Into the Wood Auditions

DragonFly Performing Arts announces auditions for INTO THE WOODS, the musical

DragonFly Performing Arts will be holding auditions for Into the Woods on Sunday, January 30th from 4pm to 8pm at DragonFly Performing Arts Center,  473 Main Street in Cairo, NY.   All parts are open. 

Roles are:

BAKER  
Strong actor, good singer, good-hearted man    A flat - E flat

BAKER'S WIFE
Excellent singer and actress, comic timing, determined and patient, drives the play forward    B flat - D

CINDERELLA
Strong singer, moves well, comic timing, beautiful yet awkward and clumsy A - D


CINDERELLA'S FATHER 
Some group singing, seemingly no interest in his daughter's well-being, in one scene
   
CINDERELLA'S PRINCE    
Good singer, good actor, brother, pompous and self-absorbed  -  B flat - D flat

CINDERELLA'S MOTHER
Good singer, in one scene - B flat - D

CINDERELLA'S STEPMOTHER
Good actress, good singer, selfish, mean and nasty  -  G - D

FLORINDA
Good actress, good singer, step-sister to Cinderella, spoiled brat -  E - G

GRANNY
Good speaking voice, fiesty and fierce, may be doubled with Cinderella's Mother - Non-singing

JACK  
Good actor, excellent singer, capable of transitioning from a simple boy to a more grown-up young man - A - D

JACK'S MOTHER
Good actress, strong speaking voice, some singing -  C - C

LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD   
Good actress, strong voice, pushy, bratty and spoiled - B flat - C

LUCINDA
Good actress, good singer, step-sister to Cinderella, spoiled brat - E - G

MILKY WHITE  
Good part for young child, moves well - Non-singing

MYSTERIOUS MAN
Strong speaking voice, can be doubled with Narrator role - Non-singing

NARRATOR
Engaging, charismatic, strong speaking voice, some singing, may double as Mysterious Man - G - B

RAPUNZEL
Excellent singing voice - C - A

RAPUNZEL’S PRINCE
Good singer, good actor, brother, pompous and self-absorbed - B flat - D flat

STEWARD
Featured role, good singer - C - D

WITCH
Good actress, strong singer, mysterious, mischievous, mother to Rapunzel - B flat - C

WOLF
Strong speaking voice, can be doubled or played by female - Non-singing

The director will be Rita Carver, Artistic Director.  This Emmy Award winner has worked professionally in the Theatre for almost 20 years. She has worked in Broadway Theatre - both on and off, Regional Theatre, Dance and Opera - both American and European. Productions include An American Daughter, Once Upon a Mattress, A Delicate Balance, The Sisters Rosensweig, Guys and Dolls, The Pointer Sisters’ Ain’t Misbehavin’, and Paper Moon.

Ms Carver has been teaching for fifteen years.  Recent schools where she has taught include New York University, SUNY Fredonia, Dutchess Community College, and Westchester Community College.  Other teaching opportunities have been at industry trade shows as well as many articles in trade magazines.

  Ms. Carver won an Emmy Award for her work on the “2000 Sydney Olympics.” She also won an Emmy nomination for the “Montel Williams Show” as well as a Silver Axiem Award.  She won a Silver Axiem Award for “Elmo’s World.”  She is also under contract with Focal Press to write a new textbook for Theatre classes.  Ms. Carver holds an MFA from New York University.

DragonFly Performing Arts, a 501(c)3 corporation, is dedicated to bringing Theatre and the Performing Arts to the youth and community of Greene County.  Ms. Carver  said, “Whether on stage or off, DragonFly is committed to bringing the very best in theater to the youth of Greene County, and the community at large.  Training in the performing arts is not only an exciting activity, but an opportunity for any individual to be creative and confident members of our community.”

All rehearsals and performances will be in Cairo, NY.  Rehearsals begin in early May, with performances June 10-12 and 17-19.  For more information, contact DragonFly Performing Arts at 947-6306 or check out their web site at http://www.dragonflyperformingarts.com/.