AUDITIONS FOR SUMMER ACT UP! PRODUCTION

ACT UP! (a collaboration between the Community Arts Center and the  Community Theatre League) will present WEST SIDE STORY at the Community Arts Center on July 27, 28, & 29 2012

 
--AUDITIONS--

April 28 & 29 from Noon to 4:00pm at the Community Arts Center
Open to students completing grades 7-12

 

Requirements: 

* Those auditioning should prepare a 16-measure section of a Broadway song and bring sheet music for the accompanist or a background CD.  No unaccompanied auditions will be allowed.

* Please bring a photograph if you have one (it will not be returned), otherwise a photo will be taken at the audition.

* Prepare one of the required monologues listed here.

* There will be a dance component to the audition.  Wear comfortable shoes.  No flips.

 

Character Descriptions:

 

 

Jets:

 

Tony: Handsome, sandy-haired (Polish), older teen-ager, who has outgrown the Jets; tenor.

 

Riff: Glowing, driving, intelligent, slightly wacky leader of the Jets; tenor.

 

Diesel: Lieutenant to Riff, big, slow, steady; baritone.

 

Baby John: Youngest member of the Jets, awed at everything, even being a Jet; tries to act like a big man, but is vulnerable; baritone.

 

A-Rab: Small of stature, enjoys everything, takes nothing seriously, unaware, can be explosive; baritone.

 

Action: Most aggressive member of the Jets, a cat-like ball of fury; baritone.

 

Snowboy: Bespectacled, self-styled expert; baritone.

 

Others: Depending on cast needs, several other Jets may be cast; tenor and baritone.

 

Their Girls:

 

Anybody’s: Scrawny teen-aged girl, pathetically dressed to imitate the Jets, and wants desperately to be taken seriously by them.

 

Velma: Riff’s girlfriend, young, slithery, sexy, lost in a world of jive.

 

Graziella: Girlfriend of Diesel, impressed with herself.

 

Others:  Depending on cast needs, several other Jet girls may be cast.

 

 Sharks:

 

Bernardo: Handsome, proud, fluid leader of the Sharks, with a sardonic chip on his shoulder; baritone.

 

Chino: Shy, gentle, sweet-faced young boy, the intended husband of Maria; baritone.

 

Pepe:  Lieutenant to Bernardo, typically proud, and resentful of discrimination; baritone.

 

Indio: Typically proud, and resentful of discrimination; baritone.

 

Luis: Typically proud, and resentful of discrimination; baritone.

 

Juano: Typically proud, and resentful of discrimination; baritone.

 

Toro: Typically proud, and resentful of discrimination; baritone.

 

Others: Depending on cast needs, several other Sharks may be cast; tenor and baritone.

 

Their Girls:

 

Maria: Lovely young and obedient immigrant Puerto Rican girl, excited and enthusiastic about her  new life in America, but with stubborn inner strength that allows her to evolve into a strong  woman; soprano.

 

Anita: Older (20’s) and wiser in the ways of the world, flashy, sharp-tongued, and with a knowing sexiness; alto/mezzo-soprano..

 

Consuelo: Tough, young Puerto Rican girl with bleach blond hair and lots of baubles; mezzo-soprano.

 

Rosalia: Young Puerto Rican girl, more demure, not too bright; mezzo-soprano.

 

Others: Depending on cast needs, several other Shark girls may be cast; mezzo-soprano.

 

The Adults:  (played by high school students)

 

Doc: Middle-aged drug store owner, tired and worn out.

 

Lieutenant Schrank: Plainclothes policeman used to being in charge, superficially pleasant to cover his venom, fear, and bigotry.

 

Officer Krupke: A not-too-bright street cop.

 

Glad Hand: Nerdy, overly cheerful and ill-equipped social director at the local gym dance.