2017 May PASO Magazine

WI N E C O U N T R Y T H E A T R E
A N N O U N C E S U P C O MI N G A U DITI O N S
F O R T HI S S U M M E R’ S HI T M U SI C A L
Wi ne C o u n -
tr y heatre, t he
n o n- pr o it, pr ofes -
si o nal-cali ber c o m-
m u nity t heatre base d
i n Pas o R o bles is
see ki n g c o m m u nity
tale nt f or its bi g
s u m mer m usical
Gy psy , at o pe n a u-
diti o ns o n Sat ur day,
May 2 0t h. Gy psy
is part of t he t heatre
c o m pa ny’s t hir d seas
o n, w hic h i ncl u de d
t he rece nt hit c o m-
e dy N oises O f, prese
nte d i n Marc h.
Wit h m usic by
J ule Sty ne, lyrics
by Ste p he n S o n d hei m, a n d b o o k by
Art h ur La ure nts, Gy psy has bee n
referre d t o as t he greatest A merica
n m usical by n u mer o us critics a n d
writers, a m o n g t he m Be n Bra ntley
w h o descri be d it as “ w hat may be t he
greatest of all A merica n m usicals.”
Set d uri n g t he va u deville era,
Gy psy is a b o ut a rele ntless sta ge
Gy psy, R ose, w h o travels t he c o u n -
tr y wit h her t w o da u g hters, J u ne a n d
L o uise, a n d t heir ma na ger, Her bie.
T he m usical Gy psy tells t he st ory of
t he fa m o us B urles q ue star, Gy psy
R ose Lee ( p h ot o a b ove), a n d her
ic o nic, p us hy sta ge m ot her, R ose.
W hile J u ne a n d L o u -
ise wis h t heir m ot her
w o ul d settle d o w n a n d
marr y Her bie, R ose
c o nti n ues t o p urs ue
drea ms of star d o m f or
her girls. W he n J u ne
desserts t he act, R ose
t ur ns her atte nti o n t o
t he s hy L o uise, w h o m
s he h o pes t o fas hi o n
i nt o a star. W he n t he
act is b o o ke d i nt o a b urles
q ue h o use by mista ke,
L o uise is f orce d i nt o t he
s p otli g ht a n d Gy psy
R ose L ee is b or n. S u g -
geste d by t he me m oirs
of Gy psy R ose L ee,
t his le ge n dar y m usical
feat ures " L et Me E ntertai n Yo u,"
" S o me Pe o ple," " Yo u'll Never Get
A way fr o m Me," "If M o m ma Was
Marrie d," " All I Nee d Is t he Girl,"
" Ever yt hi n g's C o mi n g U p R oses,"
" Yo u G otta Get A Gi m mic k" a n d
" To get her W herever We G o.”
A u diti o ns are o n Sat ur day, May 2 0t h
fr o m 1 2 n o o n t o 4 p. m. wit h p ossi ble
call bac ks o n May 2 7t h ti me T B D.
A u diti o ns will c o m me nce o n a irstc
o me, irst-ser ve d basis at Ply m o ut h
C o n gre gati o nal C h urc h - Fell o ws hi p
Hall, 1 3 0 1 Oa k Street ( N W c or ner of
1 3t h a n d Oa k Street) i n Pas o R o bles.
All r oles are o pe n. Be pre pare d
t o si n g n o m ore t ha n 3 2 bars ( or
a p pr oxi mately 1 mi n ute) of a s o n g
fr o m t he m usical t heatre ge nre.
Bri n g y o ur o w n acc o m pa ni me nt trac k
o n a s mart p h o ne, m p 3 or C D. N o
bac k gr o u n d trac ks a n d please N O A
C A P P E L L A. Yo u may be as ke d t o
rea d fr o m t he scri pt. Bri n g all c o n licts
t o i ncl u de o n y o ur a u diti o n f or m as
well as a hea ds h ot a n d res u mé if y o u
have o ne!
Re hearsals will t y pically be hel d
o n S u n day after n o o ns/eve ni n gs a n d
M o n day- h urs day eve ni n gs. N ot
ever y o ne will be re q uire d t o atte n d
ever y re hearsal.
C hil dre n a ges 8 a n d ol der wit h
s pecial tale nts (j u g glers, m usicia ns,
da ncers, si n gers, etc) are str o n gly
e nc o ura ge d t o a u diti o n. his is a
fa mily-frie n dly s h o w feat uri n g c hildre
n a n d a d ults s o please c o me a n d
s h o w o f y o ur s pecial s kills!
G y ps y will b e p erf or m e d at
t h e P ar k B allr o o m i n P as o R o bl es
A u g u st 1 1- 2 7
Directe d by well- k n o w n Ce ntral
C oast act or, direct or a n d c h ore o gra -
p her Zac h J o h ns o n, Gy psy has r oles
f or c hil dre n a n d a d ults. L ocal act or
J o h n Lair d, w h o rece ntly starre d i n t he
Wi ne C o u ntr y heatre pr o d ucti o n
of A m a de us , a n d has w o n a Gra m my
A war d f or his m usicia ns hi p, will ser ve
T h e ori gi nal Br oa d way cast of Gy psy,
p h ot o c o urt esy of t h e N e w Yor k Li brary Br oa d way C oll ecti o n.
as M usic Direct or f or t he pr o d ucti o n.
" We are ver y ha p py t o have a n i n-
cre di bly tale nte d l ocal y o u n g ma n,
Zac h J o h ns o n, ser ve as o ur direct or a n d
c h ore o gra p her f or t his s h o w,” states
Cy nt hia A nt h o ny, Exec utive Direct or
of t he c o m pa ny. " Fi n di n g a n d n urt ur -
i n g c o m m u nity tale nt is o ur missi o n,”
s he c o nti n ues, "a n d wit h pr ofessi o nally
trai ne d a n d hi g hly ex perie nce d direct
ors s uc h as Zac h, we k n o w Gy psy
will be a terri ic s h o w, a n d l ocal act ors,
da ncers a n d perf or mers will gr o w a n d
devel o p u n der his g ui da nce."
F or m ore i nf or mati o n, s uc h as c har -
acter brea k d o w n, visit t heir we bsite at
w w w. wi nec o u ntr yt heatre.c o m
Q uesti o ns? E mail direct or Zac h
J o h ns o n at z _l _j o h ns o n @ya h o o.c o m
B O X B E A M S B O O K S H E L VI N G
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