Super Summer Theatre and First Step Productions invite you to:
Sister Act: The Musical
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Book by Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner
Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane
Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture, Sister Act, written by Joseph Howard.
Audition Form:
Please fill out: https://airtable.com/shrngGjvQ7gVF3tep
Please bring headshot and resume at time of audition.
Auditions are seen in order of arrival, during the hours posted
PRESENTERS
Produced by Super Summer Theatre and First Step Productions. Directed by Keith Dotson.
AUDITIONS
Thursday, March 26, 7 pm – 10 pm
Friday, March 27, 7 pm – 10 pm
Saturday March 28, 10 am – 1 pm
CALLBACKS (By invitation only)
April 2 – 4
AUDITION AND CALLBACKS LOCATION
Super Summer Theatre Studios 4340 S. Valley View Blvd. Ste. 208 Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
VIDEO SUBMISSIONS
If you are unavailable to attend any of the initial audition dates, you may send in your headshot, résumé, and audition video to: firststep.productions@yahoo.com
AUDITION FORM
Fill out the online audition form:
Please bring headshot and resume at time of audition.
Auditions are seen in order of arrival, during the hours posted
WHAT TO PREPARE
- Please prepare your best 32 bars of a song in the style of the show.
- Be sure to bring your sheet music in the appropriate key.
- An accompanist will be provided.
- CD’s, mp3’s or recorded tracks of any kind are not permitted.
- Please come prepared to move on the night you audition and bring jazz shoes or sneakers.
- All who are auditioning need to attend the dance call.
REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE DATES
Performances will be at the Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, Boman Pavillion, 6375 NV-159, Blue Diamond, NV 89004
This production will run for 4 weeks.
July 8 – 11
July 15 – 18
July 22 – 25
July 29 – Aug 1
Rehearsals begin in April.
Performed with permission from MTI. www.mtishows.com
Deloris Van Cartier – 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.
Gender: Female
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: E3
Mother Superior -The head of the convent, sarcastic and a bit stiff. Extremely protective about keeping her sisters away from the outside world, which puts her in direct opposition to Deloris and her musical teachings.
Gender: Female
Age: 50 to 70
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: D3
Sister Mary Robert -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.
Gender: Female
Age: 16 to 25
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Sister Mary Patrick -A nun of the convent. Consistently perky, enthusiastic, and easily excitable.
Gender: Female
Age: 35 to 50
Sister Mary Lazarus -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.
Gender: Female
Age: 50 to 70
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: F3
Monsignor O’hara -One of the heads of the convent. Constantly concerned with financial matters, though soul music surprisingly puts him in a different mood.
Gender: Male
Age: 45 to 60
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: E3
Curtis -A club owner, notorious gangster, and Deloris’s boyfriend. Cocky and controlling, always on the verge of violence.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Eddie Souther -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.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Tj -Curtis’s nephew and one of his thugs. Deft and cognizant of the fact, constantly in a state of ignorant bliss.
Gender: Male
Age: 16 to 30
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: Db3
Joey -One of Curtis’s thugs. Believes himself to be quite the ladies’ man.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Pablo -One of Curtis’s thugs. A natural follower, constantly speaks in Spanish.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Sister Mary Martin-of-tours -A nun of the convent. Clearly in her own world, but has her moments of surprising clarity.
Gender: Female
Age: 40 to 60
Sister Mary Theresa -A nun of the convent, the oldest of the group. Decrepit at a glance, but secretly packs a punch.
Gender: Female
Age: 60 to 70
Michelle -One of Deloris’s back-up singers. Lippy and always quick with a retort.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Tina -One of Deloris’s back-up singers. A little thick and naive.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Ernie -One of Curtis’s thugs. Initially thought to be a mindless yes-man, he turns out to be an undercover police informant.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 35
Ensemble -Nuns; Bar Denizens (Bar Patron, Waitress, Pool Player, Drag Queen); Homeless People; Fantasy Dancers
- This is a Non Equity, Community Theatre Production
- SST does NOT pay – There is a small gas stipend made available.
- Call 702-579-7529 for more information.
- supersummertheatre.org for more info/tickets
- Video Submissions send to firststep.productions@yahoo.com
- For a time slot outside of audition time frame please email RebeccaSassSM@gmail.com.