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Auditions for "A Little Night Music"

"Send in the Clowns" for the Tony Award winning hit musical, "A Little Night Music". Romance, longing and sex intermingle on a sultry summer night in 1900s Sweden.

Village Theatre Guild of Glen Ellyn (VTG) announces auditions for its 2012-2013 season opener, "A Little Night Music". This classy and classic musical has a book by Hugh Wheeler and music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Performances of "A Little Night Music" are October 19 - November 10, 2012. Shows are Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm. Tickets are $20 each.

Craig Gustafson is directing. Doug Orlyk is producing. Musical director TBA.

Auditions are at 7:00 pm on Monday, August 27 and Tuesday, August 28 at Village Theatre Guild, 3S020 Park Boulevard, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137.

In order to best utilize the time of actors auditioning for "A Little Night Music", auditions are by appointment only. The process is as follows:

1. Actors will be scheduled for either Monday, August 27 or Tuesday, August 28 (actor's choice, unless a date is full).

2. Actors will be assigned a call time, either 7:00, 8:00 or 9:00 pm.

3. Actors will be assigned to a group and will spend 20 minutes in the singing audition and 20 minutes in the reading audition. There will be no dance audition. Everyone who attends will get to read.

4. Those cast or called back will be called by noon on Wednesday. Actors who are not cast or called back will be contacted by e-mail. Callbacks (or further auditions, if needed) will be on Wednesday, August 29.

5. Walk-ins might be seen on Monday and Tuesday beginning at 10:00 pm, depending on how busy auditions are, so having an appointment is advised.

To schedule an appointment: e-mail ALNMVTG@comcast.net, stating your name and which day you would like to audition.

Attaching a headshot and resume is acceptable but not required. Details on what you need to sing and read will be given to you when your appointment is scheduled. All parts are available.

CAST INFORMATION

Men:

Fredrik Egerman 35-50 Middle-aged lawyer. Baritone

Henrik Egerman 18-25 Fredrik's gloomy, religious son. Tenor

Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm 20s-40s Vain, arrogant but dim dragoon. Baritone

Mr. Erlanson 18-50 Tenor

Mr. Lindquist 18-50 Baritone

Frid 20-50 Madame Armfeldt's butler. Non-singing

Women:

Desiree Armfeldt 35-50 Worldly, world-weary actress. Mezzo-Soprano

Fredrika Armfeldt 13-16 Desiree's clever daughter.

Anne Egerman 18-25 Giddy, virginal child bride. Soprano

Petra 18-40 The Egermans' earthy maid. Mezzo-Soprano

Countess Charlotte Malcolm 20s-40s The Count's unhappy wife. Mezzo-Soprano

Madame Armfeldt 30-Infinity Elderly, brutally honest sage. Contralto

Mrs. Anderssen 18-50 Mezzo-Soprano

Mrs. Nordstrom 18-50 Soprano

Mrs. Segstrom 18-50 Soprano

"A Little Night Music" is presented by special arrangement with Musical Theatre International.

For tickets and information, please visit http://www.villagetheatreguild.org.

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