When

Auditions
June 4, 2024 (Tuesday) at 7:00pm
June 6, 2024 (Thursday) at 7:00pm
June 8, 2024 (Saturday) at 10:30am
June 10, 2024 (Monday) at 7:00pm

Call-backs: (by invitation only)
June 17, 2024 (Monday) at 7:00pm

Where

Bergen County Players
298 Kinderkamack Road
Oradell, NJ 07649

Roles

Character Breakdown

We are seeking a company of strong singing actors who are capable of playing broad physical comedy.  Age ranges as listed are approximate and subject to change.

• Pseudolus:  A2-High G Baritone, Age 30-55.  A Roman slave, owned by Hero, seeking to win freedom by helping hero win the heart of Philia.  Requires an actor with impeccable comic sensibility, able to improvise as needed.
• Hero:  A2 – F#4 Tenor, Age 18-25.  Son of Senex.  Handsome, innocent, and a bit dim.  In love with Philia.
• Philia:  A3 – G5 Soprano, Age 18-25.  A virgin in the house of Marcus Lycus, and Hero’s love interest.  Very naïve and (like Hero) rather clueless.
• Hysterium:  A2-G4 Tenor, Age 25-55.  Nervous and hapless slave of Senix.  He’s an unwitting accomplice in Pseudolus’s various schemes. 
• Senex:  Bflat – Gflat Baritone, Age 40-60.  A henpecked, sardonic Roman senator with a wandering eye.  Hero’s father and the aging master of the house.
• Domina:  A3 – F#5, Mezzo-Soprano, Age 40-60.  Wife of Senex.  A manipulative, shrewish woman equally loathed and feared by everyone…including her husband.
• Marcus Lycus: A2 – F4 Baritone, Age 30-60.  A purveyor of courtesans.  Rather grand in attitude, somewhat slick, borderline sleazy.
• Erronius:  As – F4, Baritone, Age 60 – 70.  A befuddled old man who has spent the past 20 years searching for his two children who were kidnapped in infancy by pirates. 
• Miles Gloriosus:  A2-F4 Bass Baritone, Age 30-4.  A captain in the Roman army who is promised to Philia.  He is a braggart who never ceases to impress himself.  This role needs a very strong singer an equally strong physical presence.
• The Proteans (3 males):  Flexible Ages.  Choristers who play multiple roles (slaves, citizens, soldiers, eunuchs, etc.).  Need strong, versatile actors who can move very well.  They are almost never off stage! 
• The Courtesans (6 women):  Age Range 18-30.  Slaves in the House of Marcus Lycus.  Need strong actresses who look great and dance very well.  Think “Vegas Showgirl” and you get the picture!  Each courtesan has a solo dance sequence.

 

What to Know

• A headshot/picture with resume is appreciated but not required.
• Please prepare an excerpt (16-32 bars) of a standard Broadway song.  (No rock, please!)  Accompanist will be provided.  Please bring sheet music in your key. 
• All auditioners will be asked to learn a simple movement combination.  Wear comfortable shoes.
• Auditions held at Bergen County Players Little Firehouse Theater, 298 Kinderkamack Rd, Oradell, NJ
• Be prepared with a list of all schedule conflicts from July 1 – October 19

Bergen County Players encourages and is committed to a diverse and inclusive theater experience.  Unless otherwise specified, BCP will cast any actor in any role if appropriate, without regard to race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, physicality, or disability. Casting will be character-driven; therefore, actors are encouraged to audition for any roles in which they are interested.

About the Show

Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum takes characters and situations from classic Roman comedies and filters it through American vaudeville and burlesque.  It’s all there—frantic chases, stock characters, mistaken identities, bad puns and beautiful showgirls—all set to the tunes of Stephen Sondheim’s jauntiest score. 

For more information e-mail njray@aol.com

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Performance Dates:  September 14 – October 19
Friday & Saturday Nights, Sunday Afternoons
(no performances October 11 & 12)