SENATOBIA — Auditions for "The Music Man," the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts' summer musical, are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, March 20 and 21, at 7 p.m.
Auditions will be held at the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts at Northwest's main campus in Senatobia.
"We want to share our brand-new facility with everyone in the community," said Kerry Goff, director of the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts. "And what better way than to get talented locals on our state-of-the-art stage."
Kerry Goff, director of the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts at Northwest Mississippi Community College. (Photo by Alyssa Peyton)
The Heindl Center is looking to cast around 40 performers for their first summer musical, including children ages 5 and up. If cast, attendance at Tech Week rehearsals for "The Music Man," June 25 to July 2, is mandatory, as well as attendance at all performances.
Performance dates are Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday June 29 to July 2 (four performances).
Those seeking a principal role must sing a prepared solo musical selection. There will also be a brief dance/movement audition and cold readings from the script directly after the singing auditions. If you are only interested in a chorus role, there will be a brief group audition using one of the chorus songs from "The Music Man."
The role of Harold Hill will be played by Kerry Goff. All other roles are available for auditions. Attendance at both nights of auditions is not mandatory.
Those auditioning are asked to prepare one musical theater song that best showcases their vocal talent and is no more than 32 measures in length. Have the audition piece memorized. An accompanist, CD player and the ability to play MP3 tracks will be available. Everyone is asked to be prepared to sing with an accompanist or a backing track. There will be no a cappella auditions.
Funny, warm, romantic and touching, "The Music Man" is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson's six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.
"The Music Man" follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain fall.
