At Loveland Stage Company

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The Loveland Stage Company
111 S 2nd St. (State Rt. 48)
Loveland, Ohio 45140-3026

Presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI)

All teens (13-19) are eligible to audition. Turn 13 at audition date.

Dates for Auditions: Sat. May 21, 2016 2:00-4:30 pm
Sun. May 22, 2016 2:00-4:30 pm
**Mon. May 23, 2016 6:00-7:30 pm (special appointment only/callbacks)

Come prepared with a song that best demonstrates your voice range, and be prepared to read from the script.  Bring dance or jazz shoes if you have them.

Cast List

(*denotes leads)

(JETS)

*Riff- leader of the Jets. Strong singer and dancer. Range Bb2-G4.

*Tony– Romantic young man and past Jet leader. Best friend of Riff. Strong Tenor. Range
Bb2-Bb4. Limited dancing.

Action: Most quick tempered member of the Jets. Always ready for a fight. Singer and dance skills.

A-Rab: less quick-tempered than Action. Baby John’s best friend. Singer and dance skills.

Baby John: youngest Jet. Gets beaten up during opening scene. A-Rab’s best friend.

Snow boy: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

Big deal:  singer and dance skills. Some lines.

Diesel: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

Gee-tar: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

Mouthpiece: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

Tiger: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

(JETS GIRLS)

Graziella: lines, dance skills, singer.

Velma: lines, dance skills, singer.

Minnie: lines, dance skills, singer.

Clarice: lines, dance skills, singer.

Pauline: lines, dance skills, singer.

*Anybodys: Spunky Tomboy anxious to be one of the Jets. Full of energy and heart. Lines, singer+, dance skills+.

(SHARKS)

*Bernardo: proud, strong handsome Puerto Rican. Seeks to carve out territory for a sense of identity for him and friends. Maria’s brother, Anita’s boyfriend. Leader of Sharks. Limited solo singing- Range Bb2-Eb4. Strong dance skills.

*Chino: angry, naïve Puerto Rican who turns murderous and vengeful. Speaking role. Dance also.

Pepe: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

Indio: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

Luis: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

Anxious: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

Nibbles: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

Juano: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

Toro: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

Moose: singer and dance skills. Some lines.

(SHARKS GIRLS)

*Maria: hopeless romantic, innocent. Falls in love with TonyStrong soprano range Bb3-C6.

*Anita: feisty and assertive PR, dispenses “older sister” advice to Maria, Strong alto range F3-D5. Strong dance skills.

Rosalia: Singers, lines and dance skills.

Consuelo: Singers, lines and dance skills.

Teresita: Singers, lines and dance skills.

Francisca: Singers, lines and dance skills.

Estells: Singers, lines and dance skills.

Margarita: Singers, lines and dance skills.

 

(ADULTS)- Traditionally male, consider female. 

*Officer Krupke: local beat cop. A bit dorky and ridiculed by gangs whom he has no tolerance for their violence. Speaking role.

*Detective Schrank: detective frustrated by ongoing violence. Blunt, brash, racist, unapologetic.

Speaking role.

*Doc: owner of drugstore. Old fashioned and wise in his ways. Speaking role.

Glad hand: Nerdy, overly cheerful, ill-equipped social director for school dance. Speaking role.

*”SOMEWHERE SOLOIST”: FEMALE, YOUTHFUL SOLOIST THAT SINGS A GORGEOUS SOLO IN THE DREAM BALLET. Young, innocent, sweet sounding.

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