Thank you so much for signing up for general auditions at SLO REP.

Please time out your audition material carefully. We will be keeping a strict schedule and
will cut you off if you go over the requested time. Thank you!

HOW THE AUDITIONS WORK

When you complete the online INFORMATION FORM prior to auditions, you will have the
opportunity to list your show/character preferences. All actors will be considered for all available
roles for all productions/readings unless you note that you are not interested in specific plays on
your audition sheet. Please look at the performance dates carefully to make sure that you are
available. Actors with extensive rehearsal conflicts will not be considered.

Auditions may be videotaped. These tapes will only be used internally for the purpose of casting
performances/readings at the San Luis Obispo Little Theatre.

Please bring a current photograph of yourself (8 x 10 preferred) and an updated theatrical resume
which includes all relevant training.

Please show up at least 10 minutes before your scheduled audition and be ready to go at your
scheduled time. Check in the audition stage manager as soon as you arrive. If you do not have a
current resume (including all training) you will be asked to fill out a resume form when you
arrive. Please show up early to give yourself enough time to do this before your scheduled slot..

WHAT TO PREPARE

All actors must prepare:

 1 monologue (1-2 minutes)

All actors who would like to be considered for a musical must prepare:

 32 bars (90-120 seconds) of a song from a musical.

An accompanist WILL NOT be provided. Please bring your pre-recorded music with you. We
will have a CD player and a normal headphone jack (for an mp3 player or phone) connected to
an amp for your use in the room. While we discourage actors from auditioning A Capella
(without music), all auditions will be permitted. You may be asked to sing some scales or other
exercises by our musical director.

PLEASE TIME YOUR AUDITION.

To ensure that we stay on schedule, we will be very strict about the 5 minute time limit. Cut your
materials to give yourself adequate time to transition between pieces without rushing.
ABOUT THE ROOM: all auditions will take place at the San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre.
The room will have the following people in it:

 Kevin Harris, Managing Artistic Director

 Michael Siebrass, Artistic Director, UBU'S OTHER SHOE

AFTER THE AUDITIONS

After consulting with the individual show directors, the Little Theatre will begin offering roles to
the selected actors no later than July 31, 2019. Please keep in mind that actors may be offered
roles for more than one production/reading. We ask for your patience during this complicated
process (we cannot contact some actors until we find out if other actors accept/reject their
offers.) All offers will be out by September 30, 2019. (if you have not heard from us by that date,
you have not been cast.)

If dance/acting callbacks are required after the general audition, those actors will be notified.

Please email Kevin Harris at kevin@slorep.org if you have any questions.

 The Fantasticks
Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones
Music by Harvey Schmidt

The Fantasticks is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and
their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks
the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of
moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way
back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo's words that, "without a hurt, the heart is
hollow."

Rehearsals: August 5-September 12 (30 rehearsals)

Performances: September 13-October 13, 2019 (28 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
The Narrator (el Gallo)
A rakish, handsome, sophisticated gallant and narrator of the show. He is warm, cordial, and
inviting to the audience, but has his own darker moments. He aids the performers in
orchestrating the story.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
The Girl (luisa)
A button-maker's young and pretty daughter, she is a romantic idealist who falls in love with
Matt. She is naive, yet honest and tender.
Gender: Female
Age: 15 to 25
Vocal range top: B5
Vocal range bottom: B3
The Boy (matt)
An innocent, young man who is searching for love and adventure. A bright guy, but naive and
even foolish at times, approaching situations with a false bravado.
Gender: Male
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2
The Boy's Father (hucklebee)
A former boisterous navy man and meticulous gardener who fakes a fight with Bellomy in hopes
of getting their children to fall in love.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: A2
The Girl's Father (bellomy)
A fastidious button-maker and also a picky gardener who fakes a fight with Hucklebee in hopes
of getting their children together.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: A2
The Actor (henry)
An aging, over-the-top Thespian who specializes in reciting Shakespeare, he is a commedia
clown; his world is the stage and he knows no other reality.
Gender: Male
Age: 50 to 70
The Man Who Dies (mortimer)
Henry's goofy sidekick and another former actor who specializes in stage deaths. A commedia
clown, his world is the stage and he does not live in reality.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 50
The Mute
A speechless presence who watches, acts as the wall, and deals with props; the "invisible" stage
assistant. Should be able to easily assist in the story or fade into the background unnoticed.
Gender: Any
Age: 20 to 50
 A Christmas Story*
Based on the motion picture
Written by Philip Grecian
Based upon the book by Jean Shepherd

“You’ll shoot your eye out!”

Back by popular demand, A Christmas Story will once again take the stage
for a fun, festive holiday treat! Join Ralphie Parker on his quest for a
genuine Red Ryder BB gun and make it part of your family’s annual holiday celebration.

Rehearsals: November 4-December 5 (30 rehearsals)

Performances: December 7-22, 2019 (17 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Ralphie Parker (9-12) is our young protagonist. Equal parts dreamer and schemer, Ralphie doesn’t just
covet an air rifle, he also knows (or thinks he knows) exactly how to persuade the adults around him
that his cause is a righteous one.

Ralph Parker (30-60), Ralphie’s older, wiser alter ego, functions as the story’s narrator and assumes the
roles of the various townspeople who populate the landscape of the play.

Ralphie’s Mother (25-40) is a patient parent with firm convictions – in particular, the conviction that her
son should not own an air rifle. It takes a lot to ruffle her feathers, but the provocative leg lamp that

Ralphie’s father (25-50) wins in a send-away contest does seem to do the trick. The Old Man, the Parker
family’s beleaguered patriarch, is a grumpy, good-hearted father with a penchant for highly original (and
to the audience’s ears profanity-free) invective and a deeply held desire to be a winner.

Randy (younger than Ralphie), Ralphie’s little brother, sure is cute, but getting him to eat his breakfast
or don his snowsuit can be a serious headache.

Schwartz and Flick (9-12) are Ralphie’s two best friends. Flick is the unfortunate guinea pig in the
infamous frozen-flagpolelicking experiment, while Schwartz becomes the scapegoat when Ralphie
accidentally utters an unspeakable word.

Scut Farkas (12-16) is the schoolyard bully who routinely torments Ralphie and his friends. He has yellow
eyes!

Miss Shields (20-50) is Ralphie’s teacher. She’s also an integral component of his campaign for the
perfect Christmas gift.

Esther Jane and Helen (9-12) are two of Ralphie’s classmates. Helen is something of a child prodigy,
while Esther Jane seems to have a particular interest in our young protagonist
 Deathtrap
Written by Ira Levin

Seemingly comfortable in his Conneticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a

successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a
dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of
funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a former student
of his seminar at a nearby college. A thriller which Sidney recognizes as a potential Broadway
hit. Out of his desperate desire to once again be the toast of Broadway, Sidney and his wife
Myra, create an almost unthinkable scheme: They’ll lure the student over under pretenses of
advice, kill him and market the script as Sidney’s own. Of course nothing goes as planned.

Rehearsals: September 30-October 31 (25 rehearsals)

Performances: November 1-17, 2019 (17 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Sidney Bruhl - Broadway Playwright who is currently down on his luck and desperate to return to his
former glory.

Myra Bruhl - Sidney’s wife and co-conspirator.

Clifford Anderson - a former student in Sidney’s writing seminar, seeking advice from his mentor, Sidney.

Helga Ten Dorp - A nosey psychic from next door.

Porter Milgram - Sidney’s observant attorney.

 Always…Patsy Cline
Written by Ted Swindley
Additional material by Ellis Nassour.

Always…Patsy Cline is based on the true story of Patsy Cline’s friendship with
Houston housewife Louise Seger. A relationship which began as fan worship
and evolved into one of mutual respect.

Rehearsals: January 13-February 6 (20 rehearsals)

Performances: February 7-March 8, 2020 (30 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Patsy Cline (30’s)

Louise Seger (30-60)

 Every Brilliant Thing
Written by Duncan Macmillan

A one-person play about a man who came of age with a suicidal

mother but, at various stages of his life, creates an inventory of all
that makes the world worthwhile for him.

Rehearsals: October 16-November 30 (30 rehearsals)

Performances: December 1-23, 2017 (21 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Narrator – can be male or female of any age or ethnicity.
 The Laramie Project
Written by Moises Kaufman

In October 1998, 21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming,

Matthew Shepard, was kidnapped, severely beaten, tied to a fence and
left for dead. His body was discovered the next day and he died in the
hospital several days later. The reason for this assault is because he was
gay. Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theatre Projects
visited Laramie several times over the course of a year and a half,
conducting over 200 interviews. This theatrical experience has been constructed from these interviews.
The Laramie Project is a collage that explores the depth to which humanity can sink and the heights of
compassion of which we are capable.

Rehearsals: March 30-April 30 (25 rehearsals)

Performances: May 1-17, 2020 (17 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
4 men and 4 women. Double and flexible casting.
 The Marvelous Wonderettes
Book by Roger Bean

1958 Prom Night at Springfield High. 4 teenage girls are asked to step in
as the night’s entertainment. As the evening progresses tensions
between two of the girls increases through to the crowning of the Prom
Queen. Act II takes place ten years later at the reunion as the girls are
again asked to provide the entertainment. They share stories of life, love and the happenings
since high school.

Rehearsals: April 27-June 4 (30 rehearsals)

Performances: June 5-July 3, 2020 (25 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Cindy Lou (18, 28) The prettiest girl at Springfield High. Acts out when things don’t go her way. Vocal
Range: Mezzo-Soprano: E3-F5.

Missy (18, 28) The over-achiever of the group. Head of prom decorations committee, and absolutely
smitten with her music teacher. Vocal Range: Soprano: G3-A5

Betty Jean (18, 28) The class clown, tomboy, always vying for attention. She holds a grudge against Cindy
Lou for stealing her boyfriend until they make up at the reunion. Vocal Range: Alto: D3-E5.

Suzy (18, 28) The gum-chewing, happy-go-lucky, go-along girl. In love with the lighting operator, Prom
Queen and pregnant in Act 2. Vocal Range: Mezzo-Alto: G3-E5.
 The Antipodes
Written by Annie Baker

In Annie Baker’s The Antipodes, a group of people

sit around a table telling, cataloging, and theorizing
stories. Their purpose is never clear: are they
brainstorming ideas for a TV show? A film? A mythology? This is a world where ghostly fables
co-exist with mundane discussions of snacks and sexual exploits, where the vague instruction
to tell stories about “something monstrous” though “it might not be a literal monster” becomes
maddeningly impossible. Part satire, part sacred rite, The Antipodes asks what value stories
have for a world in crisis.

Rehearsals: July 7-25 (8 rehearsals)

Performances: July 26-27, 2019 (3 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Sandy (55-70)

Sarah (22-32)

Eleanor (36-46)

Adam (28-38)

Danny M1 (42-52)

Danny M2 (35-45)

Josh (30-40)

Dave (35-45)

Brian (22-32)
 Designated Mourner
Written by Wallace Shawn

The Designated Mourner tells the story of three

people: Howard, a poet from a privileged
background at odds with the right-wing regime;
Judy, his daughter, a witty, deep-feeling intellectual who reveres her father; and Jack, her
husband, who used to revere her father. As the political situation becomes more and more likely
to crack down even on relatively quiet dissenters like Judy and Howard, the issue of what sort of
books people like to read and how they choose to amuse themselves becomes both grimly
personal and unexpectedly entangled with questions of survival.

Rehearsals: April 24-March 12 (8 rehearsals)

Performances: March 13-14, 2020 (3 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Howard (mature adult)

Judy (adult)

Jack (adult)
 The Humans
Written by Stephen Karam

Irish-American Erik Blake has brought his wife and

mother for Thanksgiving at the new home of his
daughter and her boyfriend. His mother is suffering
from Alzheimer’s, and his other daughter, Aimee has recently been the victim of a nasty
breakup. The parents are disappointed that their daughters have left home to struggle in NYC,
and worried they are abandoning their values. The Humans tells the story of the quintessential
family reunion.

Rehearsals: August 13-29 (8 rehearsals)

Performances: August 30-31, 2019 (3 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Fiona “Momo” Blake – (senior) grandmother, suffering from Alzheimer’s

Erik Blake – (mature adult) Fiona’s son.

Deirdre Blake – (mature adult) Erik’s wife

Aimee Blake – (young adult, adult) Erik and Deirdre’s daughter

Brigid Blake – (young adult) Erik and Deirdre’s daughter

Richard Saad – (adult) Brigid’s boyfriend

 Mary Jane
Written by Amy Herzog

As Mary Jane navigates both the mundane and the

unfathomable realities of caring for Alex, her
chronically ill young son, she finds herself building
a community of women from many walks of life.

Rehearsals: September 30-October 17 (8 rehearsals)

Performances: October 18-19, 2019 (3 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
5 females
 Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play
Written by Anne Wasburn

Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, endeavors to find

out what happens to a pop culture after the fall of
human civilization. When nuclear power plants
across the country begin to “go up”, a small group of survivors gather in the woods and begin to
recount an episode of The Simpsons. Over the course of the play’s three acts and three-
quarters of a century timespan, casual storytelling evolves into theatre, theatre evolves into
ritual, and one Simpsons episode evolves into a myth and legend for a post-apocalyptic world

Rehearsals: March 31-April 16 (8 rehearsals)

Performances: April 17-18, 2020 (3 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Matt - (adult) Homer/Scratchy

Jenny – (young adult) Marge

Maria – (young adult) Lisa & Second FBI Agent/Itchy

Sam – (young adult) Bart/Mr. Burns

Colleen – (young adult) First FBI Agent/Lisa

Gibson – (young adult) Loving Husband & Sideshow Bob/Homer

Quincy – (young adult) Businesswoman/Bart

Nedra– (young adult) Edna Krabappel

 How to Transcend a Happy Marriage
Written by Sarah Ruhl

At a dinner party in New Jersey, two couples

discuss polyamory as brought up by the
introduction of a new temp, Pip, in Jane’s office.
When they invite Pip and her two male partners, discussion turns to action. How to Transcend a
Happy Marriage blurs the lines of monogamy and asks how deeply friends, lovers, and
strangers connect.

Rehearsals: January 6-23 (8 rehearsals)

Performances: January 24-25, 2020 (3 performances)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Jane (35-45)

Michael (35-45)

George/Georgia (35-45)

Paul (35-45)

Pip

David

Freddie