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BAT BOY AUDITIONS FOR FOOTHILL MUSIC THEATRE

Date Posted: 10/01/08
Organization: Foothill Music Theatre
City: Los Altos

Description:

Award-winning Foothill Music Theatre announces Open Tryout Auditions for Bat Boy!

Story and Book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe.

Dates and Times: Preliminary Auditions: Saturday, Oct. 11, 10am-2pm; or Monday, Oct. 13, 6:30-9:30pm. Come one time only; no appointment necessary. Callbacks: October 21-28, by appointment. In the event you absolutely cannot attend a preliminary audition, email us for an alternate time. Rehearsals begin January 5, 2009, Monday–Thursday evenings, 7-10:30pm, plus some Saturday or Sunday day work. Performances, in the LohmanTheatre: Thursdays - Saturdays, Sunday matinees, and some Saturday matinees, February 27 - March 22.

The Place: Lohman Theatre, Foothill College, El Monte Road exit at Highway I-280, Los Altos Hills.

What to Prepare: An up-tempo or ballad Broadway, stylistically-appropriate song. Songs from the show are acceptable. An accompanist will be provided (no unaccompanied auditions!). Have sheet music in correct key! A brief reading will be assigned. Material from Bat Boy will be utilized for callbacks. Headshot or snapshot and resumé are very helpful.

Who May Audition: Auditions are open to anyone. A very limited number of travel stipends may be available, based on need. You must apply for a stipend at the time of your initial audition. Possibility of one Equity Guest Artist contract. AEA members, please email for audition appointment: manleyjay@foothill.edu.

About Bat Boy: The Musical and Foothill Music Theatre Bat Boy is directed by Foothill Music Theatre Founder/Artistic Director Jay Manley, who will be joined by an outstanding team of theatre professionals in the creation of this production. Bat Boy is produced by Foothill Music Theatre at Foothill College, honored in 2008 with Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle nominations and awards for its 2006 and 2007 productions of Annie Get Your Gun and Pippin. Bat Boy will be fully staged, with live band, and led by an award-winning staff.

The Story of “Bat Boy” - Based on a story in The Weekly World News, Bat Boy: The Musical is a musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. The local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a "normal" boy by the vet’s wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of Hope Falls, they turn on him, prodded by the machinations of Dr. Parker, who secretly despises him. Shelley and Bat Boy, who have fallen in love, run away together and have a blissful coupling in the woods, but their happiness is shattered when Meredith arrives and reveals a secret. Soon the entire town arrives and hears the shocking story of Bat Boy's unholy origin.

Cast Requirements: Our production of Bat Boy will have a cast of about 15, with six actors playing exclusive roles, and a very exciting ensemble playing multiple and complex supporting roles. Specific men’s roles: Bat Boy, Dr. Parker, Sheriff. Specific Women’s roles: Meredith, Shelley. Roles that may “double:” Rick, Ron and Ruthie, Mrs. Taylor, Lorraine, Maggie, Daisy, Bud, Rev. Hightower, Pan, and others.

What the Critics Said about this award-winning Off-Broadway smash: Big laughs…It's remarkable what intelligent wit can accomplish - a jaggedly imaginative mix of skewering humor and energetic glee. - NY Times. Smart, playful and funny…a giggling cult hit - NY Magazine. Outrageously silly and totally charming. - NY Daily News. At the end of the show, you've been gleefully, outlandishly entertained. - NY Newsday. Composed with smarts, staged with savvy and performed with gusto! A winner. You'd be batty to miss it. - Star Ledger.

Misc: Foothill Music Theatre enthusiastically endorses "non-traditional casting."

Parking Info: A $2 parking permit is required at all audition times. Please avoid costly tickets and purchase a permit; if you are cast in the show you will receive a free permit for the duration of the production.

Closest parking to auditions in the Lohman Theatre: Student Lot 8, on your left, as you enter the campus.

Audition Questions: Please email manleyjay@foothill.edu

Contact Info

Name: Jay Manley
Email: manleyjay@foothill.edu
Website: http://www.foothill.edu/fa/batboy/audition.html

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