A third audition date has been scheduled, on September 16 at 5 p.m., in the Burnell Roberts Room of the Metropolitan Arts Center, located at 126 North Main Street in downtown Dayton between the Victoria Theatre and Uno's Restaurant.
Brundibár is a charming musical fairytale with a profound message, by Czech Jewish composer Hans Krása. The story follows two children who overcome the threats of a bully by banding together with their friends. Co-presented with Dayton Opera Association, it will feature the Kettering Children's Choir and the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Performed by children 55 times in a Nazi concentration camp, Brundibár celebrates the indomitability of the human spirit and the succor and strength that can be drawn from art and creativity.
Brundibár is presented as part of the year-long education project Through the Eyes of a Child: Children and the Holocaust, which exposes students and their teachers to the art created by children in response to their direct experiences with the Holocaust.
Roles are open to male and female actors, age 12-18, unless otherwise specified. Open roles in Brundibár include:
• Pepicek (pep – EE – chek): Aninku's brother; open to males, ages 12-14
• Aninku (ah – ning – KU): Pepicek's sister; open to females, ages 12-14
• Brundibár: the title character, the villain; open to males, ages 14-18
• Ice Cream Seller
• Baker
• Milkman
• Police
• Sparrow: magical animal
• Cat: magical animal
• Dog: magical animal
Auditions are September 12, 5 – 8 p.m., September 15, beginning at 10 a.m., and September 16, beginning at 5 p.m. If necessary a callback session will be held the evening of September 23. Actors must be available for the entirety of the rehearsal period and five performances. Rehearsals will be Mondays – Thursdays, 5 – 7 p.m., from February 4 – March 8, 2008. Performance dates are March 9 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., March 10 at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., and March 11 at 1 p.m., all at the Victoria Theatre.
Auditions will be held in the Burnell Roberts Room of the Metropolitan Arts Center, located at 126 North Main Street in downtown Dayton between the Victoria Theatre and Uno's Restaurant.
Those auditioning do not need to memorize anything; they should be prepared to match a series of pitches and musical intervals played on the piano and perform the selected monologues and music that are included in the audition packet. -- www.victoriatheatre.com
