DIRECTION BY CHASE KNIFFEN
MUSIC DIRECTION BY SANDY DACUS
CHOREOGRAPHY BY BRAD WILLCUTS
Auditions for South Pacific will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 1:00 – 6:00 pm.
Auditions are by appointment only and will be held at Virginia Rep’s November Theatre, 114 W Broad St., Richmond, VA 23220.
Please e-mail casting@virginiarep.org to sign up for an appointment, and direct any questions to that email as well.
Prepare 16 bars of a classic music theatre song. Please bring sheet music in your key and be prepared to move. An accompanist will be provided.
All performers will be paid. UNION AND NON-UNION.
Casting the following roles:
**The roles of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque are CAST**
LIEUTENANT JOSEPH CABLE, U.S.M.C.: Male; Caucasian; 18-30; a young, formal and good-looking officer who falls in love with Liat; must be masculine with a good physique and believable as a member of the Army; soaring Tenor (E3 to G4);
BLOODY MARY: Female; Tonkinese; 35-55; a shrewd souvenir dealer who is also trying to find her daughter a rich husband; brassy; must have great subtle comic timing; strong mezzo
LUTHER BILLIS: Male; Caucasian; 30-45; a schlubby, mediocre entrepreneur; friend to all and a man with a lust for the ladies; must be funny, masculine and believable as a member of the army; strong baritone
CAPTAIN GEORGE BRACKETT, U.S.N.: Male; Caucasian; 40-60; a pompous yet competent officer who hides a heart of gold; strong actor
COMMANDER HARBISON, U.S.N.: Male; Caucasian; 35-50; Officious Navy man; Brackett’s second-in-command and right hand man; strong actor
LIAT: Female; Tonkinese; 18-25; heartbreakingly delicate, beautiful and the picture of purity; must move well; does not sing
STEWPOT: Male; Caucasian; 25-35; a funny, schlubby character man with a strong tenor singing voice (up to high A); one of the sailors and Luther Billis’ cohorts
PROFESSOR: Male; Caucasian; 25-35; a funny character man of the studious type; strong singer; one of the Sailors and Luther Billis’ cohorts.
ENSEMBLE: Male and female, ages 18-50 of all ethnicities; Strong singers who move well.
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