MCT announces auditions for the staged reading of:
DAVID COPPERFIELD, THE MUSICAL
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jeffrey Scharf
Music Supervision by Jason Sherbundy
Everyone is welcome to read for us.
Click here to see roles available.
AUDITION DATES:
Monday, June 26, 2017
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
1010 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Please email alainaboys@gmail.com for a time slot if you’re interested.
Additional auditions/readings may follow.
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THESE AUDITIONS BUT WOULD LIKE TO BE A READER, PLEASE SEND EMAIL TO:
alainaboys@gmail.com
READING REQUIREMENT:
Please bring a song (including sheet music) with you to your time slot. We will do cold readings of the script as well to see where you fit.
REHEARSALS:
Rehearsals will start late July/early August; date and times TBA. We will work with other production schedules and around work schedules as requested. Tech rehearsals will be Wednesday, August 16th from 7-10 pm and Thursday, August 17th from 6:30-11 pm.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
August 18, 19 & 20
Park Hall, Ben Lomond
Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00 p.m.
Sunday @ 2:00 p.m.
SHOW INFORMATION:
Adapted from Charles Dickens’ favorite novel, “David Copperfield the Musical” follows the tribulations of David from his happy early years through the dark days of his mother’s second marriage and beyond. David endures the sadism of his step-father Murdstone, the depredations of the villainous schoolmaster Creakle, and the mind-numbing routine of the London sweatshop to which he is consigned after the death of his mother. Along the way, he is befriended by unforgettable characters including the sea-faring Peggotty family, the monosyllabic coachman Barkis, the grandiloquent Mr. Micawber and his only living relative, the formidable Aunt Betsey.
PRODUCTION POSITIONS:
Production positions are available. Please fill out our Volunteer Form if you’re interested in helping out:
https://mctshows.org/volunteer/
PRIMARY CHARACTERS:
DC – David Copperfield, narrator, kind and hard working (20s-30s)
Aunt Betsey Trotwood, David’s great aunt, stern but caring (50s-60s)
Peggotty, Clara’s maid and companion, cheery disposition (preferably 20s-40s)
Young David Copperfield, happy but troubled (teens-early 20s)
Mr. Murdstone, Clara’s villanous husband (30s-50s)
Miss Murdstone, David’s strict sister (20s)
Clara Copperfield, David’s tragic mother/ Mrs Micawber (20s-30s)
Barkis, a carter (40s-50s)
Mr Micawber, pompous / Dr Chillip (40s-up)
Agnes Wickfield/ Dora Spenlow, David’s loves (20s – 30s)
ENSEMBLE CHARACTERS:
Steerforth/ Workhouse Boy/ Ensemble (Teens- early 20s)
Em’ly/ Schoolboy/ Workhouse Boy/ Ensemble (Teens- early 20s)
Ham/ Workhouse boy/ Delivery boy/ Ensemble (Teens- early 20s)
Quinion/ Mr. Peggotty/ Mr Wickfield/ Ensemble (30s – 50s)
Tungay/ Ruffian 1/ Gunther/ Uriah Heep Ensemble (30s-50s)
Mr Creakle/ Ruffian 2/ Hopkins / Mr. Dick/ Ensemble (30s-50s)
For this reading, we need a total of 12-14 readers. Readers for David, Betsey, Murdstone, Peggotty, Barkis and Micawber will read only those characters. All other readers will have multiple roles.