Auditions for OKLAHOMA! will be held Friday, 9/25 from 4:00-9:00pm!
- Please fill out this Form, if you are planning to audition.
Auditions will begin with a DANCE CALL in the Studio at 4pm.
- Please note - If you are auditioning for the show, you MUST attend this dance portion!
Starting at 5:00pm, Individual Singing Audition Slots will be held.
- Please sign up here, for a time slot!
- Please prepare one song from a Golden Age musical (1940s-1965) that does not exceed 3-minutes (and is not from Oklahoma!)
- Lila will be there to provide accompaniment
The callback list will be posted on the Callboard no later than Saturday morning. If you are called, please read the script beforehand.
Callbacks will be held on Sunday, 9/27 from 1-5pm and will include scene work, and more singing/dance.
The first rehearsal/read through will be held on Tuesday, October 13th at 7pm.
- Please review the Callboard calendar for additional rehearsal schedule details that you will want to know before filling out the conflict section of your audition form.
Any questions? Please email Nicki at nshaw1@ric.edu
OKLAHOMA! Character Descriptions
(From Broadway Rose Theatre Company)
https://www.broadwayrose.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Character-Descriptions-OKLAHOMA.pdf
Laurey Williams, Female, Soprano. She lives with her Aunt Eller on a ranch and is in love with Curly, though she may not admit it.
Curly McClain, Male, Baritone. He is in love with Laurey, but refuses to admit it. He’s a cowboy and hails himself as the "best bronc buster" in the territory.
Aunt Eller, Female, Mezzo. She acts as the town’s aunt, a fun-loving caretaker. She watches over the town and a ranch with her niece, Laurey and a hired hand, Jud. She sees the good in everyone.
Will Parker, Male, Tenor. Will is a cowboy who is skilled enough to compete in rodeos. Being able to do rope tricks is a plus. Will is a dance role, tap dancer preferred. He is interested in Ado Annie.
Jud Fry, Male, Baritone. Jud takes care of the ranch Laurey and Aunt Eller live on. Jud does not fit in with the society he lives with, he is seen by most as an outsider and misunderstood. He has feelings for Laurey. He works hard to take care of Laurey and Aunt Eller on the ranch.
Ado Annie Carnes, Female, Soprano. Andrew Carnes’ daughter, she “Can’t Say No” to anyone. She wants everyone to be happy. Her heart is always in the right place, but she isn’t always the best judge of character. A comic, romantic lead, she is wooed by Ali Hakim, but deep down she feels a connection to Will Parker.
Ali Hakim, Male. Traveling peddler who says he’s from Persia (present day Iran). Though we aren’t sure how much of what he says we can believe. He, like Jud, is an outsider to this community but not feared by most. He likes pretty things and women. He pursues Ado Annie and Gertie Cummings.
Gertie Cummings, Female, Alto or Soprano. From the next town over, she has eyes on Curly and isn’t waiting around for Laurey to say no to him. She has a unique laugh.
Andrew Carnes, Male, Tenor. He is very protective of his daughter, Ado Annie. He doesn’t want Will Parker to marry her because he believes the cowboy’s life to be risky and unreliable. To prove this isn’t true he asks for Will to maintain $50 in order to have his daughter’s hand in marriage. He is a rancher, and doesn’t feel very kind to cowboys in general.
Dance Curly, Male, Dancer. He must be able to dance a ballet and should resemble Curly in Laurey’s dream ballet. May be doubled as another character or in the ensemble.
Dance Laurey, Female, Dancer. She must be able to dance a ballet and should resemble the actress playing Laurey. May be doubled as another character or in the ensemble.
Other Characters:
- Ike Skidmore, M, Baritone, Farmer. Owns the ranch where the Box Social takes place.
- Cord Elam, M, Tenor/Bari/Base. A cowman, one of the men in town, a federal marshal.
- Fred, M, Baritone, Farmer
- Slim, M, Dancer, Farmer
- Ellen, F, Alto/Mezzo/Soprano
- Kate, F, Alto/Mezzo/Soprano
- Sylvie, F, Alto/Mezzo/Soprano
- Armina, F, Alto/Mezzo/Soprano
- Aggie, F, Alto/Mezzo/Soprano
- Jess Chamers, M, Tenor/Bari/Base
- Chalmers, M, Tenor/Bari/Base
- Mike, M, Tenor/Bari/Base
- Joe, M, Tenor/Bari/Base
- Sam, M, Tenor/Bari/Base
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