General Audition Guidelines:
Auditions are open to everyone.
All auditions are held at the Lyric Arts Main Street Stage.
No appointments are necessary; auditions are conducted on a first-come, first served basis.
You need only attend one open call audition date. You will be notified if your presence is required at a call-back audition.
Ages outlined in the cast requirement list are approximate ages for those particular characters. The actors cast in those roles are not required to be of that age, only able to portray a character of that approximate age.
For non-musicals, auditions normally involve cold reading from the script.
Auditions for musicals usually include dance auditions. Please dress for movement.
Please arrive with a calendar containing all possible conflicts for dates between the audition and the final performance.
Please come with a picture of yourself. A snapshot is fine; headshots are not required.
Questions? Please call Joanna at 763-433-2510, extension 102, or e-mail joanna at lyricarts.org
Directed by Christine Karki, Music Direction by Connie Aase, Choreography by Andrea Alioto
For information about the production, including performance dates and times, click here.
Audition Dates and Times:
Monday, May 12, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17, noon to 3:00 p.m.
Callbacks:
Monday, May 19, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Audition Information:
Auditioners will be singing, dancing, and reading from the script. Please prepare 32 bars of an up-beat tune for auditions; please come dressed for movement.
The production has many roles for teen and adult females. Teen and adult males are encouraged to audition.
It is strongly recommended to come early and be prepared to stay for the whole audition time. Auditioners need only come to one audition date.
Cast Requirements:
Maisie, Dulcie, Fay, Nancy, Polly Browne—Young ladies attending Madame Dubonnet's school
Madame Dubonnet—Head mistress of the school
Hortense—Maid at the school
Bobby Van Husen—A rich, good-looking American
Percival Browne—Polly's father
Tony—A messenger
Lord Brockhurst—A frisky old gentleman
Lady Brockhurst—His stuffy wife
Marcel, Pierre, Alphonse—Young men
Ensemble Members
About Christine Karki:
Christine is delighted to be teaching and directing with Lyric Arts! A professional actor in the Twin Cities for over 10 years, Chris has had the pleasure of performing with Hey City Theater (Tony n Tina’s Wedding), Park Square Theatre (Side Show), The Great American History Theatre (The Christmas Schooner, Summer in the Shadows), Troupe America (A Christmas Carol—national tour), Commonweal Theatre Company (Zombies from the Beyond), St. Croix Festival
Theatre (Little Shop of Horrors, Lucky Stiff), Minnesota Festival Theater (Crimes of the Heart), Front Porch Theatre (Seussical: The Musical), Ensemble Productions (The Eight: Reindeer Monologues) and Minneapolis Musical Theatre (Bat Boy: The Musical, Applause, The Who’s Tommy, Zombie Prom, Jerry Springer: The Opera).
Chris is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in English and theater arts and a teaching license in both subjects. She’s taught with StageCoach Theatre Arts and seven seasons with St. Paul Academy’s Artward Bound program. She’s also worked as the Education Coordinator for the Sabes Jewish Community Center and as the Curriculum Manager with the Guthrie Theater. Chris is thrilled to make her Lyric Arts directing debut this summer with The Boy Friend!
About Connie Aase:
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Connie
has spent her life studying and performing music in a variety of venues.
She studied music at SCSU and Longy School of Music, has performed on
several stages, and even did a stint as pianist/deckhand on a schooner. The
past eight years of her career have been spent as director of music and
worship for local churches. She thoroughly enjoys the theatre and the
chance to perform and work with such interesting people. Her past
performances at Lyric Arts include Annie Get Your Gun and musical
director for Copacabana. Connie is thrilled to be returning to Lyric
Arts as musical director for this summer’s production of
The Boyfriend.
About Andrea Alioto:
Andrea
Alioto moved to Minneapolis upon graduation in May 2005 from Emerson
College in Boston with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Andrea was last seen
playing "Candy" in Minneapolis Musical Theatre's production of Zombie
Prom. For the past year she has also been working at the
Plymouth Playhouse in their production of Church Basement Ladies, (Signe,
understudy). Since choreographing Lyric Arts' productions of
Copacabana and The Sleeping Beauty in 2007, Andrea is looking
forward to
choreographing this summer's The Boy Friend on the Main Street Stage.
