Audition Information for
9 to 5: The Musical
Directed by Bunny Christie
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Audition Information
Audition Dates &Times: Monday, May 8, 2023 6:00pm - 9:00pm Tuesday, May 9, 2023 6:00 - 9:00 pm Thursday, May 11, 2023 6:00 - 9:00 pm Audition Location: GracePoint Wesleyan Church 1420 Orchard Drive Brookings, SD 57006 Auditions will be held in "Great Hall”. Please use the southeast doors. Please keep an eye out for signs directing. Performance Dates: July 27 - 30 & August 3 - 6 This musical is for Mature Audiences (and has some adult themes through-out) To audition, you must be recently graduated high school (Class of 2023) or older Roles available for several men and women General Information for Auditions: 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
– 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
9 to 5 is based on the 1980 movie of the same name, and features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. It centers on the downtrodden working lives of three women, Violet, Judy, and Doralee. They all work at Consolidated Industries, which is presided over by the sexist, lecherous, and pompous, Franklin Hart. Violet has worked at Consolidated for many years, but has never been given the chance to rise above senior supervisor status, although she is capable of much more. Judy is newly separated and joins the company having never worked before. Doralee is a sexy, happily married country girl, but she is ostracized from the other female workers. After Judy has an awful first day, Hart passes Violet over for another promotion, and Doralee finds out that Hart has been telling everyone they are having an affair, the three women unite in their hatred of Hart. Over a joint, they fantasize about how they would kill him. When Violet almost unwittingly poisons Hart the next day, he blackmails the three women, threatening them with the police. Doralee ties Hart up with the phone wires and, feeling empowered, they decide to imprison him in his own house while his wife is away. In Hart’s absence, Violet, Judy, and Doralee run the office to great effect. They introduce childcare, hour-long lunch breaks, rehab programs, and much more to benefit the staff at Consolidated. While Hart is tied up, the women also use the time to gather evidence that Hart has been embezzling from the company, but Hart breaks free and surprises the women at the office. However, his attempts to reveal the truth about his kidnapping are foiled when the Chairman of the Board arrives to praise the company’s increased productivity. The Chairman sends Hart to head up the Bolivia office and promotes Violet to the first female CEO. With Hart gone, the company reprise 9 to 5, in the happy knowledge that times have changed for the better.
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Cast
Violet
The company's Head Secretary and Mr. Hart's Administrative Assistant, she is a single mother and typically stands up for what she believes in. Attractive, strong, ambitious. Gender: Female Age: 40 to 50 Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: F3 Doralee A young, sexy spitfire who works at Mr. Hart's office. She is proof that there is more to a woman than just her looks. Gender: Female Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: G3 Judy The "new" girl at the firm, she has been burned by her husband's affair and is searching for personal empowerment. Insecure, determined, and hopeful. Gender: Female Age: 30 to 35 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: Ab3 Franklin Hart One of the firm's executives and a notorious chauvinist. He is capable of faking charm but usually shows his true colors as an arrogant, self-absorbed boss. Gender: Male Age: 45 to 50 Vocal range top: Gb4 Vocal range bottom: C3 Roz Keith The attentive office gossip queen and snitch. She has an unrequited love for Mr. Hart and will do anything she can to win his approval. Gender: Female Age: 35 to 45 Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: G3 Joe A handsome, young office accountant. Genuine and nice, and smitten with Violet. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 35 Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: B2 Dwayne Doralee's attractive husband. He is very supportive of her professional pursuits. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 30 Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: E2 Josh Violet's awkward teenage son. Gender: Male Age: 18 Missy Franklin Hart's wife, clueless to her husband's true nature. Gender: Female Age: 20 to 35 Maria A young and vibrant secretary in Hart's office. Gender: Female Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: F4 Dick Judy's soon-to-be ex-husband. An average guy, he is sporting a little less hair and a little more paunch than he did ten years ago. Gender: Male Age: 35 to 45 Kathy A secretary in Hart's office with a tendency to gossip. Gender: Female Age: 30 to 40 Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: G4 Margaret A secretary in Hart's office with a tendency to drink. Gender: Female Age: 30 to 40 Tinsworthy Franklin Hart's boss and Chariman of the Board. A good man, who may be wiser to Hart's ways than he lets on. Gender: Male Age: 50 to 65 Ensemble Office employees, police officers, hospital employees. | ||||
