Up In One Productions Auditions:
Hello, Dolly!
Directed & choreographed by Thomas Netter
Music Direction by Matthew Woolever
Produced by Diana di Grandi
DATES: Saturday, February 25 at 1:00 PM Sunday. February 26 at 7:00 PM Callbacks: Monday, February 27 at 7:00 PM
PREPARE: 32 measures of a song in the style of the show Bring: Sheet music for the piano accompanist. Bring your personal schedule and be prepared to list conflicts
PERFORMANCE DATES: May 5 – May 28, 2023, Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 3 PM (12 Performances)
OVERVIEW: This 10- time Tony Award-wining, musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder's hit play, The Matchmaker, bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. The romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher-Levi, turn-of-the-century matchmaker and "woman who arranges things," have thrilled and entertained audiences again and again. It features a Book by Michael Stewart with Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman.
Hello, Dolly! premiered on Broadway on January 16, 1964 at the St. James Theatre, with Carol Channing in the title role. It ultimately played for 2,844 performances, making it – at the time – the longest-running Broadway musical in history. It has had several revivals, most recently in 2017, starring Bette Midler. It is an ebullient and irresistible story of the joy of living, aglow with unforgettable song and dance numbers and alive with the personality of one of the most charismatic characters on the musical stage…Dolly Gallagher Levi!
COVID AUDITION PROTOCOL: AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BE USING ONLY A FULLY VACCINATED CAST, CREW, BAND AND PRODUCTION TEAM. PLEASE BE PREPARED TO SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION WHEN YOU ARRIVE TO AUDITIONS.
Seeking: Actors, singers, and dancers. (character breakdown below). We strongly encourage women, persons of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals to audition. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of our work.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi Age: 35-60. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano G3-G5. Dance ability: Some. Dolly is strong, high-spirited, loves life and has a great deal of charm. She is a widow in her middle years, an opportunist and a meddling matchmaker. She needs a commanding stage presence, but must also show compassion and vulnerability.
Horace Vandergelder Age: 40-65. Vocal range: Baritone B2-E4. Dance ability: Some. Vandergelder is a well-known widowed “half millionaire”, authoritative, strong and gruff, set in his ways, but must show a vulnerable, softer side. He is the owner of a Hay and Feed store and a client of Dolly’s.
Cornelius Hackl Age: 25-40. Vocal range: Baritone. Bb2-F#4. Dance ability: Strong. He is Vandergelder’s chief clerk, charming and naive, but not as naive as Barnaby. Cornelius is energetic, enthusiastic and adventurous, he seeks the company of Irene Molloy.
Barnaby Tucker Vocal range: Baritone C3-G#4. Dance ability: Strong. A 17-year-old assistant to Cornelius. He is fun loving and naive. His energized boyish innocence must come through.
Irene Molloy Age: 30-40. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano G3-F5. Dance ability: strong. A beautiful and charming widow, she is a milliner with a hat shop in New York City. Dolly “matches” her with Vandergelder. A smart, classy lady that ends up spending the evening out on the town with Cornelius, Barnaby, and Minnie.
Minnie Fay Age: 17-22. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano D4-F5. Dance ability: Strong. A young girl who works in Irene’s hat shop. Naive but straight- laced.
Ambrose Kemper Age: 18-25. Vocal range: Tenor E3-G#4. Dance ability: Strong. A young, energetic struggling artist, good natured and accommodating who wants Vandergelder’s permission to marry his niece, Ermengarde.
Ermengarde Vocal range: Mezzo Soprano E4-G#5. Dance ability: Strong. She is Vandergelder’s 17-year-old niece who is very dramatic and prone to tears. She wants to marry Ambrose.
Ernestina Age: 30-45. Vocal range: Any. Dance ability: Some. An eccentric-looking girl in need of Dolly’s matchmaker services. Will double with Ensemble.
Rudy Age: 40-60. Vocal range: Bass F2 – C4. Dance ability: Some. Maitre’d of the Harmonia Gardens, proper, commanding. Will double with Ensemble
Ensemble: various male & female roles, various ages and dance abilities.
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