LET THE AUDITIONS BEGIN for THE SAVOY COMPANY'S Production of GILBERT and SULLIVAN'S PATIENCE or BUNTHORNE'S BRIDE

On Saturday & Sunday, January 10 & 11, 2015 Lead auditions for The Savoy Company’s June 2015 production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience or Bunthorne’s Bride will be held. Saturday auditions will begin at noon and run until 4 pm at the Germantown Cricket Club [411 West Manheim Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144]. Sunday auditions will begin at 1 pm and run until 5 pm at the Orpheus Club [254 S. Van Pelt Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103].

Music Director Peter Hilliard and Artistic Director Bill Kiesling seek 10 adults (age 21 and over) for this June 2015 production. All roles require strong vocal skills and some dance skills. Performance dates will be Friday & Saturday, June 12 & 13 (Raindates: Sunday & Monday, June 14 & 15) at the lovely Open Air Theatre at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA. (Please note: there may be additional cast performances.) Rehearsals will begin in February.

The Savoy Company, celebrating its 115th season, is a non-profit theater organization -- all actors and staff are volunteers.

The Savoy Company welcomes new talent! Please bring a headshot and resume. To schedule an audition time, to receive audition materials/character descriptions, or to get more information, visit our website: www.joinsavoy.com .

Lead Characters - Page numbers for audition materials (music and readings) are from the Schirmer score and are listed with each character.
•Colonel Calverley [Baritone]: Music Bottom 28-32, Reading 33 & 163
•Major Murgatroyd [Baritone]: Music 165-166, Reading 33 & 163
•Lieut. The Duke of Dunstable [Tenor]: Music 119-127 & 82-83, Reading 33
•Reginald Bunthorne (A Fleshly Poet) [Comic Baritone]: Music 54-58, Reading 47 beginning with “A hunting song” and continuing through the poem & 59
•Archibald Grosvenor (An Idyllic Poet) [Lyric Baritone]: Music 138-141, Reading 68-69 & 136
•The Lady Angela [Mezzo-Soprano]: Music 12-13, Reading 22 & 60
•The Lady Saphir [Mezzo-Soprano or Soprano]: Music 38-39, Reading 16 & 47
•The Lady Ella [Soprano]: Music 13-15, Reading 16 & 47
•The Lady Jane [Contralto]: Music 130-132, Reading 16, 47, 129, & 145
•Patience (A Dairy Maid) [Soprano]: Music 21-22, Reading 68-69 & 144

Chorus Auditions and Backstage Interviews will be held on Thursday, January 22 from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Orpheus Club [254 S. Van Pelt Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103].

Chorus Auditions and Backstage Interviews will continue on Saturday, January 24 from 11 am to 2 pm at The Cynwyd Club [322 Trevor Lane, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004].

Chorus Characters Auditions & Backstage Interviews
•Rapturous Maidens: Sopranos & Altos
•Officers of Dragoon Guards: Tenors & Basses/Baritones
•Backstage Crew

Since the beginning in 1901 The Savoy Company, Philadelphia’s historic Gilbert and Sullivan theatre group/social club, has staged annual ‘G and S’ performances to support local charitable organizations. It is the oldest amateur theater company in the world dedicated to the production of the 13 existing Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The Savoy Company provides creative and social outlets for its members and gives the audience the most exhilarating theatrical and cultural ‘G and S’ experience. Famous Savoyards have included: Hollywood film star Nelson Eddy, Broadway star Wilbur Evans, Metropolitan Opera soprano Margaret Harshaw, and Wagnerian bass-baritone James Pease.

In 2014 The Savoy Company performed Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial By Jury and The Sorcerer at Longwood Gardens. Cast appearances included performances for the Veterans of the Coatesville VA Hospital at Gorgas Park (Roxborough) and for residents and friends of Meadowood Senior Living, Worcester, PA, as well as singing of The National Anthem for a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park and for the 267th Birthday Celebration of the Pennsylvania National Guard at the National Constitution Center.

Members, drawn from the Greater Delaware Valley area, network for business and make lasting friendships. The Savoy Company offers a great combination of a high-quality fully staged performance experience with a full professional orchestra and a fun group of people enjoying each other’s company in rehearsal and out. If you choose to become a member, you will be joining one of Philadelphia’s oldest cultural and social traditions still going strong today. For information or to reserve an audition time visit: FaceBook/TheSavoyCompany or www.joinsavoy.com .