MY FAIR LADY
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Play and Gabriel Pascal’s Motion Picture “PYGMALION”
Original Production directed by Moss Hart
presented through special arrangements with Music Theatre International (www.mtishows.com)
March 28, 29, 30 Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL
This Production will be utilizing the approved two-piano orchestrations to be played on the two grand pianos of Nichols Concert Hall featuring a cast of 10 performers.
No housing provided.
Video Submissions due by end of day December 27, 2024
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ABOUT: Producer/Director: Eric Desnoyers
Music Director: Matt Mason
Choreographer: KC Lyphout
Casting Associate: Bernadette Siudock
My Fair Lady is Finch Theatrics’ inaugural production.
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TO AUDITION: Send a 32-64 bar cut singing from any classical musical. Songs from My Fair Lady are encouraged.
Callbacks will be held in-person the week of January 13, 2025. (Location/Date TBA).
To Audition: Slate your name / introduce your piece. Sing 32-64 bars from any classical musical. Songs from the show are encouraged.
Material to Prepare:
32-64 bar cut from a classic musical. Songs from My Fair Lady are encouraged.
Time Commitment:
REHEARSALS/PERFORMANCES:
Rehearsals will take place Sundays - Thursday Evenings March 2 - March 19 @ The Edge Theater (Edgewater) Chicago, IL
Rehearsals March 20, 23 (2-9pm), 24, 26, 27, 28 in Evanston @ Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL
Performances March 28, 29 @7:30 and March 30 @ 2:30 in Evanston @ Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL
(Possible additional performance March 30, evening.)
Character Type/Restrictions:
All characters can be Black, Latine, MENASA, API, Indigenous, Mixed or White.
Eliza Doolittle: A flower girl who works outside Covent Garden. Strong willed. Comedic.
Gender: Woman
Age: 20s to 30s
Soprano
Henry Higgins: A world-renowned phonetician of the upper-class British society.
Man
Age: 30s-40s
Any Voice Range
Colonel Pickering/Quartet: A former British officer and author. Friends with Henry Higgins and a fellow phonetics enthusiast.
Man
Age: 30s-50s
Baritone
Freddy Eynsford-Hill/Jamie: A young, upper-class British man who falls in love with Eliza.
Man
Age: 20s - 30s
Tenor/High Baritone
Alfred P. Doolittle/some Ensemble: Eliza's loud and charismatic father.
Man
Age: 30s - 50s
Baritone
Mrs. Pearce/Mrs. Eynsford-Hill/ Ensemble: Higgins's lead housekeeper / Freddy's mother.
Woman
Age: 30s - 60s
Mezzo-Soprano
Mrs. Higgins/Ensemble: Henry's Mother.
Woman
Age: 30s - 60s
Alto or Mezzo-Soprano
Additional FEMALE ENSEMBLE (2)
age 20s-40s other various roles (Mrs. Hopkins)
Any voice types
Additional MALE ENSEMBLE (1)
age 20s-40s other various roles (Zoltan Karpathy, Harry)
Tenor/High Baritone
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