Auditions for
Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!

Dates/Times: Dance Auditions: Saturday, March 20 at 2:00pm. Vocal Auditions: Monday, March 22 at 7:00pm. Principle Reading Auditions (REQUIRED: Dance/Vocal audition before reading): Tuesday, March 23 at 7:00pm.

Callbacks (if needed): Wednesday, March 24 and Saturday, March 27.

Performance Dates: May 14 thru June 26, 2010 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30pm, and Saturdays at 3:00pm and 7:30pm.

Location: Artisan Center Theater, 418 E. Pipeline Road, Hurst, Texas 76053

About the Show: Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre still being followed today. Set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and the cowboys provide the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. Although the road to true love never runs smooth, with these two headstrong romantics holding the reins, love's journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road. That they will succeed in making a new life together we have no doubt, and that this new life will begin in a brand new state provides the ultimate climax to the triumphant OKLAHOMA!

Songs: O What A Beautiful Mornin', The Surrey With The Fringe On Top, I Cain't Say No, People Will Say We're In Love, Poor Jud Is Dead, The Farmer And The Cowman, Oklahoma

To Audition: To prepare, be familiar with the script, which is available to read at the box office – M-F, 10am to 6pm, and Saturday 10am to 2pm. Box Office number is 817-284-1200. Please bring a resume, if you have one.

Rehearsals: Rehearsals begin April 5 and will generally be week nights and Saturday mornings.

Contact: Box office at 817-284-1200. No appointment necessary.

Directed by: Dennis Canright - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - Choreography by: Eddie Floresca

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CHARACTERS (STRONG DANCE AND BALLET NEEDED FOR THIS PRODUCTION)

CURLY McLAIN - (Lyric Baritone) C# to F# - 20’s – (some dance and ballet) cowboy in love with Laurey, Sure and confident, strong ballet

LAUREY WILLIAMS - (Soprano) C# to A – 17 to early 20’s – (some dance and ballet) in love with Curly but won’t admit it, strong ballet

WILL PARKER - (Tenor) E to F – 20’s - Cowboy in love with Annie, not too bright but full of energy, strong dance

ADO ANNIE CARNES - (Alto, Belt) C to Eb – 17 to early 20’s - Just coming into womanhood and enjoy’s the attention, some dance

JUD FRY - (Baritone-Bass) D to C#, late 20’s early 30’s - rough hired hand with a past. In love with Laurey. Some dance and possible ballet

ALI HAKIM - Some singing (Baritone) D to D, late 20’s to 30’s – Peddler man, con man, romancer, suave

ANDREW CARNES - (Baritone, Tenor) F to F- early 40’s and up – no dancing – Annie’s father, Farmer, some dance

FRED - Some singing (Baritone) – 20’s – cowboy, strong dance and ballet

IKE SKIDMORE - singing (Baritone) – 30’s to 50’s – no dancing – Rancher

CORD ELAM - Some singing (Tenor) – 30’s to 50’s – no dancing – Federal Marshal/Cowboy

SLIM - Some singing – mid to late 20’s – Cowboy, strong dance and ballet

GERTIE CUMMINGS – 18 early 20’s – Laurey’s competition for Curly, very pretty but obnoxious with a high shrill laugh

DANCE/VOCAL ENSEMBLE (PLAYS AGES 17 TO 30 OR OLDER WITH STRONG DANCE AND BALLET)
“Out of My Dreams” these will be girls from the ensemble
Girl 1: Eb to F, Girl 2: E to E, Girl 3: Eb to F

VIRGINIA

VIVIENNE

ELLEN

KATE

SYLVIE

FAYE

JESS - Cowboy

CHALMERS - Cowboy

MIKE - Farmer

JOE - Farmer

SAM - Farmer

TWINS (13 TO 16 YEARS OF AGE WITH STRONG DANCE AND BALLET)

ARMINA

AGGIE