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Colonial Chorus Players announce auditions for FOREVER PLAID August 28 at 5pm & August 29 at 7pm
Looking for 4 male singers for this deliciously fun revue which is chock-full of barbershop quartet harmonies and pitch-perfect melodies!
Forever Plaid Audition:
Sunday, August 28 at 5 pm and Monday, August 29 at 7pm.
Callbacks, if necessary, Wednesday, August 31 at 7 PM
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Auditions will take place at the Old Hose House
1249 Main Street, Reading, MA
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Production Dates: Friday, October 28, Saturday, October 29 at 8pm
Sunday,October 30, at 2pm
Saturday, November 5 at 8pm and Sunday, November 6 at 2pm
Venue: Old Hose House 1249 Main Street, Reading, MA.
Our Production Team:
Director: John Pease
Music Director: Brendan Kenney
Producer: Maureen Fiorello
For more information: maureenglitter@gmail.com
The rehearsal schedule for Forever Plaid will be 3 times a week; possibly Sun, Tues, Weds.
Bring sheet music and come prepared to sing 16 to 32 bars of a song (not from the show) that best matches the style of the show.
Please prepare to tell a short comic story in a sincere, innocent manner.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
FRANKIE:
Second tenor-Lyric Baritone. The leader, confident but humble, and always taking care of the rest of the group. He has asthma, which occasionally acts up if the tempo is too fast or if the choreography is too intense. Despite being humble, he is a "Romantic Crooner."
SPARKY:
Baritone. He is the clown and is always looking to crack a joke. He wears a retainer and has a slight lisp or speech impediment. Despite his speech, he loves telling stories and relishes every word he says. Also, he often repeats himself because of how fast he speaks.
JINX:
Tenor. He is shy, and terrified of being on stage. He often forgets what song or dance move is next. He is Sparky’s stepbrother. The other members of the group are very protective of him. He gets an occasional nose bleed when he sings above an ‘A.’
SMUDGE:
Bass. He worries about everything from the props, to the running order, to the audience not liking him. Suffers from a chronic nervous stomach, and is very reluctant to perform. He is also dyslexic, and
wears glasses. Underneath his glasses, however, is a great deal of good looks and sex appeal.
All of these characters need to be seen as "real" people and not as a caricature. Age range: appear to be 18 to 30. All body types, races, & ethnicities are welcome to audition.
SYNOPSIS: Once upon a time, there were four guys (Sparky, Smudge, Jinx and Frankie) who discovered they shared a love for music and then got together to become their idols: the Four Freshman, the Hi-Lo’s, the Crew Cuts. Rehearsing in the basement of Smudge’s family’s plumbing supply company, they became Forever Plaid”. On the way to their first big gig, the “Plaids” are slammed broadside by a school bus and killed instantly. It is at this moment when their careers and lives end, that the story of Forever Plaid begins…………
Singing in close harmony, squabbling boyishly over the smallest intonations, and executing their charmingly outlandish choreography with over-zealous precision, the “Plaids” are a guaranteed smash, with a program of beloved songs and delightful patter that keeps audiences rolling in the aisles when they’re not humming along to some of the great nostalgic pop hits of the 1950’s
Forever Plaid is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. Written and originally Directed and Choreographed by Stuart Ross. Musical Continuity Supervision and Arrangements by James Raitt. Originally Produced by Gene Wolsk.
