[e-drive][AUDITION: VANCOUVER]

[Kaethe Yanovsky]

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AUDITION NOTICE PLEASE POST


The Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company will be holding auditions for
our upcoming production of Hello Dolly, Book by Michael Stewart, Music &
Lyrics by Jerry Herman, with Michael Shamata as director and Lloyd
Nicholson as Musical Director.  Relevant dates are as follows:

Auditions:	April 21 - 23, Callbacks in May 
The Vancouver Playhouse Production Centre

Vancouver:		Rehearsals:		October 13, 2003
Open:			November 13, 2003
Close:			December 13, 2003
Potential Holdover: 	to December 27, 2003

The following roles are to be cast:

Male					Female
Horace Vandergelder			Irene Malloy
Cornelius Hackl			Ermengarde
Barnaby Tucker			Ernestina		
Ambrose Kemper

		Male and Female Chorus
	
 All resumes and head shots should be forwarded to:

Attention: Chelsea McPeake
Hello Dolly Auditions
160 West 1st Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V5Y 1A4

Deadline:	Friday, April 11, 2003 

HELLO, DOLLY!
Casting Information

HORACE VANDERGELDER
	45 - 60
	The Merchant of Yonkers - hay, feed and provisions
	Vain, sly, cantankerous
	Sings It Takes a Woman and Hello, Dolly!

IRENE MALLOY
	25 - 35
	Owner of a New York hatshop
	Apparently mature and worldly-wise, but still has hope and
innocence
	Sings Ribbons Down My Back and It Only Takes a Moment (among
others)

CORNELIUS HACKL
	25 - 40
	Vandergelder's chief clerk
	Knows nothing of the world - a true innocent
	Sings Put On Your Sunday Clothes and It Only Takes a Moment
(among others)

BARNABY TUCKER
	16 - 25
	A junior clerk at Vandergelder's
	Wide-eyed, innocent, with a mischievous streak
	
AMBROSE KEMPER
	20 - 35
	An artist
	In love and determined to win the hand of Vandergelder's niece
	Able to go nose-to-nose with Vandergelder
	We could look at somewhat "exotic" actors

ERMENGARDE
	16 - 30
	Vandergelder's niece
	Cries all time - very emotional

ERNESTINA
	30 - 45
	A tart
	Crass, comfortable in her body, extravagant

A variety of types in both the female and male choruses.  
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Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls. 
Equity members cast in this production will be engaged under an Equity
form of contract. 
CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the audition.
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Please direct all responses and inquiries directly to the theatre or
association listed in the e-drive notice.