**SWFL PREMIERE**

SHOW INFO - The Play That Goes Wrong

By  Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer

Everything goes wrong when the cash-strapped Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society tries to put on a murder mystery. This hilarious award-winning show is a regional premiere.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

Annie - the company’s stage manager. American accent.

Trevor - is the company’s lighting and sound operator. American accent.

Chris - is the head of the drama society, directed the play and plays Inspector Carter.

Jonathan - plays Charles Haversham

Robert - plays Thomas Colleymoore

Dennis - plays Perkins

Max - plays Cecil Haversham

Sandra - plays Florence Colleymoore

REHEARSALS, TECH WEEKS & SHOWS

Rehearsals will start on Zoom, then move to the theater for blocking.  

TECH WEEK is August 31st (est.)

PERFORMANCE DATES: Sept 14th and 15th (half-price preview nights) with opening night on September 16th and through October 9th.

Audition Requirements: Please prepare a one-minute comedic monologue.

Intimacy and fight disclosure.

**SWFL PREMIERE**

SHOW INFO - The Thanksgiving Play

By Larissa FastHorse

Events go sideways when elementary school teachers attempt to put on a culturally-sensitive Thanksgiving Play, hiring a “Native American” actress who ends up being a white lady who is just a little tan… and that’s just the beginning. 

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

Logan - 30-50, Female, Caucasian looking, the high school drama teacher that’s always pushing the envelope in potentially inappropriate ways. Earnest about theater and proving herself.

Jaxton - 30-50, Male, Caucasian looking, yoga practitioner/actor. Politically correct to a fault, a big one. Excellent at co-opting PC language to get attention and win arguments.

Alicia - 20s to 30s, Female, brunette, Caucasian looking but has looks that would have been cast as ethnic in 1950s movies. Without guile. Sexy and hot, but not bright.

Caden - 20s to 30s, Male, Caucasian looking, the academic. Awkward elementary school history teacher with dramatic aspirations but no experience. 

Also needed: elementary-age and middle/high school age students to perform in videos throughout the play. Any race/gender. The material is traditional but not politically correct Thanksgiving Day school activities.

REHEARSALS, TECH WEEKS & SHOWS

Rehearsal schedule TBD

Tech Week is Nov. 20th - Dec. 2nd. (no rehearsals on Thanksgiving Day)

PERFORMANCE DATES: 11/04/2022-11/20/2022

Audition Requirements: 

Please prepare a one-to-two-minute comedic monologue. 

Intimacy and fight disclosure.

SHOW INFO - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'

By Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.

Featuring the music of jazz legend Fats Waller, who believed that life was meant for fun, audiences will be swept away through the nightclubs of 1920s Manhattan in this musical revue - winner of the 1978 Tony Award for Best New Musical.

REHEARSALS, TECH WEEKS & SHOWS: Rehearsals schedule TBD.

TECH WEEK is November 28th - December 6th  (est.)

PERFORMANCE DATES: December 7 & 8 (half-price preview nights) with opening night on December 9th and running through January 15th.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

André: An unrepentant party hound. A flirt and a bit of a womanizer. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 45 Vocal range top: E6 Vocal range bottom: G2

Armelia: A voluptuous and sassy woman. Very strong-willed and not afraid to share her thoughts. Gender: Female Age: 25 to 45 Vocal range top: C6 Vocal range bottom: G3

Charlaine: A sweet, young lady. Very innocent. Gender: Female Age: 18 to 25 Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: G3

Ken: Jovial, cheerful, and loud. Larger than life. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 45 Vocal range top: C6 Vocal range bottom: D3

Nell: Confident and charming. A knowledgeable woman of the world. Gender: Female Age: 30 to 45 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: F3

Audition Requirements: 

Please prepare a one-to-two-minute comedic or dramatic monologue and a song to show your range. You may bring a soundtrack accompaniment, but a cappella will be acceptable. 

Fight and Intimacy Disclosure

SHOW INFO - SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

By Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim

The dark, witty, Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder, and revenge set against the backdrop of 19th century London.

REHEARSALS, TECH WEEKS & SHOWS: Rehearsals schedule TBD.

TECH WEEK is November 28th - December 6th  (est.)

PERFORMANCE DATES: February 8th and 9th (half-price preview nights) with opening night on February 10th through March 11th.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

Sweeney Todd: A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focused on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist. Gender: Male, Age: 40 to 55, Vocal range top: Gb4, Vocal range bottom: F2

Mrs. Lovett: An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture. Gender: Female, Age: 35 to 50, Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: G3

Anthony Hope: A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna. Gender: Male, Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Johanna: A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward. Gender: Female, Age: 18 to 21, Vocal range top: A5 Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Tobias Ragg: A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett. Gender: Male, Age: 12 to 18, Vocal range top: Ab4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Judge Turpin: A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd. Gender: Male, Age: 50 to 65, Vocal range top: Gb4 Vocal range bottom: E2

The Beadle: A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin. Gender: Male, Age: 40 to 55, Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: D3

Beggar Woman: A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret. Gender: Female, Age: 35 to 50 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: Ab3

Adolfo Pirelli: A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past. Gender: Male, Age: 30 to 45, Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: B2

Jonas Fogg: The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers. Gender: Male, Age: 35 to 60

Ensemble: Townspeople, Policemen, Lunatics

Audition Requirements:

Please prepare a one-to-two-minute dramatic or comedic monologue and a song to show your range. You may bring a soundtrack accompaniment, but a cappella will be acceptable. 

Fight and Intimacy Disclosure

**SWFL PREMIERE**

SHOW INFO - PASS OVER

By Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu

Moses and Kitch stand around on the corner – talking trash, passing the time, and hoping that maybe today will be different. As they dream of their promised land, a stranger wanders into their space with his own agenda and derails their plans. Pass Over exposes the unquestionable human spirit of young men stuck in a cycle and looking for a way out. A provocative riff on Waiting for Godot, this is a rare piece of politically-charged theater by a bold new American voice.

REHEARSALS, TECH WEEKS & SHOWS: Rehearsals schedule TBD.

TECH WEEK is March 15th - March 28th  (est.)

PERFORMANCE DATES: March 29th and 30th (half-price preview nights), with opening night on March 31st through April 16th.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

Moses: A young man from the ghetto; brokenhearted, courageous, angry, and sad. Male, 20-29, Black/African Descent

Kitch: A young man from the ghetto and Moses’ best friend; jovial, loyal, kind, and naive. A lovely friend to have. Male, 20-29, Black/African Descent

Mister/Ossifer: One actor to play two roles - Mister: Out of his element; earnest, wholesome, and terrified. Ossifer: an enforcer of the law; not from around here, but always around; pragmatic, intimidating, and terrified. Male, 27-36/late 20s to mid-30s, White/European Descent

Audition Requirements:

Please prepare a one or two-minute dramatic monologue.

Fight and Intimacy Disclosure