AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Character List

• Catherine Givings – wife of Dr. Givings and mother to Letitia, a woman in her late twenties and full of life, but sexually frustrated with her marriage.
• Dr. Givings – Catherine's husband, a man in his forties and a specialist in gynecological and hysterical disorders.
• Sabrina Daldry – Dr. Givings' patient, a pianist in her early thirties struggling with hysteria and infertility.
• Leo Irving – Another patient of Dr. Givings', an English artist in his twenties or thirties.
• Annie – Dr. Givings' midwife assistant, a woman in her late thirties.
• Elizabeth – A housekeeper, and later wet nurse, in her early thirties.
• Dick Daldry – Sabrina Daldry's husband, a man in his forties or fifties.

Setting: The play takes place in upstate New York during the late 19th century at the home of Dr. Givings and his wife at the dawn of the Age of Electricity and explores the bizarre, but REAL, fact that doctors used vibrators to treat “hysteria” in women (and some men) and how this affects their marriage.

Auditions: Monday, February 26th  from 5pm - 10pm
Room: Studio Theater 2T-130

Script

Audition Sides

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: We will be cold reading sides from the play. Sides will be available ahead of time on the Theater Call Board and Department Website.

CALLBACKS will be held Feb. 27th

Rehearsals: Feb 28th – Apr 17th
Performances: Apr 18th -21st

For More Information Contact Director, Christine Cummings: ccummings3@mtsac.edu

Character Breakdown

Cast Type: Ensemble Cast
Dance Requirements: Standard MT

Princeton
A fresh-faced kid just out of college and the protagonist. Puppet.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 25
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Kate Monster
A Kindergarten teaching assistant, who is a bit older than Princeton. Puppet.
Gender: Female
Age: 25 to 30
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: F#3

Nicky
A slacker who lives with Rod. Puppet.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: B2

Rod
An investment banker who is Republican and a closeted homosexual. Puppet.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 30
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2

Trekkie Monster
A reclusive creature obsessed with the Internet and all it has to offer. Puppet.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Lucy
A vixenish vamp with a dangerous edge. Puppet.
Gender: Female
Age: 25 to 30
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: F3

The Bad Idea Bears
Two snuggly, cute teddy-bear types. Puppets.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 40
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Mrs. T
Crabby and ancient. Kate's boss. Puppet.
Gender: Female
Age: 50 to 65

Brian
A laid-back guy married to Christmas Eve.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: B2

Christmas Eve
A therapist who recently moved to Avenue Q from Japan.
Gender: Female
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: B3

Gary Coleman
Yes, that Gary Coleman. Lives on the Avenue and is superintendent of the apartment buildings.
Gender: Female
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: Bb5
Vocal range bottom: D3

Auditions: Wednesday, February 28th from 5pm - 10pm
Room: M-200

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Please prepare a comedic 32bar cut of a song. Bring a copy of your audition cut for the piano accompanist in a binder. Check to make sure your sheet music is marked clearly and you know what tempo to communicate with the accompanist. Accompanist provided.

CALLBACKS will be held Thursday, Feb. 29^th 7-10pm.

Rehearsals: March 4th – Apr. 21st MW, & Apr. 22nd – May 29th MTWH
Performances: May 30th – June 2nd

For More Information Contact Director, Sarah Ripper: sarah.ripper@gmail.com