Upcoming Opportunities
 

AUDITIONS

Join us and be part of the magic!

 

Audition Dates:

• Friday, August 22 · 6:00–9:00 PM

• Sunday, August 24 · 1:00–4:00 PM

Callbacks (if needed): Sunday, August 24, 7:00 pm; Monday, August 25 6:00 pm; 

Location: The Lyric · 230 W Yellowstone Hwy, Casper, WY 82601

 

Rehearsal Dates:

Rehearsals will start Monday, September 15. Times will be determined based on actor availability, but will generally be weekday evenings.

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NOTES

1. Auditions will include: 

   1. Singing a prepared one-minute selection (e.g. 32 bars of a fast paced piece or 16 bars of a ballad) in the style of the show. Selections from Annie are welcome. Bring sheet music or a backing track, an accompanist will be provided. 

   2. Learning a short dance choreography combination.

   3. Reading from the script.
       

2. There are 39 characters who have lines or sing in this play, and only 6 leads. We have a lot of very talented people auditioning for those 6 leads and we hope that everyone will be open to any part in the play.  Imagine how amazing this play will be with talented people in every role.
    

3. Due to the nature of the classical script and story, all lead roles will be cast based on the age, sex, and vocal ranges listed below.
    

4. There will be a live dog on stage for a couple scenes. Please make us aware if you have allergies and we will keep you separated. Annie is the main person who interacts with the dog on stage, but the dog will be backstage as well.
    

 

Character Descriptions

 

ANNIE - Mezzo/Belt A3-F5  - 140 lines and sings in 11 numbers 

 

Female; appears to be 11 years old. She is a tough streetwise kid who is also vulnerable and caring. Annie has red, curly hair, as such, the young person selected to portray the character may be required to color her hair or wear a wig.

 

OLIVER WARBUCKS -  baritone C3-F4; over 100 lines and sings in 7 numbers

 

Male; appears to be 40+ years old. He is a powerful, self-assured billionaire who always has his mind on business.  Warbucks is bald and has no facial hair. The actor selected to play this role will be expected to shave his head if not already bald.

 

MISS HANNIGAN – Mezzo/Belt A3-D5 - over 100 lines and sings in 4 numbers

 

Female; appears to be in her 40s with some mileage. She is the orphanage matron. She hates her job and children. She is predictable and funny, in her ridiculous, cruel ways. 

 

GRACE FARRELL - Legit  Soprano A3-G5 - over 100 lines and sings in 5 numbers

 

Female; appears to be in her 30s. She is the loyal private secretary to Oliver Warbucks. Grace is mature, calm, and classy. She is businesslike when dealing with Warbucks and Miss Hannigan, yet maternal toward Annie.

 

ROOSTER HANNIGAN - Tenor B2-G4 - over 50 lines and sings in one number

 

Male; appears to be mid-30s. Miss Hannigan's smooth talking, self-assured, sly, criminal brother. The actor playing this role should bring a sense of fun to the character and have a good sense of comic timing. Prefer NY street accent.

 

LILY ST. REGIS – Soprano/Belt D4-G5 - over 30 lines and sings in one number

 

Female; appears to be similar in age to Rooster. Lily is Rooster’s airhead girlfriend. Easily distracted, money hungry, bimbo. Prefer NY street accent.

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FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT - baritone Bb3-G4 - over 50 lines and sings in 2 numbers

 

Male; Appears to be early 50s and can be made to resemble the US President. This person will be performing in a wheelchair.

 

THE ORPHANS

 

These girls are gritty, neglected, vulnerable, yet basically honest, and potentially lovable. They have mischievous fun with each other and also have “sibling-style” fights. Mezzo/Belters A3-F5

 

Molly—The littlest orphan; appears to be 6 or 7 years old.

 

Pepper—The toughest girl in the orphanage; appears to be 12 years old.

 

Duffy—The oldest girl in the orphanage; appears to be 13 years old.

 

Kate—The next to littlest orphan; appears to be 6 or 7 years old but slightly older than Molly.

 

Tessie—The crybaby in the orphanage; appears to be 10 years old.

 

July—The quietest orphan; appears to be 13 years old.

 

Orphan Ensemble—Up to 6 more orphans to round out the group.

They will sing and dance in all the orphan numbers.

 

SERVANT CHORUS

 

Oliver Warbucks’ domestic staff. Their presence, posture, and speech is proper and refined. Their heads are always held high, with pleasant, yet guarded emotions.

 

Drake - Male - The English butler.

 

Cecille - Female - A French maid.

 

Annette - Female - A French maid.

 

Mrs. Greer - Female - The head housekeeper.

 

Mrs. Pugh - Female - The chef.

 

Servant Ensemble – Other servants in Oliver Warbucks’ mansion (5 or 6 of various ages).

 

NEW YORK CITY CHORUS 

 

This chorus consists of several scenes that take place throughout New York City. Many of these chorus members will have various cameo roles as well in other scenes. 

 

All the following characters have at least one line or a solo singing line:

 

Bundles McCloskey—The laundryman who serves the orphanage. He has an innocent, flirtatious relationship with Miss Hannigan.

 

Lt. Ward—A policeman who returns Annie to Miss Hannigan after she escapes from the

Orphanage.

 

Policeman—Lt. Ward’s police partner.

 

Dog Catcher—A person who captures stray dogs on the streets of New York.

 

Usherette—One line during NYC

 

Bert Healy, Tenor, C2-F#4 —The ultimate radio personality. He helps Annie by broadcasting about the search for her birth parents. Solo-quality second tenor or baritone that can sing in a Vaudeville style voice.

 

Boylan Sisters (Connie, Ronnie, Bonnie)—Assistants to Bert Healy. They sing in harmony.

 

Star-To-Be —A young, aspiring Broadway actress. (Mezzo Belt) BIG Solo in NYC – think Ethel Merman (a real shining moment in NYC). This person will also be a Boylan sister. (she gets her first big gig).

 

Jimmy Johnson—A personality on the Bert Healy Show.

 

Sound FX Person (Foley) - A staffer on the Bert Healy Show.

 

Fred McCracken and Wacky—Personalities on the Bert Healy show; ventriloquist and

Dummy.

 

Judge Brandeis—Judge who Warbucks hires to hold the adoption of Annie.

 

Hooverville Folks—Apple seller, Eddie, Sophie and several others referred to in the script as Man 1-4 and Woman 1-4. These are all homeless and jobless people who live in shanty towns.

 

Roosevelt’s Cabinet Members

 

Ickes - 

Perkins (female)  - 

Hull - 

Morgenthau - 

Howe - 

Marine in uniform - 

 

ENSEMBLE

 

Adults and older children who are not orphans The remaining actors in the company play a number of different roles and will be assigned to either the Servant Chorus or in the New York City Chorus. There are several opportunities to be assigned a line or a

solo in various numbers and some ensemble members will have the opportunity to be in other scenes. All will assist in singing and/or dancing in the group numbers, and will help move set pieces for scene changes.  Specialty dancers will be included in this group