It is 1953 and Margaret Johnson, wife of an American businessman, is touring the Italian countryside with her daughter, Clara. When Clara’s missing hat is recovered by a handsome Florentine named Fabrizio, sparks and an immediate romance erupt. As Margaret tries desperately to keep the young couple apart, the real truth about her daughter is revealed. Margaret is then forced to reconsider not only Clara’s future, but her own as well. Called “the most intensely romantic score of any musical since West Side Story” by the New York Times, The Light in the Piazza received six Tony Awards in 2005, including Best Original Score.

Dates:

auditions: May 03, 2010 7:00 PM

May 04, 2010 7:00 PM

callbacks: May 08, 2010 1:00 PM

performance: August 27, 2010 8:00 PM

August 28, 2010 8:00 PM

August 29, 2010 2:00 PM

September 03, 2010 8:00 PM

September 04, 2010 8:00 PM

September 09, 2010 7:30 PM

September 10, 2010 8:00 PM

September 11, 2010 8:00 PM

Audition information:
Monday, May 3 at 7:00 pmTuesday, May 4 at 7:00 pm
Location:
The Barn Playhouse
1600 Christopher Street
Rittenhouse Blvd. & Christopher Street
Jeffersonville, PA 19403

Prepare 32 bars of a Broadway show ballad that demonstrates vocal range and ability. Feel free to select something from The Light in the Piazza.

An accompanist will be provided and the show score will be available. Otherwise you must provide your own sheet music. No pre-recorded music please.

Individual vocal auditions will begin at 7:00 pm. Doors will be open one-half hour prior to the audition.

There will not be a dance audition.

The audition will include cold readings from the script using accents. Margaret, Clara and Roy Johnson all have a very slight southern accent and all other characters speak with an Italian accent.

All roles are OPEN. All roles are unpaid.

If necessary, callbacks will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact the director email: eileen.ciccarone@villanova.edu.