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For Immediate Release
Contact: Mary Suminski |
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PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES OLIVER AUDITIONS |
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Hershey Area Playhouse is pleased to announce auditions for the musical Oliver! The musical is an adaptation of the Charles Dicken’s novel Oliver Twist, and tells the story of a sweet and innocent orphan boy who escapes the harsh conditions of the workhouse only to fall in to the hands of a clever thief named Fagin- leader of a gang of boy pickpockets. The musical offers many and varied roles for all ages including Oliver (male 8-13) Fagin (male 40-70) Artful Dodger (male or female 12-16) Nancy (female 20- 30) Bet (female 13-16) Bill Sykes (male 30-50) as well as 6 male and 6 female supporting roles of varying ages from teen to mature adult. In addition there will be a large chorus of children needed to play pickpockets and workhouse children as well as a chorus of teens and adults to play the crowds on the streets of London and Bloomsbury. Separate auditions will be held for children and youth. Auditions for teen and adult roles (ages 13-adult) will be held at Derry Presbyterian Church on May 13 from 6:30 PM till 9:30 PM, May 14 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM and May 15 from 1:00-5:00 PM. Auditions for children and youth will be held only on Saturday May 14 from 1-5PM. Adults should come with a prepared song and the sheet music so that the pianist may accompany you. You also will be asked to do a cold reading from the script and learn some simple dance steps. If you have a picture and resume please bring those as well. Children should come with a prepared song and the sheet music so that the pianist may accompany you. You also will be asked to do either a cold reading from the script or an improvisation and learn some simple dance steps. Please bring a recent school picture. Pictures cannot be returned. Saturday, May 14, afternoon audition times (1:00 PM until 5:00 PM) are for younger children. If a child cannot come during that time we will be happy to accommodate them however, we encourage the children to come during that time so that most of the children’s auditions will happen then. Questions may be addressed to the director Cory Wilkerson at 838-8081 or leave a message on the Hershey Area Playhouse answer machine at 533-8525. ### |