Audition Information for
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Directed by Mike Thompson
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Audition Information
Audition Dates &Times:
Monday, May 10, 2021 6:00 - 8:30 pm Tuesday, May 11, 2021 6:00 - 8:30 pm Audition Location: GracePoint Wesleyan Church 1420 Orchard Drive Brookings, SD 57006 Auditions will be held in "Activity Center”. Please use the north side. Please keep an eye out for signs directing. Performance Dates: July 30 - August 1 & August 6 - 8 General Information for Auditions: PLEASE COME ONLY ONE NIGHT. WE WILL BE SEEING MANY ACTORS SO IN THE EFFORT OF TIME, WE ASK THAT YOU COME ONLY ONE NIGHT. THERE IS NO ADVANTAGE TO COMING BOTH NIGHTS Please print and fill out the audition form below and bring with you to auditions. This form will also be available at the door. AUDITIONS WILL CONSIST OF: – singing a minimum of 16 measures (may be more) of a prepared song of your choice*. Please DO NOT sing a song from the show. You will be asked to sing something different if you come with a song from the show An accompanist will be provided (you will need to bring sheet music) or you may use a backing track (CD or MP3 device) You WILL NOT be allowed to accompany yourself. – Singers should also prepared to sing a "cold read" of a selection selected by the director as a part of their audition – Reading from the script * We do recommend that you select a prepared song of your choice that will showcase the range of the character you would like to audition for. 
Brief Synopsis
Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright, Plautus, with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a nonstop laughfest in which Pseudolus, a crafty slave, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted, courtesan named Philia for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors and a showgirl or two. |
Cast
Sennex
An older man, but one still attracted to wine, women, and song, Senex is the perennially henpecked husband. His wife, Domina, doesn’t trust him, but ultimately they do love each other Gender: Male Age: 45 to 70 Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: B2 Domina Senex's wife. A shrewish woman who dominates to the point of answering herself the questions she asks of others. Loves her husband deep down, but is outwardly controlling, demanding, and manipulative. Gender: Female Age: 40 to 50 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: B3 Hero The young son of Senex and Domina. He falls in love with Philia and agrees to give Pseudolus his freedom if he can help Hero woo her. Practical, privileged, romantic. Gender: Male Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: B2 Hysterium The chief slave in the House of Senex. Believes he is in control, but is actually Pseudolus' puppet to carry out his schemes. Anxious, conservative, loyal. He desperately wants everything to be in order. Gender: Male Age: 40 to 55 Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: D4 Pseudolus A Roman slave, owned by Hero, who seeks to win his freedom by helping his young master win the heart of Philia. Quick-witted, scheming, childlike spirit. Gender: Male Age: 30 to 50 Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: A2 Erronius An old man, searching for his lost children. Gender: Male Age: 45 to 70 Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: B2 Miles Glorious The archetype of the braggart soldier. A captain in the Roman army to whom Marcus Lycus has promised Philia. Commanding, boastful, manly and strong. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 35 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: B3 Lycus The owner of the house of Courtesans. Always out to make a profit, but also wants to provide good on what his business offers. Gender: Male Age: 40 to 50 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: A3 Philia A virgin in the House of Lycus whom we also find out is Erronius' daughter. She is promised to Miles and vows to give him bodily what he has paid for, but loves Hero and promises he will always have her heart. Young, pretty, devoted. An archetypal ingénue. Gender: Female Age: 18 to 21 Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: B3 Ensemble Courtesans, Proteans, Soldiers | ||||