Marblehead Little Theatre announces Non-Equity Auditions for
Mystic Pizza
Produced by Christopher King & Emily Black
Directed by Steve Black
Associate Director Katie Meuse
Music Direction by Lianne Bunting
Choreography by Autumn Blazon-Brown
Auditions by appointment. Walk ins will be seen as time allows.
Sunday, March 30th from 1:00PM - 2:30PM, or 3:30PM - 5:00PM.
Actors should sign up for a singing time slot and be prepared to attend a dance call from 2:45PM - 3:30PM.
Callbacks: Sunday, April 13th from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Please Prepare a verse and a chorus of a song in the style of the show. Sheet music should be brought to the audition and an accompanist will be provided. For the dance call, actors should bring comfortable clothing and shoes that allow for movement. A short combination in the style of the show will be taught.
Rehearsal Schedule
May 12 - June 19th, Monday through Thursdays 6:30 - 9:00 PM,
Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 PM.
Not everyone will be needed at each rehearsal.
Tech week rehearsals will run 6:00-10:00 PM.
Tech: June 15 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM.
Performance Schedule (10 performances)
June 20th: 7:30 PM
June 21st: 2:00 and 7:30 PM
June 22nd: 2:00 PM
June 25th: 7:30 PM
June 26th: 7:30 PM
June 27th: 7:30 PM
June 28th: 2:00 and 7:30 PM
June 29th: 2:00 PM
Notes: Auditions, rehearsals, and performances will be held at the MLT Firehouse at 12 School Street, Marblehead, MA unless otherwise instructed.
Questions are most welcome after researching the show and visiting our website at mltlive.com. Any questions, including alternate audition/callback times) should be e-mailed to black.stevejr@gmail.com.
Rehearsals will run May 12 - June 19th on Sunday afternoons, Monday through Thursday evenings, and Sunday on the weekend prior to opening.
About the Show: Based on the beloved 1988 MGM rom-com, Mystic Pizza is a new musical about three working-class girls who navigate the complexities of life, love and family in a small-town pizza joint. The infectious score features megahits of the 80s and 90s, from “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” to “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now.”
To learn more about the show please visit the Concord Theatricals showpage, linked here, or the Original Production’s show page, linked here.
AVAILABLE ROLES:
(age ranges are suggestions)
JOSEPHINA BARBOZA (JO/JOJO) – Female Identifying, 19, Any Ethnicity. The daughter of immigrants. She is vibrant, fast talking, emotional, curious, ambitious, always up for a laugh, and loyal.
DAISY ARUJO – Female Identifying, 19, Any Ethnicity. The daughter of immigrants. A perfect combination of insecurity and arrogance; the seductive life of the party when she needs to be, an introspective dreamer when she doesn’t. A pain in her mother’s ass.
KATHERINE (KAT) ARUJO – Female Identifying, 18, Any Ethnicity. The daughter of immigrants. Daisy’s kid sister. The apple of her mother’s eye. A goofy, playful, desperate romantic and aspiring astronomer, on the cusp of the rest of her life.
LEONA SILVA – Female Identifying, 50+ (nearing retirement), Any Ethnicity. The immigrant owner of Mystic Pizza and guardian of the “Mystic Pizza” special sauce. A sarcastic, wry, yet loving mother figure for Jo, Daisy, and Kat.
BILL MONTIJO – Male Identifying, 20, Any Ethnicity. The son of immigrants. A burly, yet warm, sensitive, lobsterman, and lead singer/guitarist in The Lobster Rolls – the local town band, who wants nothing more than to marry Jo and raise a family in Mystic, CT. Acoustic or electric guitar playing a plus.
CHARLES GORDON WINDSOR JR. – Male Identifying, Early 20s, White. A country-club, sweater-vest-wearing, Porsche-driving, law-school-drop-out cad, with a surprising capacity for true love.
TIM TRAVERS – Male Identifying, late 20s, Any Ethnicity. An easy-going, Yale-graduate, architect, with a secret.
ENSEMBLE – The ensemble functions as the townies of Mystic, CT. They’re responsible for the shifting of set pieces/establishing new locations. They serve as an omnipresence of locals in this small town and appear in featured roles throughout.
WOMAN 1 – Female Identifying, 20s, Any Ethnicity. To play various roles including LORNA, a snobby college girl; SERENA WINDSOR, Charlie’s sister, a vapid country-club goer; and others.
WOMAN 2 – Female Identifying, 20s, Any Ethnicity. To play various roles including DEBBIE, a snobby college girl; MARIANA, an immigrant oyster shucker; TERESA, an immigrant housekeeper; NIKKI TRAVERS, Tim’s wife; and others.
WOMAN 3 – Female Identifying, 40s, Any Ethnicity. To play various roles including MRS. ARUJO, Daisy and Kat’s immigrant mother; and others.
WOMAN 4 – Female Identifying, 40s, Any Ethnicity. To play various roles including AUNT BONNIE, an immigrant oyster shucker, MRS. POLLY WINDSOR, Charlie’s mother; and others..
MAN 1 – Male Identifying, 30s, Any Ethnicity. To play various roles including a PRIEST; NICK, a Planetarium employee; MICKEY, a pizza shop regular; and others.
MAN 2 – Male Identifying, 20s, Any Ethnicity. To play various roles including FRANK, a warm, friendly guitarist in the local band by night and an oyster shucker at the docks by day; STEAMER WINDSOR, Charlie’s younger brother; and others.
MAN 3 – Male Identifying, 40s, Any Ethnicity. To play various roles including THE FIRESIDE GOURMET; MR. CHUCK WINDSOR, Charlie’s demanding father; and others.
MAN 4 – Male Identifying, 40s, Any Ethnicity. To play various roles including MR. BARBOZA, Jo’s immigrant father; LIONEL, a cheerful real estate agent; LOU, Bill’s friend, and others.
MAN 5 – Male Identifying, 18+, Any Ethnicity. To play various roles including GEORGE, a snobby graduate student; ALFIE, a townie doofus, a WAITER, and others.0PM