Wednesday, July 30, 2014

CAST LIST

I did my first directing gig in 1982 (Brigadoon, FHS), and this was absolutely the toughest casting job I've done since. I have never had so many good options and tough choices, and for my next show, I want to audition a bunch of strangers whose feelings I don't care about. But this is a great opportunity for FCOA, and I've done my best to pull together a cast that can do this show justice and make the theater proud.

Velma- Jodi Hoover
Roxie- Jane O'Connor
Amos- Ryan Ingram
Billy- Brett Sloan
Mama- Carissa McClintock
Mary Sunshine- Janelle Chambers

Fred Casey- Jordan Rembold
Sgt. Fogarty- Ben Bodamer
Martin-TBA
Go to Hell Kitty- Jennifer Fox
Harry- Ricci Hardt
Aaron- Ben Bodamer

Liz- Casey McVay
Annie- Amanda Greene
June- Terri Gilmore
Hunyak- Tracy Brown
Mona- Katie Kirby

COMPANY
Lacy Perry
Missy Schwab
Pam Sibley
Deanna Wolfgang
Sallie Bertram
Zachery Hoffman
Bill Hennessy
Bob Morris
Dennis Cralley
Stephen Teig
Katelyn Schaffer
Erin Leccia

I'm excited. This is going to be a great eight weeks, and when it's over, we're going to have something to show Barrow audiences that they've never seen before. This is going to be an adventure!


Saturday, July 19, 2014

Casting Ranges

A few more words about cast requirements, focusing on the vocal.

Velma: Velma is a lusty alto, getting all the way down to As and Gs

Roxie: Also works the bottom end of the range, down to As and Gs

Billy: A baritone, a la Crosby, but he needs a good solid top-of-the-staff F

Mary Sunshine: Here's the soprano part. Goes up to a good solid A