Auditions

A Musical on the Main Stage

Director: Rene Staub

Music Director: Randy Yoder

Choreographer: Sarah Flynn

AUDITION DATES: December 7 or 9, 2021

AUDITION TIME: 6 or 7pm

SHOW DATES: February 11-13 & 17-20, 2022

PREPARATION: prepare 16 bars of a song similar to the genre of the show.  Dress comfortably and be prepared to dance.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
All ages are just a suggestion and will be adjusted to fit the needs of our casting.

PRINCIPAL ROLES
SOPHIE SHERIDAN – F, 20 to 25
Vocal: E5-F#3/ Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano
Born and raised on the island. A very special young woman who is determined to find the romance and happiness she feels eluded her mother. Has an adventurous spirit even though she pursues a conventional marriage. Must be able to move extremely well. Principal role.

DONNA SHERIDAN – F, 40 to 50
Vocal: A5-E3/ Mezzo-Soprano, Alto
Sophie’s mother. Beautiful and Free-spirited. Former lead singer of “Donna and the Dynamos”. Owner of the hotel Villa Donna on the island. Principal role.

SUPPORTING ROLES
SKY – M, 20 to 30
Vocal: D5- Eb3/ Tenor, Baritone
Sophie’s fiancé. Athletic, attractive – was a successful businessman. Left to help Donna with her taverna and marry Sophie. Supporting principal role.

TANYA – F, 40 to 50
Vocal: E5- E3/ Mezzo-Soprano, Alto
A former singer in the “Dynamos.” Rich, sophisticated, acerbic, funny, and witty. Actress who sings. Must be able to move extremely well. Supporting principal role.

ROSIE – F, 40 to 50
Vocal: D5- E3/Alto
Also a former singer in the “Dynamos” who now writes for and runs a feminist press. She’s confident, strong, and funny on the outside but shy underneath. Kooky and fun, good comic actress, a bit of a clown. Actress who sings. Must be able to move extremely well. Supporting principal role.

SAM CARMICHAEL – M, 40 to 50
Vocal: Ab4-D3/Baritone
May be Sophie’s father. Left Donna 20 years ago because he was engaged to another woman. Charming, successful architect. Actor who sings. Should be able to move well. Supporting principal role.

HARRY BRIGHT – M, 40 to 50
Vocal: F#4-C#3/ High Baritone, Tenor
May be Sophie’s father. British financier, wealthy, buttoned-up, and conservative but trying to reconnect with his freer, youthful self. Must do a very convincing English accent. Also an actor who sings. Should be able to move well. Supporting principal role.

BILL AUSTIN – M, 40 to 50
Vocal: F#4-Bb2/Baritone
May be Sophie’s father. A travel writer with no possessions or strings. Good-natured, always ready for adventure. Funny, comedic actor. Should be able to move well. Supporting principal role.

FEATURED ENSEMBLE ROLES
LISA – F, 20 to 25
Vocal: Db5- G3/ Mezzo-Soprano
Sophie’s friend who arrives to be a bridesmaid. Very energetic and kooky. Must be able to dance. Featured ensemble role.

ALI – F, 20 to 25
Vocal: D5-G3/ Mezzo-Soprano
Sophie’s friend. Impulsive and fun. Should contrast to Lisa and Sophie. Must be able to dance. Featured ensemble role.

PEPPER – M, 20 to 29
Vocal: F5-A4/ Baritone, Tenor
Barman at the taverna. Sky’s friend. Helps run the hotel. Charming, loves women, always flirting. Must be able to dance. Acrobatic skills a plus. Featured ensemble role.

EDDIE – M, 20 to 29
Vocal: F5-A4/ Baritone, Tenor
Helps Sky with Water-Sports. Another friend of Sky and hotel worker. Laid-back, easygoing. Must be able to dance. Featured ensemble role.

FATHER ALEXANDRIOS – M, 30 to 60
Bass, Baritone, Tenor
The minister of Kalokairi who will be performing the wedding ceremony. Featured ensemble role.

ENSEMBLE ROLES
Males & Females, 16+; All Ensemble Actors must be exceptionally strong actors/singers who move well and are confident and adept at creating fully realized, strong, textured characters. The ensemble plays a wide variety of roles. We are seeking full range of male & female voices including excellent low-reaching Altos, experienced Mezzos and Sopranos, Basses, Baritones & Tenors

ABOUT THE SHOW
On a small Greek island, Sophie dreams of a perfect wedding — one which includes her father giving her away. The problem? Sophie doesn’t know who he is! Her mother Donna, the former lead singer of the 1970s pop group Donna and the Dynamos, refuses to talk about the past, so Sophie decides to take matters into her own hands. Sneaking a peek in her mother’s old diaries, she discovers three possible fathers: Sam, Bill, and Harry. She secretly invites all three to the wedding, convinced that she’ll know her father when she sees him. But when all three turn up, it may not be as clear as she thought! Told through the legendary music of ABBA, Mamma Mia! has become a worldwide sensation that has audiences everywhere dancing.

This smash-hit musical based on the songs of ABBA includes many of the pop super group’s most famous hits such as Dancing Queen, Take a Chance on Me, Money, Money, Money and, of course, the title song, Mamma Mia. It has been seen by over 60 million people worldwide and has played in more than 40 countries in six continents.

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FACE MASKS: Due to recent increased covid cases, face masks are required to be worn at auditions. Those 12 and older (who are cast) will need to be/need to get vaccinated. Please provide your vaccination card, if you have one, when signing in for auditions.

It is the theatre’s intention to keep the cast healthy and safe with hopes to not have to wear a mask by the time of the production. The theatre has also installed touchless soap dispensers and a bi-polar ionization system, the latest technology for airborne virus mitigation, that will eliminate any contaminants in the air throughout the building.