Sun., July 20, 4-9 p.m.
Mon., July 21, 6-9 p.m.
235 3rd Ave. N.
Franklin, TN 37064
Note: The audition location is offsite, not at Pull-Tight Theater.
Production
Directed by Lenny West
Produced by Savannah Aiello
Musical Direction by Stephanie Dillard
Choreographed by Christina Sartell
Performance dates
October 3-4, 8-11 & 16-18 at 7:30 p.m.
October 5 & 12 at 2:30 p.m.
Audition requirements
Register for a group time slot via SignUpGenius.
Auditions will only take place by appointment; no walk-ins. The audition process will include vocals and readings from the script. There will be no dance call, but please note on your audition form if you have special dance training/ability.
Prepare up to 32 bars and no more than 1 minute of a song in the style of the show or the character for which you are auditioning. Provide sheet music with any cuts clearly marked and in the correct key, no charts or lead sheets allowed. Music should be hole punched and in a binder, or single-sided and looseleaf. If you’d like to submit your music to the accompanist ahead of time, email Stephanie Dillard.
Pre-recorded accompaniment tracks are allowed and encouraged. Ensure your cut is edited, cued correctly on an mp3 player or phone, and ready to connect via the provided Bluetooth speaker. There will be no a cappella auditions.
Audition cuttings will be posted here two weeks before auditions.
Because of time constraints, each person auditioning will only be guaranteed one opportunity to read.
Bring a list of any and all potential rehearsal conflicts from July 27 to October 2. No performance conflicts will be allowed.
Callbacks will take place Wednesday, July 23 at 6 p.m. If invited to a callback, we will contact you with further information by phone or email the evening of Monday, July 21.
Headshots and resumes are welcome and encouraged, but not required.
For more information, email Lenny West.
Synopsis
Lucky Stiff is a madcap, hilarious romp of a musical based on Michael Butterworth’s novel, The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo. It follows Harry Witherspoon’s journey from England to Monte Carlo … with a rather unusual traveling companion. Harry receives the unexpected news that he has inherited a fortune from his late Uncle Anthony, on the condition that he takes Anthony’s dead body on a special trip to Monte Carlo. If Harry fails, the money will go to the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. However, also hot on the tail of Uncle Anthony’s money is Rita, Anthony’s lover with whom he embezzled $6 million behind her husband’s back. And hot on Rita’s tail is her brother Vinnie, who has been blamed for the crime! With mistaken identities, love interests, disguises, farcical chases, an omnipresent corpse and a touch of romance, Lucky Stiff is an offbeat murder mystery that proves “It’s good to be alive.”
Character breakdown
Note: The role of The Body of Anthony Hendon is unavailable
Harry Witherspoon: A shy, sweet-natured, and insecure shoe salesman from England. He feels incapable of taking risks and tries to change that all with a very special trip. British accent required.
Gender: Male
Age: 20s-30s
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Annabel Glick: A no-nonsense representative for the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. She is a proactive citizen with an attentive and aggressive personality who becomes the unexpected love interest of Harry Witherspoon
Gender: Female
Age: 20s-30s
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Rita La Porta: Hard-edged woman with an extremely volatile nature and a severe case of nearsightedness. Passionate, impulsive, jealous, manipulative, a force of nature. Strong New York accent.
Gender: Female
Age: 40s
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Vinnie Di Ruzzio: Rita’s mild-mannered and very nervous brother who is dragged into her mess. He is an optometrist with predictably conservative tendencies.
Gender: Male
Age: 40s
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: A#2
Luigi Gaudi: Luigi is a mysterious, boisterous Italian. He is also secretly Tony, Rita’s lover from New Jersey. Italian ad New York/gangster accents required.
Gender: Male
Age: 40s+
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Dominique Du Monaco: A vivacious nightclub singer. French accent. Is also a member of the Ensemble.
Gender: Female
Age: 30s
Vocal range: Mezzo/Alto with belt
Ensemble: 2 additional men, 1 additional woman
This is not your typical ensemble! Each ensemble member plays, on average, seven distinct roles, often within the same scene. The ensemble is vital to the success of this musical and requires excellent comedic performers with strong singing voices who are good with accents (Cockney, British, Italian, French, Southern US). Looking for CHARACTERS!
Lucky Stiff is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
