Pageant Auditions
Little Theater Fire Barn 340 Prospect St, Fall River, MassachusettsLittle Theatre of Fall River is seeking 7 men for various leading roles; 6 are portraying female contestants. Auditions: April 12, 1–3 PM and April 13, 6–8 PMShow dates: July 9–19 Please prepare an uptempo song that shows off your vocal range and personality. Accompanist provided, and video submissions are acceptable. The characters are over the top in almost every way, but rooted in a strange, personal sense of their own reality. Skills in broad comedy are a plus. Roles (age ranges are 18 and over) MISS BIBLE BELT, RUTH ANN RUTH – Believes that she, plus God, equals a majority in any situation. She sees even the cheesiest part of the Glamouresse Beauty Regimen as part of His Plan. This gives her an unshakably righteous attitude, but she also has the manic cheerfulness of the newly saved. MISS DEEP SOUTH, LAURINDA SUMMERFORD – The Southerner in the show; even though others may have fabulous hair, only she knows how to work it. At the same time she is The Lady. She has a very narrow and ritualized sense of “femininity,” which is frequently outraged by the other contestants’ behavior and attitudes. She is exceedingly funny in her passive-aggressive Southern […]
