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Evil Dead The Musical Audition Notice

WHEN: Sunday, August 6th at 7:00 PM
WHERE: Sutter Street Theatre Annex, 710 Figueroa Street, Folsom, CA 95630

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: August 28th – September 21st
Monday through Thursday from
 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
TECH WEEK: September 25th – September 28th, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

PERFORMANCE DATES: September 29th – November 5th
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 7:00 PM
PLUS a special performance on Halloween! Tuesday, October 31st at 7:00 PM.

Book & Lyrics by George Reinblatt
Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris and George Reinblatt

Music Direction & Choreography by Connie Mockenhaupt
Directed by Mike Jimena

Rated: PG13 – R, Recommended for mature audiences. Parental guidance strongly advised.

SYNOPSIS: “It’s an old tale. You’ve probably heard it a hundred times. Boy and his friends go on a week-long vacation in the woods. Three friends turn into Candarian demons. One friend is killed by a forest of evil trees. Two demons are killed by their boyfriends, respectively, while one stays in the cellar trying to kill everything in sight. Like I said… pretty standard stuff.”
Evil Dead: The Musical takes all the elements of the cult classic films, The Evil DeadEvil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness and combines them for one of the craziest, funniest, and bloodiest theatrical experiences of all time. Did we mention the blood?!

Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods, and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s all up to Ash (a houseware-aisle employee turned demon-killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes… and all to music.

You don’t need to be a fan of Evil Dead to love this show. You don’t need to be a fan of horror to love this show. You don’t even need to be a fan of musicals to love this show. As long as you like having fun… this show is for you.  Plus it’s the only show with a ‘Splatter Zone’ – a section of the audience that gets covered in fake blood.  And with this combination of blood, jokes, cheesy effects, and really awesome musical numbers, Evil Dead The Musical is unlike any show you’ve ever seen.  JOIN US!!!!!

**DISCLAIMERS**

This show has a LOT of fake blood. The actors must be open to/comfortable with contact with fake blood and handling fake blood props responsibly.

Actors MUST be 18+ to audition.

WHAT TO BRING:
● 16 – 32 bar cut of a song of your choice. Feel free to sing something from a musical or a rock song showcasing your voice to the best of its ability. Please bring an accompaniment on your phone. An accompanist will not be provided.
●A headshot and resume if you have them.
● A complete list of any conflicts you have during the rehearsal schedule. *There can be no conflicts during tech week or performances.*

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
Ash (Male, Tenor/Baritone): The hero and iconic character of the musical. This devoted S-Mart housewares employee evolves over the course of the show from a cowardly college student to a wisecracking Deadite slayer with his detachable hand chainsaw and 12 gauge “boomstick.”

Linda (Female, Mezzo-Soprano): The girl next door. Linda is sweet, thoughtful, and completely devoted to Ash, until she turns evil and tries to kill him. She laughs an annoyingly inordinate amount of time after transforming.

Cheryl (Female, Mezzo-Soprano): Ash’s sister and the odd woman out in the group. Looking to spend a week relaxing, she is the recipient of Scotty’s jokes and torment. The only one to sense the evil surrounding the cabin, she is the first to be possessed, turning her into an aggressive, foul-mouthed demon that speaks in very bad puns. Spends the majority of the show locked in the cellar.

Scotty (Male, Tenor/Baritone): Good looking, cocky, a prankster and Ash’s best friend. Thinks himself the brave one until he’s forced to kill, then his panic leads him to flee. He returns to warn Ash about the woods and attempts to help his friend even as he is knocking on death’s door.

Shelly (Female, Mezzo-Soprano): Beautiful, easy, and not too smart. She is Scotty’s latest fling and looking to party. Just because she becomes an evil demon doesn’t mean she can’t look good doing it!

Annie (Female, Mezzo-Soprano): Quite the overbearing explorer who finds missing pages to the Necronomicon and wants to reunite with her father to continue their research. Very bossy and drawn to Ash. Must be comfortable in a tear away semi-revealing costume.

Ed (Male, Tenor/Baritone): Annie’s coworker, boyfriend, and doormat. He travels with her to the cabin to proceed with their research of the book of the dead. After turning evil, his confidence may lack but this “Bit Part Demon” is ready to sing!

Jake (Male, Tenor/Baritone): Lonely stranger with a meatloaf voice.

Ensemble Roles:
Evil Trees/Deadites/Chorus: These are the true comedians of the show. A nasty group of trees out to get the campers and will stop at nothing and the evil Deadites! Will sing and dance.

Moose: A possessed, singing, Candarian Demon moose head! That enough makes it awesome, except once moose get going they never stop! Puppetry and singing.

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SPAMALOT Emergency Casting Call!

Looking for 3-5 Female dancers

As Laker Girls who will be playing additional ensemble  parts. Must be able to dance, sing and act. May be given small lines/bit parts.

Dates:
Rehearses June 5-July 7, Monday-Thursday, 6/7pm-10pm
Performs July 8-August 13, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 4:30pm

If interested, contact Director Connie Mockenhaupt at 916-275-5961.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Audition Notice

WHEN: Sunday, August 27th, 2023 at 7:00 PM
WHERE: Sutter Street Theatre Annex, 710 Figueroa Street, Folsom

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: September 11th – October 5th
Monday through Thursday evenings, precise time TBD.
Possibility of a few weekend rehearsals.

PERFORMANCE DATES: October 7th – October 29th
Saturdays & Sundays at 1:00 PM

Adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller, from the story by Washington Irving

Directed by Allen Schmeltz

SYNOPSIS: The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow is fun and spooky, adapted from the classic story by Washington Irving and presented with all the thrills, chills and laughs that keep audiences on the edge of their seats. The storybook tale revolves around three main characters—the bumbling, awkward schoolteacher Ichabod, the coquettish Katrina, and Ichabod’s brutish rival Brom Bones. It even saves the best for last—the ride of the Headless Horseman. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is perfectly exciting family entertainment for the Halloween season!

WHAT TO BRING:
●A headshot and resume if you have them.
● A complete list of any conflicts you have during the rehearsal schedule. *There can be no conflicts during tech week or performances.*
The audition will consist of cold readings from the script. This is a non-musical.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

Ichabod Crane: This role is precast.

Katrina Van Tassel: This role is precast.

Brom Bones (Male in his 20s-30s): Ichabod’s roaring, roistering rival.

Chorus/Ensemble (a minimum of 6, mid/late teens to young adults): The chorus never leaves the stage and keeps the play running as well as playing all the other characters (animals, ghosts etc.) in the play.

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Spamalot Audition Notice

Monty Python’s Spamalot
Book and Lyrics by Eric Idle
Music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle
Director, Musical Director, Choreographer: Connie Mockenhaupt

When: Sunday May 21 at 7:00pm
Where: Sutter Street Theatre Annex, 710 Figueroa Street, Folsom 95630

All roles are open for teens and adults both male and female. No roles are precast. The audition will consist of a prepared song and cold readings from the script plus some dancing. Dress appropriately for movement if you are auditioning for a dancing role.

What to bring: A head shot and resume if you have them plus a prepared short song with backing tracks on your phone. There will not be an accompanist available.

The show runs on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 4:30pm from July 8 through August 13, 2023.

Rehearsals are currently scheduled from Monday through Thursday in the evenings, May 30 through July 7. There is no rehearsal currently scheduled on July 3 & 4. There can be no conflicts for tech week (July 5, 6 & 7) or the performances. We can usually work around rehearsal conflicts if they are minor.

Synopsis: Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python’s Spamalot retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people. Did we mention a bevy of beautiful showgirls? The outrageous, uproarious, and gloriously entertaining story of King Arthur and the Lady of the Lake will delight audiences as they search for the Holy Grail and “always look on the bright side of life.”

 

CHARACTERS

KING ARTHUR- The King of England who sets out on a quest to form the Knights of the Roundtable and find the Holy Grail. Great Humor. Good singer.

SIR ROBIN- A Knight of the Roundtable. Ironically called ‘Sir Robin the Brave,’ though he couldn’t be more cowardly. Joins the Knights for the singing and dancing.

SIR LANCELOT- A Knight of the Roundtable. He is fearless to a bloody fault but through a twist of fate, does discover his ‘softer side.’

PATSY- King Arthur’s horse and servant. Under-appreciated but always longing for King Arthur’s approval. Good, funny, physical mover with some tap dancing.

SIR GALAHAD- A Knight of the Roundtable. Begins as Dennis, a lower class ‘mud gatherer’ who becomes Knighted and transforms into the dashing Sir Galahad.

SIR BEDEVERE- A Knight of the Roundtable. An inept scholar.

THE LADY OF THE LAKE- A Diva. Strong, beautiful, possesses mystical powers. The leading lady of the show. Great singing voice is essential, as she must be able to sing effortlessly in many styles and vocal registers.

LAKER GIRLS- Back-up dancers for the LADY OF THE LAKE. Described in a script note as “six scantily-clad ladies in fronds.”

HISTORIAN: A tweedy academic.

MAYOR- A jolly red-faced man who advertises the merits of his home town.

BROTHER MAYNARD- A long-winded monk.

PRINCE HERBERT’S FATHER- A wealthy, brutish Yorkshireman man at odds with his sensitive son.

THE BLACK KNIGHT- Is always ready to duel despite multiple injuries.

THE FRENCH TAUNTER- An arrogant, condescending, over-the-top Frenchman.

DENNIS GALAHAD’S MOTHER- a shrill peasant woman.

CONCORDE- Sir Lancelot’s horse.

The KNIGHT OF NI- An absurd, cartoonish leader of a peculiar group of Knights.

TIM THE ENCHANTER- a ghostly being with a Scottish accent.

NOT DEAD FRED- A sickly little fellow who, despite others’ beliefs, claims he is “not yet dead.”

FRENCH GUARD- The condemnatory French sidekick to the French Taunter.

MINSTREL- In Sir Robin’s band.

PRINCE HERBERT- The hopeful and frilly prince who loves to sing and pines for his love atop a tower.

Plus many more great ensemble roles!

For further information call the theatre at 916-353-1001.