By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson’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 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 that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that 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.
Auditions will be held on Monday and Tuesday, March 4 and 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. Those auditioning should prepare a musical number from the stage version of the show to be sung a capella (without accompaniment) for the directors. Please note that accompaniment will not be provided. The auditions may also involve movement and reading at the discretion of the directors, but no preparation is needed. Roles for adults, teenagers and children will be cast.
Rehearsals will begin on Monday, March 18 and will, for the most part, be held Monday through Thursday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Directed: Don Wesley
Music Director: Doris Jones
Performances are scheduled for May 16 -19 and 23 – 26.
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