Auditions
Main Stage
EVITA
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Audition dates:
Sunday, Apr 26, 2015 or Monday, Apr 27, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
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Callbacks:
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
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Directed
by Jan Isaacson
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Choreographed by Ron Cisneros & Jan Isaacson
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At the
Jean Henderson Performing Arts Center, 607 Pena Drive
Authors
Character Descriptions (all roles open)
Che Guevara: Latin dissident; rock tenor (20s or 30s). Che is a rebel to
the core. He is anti-establishment and pro-working class. And he is
a rocker.
Eva Peron:
Fiery, ambitious, power-hungry climber; mezzo-soprano
(20s, 30s or young 40s).
Juan Peron:
Argentinean President; baritone. Peron is a power-hungry
soldier who uses Eva to rise to leader-ship. He is a bit unstable
and not really that bright. But he knows how to get what he wants.
Peron’s Mistress: (20s or young 30s). The mistress is the rejected lover
of the day. She has little self esteem or confidence.
Magaldi:
A two-bit tango-singer; tenor (20s, 30s or young 40s).
Plus:
An ensemble of 30-40 performers who can sing and/or
dance. The ensemble will be very busy. They include Eva’s Family;
Generals, Aristocrats, People of Argentina; Dressers; Children's
Chorus; People of Spain, France, Italy, and England; and Peron's
Thugs.
Synopsis
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Evita
charts the rags-to-riches rise of the First Lady of Argentina, who
won the love of her countrymen after marrying military
leader-turned-president Juan Peron. Set in Buenos Aires between
1934-1952, the musical follows Eva Duarte Peron on her journey from
fatherless child to ambitious actress to the most powerful woman in
Latin America—and, eventually, to a saint-like figure after her
death from cancer at age 33. The events in Evita’s life are
presented in song and editorialized on by the show’s narrator, Che.
Performances
Auditioning
for Main Stage or YPT productions
- Auditions are held at The Jean Henderson Performing Arts Center,
607 Pena Drive. In Davis, drive East on Fifth Street, past the Post
Office, past the new Police Department, and turn Right on Pena, which
has a traffic signal. 607 Pena is on the right, midway down the block.
- All roles are open. We do not pre-cast.
- Please bring sheet music for a song you have already
learned.
- Do not use a song from the show.
- Do not sing to taped music or
sing a
cappella.
- DMTC will provide a piano player at auditions to
accompany you.
- You do not have to sing an entire song. We only want
to get an
idea of how well you can carry a tune and follow accompaniment. Sixteen
to 32 measures should be sufficient. If you are "called back" for a
principal role on callback night, we will ask you to sing some more.
- Bring comfortable shoes in case you are asked to
dance. We do not expect you to be an expert dancer unless, of course,
you are trying out for a dancing role.
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