! These “denizens of the deep” admire the famous Rainbow Fish, the most beautiful fish in all the ocean. But when Rainbow Fish refuses to share his (or her!) vibrant, shimmering scales, the whole ocean seems to turn against the vain creature. Unhappy that no one adores him anymore, the Rainbow Fish seeks out the wise Octopus. Octopus helps the young fish learn that it’s far better to be admired for being kind than for being beautiful. With a bubbly, energetic score and a script that invites wonderful creativity and flexibility, the universal message at the heart of this one-of-a-kind musical becomes much more than just a simple children’s story.

Script, music and lyrics by Austin Zumbro
Adapted from the book written and illustrated by Marcus Pfister, translated into English by J. Alison James

Directed by Josette Gordon
Music Directed by Karen Ricco

Roles:

RAINBOW FISH
The sheltered prince (or princess!). Young, naïve, and self-centered, his self-worth has been defined by his beauty his entire life. Since he has never left the reef where he is famous, his limited worldview has been continually reinforced.
Featured songs include: The Rainbow Fish, A Little Bit Above, The Journey, and Finale

LITTLE FISH
A kid-fish. Unafraid and curious, but also aware that those qualities don’t always add up to positive social interactions. Believes being annoying is an acceptable outcome for getting what you want.
Featured songs include: The Rainbow Fish, School Songs (Part 1, 2, and 3), and Finale

STARFISH
The court jester. A happy unflappable simpleton.
Featured songs include: Starfish, Looking for Mackerel, and Go Ask an Octopus

MS. or MR. MINNOW
The gentle and guiding teacher.
No featured songs

OCTOPUS
The soothsayer. A sage, handy, cave-dweller who lives far from the coral reef.
Featured song: Give It Away (the showstopper!)

THE TENTACLES
The appendages of Octopus that double as their back-up vocals!

PUFFERFISH
The stuffy aristocrat. Style editor for the Coral Chronicle.
Featured songs: The Rainbow Fish

HERMIT CRAB
A kid-crab. Part of the school. A happy, unflappable nerd.
Featured songs: School Songs (Part 1, 2, & 3)

SARDINE
A kid-fish. A little sarcastic.
Featured songs: Schools Songs (Part 1, 2, & 3)

CLOWNFISH
Another stuffy aristocrat. Garden Society president annoyed by circus clown remarks.
Featured songs: The Rainbow Fish

ENSEMBLE
Various fishes and other sea creatures of the coral reef and School.
Featured songs: The Rainbow Fish, The Journey, Give It Away, and Finale

Please prepare a 32-bar audition song. You may sing acapella or bring a karaoke track with you.
Please bring headshot and resume (if available)
You may be asked to do a short reading from the script

Show dates:
March 28 - 10am school matinee
March 28 - 7:30pm
March 29 - 7:30pm
March 30 - 2:30pm

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