audition notice: HELLO DOLLY! - Scottsdale Musical Theater Company - November 14 & 15

Dance Call – 
Saturday, November 14th  @ 12:00pm or
Sunday, November 15th  @ 6:00pm
The following roles need to attend the dance call:
Cornelius, Irene, Barnaby, Minnie Fay, Ambrose, Ermengarde, Waiters/Waitresses

Singing/Acting Call – 
Saturday, November 14th  @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm or
Sunday, November 15th  @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm
(by appointment only - please email or call to schedule a specific time slot)

The following roles only need to attend the singing/acting call: Dolly Levi, Ernestina, all Ensemble roles (unless you also want to be considered for a waiter/waitress)


Callbacks:           TBD

Location:           Conservatory of Dance
                                    13637 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix
                                    (on the southeast corner of Tatum and Thunderbird)

Performance Dates: February 3 -6, 2016

Rehearsals: Start mid December and will be on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights plus Saturday and Sunday afternoons. All rehearsals will be held at Conservatory of Dance.

Cast members will never be required to attend every rehearsal. There will be a rehearsal schedule with specific dates provided at auditions and a conflict sheet to fill out.

Director: David Hock
Choreographer: Bill Hotaling
Musical Director: Curtis Moeller
Conductor: Kevin Hayward
Stage Manager: Karen Carvelli

Audition Requirements:

Dancing 
The dance calls will start promptly at their designated times. Please be ready to start on time and wear dance appropriate clothes and shoes. All females should wear character heels if possible. Anyone auditioning as just a dancer does not need to sing. If you want to be considered for a role or singing ensemble you will need to stay and sing. Please see the singing requirements below. For ensemble roles only, you do not need to schedule a singing audition time. You will sing following the dance call. If you are auditioning for a named role, you will need to sign up for a specific singing time slot.

Singing/Acting 
Singing/acting auditions will be by appointment only. Please email auditions@scottsdalemusicaltheater.com or call (602) 909-4215 to schedule your audition time. Audition times will be assigned every 5 minutes. You will need to have sheet music in the proper key. No cds or acapella singing will be allowed. Please have 1 vocal selection of 32 bars ready. An accompanist will be provided. Please do not sing anything from the show. You may also be asked to do a monologue, not to exceed 1 minute, so please have one prepared just in case.

Character Breakdown

Dolly Levi: The consummate widowed matchmaker. She makes her meddling, opportunist, life-loving personality loved by all.  Must have a commanding, strong stage presence with exceptional acting abilities and comic timing. Must have star quality vocal abilities. Should be able to move fairly well.
Age Range:  Early to Mid 40’s. Vocal Range: Alto/Mezzo Soprano.

Horace Vandergelder:

Cornelius Hackl: Head clerk at Vandergelder’s Feed Store. Energetic, enthusiastic, and adventurous. Requires strong comic acting, a strong singing voice and good stage presence. Basic dance ability is required.
Age Range: Early 30’s. Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor.

Barnaby Tucker: Assistant to Cornelius at the Feed Store. Naïve and innocent, but practical, he follows Cornelius on their adventure in NY. Requires strong comic acting, a strong singing voice and good stage presence. Basic dance ability is required.
Age Range: Early 20’s. Vocal Range: Tenor.

Irene Molloy: Set up to marry Horace by Dolly, but falls in love with Cornelius. She owns the Millinerie shop, is beautiful, smart, fun-loving and very clever. Requires strong singing and acting skills with good stage presence. Basic dance ability is required.
Age Range: Late 20’s – Early 30’s. Vocal Range: Soprano.

Minnie Fay: Irene’s assistant, very naïve and straight-laced. Requires strong comic acting and a strong singing voice with good stage presence. Basic dance ability is required.
Age Range: Early 20’s. Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano.

Ambrose Kemper: Struggling artist, good-natured, accommodating, who wants to marry Vandergelder’s niece Ermengarde. Must have good singing and acting skills. Must have above average dance skills.
Age Range: Early 20’s. Vocal Range: tenor.

Ermengarde: Vandergelder’s niece who is whining and high-strung and wants to marry Ambrose. Must have good singing and acting skills. Must have above average dance skills.
Age Range: Late teens. Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano

Ernestina: Accommodating, good-time girl. Helps Dolly with her scheme to get Vandergelder. Requires strong comic acting and a good singing voice. Basic dance ability is required.
Age Range: 20’s to 30’s. Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano

Ensemble: Large singing ensemble is needed for this show. 10-12 men and 10-12 women. All small roles will be cast out of the ensemble. Ability to sing harmony is a must. Should be able to do basic movement.
Age Range: 20’s – 50’s. Vocal Range: All

7-12 Waiters/Waitresses: These are specific dance roles. The Waiters Gallop is a very famous choreographed dance. Dancers should be well trained and have excellent dance abilities. Gymnastic abilities are a plus, but not required. Both guys and girls will be cast. There are other dance requirements throughout the show as well. Singing not required. But these roles can come from ensemble casting as well for performers that can sing as well as dance.