Lansing Community College's Spring 2016 Mainstage Production
Book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill,
English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein
Directed by Connie Curran-Oesterle, music direction by John Dale Smith
Audition Info:
5-8 PM, Sunday, Nov. 22
Black Box Theatre, 168 Gannon Building (Glut Jane's note to non-familiar-with LCC-ers: easiest way to get to Black Box 168 is to park on Grand, and enter at the small, southmost door on the Gannon building. You can park in the ramp, too, but it is a long, somewhat confusing walk to 168.)
6-9 PM, Monday, Nov. 23
Dart Auditorium, 500 N. Capitol Ave.
Callbacks: 7-10 PM, Tuesday, Nov. 24, Dart Auditorium
Requirements: Come ready to read from the script and sing a Broadway show tune of your choosing (can be from this show). You MUST be memorized, and bring full sheet music with all notes, not simply chords. It MUST be in your key; we don't have time to transpose. Accompanist provided. Research the show so you have some idea of the musical style; this isn't your typical musical comedy! Please arrive promptly. If the dates are a problem, please email Connie at freespch.curran@gmail.com and she may be able to work something out, however there's no guarantee. Scripts are available for 2-hour perusal at the LCC Library.
Description: A play with music, a 20th century milestone. Originally set during Queen Victoria's coronation, our production moves to the steampunk future coronation of Prince George. It is the seedy side of London where the poor, the destitute, the criminals, and the beggars make their grubby way through the world.
Roles:
A Street Singer......Baritone
MacHeath (Mack the Knife), infamous crook & ladies' man......Bari/Tenor
J.J. Peachum, proprietor of Beggar's Outfit Shoppe......Baritone
Mrs. J.J. (Celia) Peachum, his wife......Mezzo
Polly Peachum, their daughter & MacHeath's bride......Soprano
Jenny, MacHeath's former lover, prostitute in Wapping Brothel......Mezzo/Alto
Tiger Brown, Police Commissioner & MacHeath's friend......Bari/Tenor
Lucy Brown, his daughter & MacHeath's lover, pregnant......Mezzo
Filch, a poor beggar
Reverend Kimball, performs the wedding & last rites at the hanging
Smith, the prison warden
MacHeath's henchmen (4 roles): Readymoney Matt, Crookfinger Jake, Bob the Saw, Walt Dreary
Prostitutes in Wapping Brothel (4 roles): Betty, Dolly, Molly, Coaxer
Chorus: 2 beggars, 2 constables
Performance Dates: 8 PM, Feb. 19-20 & 26-27, 2 PM Feb. 28, Dart Auditorium
Contact: Connie Curran-Oesterle, freespch.curran@gmail.com
Book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill,
English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein
Directed by Connie Curran-Oesterle, music direction by John Dale Smith
Audition Info:
5-8 PM, Sunday, Nov. 22
Black Box Theatre, 168 Gannon Building (Glut Jane's note to non-familiar-with LCC-ers: easiest way to get to Black Box 168 is to park on Grand, and enter at the small, southmost door on the Gannon building. You can park in the ramp, too, but it is a long, somewhat confusing walk to 168.)
6-9 PM, Monday, Nov. 23
Dart Auditorium, 500 N. Capitol Ave.
Callbacks: 7-10 PM, Tuesday, Nov. 24, Dart Auditorium
Requirements: Come ready to read from the script and sing a Broadway show tune of your choosing (can be from this show). You MUST be memorized, and bring full sheet music with all notes, not simply chords. It MUST be in your key; we don't have time to transpose. Accompanist provided. Research the show so you have some idea of the musical style; this isn't your typical musical comedy! Please arrive promptly. If the dates are a problem, please email Connie at freespch.curran@gmail.com and she may be able to work something out, however there's no guarantee. Scripts are available for 2-hour perusal at the LCC Library.
Description: A play with music, a 20th century milestone. Originally set during Queen Victoria's coronation, our production moves to the steampunk future coronation of Prince George. It is the seedy side of London where the poor, the destitute, the criminals, and the beggars make their grubby way through the world.
Roles:
A Street Singer......Baritone
MacHeath (Mack the Knife), infamous crook & ladies' man......Bari/Tenor
J.J. Peachum, proprietor of Beggar's Outfit Shoppe......Baritone
Mrs. J.J. (Celia) Peachum, his wife......Mezzo
Polly Peachum, their daughter & MacHeath's bride......Soprano
Jenny, MacHeath's former lover, prostitute in Wapping Brothel......Mezzo/Alto
Tiger Brown, Police Commissioner & MacHeath's friend......Bari/Tenor
Lucy Brown, his daughter & MacHeath's lover, pregnant......Mezzo
Filch, a poor beggar
Reverend Kimball, performs the wedding & last rites at the hanging
Smith, the prison warden
MacHeath's henchmen (4 roles): Readymoney Matt, Crookfinger Jake, Bob the Saw, Walt Dreary
Prostitutes in Wapping Brothel (4 roles): Betty, Dolly, Molly, Coaxer
Chorus: 2 beggars, 2 constables
Performance Dates: 8 PM, Feb. 19-20 & 26-27, 2 PM Feb. 28, Dart Auditorium
Contact: Connie Curran-Oesterle, freespch.curran@gmail.com
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