Auditions

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KINKY BOOTS

Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper / Book by Harvey Fierstein

Directed by Phillip Fazio / Choreography by Matthew Wagner / Music Direction by Ken Ahlberg

Duluth Playhouse is committed to inclusive, color-conscious casting. Actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities are highly encouraged to audition. Seeking a diverse cast of adult actors and two child actors.

GENERAL AUDITION INFORMATION

Auditions will be held in person at the NorShor Theatre Rehearsal Studios located at 211 E.
Superior St. Duluth, MN 55802
- Please enter through the “Lights on Duluth” door located next to the “Box Office”
If you cannot attend our auditions in person, please email auditions@duluthplayhouse.org for
instructions on how to submit a video audition.
Callbacks will be held on Sunday, March 26 by email invitation after the audition.

AUDITION DETAILS

Auditions will be held Saturday, March 25 from 11am – 3pm.
- This timeframe will be expanded if all available slots fill up.
Actors must sign up for a 5 minute audition time slot HERE
Actors must fill out the audition form HERE
Everyone auditioning will be asked to perform 32 bars of a musical theatre song in the style of the show OR a song written by Cyndi Lauper.
An accompanist will be in the room to play for you.
Please prepare an additional 32 bars of a contrasting musical theatre song in the style
of the show. The production team will ask if they need you to perform the second song.
Callbacks will consist of reading from the script, singing from the show, and a dance
combination taught by the choreographer.
What to bring with you:
- Headshot: or an up to date picture of yourself.
- Resume: listing recent performance credits.
- Sheet music: printed out sheet music for your songs in the key you will be singing.

ABOUT KINKY BOOTS
Winner of every major Best Musical award, KINKY BOOTS is a joyous, musical sensation, guaranteed to lift your spirits and have you dancing in the aisles. Featuring original songs by Cyndi Lauper and based on a true story, this musical celebration follows a rare friendship. After inheriting the family’s struggling shoe factory, Charlie meets Lola, a drag superstar with a wildly exciting idea on how to help the business recover. This unexpected duo learns to embrace their differences and work together to create a line of fabulously unique stilettos that take the world by storm!

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION
Lola/Simon
Male presenting drag queen, 30’s – 40’s.
A talented drag queen with star presence and a killer singing voice. Smart, tough, hilarious, knows how to deliver a knockout punch.
Vocal range top: B4 Vocal range bottom: E3

Charlie Price
Male presenting, 20s – 30s.
A really nice guy who has no clue what to do with the rest of his life. Lovable and a little lost. Has a knack for saying the wrong thing and messing everything up.
Vocal range top: B4. Vocal range bottom: C3

Lauren
Female presenting, 20s – 30s.
Employee at the factory who is funny, smart, practical, and focused. Has had a lot of bad luck in her love life.
Vocal range top: F#5. Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Nicola
Female presenting, 20s – 30s.
Charlie’s long-term girlfriend. Driven, uncompromising. She knows what she wants and goes for it.
Vocal range top: F#5. Vocal range bottom: E3

The Angels
Male presenting drag queens, 20’s – 30’s.
The drag performers who populate The Blue Angel Nightclub. Magnetic performers.
Vocal range top: C#5 Vocal range bottom: C5

Young Lola/Simon
Male presenting, appears to be around 10 years old.
Lola as a ten year old boy. His father wants him to be a boxer, but he already knows he’s destined to
wear high heels. Strong voice and comfortable wearing high heels.
Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: G3

Young Charlie
Male presenting, appears to be around 10 years old.
Charlie as a ten year old boy. Lost, quiet, reflective.
Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: G4

Harry
Male presenting, 20s – 30s.
A contemporary of Charlie's but his opposite. Successful, self aware and confident.
Vocal range top: F#4. Vocal range bottom: F#3

Don
Male presenting, 30’s – 40’s.
Lola’s nemesis. Burly and gruff, works at the factory worker.
Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: A2

Pat
Female presenting, 30’s – 40’s.
Officious office manager with a wild side.
Vocal range top: F#5 Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Trish
Female presenting, 30’s – 40’s.
Factory worker with a husband and kids to worry over.
Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: Bb3

George
Male presenting, 30’s – 50’s.
Factory manager keeping up traditions. Reserved.
Vocal range top: D4. Vocal range bottom: G#2

Mr. Price
Male presenting, 40’s – 60’s.
Charlie’s father, founder of the family business factory.
Vocal range top: F4. Vocal range bottom: G2

Simon Sr.
Male presenting, 30’s – 50’s.
Lola’s father. A parent who has trouble connecting with his kid.

Richard Bailey
Male presenting, 30’s – 40’s.
Nicola’;s boss. Driven, successful, very similar to Nicola.

Ensemble:
Factory Workers, Club Patrons, and other character throughout the story of various adult ages.

REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Rehearsal Dates & Times: June 5 – July 7, 2023

(Some actors will start the week of May 29)
Monday – Friday: 6-10pm

Tech Rehearsals:
July 8: 10 out of 12 Tech Day
July 9: OFF
July 10-13: 6-11pm

Where: NorShor Theatre and Rehearsal Studios. • 211 E. Superior St. Duluth, MN 55802

PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES
July 14 at 7:30pm Opening Night
July 15 at 2pm
July 15 at 7:30pm
July 19 at 7:30pm (potential additional performance)
July 20 at 7:30pm
July 21 at 7:30pm
July 22 at 7:30pm
July 23 at 2pm
July 26 at 7:30pm (potential additional performance)
July 27 at 7:30pm
July 28 at 7:30pm
July 29 at 7:30pm
July 30 at 2pm

Questions?
Additional questions should be directed to auditions@duluthplayhouse.org

Duluth Playhouse is committed to inclusive, color-conscious casting. Actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities are highly encouraged to audition.

UNDERGROUND

What She Said Festival

May 11-13, 2023
Coordinated by Kendra Carlson

Directors: Della & Katie Christ, Rylee Kuberra, Emily Parr, Emerson Sloane, Sara Marie Sorenson, Miranda Stachowicz

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
What She Said is the Duluth Playhouse’s annual new play festival celebrating women playwrights and directors. Submissions of original, contemporary work are accepted from playwrights from all over the country. The selected plays are then brought to life by your favorite local actors and directors. This satisfying night of exploration and collaboration is a true theater lover’s dream. Don’t miss this celebration of new theatrical works from an exciting group of up-and-coming artists.

The Duluth Playhouse is committed to inclusive, color-conscious casting.
Actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities are highly encouraged to audition. Seeking a diverse cast of adult actors for all 6 plays.

GENERAL AUDITION INFORMATION

Auditions will be held at the NorShor Rehearsal Studios 211 E. Superior St. Duluth, MN 55802
○ Please enter through the “Lights on Duluth” door located left of the “Box Office” door.
If you cannot attend our auditions in person, please email auditions@duluthplayhouse.org for
instructions on how to submit a video audition.
This is a general audition to show off your skills; directors will follow up with you if they are
interested in casting you in their play.

AUDITION DETAILS
When: Auditions will be held Sunday, March 19th from 2-5pm.

Sign up: You must sign up for a 5-minute audition time slot here: Google Calendar

How to prepare:

Audition Form: Please fill out the audition form here: Audition Form
You will be asked to perform either a monologue or short reading of your choice.
Alternately, you can choose to read the script at the end of this packet.
Resume: Bring a current resume – include an up-to-date picture of yourself.

REHEARSAL INFORMATION
Rehearsal Dates & Times: Within April 1-May 10, as determined by director & cast

May 3rd, Designer Run
Where: NorShor Theatre Rehearsal Studios
211 E. Superior St. Duluth, MN 55802
and/or as determined by director

Starting May 8th:
Zeitgeist Teatro, 222 E. Superior Street

PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES

May 10 – Sponsor Night

May 11 – 7:30pm

May 12 – 7:30pm

May 13 – 7:30pm

Questions? Additional audition questions should be directed to auditions@duluthplayhouse.org

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OPTIONAL SCRIPT TO READ FROM

The door slam is meant to be symbolic, I can tell; one last “take that!” in our roiling argument. But that door swings back open, I hear his footfalls stop, and imagine him pondering a return to slam the door, for real this time. But he resumes his noisy departure, each stomp echoing in my mind as “so there, so there, so there.”

I close the heavy door with the aid of an extra push from my hip. It is in this position, perpendicular to the door, that I spy a small black piece of plastic, half-tucked under our neglected stove. He’d torn through every piece of luggage, including all the internal pockets of all my bags, remarking with bewildering irritation that I should need so many chapsticks. He’d crawled over the floor with his nose an inch off the wood like he was inspecting for bedbugs.

It did us in, this little piece of plastic. I’d gotten bored with the search after the first hour, and suggested that surely he could just rewrite the last twenty pages of his novel, and anyway, isn’t this a good lesson in remembering to back up your work in more than one place?

He stepped back, his eyes going from an aggressive roundness to the narrow sneer I had grown accustomed to. “Oh sure, I’ll just whip it right up. Would you like fries with that? Oh, I’m sorry, I mean natural cut chips?”

My shift at the deli started in fifteen minutes. He turned away to resume the ransacking of our place, which he never did clean up.

I perform a quarter-turn to our kitchen sink, let the last twenty pages of his novel drop, and flip the switch of the garbage disposal. I turn my face to avoid potential shrapnel as my phone chimes for a text.

If you find the flash drive, mail it to my parents, he commands.

I reply as the crunching of the disposal becomes a high-pitched, empty whine: Would you like that with natural cut chips?

Thank you for Auditioning for the What She Said Festival

YOUTH THEATRE

Duluth Playhouse is committed to inclusive, color-conscious casting. Actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities are highly encouraged to audition.