AUDITIONS for “Lend Me A Tenor” at the Homestake Opera House
Date and Time
Tuesday Jan 24, 2017
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM MST
Jan. 24th @ 5:30pm-7:30pm Jan. 26th @ 5:30pm-7:30pm
Location
Historic Homestake Opera House 313 W. Main Street Lead, SD 57754
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
Sarah Carlson
605-584-2067
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Description
AUDITIONS for “Lend Me A Tenor” at the Homestake Opera House "Lend Me A Tenor" comedy stage play (non-musical) Gold Camp Players Community Theatre Directed by Dave Scherer 605-381-8753 Auditions: January 24, 26, 2017 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Casting: 4 adult males, 4 adult females Rehearsals: Sunday through Thursday nights 6:00pm to 8:00 pm Productions: March 3-5, 10-12, 2017. Fri/Sat 7 PM and Sun 2 PM Adults $15, HHOH members $10, Students $5 (17 and younger) Tickets will be available in person, by phone or online at www.homestakeoperahouse.org. ABOUT THE PLAY: Lend Me A Tenor is a comedy set in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world famous, Tito Morelli, Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as Otello. The star arrives late and, through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he’s dead. In a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Morelli's Otello costume and fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli comes to and gets into his other costume ready to perform. Now two Otellos are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo. A sensation on Broadway and in London's West End, this madcap, screwball comedy is guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter. It was directed on Broadway by Jerry Zaks, and in London by David Gilmore. Characters: Henry Saunders - The Cleveland Grand Opera's general manager. Father to Maggie. A blowhard who often loses his temper at the slightest mishap. Max - Saunders' long-suffering assistant, who is forced to take Tito's place in the role of Othello. Maggie Saunders - Saunders' daughter, and Max's girlfriend. She has a great admiration for Tito. Tito Merelli - The world's most renowned opera tenor, and notorious ladies man. Maria - Tito's long-suffering wife, with an "Italian temper". Leaves Tito early in the play, but ultimately returns to him. Loves Tito, despite his philandering. Diana- The opera's ingenue soprano, who is "flinging her way" to the top. A seductive woman (and she knows it). Julia - Chairwoman of the Cleveland Opera Guild, who considers herself a "grande dame." She wears a silver dress which, Saunders says, makes her look "like the Chrysler Building." The Bellhop- A comic relief character who has an ongoing feud with Saunders. An obnoxious opera fan, the Bellhop keeps showing up at the hotel suite at the wrong moment, trying to get an autograph and a photo of Tito Merelli. Saunders ends up chasing the Bellhop around the hotel suite, and trying to strangle him