About the show
In this two-man musical spoof, a
pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers' audition for their
new project: a big, splashy musical about printing press inventor
Johann Gutenberg. With an unending supply of enthusiasm, Bud and
Doug sing all the songs and play all the parts in their crass
historical epic, with the hope that one of the producers in attendance
will give them a Broadway contract - fulfilling their ill-advised
dreams. Tonight is the most important night of their lives.
Auditions
The show is performed by two males, age range 25 - 45, who must
act, sing, and move well, and their pianist (portrayed by the
musical director). The two males will portray numerous characters
as they perform the musical they have written about Johann Gutenberg.
They are eager innocents. Energy and vocal and physical versatility
are a plus.
Auditions will be comprised of singing 32 bars of a prepared Broadway
song, and readings from the script. Please bring sheet music in
your own key. An accompanist will be provided. No a capella or
karaoke singing.
Production Schedule
| auditions |
November 17 |
| rehearsals begin
|
November 19 (tentative) |
| previews |
January 11, 12 & 13 |
| public opening |
January 14 |
| performance
run commitment |
January
14-February 15 (25 performances), Wednesdays and Thursdays
at 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, and Sundays at
4pm. |
Performances will be
held at Manoa Valley Theatre. Rehearsals will be held at Iolani
School, 563 Kamoku Street (near Kapiolani & Date) . The rehearsal
schedule will generally be Mondays through Fridays from 6:30 to
9:30pm, and weekends as necessary. Cast members will uniformly
receive an honorarium to help defray the out-of-pocket expenses
associated with volunteerism and participation in this production.
This honorarium is not an offer of employment.
About The Directors
Rob Duval is a Po'okela award recipient for
his direction of Lend Me a Tenor at Diamond Head Theatre.
Additional assignments there include Barefoot in the Park
and The Wizard of Oz. Rob is a theatre teacher and director
at 'Iolani School, where he has enjoyed directing High School
Musical, Antigone, The Wiz and The
Prodigious Snob. Between Los Angeles and San Francisco, Rob
directed productions of Scapin, A Midsummer Night's
Dream, Anne of Green Gables, and over seventy others,
at the high school, college, community, and professional theatre
levels.
Kenji Higashihama (Guest Musical Director) has
been a musical director, accompanist, vocalist and musical theatre
performer for a decade and a half. He has directed and/or performed
with Oahu Civic Orchestra, the Air Force Choir at the Presidio
of Monterey, the Pioneer Day Concert, and Crimson River, a gospel
group. He has received excellence awards for his music work from
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California,
and Providence Baptist College in Illinois. Kenji was guest musical
director for MVT's season opener, Always...Patsy Cline.
Script Perusals
and More Information
Scripts and a music CD are available for perusal on premises at
the Manoa Valley Theatre business office, 2833 East Manoa Road,
between 9:30 am and 5:00 pm, Mondays through Fridays. For more
information please call MVT at 988-6131.
Mahalo to our Seasonwide
Sponsors for 2007-08
Richard Aadland Trust
AIG Hawaii
Cades Schutte and The Cades Foundation
Commercial Data Systems
Hawaii Performing Arts Foundation
Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Iolani School
Island Television KITV
Mid-Pacific Institute
Oceanic Time Warner Cable
Straub Clinic & Hospital
The Honolulu Advertiser
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