Lend Me a Tenor
Auditions:
Monday 9/29 or Tuesday 9/29
2:30 Pm in the Brady Center
Please Prepare a Scene from the Attached files:
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SYNOPSIS
The riotous tale of mistaken identities and unexpected romance explodes in this comedy. It’s 1934 and Opera virtuoso Tito Merelli is about to revive Pagliacci for the ten-year anniversary of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. When Tito becomes unexpectedly incapacitated, a suitable replacement must be found. Max, the Opera Director’s sheepish assistant, is charged with the daunting task of finding a suitable replacement. Who is cavalier enough to replace him? With the help of a menacing soprano, a tenor-struck ingénue, a jealous wife, and the Cleveland Police department, mayhem, lunacy and shear panic ensue, but in the end the show must always go on.
CHARACTERS
Acting Roles:
Tito Mirelli: Lead:
A life-loving, over-indulgent world-class tenor with a passion for food, wine, women, and especially opera.
This actor is required to sing snatches of opera in a Tenor voice.
Genders: Male
Ages: 40-55
Max: Lead:
Saunders' long-suffering assistant and Maggie's suitor, forced to take Tito's place in the role of Pirelli.
Very anxious and nebbish, but has a surprisingly decent singing voice.
This actor is required to sing snatches of opera in a Tenor voice.
Genders: Male
Ages: 30-40, 40-55
Henry Saunders: Lead:
The Cleveland Grand Opera's general manager. Father to Maggie.
A blowhard who often loses his temper at the slightest mishap. Think Frasier Crane if he ran a hotel.
Genders: Male
Ages: 40-55
Maggie: Supporting:
The somewhat vapid daughter of the opera company manager, Saunders, and a bit spoiled. Max’s on-again off-again girlfriend.
An enormous fan of Tito Morelli.
Genders: Female
Ages: 20-30, 30-40
Maria: Supporting:
Tito's long-suffering wife, with an "Italian temper". She’s a jealous, territorial, melodramatic animal, but loves Tito regardless.
Genders: Female
Ages: 30-40, 40-55
Diana: Supporting:
The opera's ingenue soprano, who is "flinging her way" to the top as she plays the role of “Nedda”.
A seductive woman (and she knows it).
Genders: Female
Ages: 30-40
Julia: Featured:
Chairwoman of the Cleveland Opera Guild, who considers herself a "grande dame".
She wears a silver dress which makes her look a bit like the Chrysler Building.
Genders: Female
Ages: 55-65
Bellhop: Featured:
An obnoxious opera fan and the play’s comic relief, the bellhop keeps showing up at the hotel suite at the wrong moment, trying to get an autograph and a photo of Tito Merelli.
Genders: Male, Female