SISTER ACT
Location: Largo, Florida
Type: Theater
Mark your calendars now to audition for the soulful start to our 2017/2018 season!
Audition Dates: August 20-21, 2017 at 7:00PM
Location: Central Park Performing Arts Center (105 Central Park Drive; Largo, FL 33771).
Show Dates: November 3-12, 2017
Director James Grenelle is looking for a multitalented cast to being this show to life! All roles are open and unpaid. Please prepare 16 bars of a Broadway style song that showcases your voice and personality. Accompanist will be provided—no recorded music or a capella will be accepted. Be prepared to move. No flip flops, please. Visit www.eightoclocktheatre.com for more information.
Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film (starring Whoopi Goldberg) that has audiences jumping to their feet! Featuring original music by Tony- and eight-time Oscar winner, Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors), this hilarious musical was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put into protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be a found: a convent. Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and uptight Mother Superior and uses her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir. Filled with powerful gospel music, outrageous dancing and a truly moving story, Sister Act will leave audiences breathless. A sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, Sister Act is reason to rejoice!
Audition characters
Deloris Van Cartier: (Age 25-35) An aspiring performer, trying to find both fame and a place in the world; when forced to hide in the convent, she initially refuses to embrace her new lifestyle but learns to embrace it when she works with the choir; loud-mouthed and sassy, but ultimately caring; vocal range top: F#5; vocal range bottom: E3. Strong belt. African-American actress.
Mother Superior: (Age 50-70) The head of the convent, sarcastic and a bit stiff; extremely protective about keeping the sisters away from the outside world, which puts her in direct opposition to Deloris and her musical teachings; vocal range top: E5; vocal range bottom: D3.
Sr. Mary Robert: (Age 18-25) A postulant, abandoned as a baby and raised at the convent; shy and soft-spoken, but singing with Deloris lets her find her voice; her wallflower lifestyle has made her live a shell of a life; vocal range top: A5; vocal range bottom: F#3. Strong belt; must move well.
Sr. Mary Patrick: (Age 30-45) A nun of the convent; consistently perky, enthusiastic, and easily excitable; vocal range top: A5; vocal range bottom: F#3. Must move well. Full-figured actress preferred.
Sr. Mary Lazarus: (Age 50-70) A nun of the convent and the head of the choir; rather deadpan and the least welcoming of any of the nuns, but she gets caught up in Deloris’s soul music; vocal range top: B4; vocal range bottom: F3. Must move well.
Eddie Souther: (Age 25-35) The desk chief at the Philadelphia police station and a high school classmate of Deloris who helps get her into hiding; faces a lot of nerves when under pressure, causing him to sweat profusely; he still yearns for Deloris after all these years, and dreams of being her hero; vocal range top: B4; vocal range bottom: Ab2.
Monsignor O’Hara: (Age 45-60) One of the heads of the convent; constantly concerned with financial matters, though soul music surprisingly puts him in a different mood; vocal range top: G4; vocal range bottom: E3.
Curtis: (Age 30-40) A club owner, notorious gangster, and Deloris’s boyfriend; cocky and controlling, always on the verge of violence; vocal range top: Ab4; vocal range bottom: A2. African-American preferred.
Joey: (Age 30-40) Owner of Curtis’s thugs; believes himself to be quite the ladies’ man; vocal range top: Eb5; vocal range bottom: Bb2. Good voice and must move well.
TJ: (Age 18-25) Curtis’s nephew and one of his thugs; deft and cognizant of the fact, constantly in a state of ignorant bliss; vocal range top: Eb5; vocal range bottom: Db3. Good voice and must move well. African-American preferred.
Pablo: (Age 25-35) One of Curtis’s thugs; a natural follower, constantly speaks in Spanish; vocal range top: F5; vocal range bottom: Bb2. Good voice and must move well. Latino.
Sr. Mary Martin-of-Tours: (Age 40-60) A nun of the convent; clearly in her own world, but has her moments of surprising clarity. Doubles as Ensemble.
Sr. Mary Theresa: (Age 60-70) A nun of the convent, the oldest of the group; decrepit at a glance, but secretly packs a punch. Doubles as Ensemble.
Michelle: (Age 20-30) One of Deloris’s back-up singers; lippy and always quick with a retort; vocal range top: F5; vocal range bottom: Bb3. Doubles as Ensemble; must move well.
Tina: (Age 20-30) One of Deloris’s back-up singers; a little thick and naïve; vocal range top: F5; vocal range bottom: Ab3. Doubles as Ensemble; must move well.
Ernie: (Age 25-35) One of Curtis’s thugs; initially thought to be a mindless yes-man, he turns out to be an undercover police informant. Ensemble role.
Ensemble: All ages, ethnicities, and body types to play nuns, fantasy dancers, bar patrons, homeless people, and others.
August 20 & 21, 2017
7:00 pm
Central Park Performing Arts Center
105 Central Park Drive
Largo, FL 33771
Payment: Non Paid
City or Location of call: Largo, Florida
Please submit to: info@eightoclocktheatre.com
This casting notice was posted by: Eight O’Clock Theatre
