Kid Performers Needed for "Titanic" The Musical
Actors sought for the production of "Titanic". . Anyone 12 or older is welcome to audition. See the breakdown below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Titanic, written and composed by Peter Stone and Maury Yeston is considered one of the finest musicals ever written. It opened on Broadway in 1997 and won five Tonys including best score, best book, and best musical. Additional info: Needed for the cast are 20 men and 14 women. Auditions will consist of 16 bars from a vocal selection of your choice and readings from the script. Please complete the audition from: see the document attached. Performance dates are July 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, and July 26. If you are interested, please apply.
20 roles
Baritone (C3-G4). Stage age 20s/30s. Operator who receives the ice warnings and relayed SOS call. A shy and socially awkward young man. Sings several solos including ‘The Night Was Alive.’
Tenor (A2-G4). Stage age 20s/30s. He is strappingly strong, keenly intelligent, and capable. He questions the motivations of the powers-that-be to speed up, struggles with the monotony of his occupation. Sings a powerful goodbye to his lost love (one of several solos he carries, including Barrett’s Song .)
Tenor (B2-F#4). Stage age 20-30s. 2 nd Class Passenger. Aspires to be a journalist in New York City, and has every reason to believe he can succeed. Eloping to America with his love, Caroline.
Male. Baritone (B2-F#4). Stage age 17-30. Farrell is a 3 rd Class Passenger. Love interest of Kate McGowen. He solos in the trapped-in-stairwell scene/song and the Act 1 Finale. Lindsey is a stoker (crew).
Tenor (C3-G4). Stage age 20s/30s. Lookout, sits in the crow’s nest. Sings the soaring solo lead in ‘No Moon’, and calls out the fateful warning, “Iceberg, right ahead!”
Professional dancer on the ship, who will perform a stunning featured partner dance in Doing the Latest Rag (think lifts, think ballroom, think ragtime), and then teach the 1 st class passengers how to join in. They must be graceful dancers, and exuberant personalities.
Soprano/Mezzo (A3-F#5). Stage age 17-early 20s. Irish. 3 rd Class Passenger. Kate is escaping a big mistake made in Ireland — she is pregnant (although not yet showing) with the child of a married man. She spots Jim Farrell at the dock and manages to secure an engagement in less than 4 days! Requires a powerful actress who can command our attention. Sings the lead in ‘Ladies’ Maid’ and has several other solo sections.
Alto. Stage age 17-early 20s. Irish. 3 rd Class Passenger. A young Irish lass (one of 8 children) traveling on the Titanic to a new life in America where she intended to live with her sister and become a maid. She is overwhelmed by the scope of everything she sees. Sings solos in ‘Ladies’ Maid’, and several other moments.
Professional dancer on the ship, who will perform a stunning featured partner dance in Doing the Latest Rag (think lifts, think ballroom, think ragtime), and then teach the 1 st class passengers how to join in. They must be graceful dancers, and exuberant personalities
Stage age 20-30s. 2 nd Class Passenger. Classy and kind – actually born to first class, but eloping to America with her love Charles; she wants nothing more than to be with him, and is more than willing to sacrifice status for love.
Stage age 16-30s. Maude is a stewardess attending to 1 st class passengers. Darlene is Barrett’s girlfriend.
Stage age 16-30s. Alice is a stewardess attending to 1 st class passengers. Eva is a new bride with babe-in-arms.
Stage age 16-30s. Stewardess. Attending to 1 st class passengers.
1 st Class Passenger. Wife to JJ Astor (older man). Pregnant. She is very much a naïve child still, while he is fiercely protective of social mores.
Alto. Stage age 15-18. Irish. 3 rd Class Passenger. One of thirteen children in Ireland. With a sickly mother she was forced to grow up early. A tough, no non-sense character. Sings solos in ‘Ladies’ Maid’, and several other moments.
Stage age 13-15. Bellboy. Takes care of passenger needs, announces meals, and generally helps out the other serving staff.
Bellboy. Takes care of passenger needs, announces meals, and generally helps out the other serving staff. He has a poignant moment with the Captain as the ship is sinking, wherein the captain sees a younger self in his namesake
1st Class Passenger.
1 st Class Passenger.