Brundage Park Playhouse is proud to announce its upcoming auditions for the Tony award winning musical ANNIE.
Audition Dates:
September 18th 5:30-8pm
September 21 3:30-6pm
CALLBACKS if needed will be September 22, 1-4/5pm
Performance Dates:
December 6 and 13 at 7pm
December 7, 14 at 2pm
December 8, 15 at 3pm
Audition Details: Virtual and In-Person Auditions will be accepted.
All auditioners must fill out the google form referenced below:
GOOGLE FORM: https://forms.gle/YuaFnzJifo5JDwAj9
Please provide a headshot and resume, if available. All auditioning will be asked to prepare 16-32 measures of a musical theatre song from or in the style of the show. Please provide a backing track (an accompanist will not be present for live auditions) and be prepared for a dance piece.
Virtual submissions due by 5pm on September 18th and can be uploaded using this google form: https://forms.gle/YuaFnzJifo5JDwAj9
For any questions regarding auditions please email gelpke.theatre@gmail.com
ANNIE
Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Directed by Anna Gelpke
Assistant Director ~ Samara Fishkin
Music Director~ NicolePaige Uvenio
Choreographer ~ Jeorgi Smith
Annie is based on Little Orphan Annie, the popular comic strip by Harold Gray and has become a worldwide sensation. Winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the beloved show features a wonderful score written by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, including the Broadway smash hit, “Tomorrow”. With a perfect combination of street smarts and optimism, Annie warms the hearts of the audience as we witness her rise from next to nothing in New York City. She is determined to find her parents, who left her at the orphanage years ago. Though things don’t quite work out the way she has planned, she does manage to thwart the plans of the evil Miss Hannigan and find a new family with billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his secretary Grace Farrell, and her lovable pooch, Sandy
Character Descriptions
Oliver Warbucks – Gender Male, Age Range Adult/Mature Adult,
Role Size – Lead, Dancing Mover, Voice Baritone, High Note
F4, Low Note C3. Father figure, wealthy billionaire, no nonsense.
Annie – Gender Female, Age Range Child/Young Adult,
Role Size – Lead, Dancing Mover, Voice Mezzo-Soprano
High Note F5, Low Note A3, Vocal Technique Belting. Street smart, Street wise, optimistic hopeful.
Miss Aggie Hannigan – Gender Female, Age Range Adult/ Mature Adult
Role Size – Lead, Dancing Mover, Voice Alto, High Note D5, Low Note
A3, Vocal Technique Belting. Matron, hungover, abusive mean sister, flirtatious lead star vehicle.
Grace Farrell – Gender Female, Age Range Adult, Role Size – Lead,
Dancing Mover, Voice Soprano High Note G5, Low Note A3, Vocal Technique
Legit, Motherly, Calm, Graceful, Mature, Classy.
Lily St. Regis – Gender Female, Age Range Adult, Role Size – Supporting
Dancing Mover, Voice Soprano, High Note G5, Low Note D4, Vocal Technique
Belting, Brooklyn Accent, Ditzy, Floozy, Greedy.
Rooster Hannigan – Gender Male, Age Range Adult, Role Size – Supporting
Dancing Mover, Voice Tenor, High Note G4, Low Note B2. Con-Man, greasy, wayward, greedy, dishonest.
Bert Healy – Gender Male, Age Range Adult, Role Size – Featured
Non Dancer, Voice Tenor High Note F#4/Gb4, Low Note
C2 (low C). Radio Announcer, Crooner, Star, Cheesy.
Fred McCracken – Gender Male, Age Range Young Adult/Adult, Role Size – Featured
Non Dancer, Voice Spoken, Ventriloquist, Comedic.
Boylan Sisters – Gender Female (Qty 3), Age Range Young Adult/Adult, Role Size
Featured, Dancing Mover, Voice Soprano, High Note F♯5/G♭5, Low Note
A3, Vocal Technique Legit, Trio The Andrews Sisters.
Franklin D. Roosevelt – Gender Male, Age Range Adult, Role Size
Featured, Non Dancer, Voice Baritone, High Note G4, Low Note
A#3/Bb3. President of the US, Optimist, Kind.
Harold Ickes, Gender Male, Age Range Adult
Role Size – Featured, Non Dancer
Voice Baritone, High Note F4, Low Note C3.
US Cabinet Member, Pessimistic, Worried Politician.
Cordell Hull – Gender Male, Age Range Adult
Role Size – Featured, Non Dancer
Voice Baritone, US Cabinet Member, Pessimistic, Worried Politician.
Henry Morganthau – Gender Male, Age Range Adult
Role Size – Featured, Non Dancer, Voice Baritone
High Note, F4, Low Note C3.
US Cabinet Member, Pessimistic, Worried Politician.
Louis Howe – Gender Male, Age Range Adult, Role Size – Featured, Dancing
Non Dancer, Voice Baritone, Advisor friend, manager kind politician.
Political Advisor and Campaign Manager for FDR and sings “Tomorrow”
Frances Perkins – Gender Female, Age Range
Adult, Role Size – Featured, Non Dancer, Voice
Mezzo-Soprano, High Note A5, Low Note C4 (middle C)
US Cabinet Member, Firm Concerned, Female Politician.
Justice Louis Brandeis – Gender Male, Age Range
Adult, Mature Adult, Role Size Featured, Dancing
Mover, Voice Spoken. Supreme Court Justice, Wedding Officiant.
A Star To Be – Gender Female, Age Range Young Adult
Role Size – Featured Dancing Mover, Voice Mezzo-Soprano
High Note D#5/Eb5, Low Note A#3/Bb3, Vocal Technique
Belting. Actress, Ingenue, Hopeful Optimistic.
Duffy – Gender Female, Age Range, Child/Pre-Teen, Role Size –
Supporting, Dancing Mover, Voice Mezzo-Soprano, High Note
F5, Low Note A3, Vocal Technique Belting. Jazz Musical Staging, Tap. Orphan Leader, Biggest and Tallest Orphan, Everyone’s friend.
July – Gender Female, Age Range, Child/Pre – Teen, Role Size –
Supporting, Dancing Mover, Voice Mezzo-Soprano, High Note
F5, Low Note A3, Vocal Technique Belting. Jazz Musical Staging, Tap. Shy, Quiet, Nurturing.
Kate – Gender Female, Age Range, Child/Pre – Teen Role Size –
Supporting, Dancing Mover, Voice Mezzo-Soprano, High Note
F5, Low Note A3, Vocal Technique Belting. Jazz Musical Staging, Tap. Small, Shy, Quiet,
Pepper – Gender Female, Age Range, Child/Pre -Teen, Role Size –
Supporting, Dancing Mover, Voice Mezzo-Soprano, High Note
F5, Low Note A3, Vocal Technique Belting. Jazz Musical Staging, Tap. Toughest Orphan, Tomboy, Bully, Unafraid to speak her mind.
Molly – Gender Female, Age Range, Child/Pre -Teen, Role Size –
Supporting, Dancing Mover, Voice Mezzo-Soprano, High Note
F5, Low Note A3, Vocal Technique Belting. Jazz Musical Staging, Tap. The Littlest Orphan, Kindergarten age.
Tessie – Gender Female, Age Range, Child, Role Size –
Supporting, Dancing Mover, Voice Mezzo-Soprano, High Note
F5, Low Note A3, Vocal Technique Belting. Jazz Musical Staging, Tap. The Cry-Baby Orphan.
Mrs. Greer – Gender Female, Age Range Adult,
Role Size – Featured, Dancing Mover, Voice, Spoken. Housekeeper, Warbucks Staff.
Mrs. Pugh – Gender Female, Age Range Adult,
Role Size – Featured, Dancing Mover, Voice, Spoken. Cook, Warbucks Staff.
Drake – Gender Male, Age Range Adult,
Role Size – Featured, Dancing Mover, Tap, Voice, Baritone. English Butler, Warbucks Staff. Major-Domo in charge, supportive, Amused.
Cecile – Gender Female, Age Range Adult
Role Size – Featured, Dancing Mover, Voice Spoken. Jazz Staging, Tap, French Maid, Warbucks Staff.
Annette – Gender Female, Age Range Adult
Role Size – Featured, Dancing Mover, Voice Spoken. Jazz Staging, Tap, French Maid, Warbucks Staff.
Sophie, the Kettle – Gender Female, Age Range Adult, Role Size –
Featured, Dancing Mover, Voice Alto, High Note C5, Low Note B3
Vocal Technique Belting. Disillusioned poor depression apple-annie, featured solo.
Bundles McCloskey – Gender Male, Age Range Adult
Role Size – Ensemble, Non Dancer, Voice Spoken.
Character actor, laundry man, flirty. Featured ensemble role
Lt. Ward – Gender Male, Ensemble, Non Dancer. Cop on the beat.
Sandy – Either Gender
Annie’s loveable mutt, typically played by a real dog