Audition Information
Anything Goes!
Independence Community Theatre announces auditions for...
"ANYTHING GOES"
Book by Guy Bolton & P. G. Wodehouse
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Directed by BRENTON COCHRAN
Musical Direction by DAVID COPSEY
Associate Direction by AMY MCSWEENEY
Choreography by MELANIE LEIBOLD
Stage Managed by SARAH ARMBRUSTER
Produced by RICHARD AND CHERI TODD
PERFORMANCES: November 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th
at 8:00pm and November 12th at 2:00pm.
REHEARSALS BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER.
AUDITIONS: June 12 and 13 from 7-10pm.
Callbacks June 14th from 7-10pm.
PLEASE PREPARE: 32 bar song selection. There will also be cold readings from the script. Please provide a headshot (or current photo) and resume. Several members of the company will tap dance. There will be a dance audition at callbacks.
AUDITIONS OPEN TO AGES 14 AND UP.
*Please select a time slow below to audition.*
STORY: The S.S. American is preparing to set sail from New York to England. Billy Crocker, a young assistant to Wall Street tycoon Elisha J. Whitney, a passenger on the ship, decides to stow away in hopes of wooing his long-lost love and wealthy debutante, Hope Harcourt, who is also on board. However, much to Billy’s chagrin, Hope’s mother, Evangeline Harcourt, is delighted that Hope is engaged to be married to a stuffy Englishman, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh (who is also onboard), upon arrival in England.
Also on the ship are Reno Sweeney, an evangelist-turned-nightclub singer, and her bevy of “angelic” showgirls, who will be providing music and dance entertainment during the crossing. The ship has no sooner set sail than Reno runs into Billy, an old friend, and he persuades her to help him break up Hope’s engagement.
“Moonface” Martin, a gangster known as “Public Enemy 13” and his moll Erma are disguised as a reverend and a missionary, respectively. They have two Chinese “converts” and all four attempt to evade the law while on board. Billy eventually learns the identity of this misfit bunch, and, in exchange for his silence, they too join in the scheme to break up Hope and Lord Evelyn.
After more disguises, ploys, confessions, mistaken identities, and marriage proposals, all done to the fantastic music of Cole Porter, how will everything work out? Who knows? Anything goes!
ROLES AVAILABLE: (Please note the role of Mrs. Harcourt has been precast.)
Principals
Reno Sweeney – a brassy evangelist turned nightclub singer
Hope Harcourt – a well-known debutante
Lord Evelyn Oakleigh – a wealthy Englishman
Elisha Whitney – a google-eyed tycoon
Billy Crocker – Whitney’s young assistant
Moonface Martin – a hapless gangster, Public Enemy No. 13
Erma – a tough gangster’s moll
Ensemble
Sailors
Passengers – men and women
Ship’s Crew – male chorus/dancers
Ship’s Passengers – men and women, singers/dancers
Supporting
Spit and Dippy – two rascally New York City street toughs
Captain – of the S.S. American
Purser – aboard the S.S. American
Purity – Showgirl Angel #1 with Reno’s act
Chastity – Showgirl Angel #2 with Reno’s act
Charity – Showgirl Angel #3 with Reno’s act
Virtue – Showgirl Angel #4 with Reno’s act
Male Quartet of Sailors
Assorted Others
Fred – a bartender
Henry T. Dobson – a minister
2 Reporters
News Photographer
2 F.B.I Agents
Old Lady in a Wheelchair