September 26, 7:00 pm; September 27, 5:30 pm, at the JRT
Ages 17 and up
Shows are Feb 24 – Mar 20.

Auditions will include singing (prepare a short solo if you are auditioning for a principal role), group tap dancing, and cold readings from the script.
Please bring tap shoes or shoes that you can tap in and wear clothes that you can dance in comfortably.

Character Breakdown
Zelda Zanders
A flapper socialite and actress on her ninth marriage, she is Lina's friend and informant.
Gender: Female
Age: 25-40

R.F. Simpson
A successful, magnanimous, film producer. He leads the other characters in creating a new movie musical.
Gender: Male
Age: 50 to 70

Roscoe Dexter
A famous film director with theatrical mannerisms and tendencies. Frequently frazzled and works with Lina and Don.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 60

Cosmo Brown
A wacky and playful on-set pianist for silent films. Don's best friend and former dance partner.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: C3

Lina Lamont
A slow-witted silent film diva with a big personality and a harshly unpleasant voice. She is Don's regular co-star.
Gender: Female
Age: 30 to 35
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: C4

Don Lockwood
A suave Hollywood actor and dancer. Cosmo's best friend and Lina's regular co-star.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: G2

Rod
An excitable film agent bordering on manic. He works for Simpson.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 45

Kathy Selden
An earnest, talented actress with wit and charm. She falls in love with Don and performs as Lina's speaking and singing voice.
Gender: Female
Age: 21 to 35
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: G3

Production Singer
The lead tenor in Monumental Pictures' first movie musical.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 60
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Db3

Miss Dinsmore
Lina's vocal coach. She is the "mother hen" type with caring affection for the younger performers.
Gender: Female
Age: 40 to 70

Ensemble
Movie Stars, Film Crew, Actors