Auditions will be held January 11 & 12 at 7:00PM for this Stephen Sondheim Musical. Callbacks will be held on January 13th.
Bring sheet music. Please be prepared with 16/32 bars of music. A pianist will be provided.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
An ambivalent Cinderella? A bloodthirsty Little Red Riding Hood? A Prince Charming with a roving eye? A witch ... who raps? They're all among the cockeyed characters in James Lapine's and Stephen Sondheim's fractured fairy tale. When a baker and his wife learn they've been cursed with childlessness by the witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell; swindling, lying to and stealing from Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack, the one who climbed the beanstalk. Everyone's wish is granted at the end of Act 1, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results. What begins as a lively irreverent fantasy in the style of The Princess Bride becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Scott Susong, runs the Musical Theatre program at Illinois Wesleyan University, holds an M.F.A. in Theatre from Towson University (thesis, "Investigating the Director's Role in the Production of a New Musical") and a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Select directing credits include "Triumph of Love (the musical)", "The Good Woman of Setzuan", "Elegies: A Song Cycle", "The House of Bernarda Alba", "Jane Eyre (the musical)", "Annie, The Miracle Worker", "Once on this Island", "The Pajama Game (at Towson University)", "Two Gentlemen of Verona (the musical)", "COLE" (at Maryland Arts Festival), "Fiddler on the Roof" (at Cockpit in Court), "The World Goes Round" (at Maryland Arts Festivals), "Antigone", "Cabaret", "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie", "Annie Get Your Gun", "WomanSpeak", "The Marriage of Figaro" (the play), "Can-Can" and "The Sound of Music."
Scott Co-founded and serves as Artistic Director of Curtain Call Productions, 1998-present. His CCP credits include Co-producing with Towson University, directing and designing the world premiere production of the new musical "Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped" at Baltimore's Theatre Project, featured in TCG's American Theatre's January 2002 musicals issue; directing the world premiere reading of the new musical Deceptions: "Wind of Change" at the Audrey Herman Spotlighters; producing/directing CCP educational wing, Summer on Stage's production of the musical revue "As Thousands Cheer" and an outdoor production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Scott's association include being a proud member of SDC, the Society of Stage Directors and Chorographers and mtEA, the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance, International. He was a member of the staff for the January 2000 ITI/TCG International Conference for Theatre Makers & Trainers.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
June 11, 12, 18 & 19 at 8:00PM
June 13 & 20 at 3:00PM