Audition Information:

Christmas In Connecticut, the Musical

Directors: Rachael Parker

Music Director: Amy Massengill

Audition Dates: August 30th and August 31st @ 6:30

Possible callbacks on September 2nd.

Performances: December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, and 19.

What to Prepare: Please bring tracks as no accompanist will be available. Approximately 32 bars of a song from an upbeat, quirky, Golden-Age musical. Some examples (you are not limited to these shows!): She Loves Me, Camelot, Guys & Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Annie Get Your Gun.

Character Descriptions:

Liz Sandor – Female, 30s, mezzo, F-sharp 3 to F5. Any ethnicity. A popular columnist (as “Liz Lane”) for Smart Housekeeping magazine. Fiery, confident, independent, vulnerable behind the bravado. Mezzo with high belt. 
Jefferson Jones – Male, 20s, tenor, B-flat2 to A4. BIPOC. A soldier, 20s. Naive, humble Texan. Charming, all-American. Tenor. 
Alexander Yardley – Male, 55-65, bass-baritone, A2 to F4 . Any ethnicity. The publisher of Smart Housekeeping. Gruff, imperious, powerful. Bass-baritone. 
Dudley Beecham – Male, 30s, tenor, A2 to A4. Any ethnicity. Liz’s editor, an anxiety-ridden and ambitious company man. Gay but hiding it, as the times demand. Tenor. 
Victor Beecham – Male, 30s-40s, bari-tenor, A2 to F4. Any ethnicity. Dudley’s older brother, a strapping farmer who’s an idealistic and passionate socialist. Honest, hardworking, salt of the earth. Bari-Tenor. 
Felix Bassenak – Male, 50s-60s, baritone, B2 to D5. Any ethnicity. Liz and Dudley’s friend, a restaurateur, a matchmaker, nurturer, avuncular. Eastern European emigré. 
Norah O'Connor – Female, 50s-60s, mezzo, G3 to C5. Any ethnicity. The housekeeper at Dudley and Victor’s farm. Sweet, scatter-brained, devoted to “her boys.”
Gladys Higgenbottom – Female, 20s, mezzo, D3 to D5. Any ethnicity. Yardley’s assistant/gal Friday. Sharp-witted problem-solver, lover of detective novels.
Mario De Luca – Male, 30s,bari-tenor, D2 to F-sharp 4 . Any ethnicity. Mr. Yardley’s driver. Outgoing, beefy, good-natured and helpful. Dudley’s “buddy” from the office. Tenor.

Ensemble – Singer/dancers of all genders to play a variety of roles, including ROSA, COLLEEN, EDITORS, SECRETARIES, YARDLEY PUBLISHING EMPLOYEES, SOLDIERS and CAROLERS.

Please email Rachael with any questions:  rachaelparker1224@gmail.com