Auditions: Next to Normal

The Henry Players

Details

No monologue required. All people auditioning should prepare the song selections specified for each character under cast information. Also be prepared for cold-reads from the script.

Rehearsal schedule will be provided at auditions.

Performance Dates:
April 9-12, 2015

With a possible Thursday (4/12/15) or Friday (4/13/15)
morning presentation for the schools.

Cast Information:

Diana: Female, Stage Age 30s to 40s – Range: G3-F#5

Delusional, bipolar, and depressed. The sexiness of her yesterdays has only recently begun to soften. She is determined to make her family perfect but is tortured by a death in the family.

Has parts of 23 songs. For auditions, prepare #14 I Dreamed A Dance and #17 Didn’t I See this Movie

Gabe: Male, Stage Age 18, Range: B2-C5

Diana & Dan’s son. Dashing, athletic, and bright. He is playful and everything a mother could imagine.

Has parts of 13 songs. For auditions prepare #12 I’m Alive and #15 There’s a World

Dan: Male, Stage Age 30s to 40s – Range: Ab2-B4

Diana’s husband. He is handsome and genuine. Though a constant in Diana’s tumultuous life, he has grown tired and weary of her antics.

Has parts of 16 songs. For auditions, prepare #8 He’s not Here and #10 I am the One

Natalie: Female, Stage age 16 – Range: G3-C5

Diana & Dan’s troubled daughter. Prodigy, but life’s not going well. An accomplished pianist and hardworking student, her struggles are exacerbated by her mother’s behavior. She greatly admires Henry.
Has parts of 14 songs. For auditions, prepare, # 3 Everything Else and #11 Superboy and The Invisible Girl

Henry: Male, Stage age 17 – Range: G#2-B4

Natalie’s classmate. The all-around musician, philosopher, and slacker. He has an intoxicating capacity for sympathy and romance.

Has parts of 6 songs. For auditions prepare #5 Perfect for You

Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine: Male, Stage age 30s to 40s – Range: A2-A4

Diana’s handsome psychiatrist. Quite assured in his practice and considered somewhat of a rock star.

Has parts of 7 songs. For auditions prepare #13 Make Up Your Mind and #22 Seconds and Years

Synopsis:

Next To Normal explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 TONY Awards including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize,

Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal, because the mother has been battling manic depression for 16 years. Next To Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.

This deeply moving piece of theatre is an emotional powerhouse that addresses such issues as grieving a loss, mental illness, and suburban life.

Please email thehenryplayers@gmail.com with any questions.

Date & Time

January 12, 2015 to January 13, 2015, 07:00 PM at Location TBD

Links

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Auditions: A Few Good Men

The Henry Players

November 17th & 18th, 2014

Location – “The BOSS”

109 Park 42 Drive

Suite B

Locust Grove, GA 30248

Details

Time Period – 1980s

Settings Of Play – Various locations in Washington, D.C. and on the United States Naval Base in Guantanomo Bay, Cuba. Summer, 1986. (based on actual events)

In this military courtroom drama by Aaron Sorkin (writer/creator of the TV Show The West Wing), Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee is assigned to defend two Marines, Pfc. Louden Downey and Lance Cpl. Harold Dawson. The two marines are accused of the murder of fellow leatherneck Pfc. William T. Santiago at the base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Kaffee generally plea bargains for his clients rather than bring them to trial, which is probably why he was assigned this potentially embarrassing case for the US Military. When Lt. Commander JoAnne Galloway is assigned to assist Kaffee, she is convinced that the there is more to the matters at hand than they have been led to believe and convinces her colleagues that the case should go to court. Under questioning, Downey and Dawson reveal that Santiago died in the midst of a hazing ritual known as “Code Red” after he threatened to inform higher authorities that Dawson illegally opened fire on a Cuban watchtower. They also state that the “Code Red” was performed under the orders of Lt. Jonathan Kendrick. Kendrick’s superior, tough-as-nails Col. Nathan Jessup denies any knowledge of the order to torture Santiago, but when Lt. Col. Matthew Markinson confides in Kaffee that Jessup demanded the “Code Red” for violating his order of silence, Kaffee and Galloway have to find a way to prove this in court. The show’s climax culminates in the final courtroom scene and the famous speech given by Col. Nathan Jessup that begins with the phrase, “YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!” This intense show is presented in 2 acts.

LIST OF CHARACTERS

LANCE CPL.  HAROLD W. DAWSON
PFC LOUDEN DOWNEY
LT. J.G. SAM WEINBERG
LY. J.G. DANIEL A. KAFFEE
LT. CMDR. JOANNE GALLOWAY
CAPT. ISAAC WHITAKER
CAPT. MATTHEW A. MARKINSON
PFC. WILLIAM T. SANTIAGO
LT. COL. NATHAN JESSEP
LT. JONATHAN JAMES KENDRICK
LT. JACK ROSS
CPL. JEFFREY OWEN HOWARD
CAPT. JULIUS ALEXANDER RANDOLPH (JUDGE)
CM DR. WALTER STONE
ENSEMBLE CONSISTING OF MARINES, SAILORS, M.P.’s, LAWYERS, et al.

Come prepared with a 1 minute or less dramatic monologue (preferably memorized) and be prepared to stay for a cold read. (reading excerpts from the script with other actors). Director: Elise Dotson, Assistant Director: Jasmine Hughey

All roles available.

Auditions are OPEN.

Show will be performed at The Henry County Performing Arts Center in McDonough.
Show dates are February 19th – 22nd, 2015.

Auditions: Spamalot

The Henry Players

Details

CHARACTERS NEEDED: 13 Men & 7 Women (ages 18 to 50)

KING ARTHUR: (Age 30 to 60) Male lead.
SIR ROBIN: Cowardly, Also plays Guard 1 and Brother Maynard (A long-winded Monk) Solo singing and dancing.
SIR LANCELOT: (can play gay) Good with character voices and accents. Also plays The French Taunter, The Knight of NI,
and Tim the Enchanter (Scottish).
SIR GALAHAD: “Dennis” Also plays Prince Herbert’s Father. Also plays The Black Knight. (Strong Bari-Tenor).
SIR BEDEVERE : Also plays Dennis Galahad’s Mother (A shrill peasant woman) and Concorde, Sir Lancelot’s horse. (NO solo singing)
HISTORIAN : Also plays Not Dead Fred, French Guard, Minstrel in Sir Robin’s band and plays Prince Herbert (small person, high speaking/singing required.
PATSY: Also plays Mayor (Finland) and useless Guard 2.
THE LADY OF THE LAKE: Strong vocal ability, able to sing various genres of music, big, over the top type character.

ENSEMBLE: 6 men and 6 women. Ensemble singing, dancing, multiple character/costume changes.

Have a 1 minute piece ready to sing. (Pianist and CD player available)
Be prepared to cold read (sides available)
Be prepared to dance. Wear comfortable shoes/clothes.

All roles available.

Sides are available upon request. Email hairman@netzero.net

Auditions are OPEN.

Show will be performed at The Henry County Performing Arts Center in McDonough.
Show dates are TBD however, will be the end of August 2014.
Rehearsals will be every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 7:00 until 9:00 ish. Light schedule until June 16th.

Date & Time

May 19th & 20th, 7:00pm, at Generations Church – 1857 Hwy 42 N., McDonough, GA 30253

Links

Visit https://www.henryplayers.com for more information

The Henry Players presents Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus

Inspired by a simple, poignant letter written over 100 years ago by 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon to the editor of the New York Sun—and by the timeless editorial response printed on the front page of the Sun. Virginia wondered and wrote:

“Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says if you see it in the Sun, it’s so. Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus?”…

Dates & Times

November 21, 2013 through November 24, 2013, Thursday, Friday , Saturday at 07:30 PM

Matinees Sunday at 02:30 PM

Venue Information

Henry County Performing Arts Center – 37 Lemon Street, McDonough, GA 30253

Links

For more information visit http://www.henryplayers.com/

Tickets

For tickets visit http://goo.gl/Yop34B