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Open Auditions: CHICAGO

February 13 - February 15

Feb 13th 6:00 PM
Feb 15th 1:00 PM

The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will produce a live theater event of “Chicago”, the musical.

Auditions will be held at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St in Rangeley on Feb 13th at 6PM and Feb 15th at 1PM. Auditions are open to everyone age 16 and above, regardless of prior experience.  

Those wishing to audition, please fill out and submit the audition form linked below. If you are unable to attend, but still want to audition, please send an email to rangeleyarts@gmail.com.

TECH WEEK/PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Expect daily rehearsals on evenings June 16th-30th
Details TBD

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

Auditions will consist of singing, dancing and cold reads from the script. Prospective cast members should prepare the vocal selection for the character for which they are auditioning. The vocal selection is listed after each character description. The sheet music for each song is posted at the bottom of this page. You may download these materials to prepare for the audition. An accompanist will be provided at the auditions.

We encourage performers of all ethnicities, sexual orientations/expressions, and ages (16+) to audition for the show. Must be age 16 at the time of production.

Complete Audition Form: Audition Form: RFA Chicago Audition Form – Google Forms

Audition Choreography (all prospective cast members will be asked to demonstrate their dance skills. Roles with an ** require dance ability. A video for the dance audition is posted below. We WILL be teaching the choreography at the audition, but being familiar with it in advance will be a plus, as the instruction will be relatively brief.

Dance audition from FRONT HERE 
Dance audition from BACK  HERE 

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS AND AUDITION MATERIALS

**VELMA KELLY: Female, (Range: Alto, E3-D5) Vaudeville performer who is accused of murdering her sister and husband. Hardened by fame, she cares for no one but herself and her attempt to get away with murder. Dancer. Song: All That Jazz (m124-m139, m143-end)

**ROXIE HART: Female, (Range: Mezzo-Soprano, F3-B4) Reads and keeps up with murder trials in Chicago, and follows suit by murdering her lover, Fred Casely. She stops at nothing to render a media storm. Song: Funny Honey (m67-end)

MATRON “MAMA” MORTON: Female, (Range: Alto, F#3-Bb4) Leader of the prisoners of Cook County Jail. The total essence of corruption. Accepts bribes for favours ranging from laundry service to making calls to lawyers. Song: When You’re Good to Mama (m18-m53)

BILLY FLYNN: Male, (Range: Baritone Bb2-G4) Established lawyer who hasn’t lost a woman’s case yet. Master of media manipulation who will get a girl off the hook as long as she can fork up the hefty $5,000 fee. Song: All I Care About is Love (m83-end)

MARY SUNSHINE: Male/Female (Range: Soprano, Bb3-Bb5) Sob sister reporter from the Evening Star. Believes there is a little bit of good in everyone and will believe anything she is fed that matches her beliefs. Song: A Little Bit of Good (m56-end)

AMOS HART: Male, (Range: Baritone, C3-F#4) Roxie’s faithful husband. Lies for her and tries to take the blame until he realizes that he has been two-timed by her. Song: Mr. Cellophane (m98-end)

**FRED CASELY/ENSEMBLE: Male, (Ensemble/Part Flexible) Roxie’s short-lived lover. Murdered for trying to leave Roxie. Song: Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

**LIZ/ENSEMBLEFemale, (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5) Prisoner at Cook County Jail. She is imprisoned after shooting two warning shots into her husband’s head. Song: Cell Block Tango (m24-m32) and Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

**ANNIE/ENSEMBLE: Female, (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5) Prisoner at the Cook County Jail. Murder’s her lover after finding out he already has six wives. Song: Cell Block Tango (m24-m32) and Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

**JUNE/ENSEMBLEFemale, (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5) Prisoner at Cook County Jail. After her husband accuses her of screwing the milk man, he mysteriously runs into her knife ten times. Song: Cell Block Tango (m24-m32) and Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

**HUNYAK/ENSEMBLE: Female, (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5) Hungarian Prisoner at Cook County Jail. The only English she speaks is the phase, “Not Guilty.” Song: Cell Block Tango (m24-m32) and Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

**MONA/ENSEMBLE: Female,  (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5) Prisoner at Cook County Jail. Murders her lover after he has a round of affairs with other woman, and an occasional man. Song: Cell Block Tango (m24-m32) and Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

**SERGEANT FOGARTY/ENSEMBLE: Male, (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Assigned to Roxie’s case. After asking the right questions, he manages to get Roxie to confess. Song: Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

**MARTIN HARRISON/ENSEMBLEMale, (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Ensemble member who doubles as the Master of Ceremonies at times. Song: Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

**GO-TO-HELL-KITTY/ENSEMBLEFemale, (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5) Steals the spotlight when she murders her husband along with three other women. Song: Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

**HARRY/ENSEMBLE: (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Murdered by Go-To-Hell Kitty for sleeping around with three women behind her back. Song: Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

**AARON/ENSEMBLE(Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Court appointed lawyer for Hunyak. He tries to get her to confess to speed along the trial. Song: Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

**JUDGE/ENSEMBLE: Male,  (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Judge overseeing Roxie’s Trial. Song: Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

**COURT CLERK/ENSEMBLE(Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Swears people in with their hand on the bible. Song: Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

​**Ensemble – In addition to the specific characters outlined above, ensemble members will play various roles throughout– Reporters, Doctor, Fan Dancers, Foreman of the Jury, Roxie’s Boys, etc. Song: Razzle Dazzle (m5-m26)

SHEET MUSIC FOR AUDITION SONGS

 

Those wishing to be involved with the production in any other way (tech, backstage, band, costumes, etc) please send an email to RangeleyArts@gmail.com.

Chicago is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.  All authorized performance materials are also supplied by Concord Theatricals

Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins / Script adaptation by David Thompson

PRODUCTION DATES:
July 1,2,4,5

PRODUCTION CREW:

Co-Director by:                Sonja Johnson & Carolyn Smith

Music Director-                Sue Downes-Borko

Choreographer-               Pam Ellis

Accompanist-                   Sue Downes-Borko

Producers-                       Millie Hoekstra and Valerie Zapolsky

SYNOPSIS:
In “Roaring Twenties” Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap…until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “Merry Murderess,” Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune, and acquittal. This sharp-edged satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal staging by Bob Fosse

 

 

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Details

Start:
February 13
End:
February 15
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Venue

Lakeside Theater
2493 Main St
Rangeley, ME 04970 United States