Performances June 8,9,14,15,16  at Aronoff Center Fifth Third Theater

CAST: Debbi Berlon, Pamela Kay Day , Sarah Martin Flerlage, Heather Hale, Ellie O’Hara, Jessica Kaiser , Mary Puetz, Katelyn Reid, Wayne Wright 

Conceived and directed: Skip Fenker
Musical direction and arrangements: Michael Spresser
Producers: Marypat Carletti and Sarah Mizelle Miller

 Auditions for My Favorite Year!

AUDITION DATES: Sunday, July 8 and Monday, July 9. Audition slots begin at 7 pm and end at 10:00 pmThose who are needed at call-backs will be notified on Monday, July 9th and Tuesday, July 10th. Call-backs will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11th at Clifton United Methodist Church and will include learning music from the show, movement, and possibly additional reading.

LOCATION: Clifton United Methodist Church, 3416 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 

AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT: Please reserve your audition time on Signup Genius. Please print and fill out the audition form prior to your audition. Walk-ins are welcome and will be seen in the next available slot. If you have any questions please email chad.dematteis@gmail.com.

PLEASE PREPARE & PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR AUDITION:

• 16-32 bars of a Broadway-style song that showcases your vocal range
• Sheet music in the proper key with cuts marked. An accompanist will be provided (no CD’s, tapes or a cappella numbers).
• A copy of your resume and headshot.

Please note that there will not be a dance audition but you may be asked to dance if called back.

My Favorite Year performances are November 9 – 17, at Aronoff Center Jarson-Kaplan Theater.

Director: Douglas Berlon
Vocal Director: Kendra Struthers
Music Director: Charles Wilhelm
Choreographer: Stephanie Brumer
Producers: Julie and Chad DeMatteis

CAST BREAK DOWN

Benjy Stone
Male, Age: 20 to 30
Tenor
Our story’s excitable protagonist, he is a young hopeful who remains eager and alert. A freshman writer on King Kaiser’s Comedy Cavalcade.

Alan Swann
Male, Age: 50+
Baritone
A handsome, well-traveled Hollywood leading man. Although charismatic and visible, he is now considered a sad “has-been.”

K.C. Downing
Female, Age: 20 to 30
Mezzo-Soprano
A bright, attractive career girl and assistant to the producer. Straight-laced and misplaced in a crowded world of funny people.

Alice Miller
Female, Age: 35 to 60
Alto
The tough-talking gag writer-Gutsy, dry, and quick-witted.

King Kaiser
Gender: Male, Age: 45+
Baritone
A big bear of a man who is brash and abrasive. A former Catskill Comic, he is now the host of America’s #1 TV show.

Belle May Steinberg Carroca
Female, Age: 45 to 60
Mezzo-Soprano
Benjy’s beloved mother. A substantial beacon of Brooklyn society, she is generous of nature and proportion.

Sy Benson
Male, Age: 45 to 60
Baritone
Head writer. Tough and ruthless, he bullies all except King. Deep down, he is nothing more than a frantic pushover and wimp.

Leo Silver
Male, Age: 55 to 70
Baritone
Grey-haired and well-dressed. The lead producer who boasts plenty of intimidation to make up shortcomings.

Herb Lee
Male, Age: 35 to 60
Non-Singing
Rumpled and silent, yet seemingly expressive. A writer who usually communicates through Alice.

Uncle Morty
Male, Age: 50 to 65
Baritone
Benjy’s uncle who is round, thick, and bald, but always full of life and knows how to have a good time.

Rookie Carocca
Male, Age: 45-60
Baritone
Filipino former bantamweight boxer married to Benji’s Mom.

Aunt Sadie
Female, Age: 50-65
Mezzo-Soprano
Benji’s eccentric Aunt

Tess
Female, Age 25-40
Non-Singing
Allen Swann’s estranged daughter

Ensemble
Chorus Girls; Sketch Actors; Stage Hands; Grips; Camera Operators; Wardrobe People; Secretaries; Assorted Bar Hoppers; Brooklyn Neighbors.