Actors ages 8 to 88 are invited to audition for a role in the Voorhees Theatre Company’s production of the beloved Broadway classic, Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man.” Auditions will be held on Sunday, Sept. 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Voorhees Middle School.
Auditioners should be prepared to sing 16 bars of a Broadway style song that demonstrates style and range, be dressed to dance, and to stay for the entire time. Piano accompanist will be provided. Callbacks will be held on Mon., Sept. 8, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. A $25 audition fee, payable by cash or check, will be due at the audition; $175 participation fee due Sept. 15. Discounts are available to members of the same family who are cast in the production.
An affectionate paean to the Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize — this despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall. By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, “The Music Man” is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Wilson’s six-time, Tony Award winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.
“The Music Man” will be performed three times, Nov. 1 and 2 at the Voorhees Schools Theater at Voorhees Middle School.
For more information, visit www.voorheestheatre.org or call 856–206–3554.
The Voorhees Theatre Company is a non-profit community theatre organization providing opportunities for young people to experience theatre as performers, technicians and audience members. “The Music Man” is produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
