Saturday, November 16, 2024

COMMUNITY PLAYERS ANNOUNCE OPEN AUDITIONS FOR MAMMA MIA!

Auditions for the worldwide mega hit musical Mamma Mia! Auditions are scheduled for two sessions on Sunday, January 30 and the musical will be produced from April 1-10, 2022, as part of The Community Players’ 100th Anniversary Season.

 

THE COMMUNITY PLAYERS ANNOUNCE

OPEN AUDITIONS FOR MAMMA MIA!

PAWTUCKET, RI – Rhode Island’s oldest community theater, The Community Players, currently celebrating their 100th season, will hold auditions for their spring musical Mamma Mia! on Sunday, January 30 from 1-4pm and 6-9pm with callbacks on Thursday, February 3 from 6-9pm at Jenks Auditorium, 350 Division Street, Pawtucket, RI, (across from McCoy Stadium). Sign-in will begin at 12:30 pm and 5:30pm.

Told through the legendary music of ABBA, this worldwide mega hit musical tells the tale of Sophie, a 20-year-old bride-to-be, who is on a search for her father. On the eve of her wedding, her quest to discover her father’s identity brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they had last visited 20 years earlier.

 

Director Terry Murray, Music Director Ray Santos and Choreographer Laura-Jeanne Ferranti are looking for a diverse cast of three women and three men in their 40s, six women and six men in their early 20s and a chorus of various ages over 20 to fill the following roles:

 

Donna Sheridan – Sophie’s mother; owner of the Taverna

 

Tanya – Former Dynamo

 

Rosie – Former Dynamo

 

Harry Bright – May be Sophie’s father

 

Bill Austin – May be Sophie’s father

 

Sam Carmichael – May be Sophie’s father

 

Sophie Sheridan – born and raised on the island

 

Ali – Sophie’s friend

 

Lisa – Sophie’s Friend

 

Sky – Sophie’s fiancé

 

Pepper – Barman at the Taverna

 

Eddie – Helps Sky with beach activities

 

Chorus – Islanders who work at the Taverna, family friends

All roles are open. 

Those auditioning should bring sheet music and prepare 16 bars of a Broadway style song (not from Mamma Mia!).

 

Sheet music should be clearly marked and in an appropriate key. An accompanist will be provided.

 

Be prepared and dressed to dance.

 

The audition may also include cold readings from the script. 

Please note all auditioning will need to show proof of vaccination for Covid 19, along with an official government issued identification.

 

Masks will be required at all times, unless on stage and actively auditioning.

Rehearsal dates will be determined after casting. 

 

Please come prepared with potential rehearsal conflict dates, (evenings you are not available, and vacation periods, etc).

 

No appointments are necessary and auditioners do not need to come to both sessions. 

 

The show will be produced at Jenks Auditorium on April 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10, 2022.

For further information, call (401) 474-4521 or email auditions@thecommunityplayers.org

 

For more information about The Community Players, visit www.thecommunityplayers.org