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AUDITION NOTICE: Ladies in Black - Noosa Arts Theatre

Title: Ladies in Black

Presented By: Noosa Arts Theatre

Genre: Musical Theatre


Synopsis:

Set in Sydney in the 1950s, "Ladies in Black" tells the story of bookish school leaver Lisa who joins the sales staff in the fashionable department store, F.G. Goode’s. Over a life-changing summer, she befriends the colourful denizens of the women’s clothing department. Each character is on the precipice of change – facing independence, working for a living, and discovering what it means to be a woman.


Audition Dates:

  • Monday, 8th July 2019 (for the role of LISA)

  • Tuesday, 9th July 2019 (All other roles)

  • Wednesday, 10th July 2019 (All other roles)

Audition Time: 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Callbacks: Monday, 15th July at 6:00pm


Audition Location and Address: Noosa Arts Theatre, 163 Weyba Road, Noosaville, 4566


Audition Requirements: Prepare a musical theatre song (provide a music backing track on USB or mobile device) or sing a cappella.


Audition Registration:

Audition Pack: Available Here


Available Roles:

  • Lisa: 16-year-old bookworm, highly intelligent. Star vehicle role. Involved in 17 songs and 18 scenes.

  • Myra/Dawn: Mid to late 20s. Myra is cheerful, out for a good time. Dawn is cynical and rough around the edges.

  • Patty: 32-year-old unhappily married shop assistant. Involved in 11 songs and 13 scenes.

  • Frank: Patty’s 35-40-year-old husband, tile salesman.

  • Magda: Exotic Hungarian, 40. In charge of Model Gowns at Goodes. Involved in 9 songs and 13 scenes.

  • Rudi/Lloyd/Fred: Mid to late 30s. Lloyd and Fred are Australian men looking for a good time. Rudi is a Hungarian refugee.

  • Mrs Miles: Lisa’s mother, late 30s or 40s.

  • Miss Cartright/Joy: About 40. Miss Cartright is the authoritative manager of the Ladies Department. Joy is Patty’s older sister.

  • Miss Jacobs/Mrs Crown: 60s. Miss Jacobs has worked in Goodes her whole life. Mrs Crown is Patty’s mother.

  • Fay: 29-year-old shop assistant at Goodes.

  • Mr Miles/Stefan: 40s. Mr Miles is Lisa’s conservative father. Stefan is a Hungarian intellectual and bon vivant.

Additional Ensemble Roles: Solo singers, customers in Goodes, "The Voices," barmaid, staff at Goodes, guests at Magda’s party, Fred, Lloyd, Joe, Vronsky, young WW1 soldier, doorman, husbands at Goodes sales.


Performance Dates:

  • Preview: November 14 at 7:30 PM

  • Opening Night: November 15 at 7:30 PM

  • Evenings: November 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29 at 7:30 PM

  • Matinees: November 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 & December 1 at 2:00 PM

Performance Location: Noosa Arts Theatre, 163 Weyba Road, Noosaville, 4566


Rehearsal Dates: From Tuesday, 24th September

Rehearsal Times:

  • Tuesdays from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

  • Thursdays from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

  • Saturdays from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (as required)


Production Website: Noosa Arts Theatre


Other Information:

  • Full commitment to all show dates is required.

  • Missing more than three rehearsals may lead to re-evaluation of participation.

  • All cast are to be active members of Noosa Arts Theatre.

  • Please note – You may not be required to attend every rehearsal, and this will be covered in rehearsal schedule.

  • Please don’t audition if you are doing another show that will impact on your ability to attend our rehearsals OR if you are not available for all scheduled performance dates.




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