About the show
It's the biggest and baddest
rock'n'roll musical ever! On the way to visit an old college professor,
two clean-cut kids run into tire trouble and seek help at the
sight of a light down the road. It's coming from the Frankenstein
place where Dr. Frank N. Furter is in the midst of one of his
maniacal experiments. What follows is a night of fun, frolics
and frivolity with that sweet transvestite and his motley crew
of misfits. Complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet
paper and an array of other audience participation props, this
deliberately kitschy rock 'n' roll sci fi gothic is more fun than
ever.
Auditions
This
audition is for all roles except for Frank N. Furter.
That role has already been auditioned and cast.
Auditions will be comprised of singing one prepared musical theatre/
Broadway selection that shows your vocal range within what is
described above. Please bring sheet music in your own key. An
accompanist will be provided. No a capella or karaoke singing.
All auditionees should be prepared to dance. Please wear form
fitting clothing and appropriate dance shoes. Women auditioning
for the role of Colombia will be taught a tap combination. Please
bring tap shoes if possible.
Role descriptions
Magenta - Riff-Raff's incestuous sister and
a mysterious castle domestic of Dr. Frank-n-Furter, strong alto,
"belty" rock voice (low B to high E flat)
Brad - a clean-cut, wholesome young man, strong
tenor voice (high G), ability to sing both lyrically and with
strong rock n' roll voice
Riff Raff - a mysterious hunchback castle butler,
VERY strong tenor "rock" voice (high B). Ability to
sing rock n' roll riffs in a loud "screeching" fashion.
His voice epitomizes rock n' roll!
Janet - Brad's clean-cut fiancée, a naive
ingenue. Pretty and wholesome, strong lyrical ("sweet")
voice. Ability to also belt "rock n' roll" riffs. Mostly
2nd soprano range with an occasional high F.
Rocky - Frank's muscular, handsome creation,
strong supported tenor voice (high A)
Columbia - a tap-dancing castle groupie, strong
alto "belt" voice, ability to hold harmonies
Eddie - a former juvenile delinquent, tatoos
and sizeable girth a plus, very strong tenor rock voice (high
F#). Ability to "belt and wail" rock riffs.
Dr. Scott - a rumpled scientist, Brad's tutor,
strong alto "belt" voice. Ability to "wail"
rock riffs.
Phantoms (6) - a singing, dancing, acting chorus
of sex slaves of various body types, ages, and genders, who also
serve as understudies, ability to hold harmonies, strong rock
n' roll voices preferred, ability to sell a song with high energy!
(all voices needed: bass, tenor, alto, soprano)
Narrator - male or female, strong speaking voice.
Doesn't sing or dance.
Note: MVT will cast costumed wait staff to serve light food and
beverages at audience members' tables. They will perform in several
musical numbers in the show.
Production Schedule
| rehearsals begin
|
May 13 (tentative) |
| previews |
June 22, 23 & 24 |
| public opening |
June 25 |
| performance
run commitment |
June
25 - August 3 (30 performances), Wednesdays and Thursdays
at 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, and Sundays at
4pm. |
Performances will be held at Manoa Valley Theatre.
Rehearsals will be held at Mid-Pacific Institute in Manoa Valley.
The rehearsal schedule will generally be Mondays through Fridays
from 7 to 10 pm, and weekends as necessary. Cast members will
uniformly receive an honorarium to help defray the out-of-pocket
expenses associated with volunteerism and participation in this
production. This honorarium is not an offer of employment.
About The Directors
Jerry Tracy
(Guest Director) is
Artistic Director of Aloha Performing Arts Company in Kona, and
a member of the Hawaii State Theatre Council Board of Directors.
His previous directorial work at MVT includes Vanities,
The Murder Room, The Foreigner (1988), The
Foreigner (2006) and Beyond Therapy. He has performed
on the MVT stage in One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, The
Cripple of Inishmaan and The Laramie Project, among
others. He has previously directed Rocky Horror Show
on the Big Island.
Melina Lillios (Guest Musical Director) is
a multiple Po'okela Award recipient for musical direction at multiple
Hawaii theatres. Her previous MVT assignments include Kiss
of the Spider Woman, Tommy,
Big River, Personals,
Angry Housewives, Song
of Singapore (1995), Pageant
(1998), Pageant (2006), Smokey
Joe's Café, Side Show,
Forever Plaid
and Plaid Tidings. Her work has also been seen frequently
at DHT and ACT. By day, Melina is a professor of Communications
at HPU as well as a private piano and vocal coach.
Katherine Jones (Choreographer)
taught and choreographed from 1998-2007 at the Rosalie Woodson
Dance Academy. She served as choreographer for the Miss Hawaii
Teen America Pageant in 2006, and co-choreographed and performed
in the 2003 Narcissus Pageant Crowning Coronation. Kat has performed
in 18 community theatre musicals in Hawaii since 1996 including
shows at Army Community Theatre, Diamond Head Theatre, Manoa Valley
Theatre and Paliku Theatre. Her choreography has won awards in
the United States Performing Arts Competition and the Spotlight
Dance Competition. Her previous MVT assignment was choreographer
of Bat Boy: The Musical.
Script Perusals
and More Information
Scripts are available for perusal on premises at
the Manoa Valley Theatre business office, 2833 East Manoa Road,
between 9:30 am and 5:00 pm, Mondays through Fridays. For more
information please call MVT at 988-6131.
Mahalo to
our Show Sponsors
Avalon Group
Marathon Group
Mahalo to our Seasonwide
Sponsors for 2007-08
Richard Aadland Trust
AIG Hawaii
Cades Schutte and The Cades Foundation
Commercial Data Systems
Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Island Television KITV
Mid-Pacific Institute
Oceanic Time Warner Cable
ResortQuest Hawaii
Straub Clinic & Hospital
The Honolulu Advertiser
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