Prepare 16 bars of a Rodgers & Hammerstein or Lerner & Lowe song. Singing from the score is discouraged. Bring or wear clothing that is suitable for a dance audition.
Show dates are as follows:
Count Basie Theatre
Fri. 9/14 8pm
Sat. 9/15 8pm
Sun. 9/16 3pm
Fri. 9/21 8pm
Sat. 9/22 8pm
Sun 9/23 3pm
Strand Center for the Arts
Sat. 9/29 2pm
Sat. 9/29 8pm
Produced by Andrea Zawadzky
Directed by Paul Chalakani
Musical Direction by Andrew Makirowski
Choreography by Jennifer Forziati Dacosta
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Eliza Doolittle - A cockney flower girl from Lisson Grove working outside
Covent Garden - Her potential to become “a lady” becomes the object of a bet between Higgins and Pickering. Soprano.
Colonel Pickering - Retired British officer with colonial experience and the author of “Spoken Sanskrit.” Baritone B up to E.
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill - A friend of Mrs. Higgins’ and Freddy’s mother.
Mrs. Higgins - Henry’s long-suffering mother.
Henry Higgins - British, upper class professional bachelor, world famous
phonetics expert, teacher and author of “Higgins’ Universal Alphabet.” Baritone.
Freddy Eynsford-Hill - Upper class young man who becomes completely
smitten with Eliza. Tenor/Baritone low C to high F.
Alfred P. Doolittle - Eliza’s father; an elderly but vigorous dustman. Baritone.
Bartender - George, works the Tottenham Court Road Pub.
Harry - Drinking companion of Alfred Doolittle. Bass/Baritone. Harmonize.
Jamie - Drinking companion of Alfred Doolittle. Tenor. Harmonize.
Mrs. Pearce - Henry Higgins’ housekeeper. Alto/Mezzo Soprano
Mrs. Hopkins - A cockney woman of Tottenham Court.
Prof. Zoltan Karpathy - A bearded Hungarian; former student of H. Higgins.
Cockey Quartet - four strong male singers T-T-Br-Bs.
Butler/Footman - Henry Higgins' household employee.
Lord Boxington - Friend of Mrs. Higgins, Ascot Race patron.
Flower Girl - Working in Wimpole Street.
Footman - Embassy employee.
Selsey Man - Opening scene, bystander outside Covent Garden.
Hoxton Man - Opening scene, bystander outside Covent Garden.
Ensemble Roles:
Two maids - Henry Higgins household, non-speaking
Three Buskers - Street performers outside Covent Garden, non-speaking.
Six Servants - Henry Higgins household, non-speaking chorus singers,
S-S-A-A-T-B.
Two Stewards - Ascot employees, non speaking.
Singing and Dancing Ensembles - The Ascot Race patrons, Embassy Ball
guests including the Queen of Transylvania and her escort, the
Ambassador and his wife and Dr.Themistocles Stephanos, Covent Garden
scene crowd, Tottenham Court crowd, etc.
For more information, visit www.phoenixredbank.com.
Any specific questions may be emailed to andrea@phoenixredbank.com.
