Casting Teen Performers for "The Light in the Piazza" Play
Seeking teen performers ages 16+ for the play "The Light in the Piazza." Details are provided below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Summer 1953: Margaret Johnson, an elegant and strong-willed Southern woman has taken her daughter Clara on a vacation in Italy. When a gust of wind blows Clara’s hat right into the hands of a young Italian gentleman, neither language nor age nor familial disapproval can stop their whirlwind love affair. As Clara and Fabrizio fall into each other’s arms, Margaret must grapple with the question of whether to disclose Clara’s devastating secret to Fabrizio’s warm, passionate Italian family. Unable to suppress the truth about her daughter, Margaret is forced to reconsider not only Clara’s future but her own hopes as well. With soaring operatic melodies, The Light in the Piazza is a story about mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and the deeply intertwined emotions of love and loss. Rate: Actors are eligible to receive a volunteer honoraria of $25 per performance for all ticketed shows and any additional performances. Additional info: The Light in the Piazza will be presented from, August 9th – August 25th, 2024. Performances take place Thu – Sun at 7:30 p.m. Some performances may be added as rain dates, exact dates pending cast availability. Submissions will be accepted until midnight on May 4th. Callbacks (acting/singing) are to be determined. For your video audition please slate/introduce yourself then present one approximately 32-bar cut (about 1:30) of any musical theater piece in the style of the show. A piece from an opera, operetta, or an art song is also acceptable. Please choose a piece that highlights your range, and ability to sing lyrically, and shows your acting ability. Accompaniment is preferred. Please see the attachment for details. If you are interested please apply.
10 roles
(vocal range: low A to high G) – An elegant, self-possessed, practical American woman. Strong and self-assured. Mature Soprano with strong middle voice.
(vocal range: low A to high A) – Margaret’s 26-year-old daughter. Young and naïve for her age with a youthful simplicity and exuberance. Soprano with strong voice in both ends of range.
(vocal range: low B flat to high B) – handsome and charming Florentine. Youthful and passionate energy. Lyrical Tenor. Speaks Italian and speaks/sings English with an Italian accent.
(vocal range: B flat to F) – Fabrizio’s older brother. A lady’s man. Very Italian. The most physical character in the show. Speaks in Italian.
(vocal range: low B flat to high B) – Cynical about love and fed up with the behavior of the men in her world. She experiences her feelings in bold and is often lightning quick to act on them.
(vocal range: low A to D) – Fabrizio’s father. Fabrizio’s father. Very charming, charismatic and insightful. Loves his family.
(vocal range: low C sharp to high B) – She is Fabrizio’s mother. Cunning and intelligent. The foundation of her family. She primarily speaks Italian.
(non-singing role) – Margaret’s husband. He is an executive with a tobacco company in Winston-Salem, NC. He comes off as brusk and emotionally unavailable. This role will also sing and perform in the ensemble if we cast a singer.
ENSEMBLE (all voice parts)
ENSEMBLE (all voice parts)
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