BOOTHBAY — Auditions for two of the Boothbay Playhouse 2012 summer shows, “Urinetown” and “Once Upon A Mattress,” will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Coastal Club room of the Boothbay Region YMCA.
Auditions for both shows will take place on the same day. People can audition for either one or both of the shows and should bring sheet music for the song that they will be singing, an accompanist will be provided.
Auditioners should bring their calendar as they will be asked to note any potential scheduling conflicts.
A specific rehearsal schedule will be put together based on these conflicts, and will be available after auditions. Children may join the shows without auditioning. Children age 12 and older are welcome to join the cast of “Urinetown.”
Auditions are by appointment, which can be made by calling Susan at 633-6309 or by emailing boothbayplayhouse@yahoo.com.
Children of all ages are welcome to join the cast of “Once Upon A Mattress,” but they must be able to be responsible for themselves both on and off-stage, or be joined by a parent. All children wishing to be in the shows must fill out an audition form.
“Urinetown” opens on June 28. Rehearsal will begin in May. The show, rated PG, was nominated for 10 Tony Awards and winner of three.
“Urinetown takes place in a world where a drought has caused water to be rationed to the point that there is a ban on private toilets and everyone must pay for the ‘privilege to pee,’” a Boothbay Playhouse release states. “Love sparks between a worker at one of the filthiest lowincome amenities and the wealthy daughter of the man who runs the Urine Good Company, which controls the fee-based facilities. A revolution is started, and a battle ensues between those arguing for regulated conservation of the available resources and those fighting for personal freedoms.”
“ Once Upon A Mattress” opens Aug. 1. Rehearsals will begin in July. Based on “The Princess and The Pea,” the musical comedy offers a “raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans,” the release states.
For more information, email boothbayplayhouse@yahoo.com or call Susan at 633-6309.
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