AUDITIONS
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NEXT AUDITION:
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SATURDAY, MAY 17, FROM 1PM - 3PM AT MVT
& SUNDAY, MAY 18, FROM 6PM - 8PM AT MVT
CALLBACKS: MONDAY, MAY 19, FROM 6:30 - 9PM AT MIDPAC
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SIDE BY SIDE BY
SONDHEIM
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AUDITIONS
SIDE BY SIDE BY
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY JAMES WRIGHT
MUSIC DIRECTED BY MIKI YAMAMOTO
DATES:
BY APPOINTMENT
SATURDAY, MAY 17, FROM 1 – 3PM AT MVT
SUNDAY, MAY 18, FROM 6 – 8PM AT MVT
CALLBACKS WILL BE HELD MONDAY, MAY 19, FROM 6:30 – 9PM AT MID PACIFIC INSTITUTE.
You will be notified Monday if you are called back. Actors who are not called back may still be cast in the production.
What to Prepare: Please sign up for a five minute audition appointment. Please sing 32 bars of a Stephen Sondheim song (you are welcome and encouraged to sing a song from Side by Side, including “Not Getting Married,” “Send in the Clowns,” “Being Alive,” “Buddy’s Blues,” “Losing My Mind,” or any of the songs listed above). Bring sheet music in your key (accompanist provided). No transpositions, recorded music, or singing A cappella.
PRODUCTION CONCEPT
A group of friends meet for a pre-show cocktail gathering in a midtown Manhattan loft apartment, hosted by a well-known theatre critic. As they exchange stories about the show they will be seeing on Broadway, songs emerge from the guests from other shows created by their idol Stephen Sondheim. Reality and fantasy blur – are the guests singing from real experience, or just belting out a number for the other guests’ entertainment? Are we still in the host’s living room, or have we been transported to some old theatre of the past? Side by side, the guests eventually head out to the theatre.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS:
ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE.
REHEARSAL DATES: WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 THROUGH WEDNESDAY, JULY 16
PERFORMANCE DATES: JULY 17 – 27, POSSIBLE EXTENSION THROUGH AUG. 3
MVT does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, body type, or physical or mental disability. The production team is dedicated to making the audition, rehearsal, and performance processes safe, accessible, and welcome for everyone involved.
Host (Male)
Playing age 50+ Theatre critic who loves talking theatre and entertaining.
"I Remember," "Too Many Mornings," "Anyone Can Whistle"
Guest 1 (Female)
Playing age 50+ A slightly aged out Broadway Star, but still here
"Too Many Mornings," "Ah,Paris!," "I Never Do Anything Twice," "I’m Still Here"
Guest 2 (Male)
Playing age 35-45 In his prime, loving life – or so he says
"Being Alive," "Buddy’s Blues," "We’re Gonna Be Alright"
Guest 3 (Female)
Playing age 35-45 Successful businesswoman – confident
"Another Hundred People," "Not Getting Married," 'A Boy Like That," "Losing my Mind"
Guest 4 (Male)
Playing age 25-35 Young in years, mature in wisdom
"Not Getting Married," "Barcelona,' "Leave You," "We’re Gonna Be Alright"
Guest 5 (Female)
Playing age 25-35 A wanna-be Broadway Baby.
"Barcelona," "Broadway Baby," "A Boy Like That," "Maria"