Casting Call for Boys and Girls for "Calamity Jane" Stage Play
Boys and girls invited to audition for “Calamity Jane.” More information is provided below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: In the wild-west outpost of Deadwood City, 1876, sharpshooting tomboy Calamity Jane carouses with cowboys, townsfolk, and her archrival, the famous Wild Bill Hickok. After a mix-up in the talent pool at Deadwood’s saloon/theater, Calam goes to Chicago to fetch the glamorous actress Adelaid Adams, but she returns instead with Adelaid’s maid, Katie Brown. Katie turns out to be quite a performer herself, and she wins the heart of the young Lieutenant Danny Gilmartin. At the local ball, Calam briefly sheds her tomboy persona and discovers she's in love with Wild Bill Hickok. Additional info: Calamity Jane performs Sep 17-Sep 26 July 11 Schedule 8-8:30 AM—learn jazz routine with John C. Wilson (required, if auditioning for any musical) 8:30 AM-8:45 AM present jazz routine 8:45 -9:15 AM learn tap routine with Sam Stowe (“White Christmas” and “Young Frankenstein” auditionees only) 9:15 AM-9:30 AM present tap routine 9:30 AM-10:15 AM Male presenting song taught and performed 10:15-11 AM Female presenting song taught and performed 11 AM-12 PM Readings or Callbacks, if necessary Deadline by 4 PM Friday, July 10. If you are interested, please apply.
4 roles
Young second lieutenant attached to nearby fort, tall, handsome, the man Calamity dreams about, but who falls in love with KATIE BROWN.
A stage-struck young lady of considerable beauty and talent, who, posing as a famous actress, comes West and captures the affection of all men in Deadwood City.
The young, friendly, and pretty niece of Miller, who is in charge. She will fall in love with FRANCIS FRYER.
An Eastern song-and-dance man importer by Miller as an entertainer on the assumption that the “Francis” is a “Frances,” providing worrisome complications.
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