Audition Registration - MT4: Something Rotten Jr. 
For the vocal portion, please prepare a 60 - 90 second solo vocal performance OF YOUR CHOOSING (not from Something Rotten - check out this site for some good options: https://www.theatretrip.com/audition-songs-for-something-rotten/ ), showcasing your range. Please note the character descriptions below. The Jr. version is adapted from the original Broadway show and many songs are in different keys. For the acting portion, please be familiar with the acting scenes found here. You may be asked to read for any character: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1v0X5cIfGI42M-mRcrwGU7dcMVY090EpX?usp=sharing For the dance portion, please wear appropriate and comfortable dance attire. Bring jazz and tap shoes, if you have them. You can also check out this casting information from another production at a different theatre. It's similar to what we'll find with the Jr. edition: https://www.ovationtheatre.org/uploads/b/17941ab0-0128-11ea-b6af-794cc42c94c6/Something%20Rotten!%20Character%20and%20Casting%20Information.pdf Auditions will be held August 3, 5 - 8 pm Rehearsals start August 12 and run through December 5 Mondays AND Thursdays 6 - 7:30 pm Tech Rehearsals are mandatory for all cast members: December 8, 4 - 8 pm December 9, 10, 11, 12, 6 - 8 pm Brush up rehearsal on December 19, 6 - 8 Performances take place December 13 - 15 and 20 - 22 Email info@makinglightproductions.org with any questions.

Travel back to the Renaissance for an hour of musical comedy gold in Something Rotten! JR. Adapted from the Broadway hit that Time Out New York hailed as "the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years," Something Rotten! JR. celebrates one undeniable truth: “nothing’s as amazing as a musical!”

In the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.

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Character Descriptions
Minstrel
Opens the show by welcoming the audience to the Renaissance! The
Minstrel joins the ensemble for the rest of the show.

Brother Jeremiah
A Puritan and Portia’s father. He sees sin wherever he looks and does not approve of the theater especially Nick and Nigel’s Troupe.
Gender: Male

Portia
A Puritan and Brother Jeremiah’s daughter. She is passionate about poetry even though she isn’t technically allowed to read it.
Gender: Female

William Shakespeare
The most famous playwright in Tudor England. Though Shakespeare is extremely successful, he’s always on the lookout for inspiration, which sometimes includes borrowing ideas from others. 
Gender: Male

Nick Bottom
A struggling playwright who dreams – much to his own chagrin – of having a career like Shakespeare’s. Though Nick is artistically frustrated and stressed about leading the Troupe, he means well, even if his actions aren’t always exactly ethical.
Gender: Male

Nigel Bottom
Nick’s sweet younger brother, lacks the confidence he needs to write until he falls in love with Portia. Inspired by her confidence in him, Nigel writes verses worthy of Shakespeare himself!
Gender: Male

Troupe
Peter Quince, Robin, Tom Snout, Snug, Francis Flute
These fun character parts sing as a group but have no solos. Peter, Robin, Tom, and Francis have spoken lines.

Lord Clapham
A posh patron of the theater. He abandons the Troupe as their patron once they cross Brother Jeremiah.
Gender: Male

Shylock
Banned from any profession other than moneylending, but theatre is his true love, and he wants nothing more than to become the Troupe’s patron
Gender: Male

Bea
Married to Nick and loves him in spite of his lack of success in the theatre. She is whip-smart, is resourceful, and always looks on the bright side of any situation.
Gender: Female

Nostradamus
Not the Nostradamus, but his niece, Nancy – can see the future, although with varying degrees of accuracy. Her predictions, for better or worse, lead the Troupe to produce their very first musical.
Gender: Female

Foreman
Messenger
Announcer
Attendant
Doorman
Panicked Woman
Valet
Eyepatch Man
Horatio
Footman
Master of the Justice
Court Scribe
Clerk

Ensemble
Townspeople (Solo 1, Solo 2, Solo 3, Solo 4), Puritans (Puritan 1, Puritan 2, Puritan 3, Puritan 4), Crowd (1st Person In Crowd, 2nd Person In Crowd, 3rd Person In Crowd, Astrologers (Astrologer), Psychics, Fortune Tellers, Chorus, Grim Reapers, Eggs (Sad Little Egg), Guards
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Auditions will be held August 3, 5 - 7 pm Rehearsals start August 12 and run through December 5 Mondays AND Thursdays 6 - 7:30 pm Tech Rehearsals are mandatory for all cast members: December 8, 4 - 8 pm December 9, 10, 11, 12, 6 - 8 pm Brush up rehearsal on December 19, 6 - 8 Performances take place December 13 - 15 and 20 - 22
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