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Company
ADULT CASTING CALL
Sunday, December 15: 4:00pm & 5:00pm Birder Studio of Performing Arts | Vocal Audition for COMPANY
Cold Reads will follow for selected individuals.
Monday, December 16: 6:00pm & 7:00pm Birder Studio of Performing Arts | Vocal Audition for COMPANY
Cold Reads will follow for selected individuals.
Callbacks may be scheduled post-auditions.
Birder Players will be holding auditions for their upcoming
2025 Season spring production of
COMPANY
Auditions: December 15, 4:00pm & 5:00pm and December 16, 6:00pm & 7:00pm
Location: Birder Studio of Performing Arts, 125 S. Broadway, De Pere, WI. 54115
Directed by: Michelle Oren
Performance Dates: April 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
All those wishing to audition must prepare a 32-bar musical selection and provide accompaniment on a digital device.
Book by
George Furth
Music & Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Synopsis
COMPANY is a Tony Award-winning 1970 musical comedy featuring a soaring score by Stephen Sondheim. It tells the story of Robert, a confirmed bachelor who, on the night of his 35th birthday, contemplates his unmarried state. Throughout a series of dinners, drinks, and a wedding, Robert’s closest married friends explain the advantages and disadvantages of marriage. As a result Robert begins to question his bachelorhood through an array of hilarious interactions.
COMPANY
Cast Size: We will be casting 14 performers.
Cast Type: Ensemble Cast
Dance Requirements: Standard Mover/Musical Theatre
COMPANY Character Breakdown
Robert
Bachelor Single Intelligent Affable Friendly Pleasant Cheery Self-Confident Sad Vulnerable Longing Distant Alone Terrified Charismatic. The protagonist of our story.
Age: 30’s
Baritone
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: G2
Non-Dancer
Sarah
Wife Dieter Foodie Karate Witty Intelligent Mean Smart Proud Voyeur Nitpicky. Sarah is the wife of Harry, and close friends with Robert.
Age: 30’s-40’s
Mezzo-Soprano, Alto
Vocal range top: F♯5/G♭5
Vocal range bottom: G#3/Ab3
Mover
Harry
Husband Alcoholic Sober Honest Unenthusiastic Witty Smart Intelligent Mean Grateful Regretful. Harry is the husband of Sarah, and one of Robert’s close friends.
Age: 30’s to 40’s
Baritone
Vocal Range Top: C2
Vocal Range Bottom: C2
Mover
Susan
Southern Accent Southern Belle Wife Perfectionist Affectionate Loving Sweet Divorced Lovely Maternal Unfulfilled. Southern accent. Susan is the wife of Peter and close friends of Robert’s.
Age: 30’s to 40’s
Soprano
Vocal Range Top: G♯5/A♭5
Vocal Range Bottom: C3
Non-Dancer
Peter
Square Manipulative Sweet Conservative Obedient Smart Playful Caring Affectionate Straight-Edged Middle-Class Wife. Jenny is David’s wife and a close friend of Robert’s.
Age: 30’s to 40’s
Soprano
Vocal Range Top: A♯5/B♭5
Vocal Range Bottom: A2
Non-Dancer
Jenny
She is basically open and sweet and the is the first of the group to commit to following Jesus in the song “Day by Day”.
Age: 18 to 35
Mezzo Soprano
Vocal Range Top: A♯5/B♭5
Vocal Range Bottom: C3
Mover
david
Husband Middle-Class Conservative Married Relaxed Affable Controlling Average. David is Jenny’s husband, and a close friend of Robert’s.
Age: 30’s to 40’s
Baritone
Vocal Range Top: G4
Vocal Range Bottom: A2
Non-Dancer
Amy
Neurotic Marriage Fiance Terrified Anxious Mental Breakdown Breakdown Funny Strange Overthinker. Paul’s fiancee and Robert’s former girlfriend.
Age: 30’s to 40’s
Mezzo-Soprano, Alto
Vocal Range Top: G5
Vocal Range Bottom: A3
Non-Dancer
Paul
Husband Fiance Caring Clingy Genuine Loving Sweet Thoughtful Calm Cool Stable Level-Headed Patient Doting Lover. The fiance of Amy and a close friend of Robert’s.
Age: 30’s to 40’s
Tenor
Vocal Range Top: A4
Vocal Range Bottom: B3
Mover
Joanne
Wife Divorcee Divorced Acerbic Blunt Bitter Guarded Brassy Brutish Vulnerable Pained Angry Honest Charismatic Self-Critical. Joanne is on her third (or is it fourth?) marriage.
Age: 40’s to 60’s
Alto
Vocal Range Top: F♯5/G♭5
Vocal Range Bottom: E3
Mover
Larry
Husband Stoic Grounded Goofy Funny Loyal Charming Self-Assured Dependable Self-Aware. Joanne’s husband. Larry is usually fairly stoic.
Age: 40’s to 60’s
Baritone
Vocal Range Top: G4
Vocal Range Bottom: A2
Mover
Kathy
Girlfriend Fiancee Ex Girlfriend Engaged Sweet Genuine Gentle Hopeful Loving Kind. One of Robert’s ex-girlfriends; now, a very close friend.
Age: 20’s to 30’s
Soprano
Vocal Range Top: A5
Vocal Range Bottom: B3
Dancer
April
Girlfriend Sex Flight Attendant Dumb Ditzy Stewardess Daffy Self-Deprecating Sweet Thoughtful Warm Earnest Awkward. One of Robert’s girlfriends. A flight attendant.
Age: 20’s to 30’s
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range Top: F♯5/G♭5
Vocal Range Bottom: B3
Mover
Martha
Girlfriend Streetwise New York Opinionated Talkative Hip Fashion-Forward Blunt Honest Beautiful Wild Magnetic. One of Robert’s girlfriends. A streetwise, magnetic young woman.
Age: 20’s to 30’s
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range Top: G5
Vocal Range Bottom: B3
Mover
PERFORMANCES:
Company
Sponsored by The Weyers Family Foundation
APRIL 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 7:00pm
APRIL 12 4:00pm
APRIL 13 2:00pm
You must register in advance to audition. (See above)