The Winter Park Playhouse Series 14/15
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
SHOUT – Cast
BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS
Rehearsals begin July 14 / Runs July 31 – August 23, 2014
Conceived & Developed by Lynnette Barkley & Christopher McGovern
Book/Musical Arrangements/Original Songs by Christopher McGovern
Ginger Rogers – late 20s – mid 30s (able to play 15 at the top of the show)
Must act, sing & dance (including tap) extremely well.
A vibrant, driven , upbeat young girl whose boundless energy and
ambition is focused on success at all costs. In Act II, a Hollywood
star at the top of her game, fighting the status quo sometimes to the
exclusion of her personal life.
Belt to a C, Mix to an E
Lela – Ginger’s mother – Cast
Woman #3 – mid 20s – 40s
Must act, sing & dance (including tap) extremely well and be very
good at emulating famous stars.
Plays a variety of roles, including Martha May (Texas dance
champion), Louise (Ginger’s dresser and personal assistant), and
various Broadway and Hollywood stars including Ethel Merman,
Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich and others.
Belter To D (for ETHEL) and Head Voice for ENSEMBLE
Man #1 – early 30s – early 40s
Must act, sing & dance (including tap) extremely well and be very
good at emulating famous stars.
Plays Ginger’s first husband Jack (an aging vaudevillian), Hermes
Pan (famed Ginger/Fred choreographer), as well as Jimmy Stewart
and various others.
Tenor to a G
Man #2 – Cast
Man #3 – early 30s – mid 40s
Must act, sing & dance (including tap) extremely well.
Plays Joe (all around studio hand), Bill McMath (Lela’s first
husband/Ginger’s father), Bobby (dance contestant) and Lew
Ayers (another of Ginger’s husbands).
Tenor to a G
THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG
Rehearsals begin August 25 / Runs Sept. 11 – Oct. 4, 2014
Book by Neil Simon Music by Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics by Carol Bayer Sager
Vernon Gersch - Cast
Sonia Walsk - Cast
Voices of Vernon Gersch - 2 men
Must sing harmony and move well.
Voices of Sonia Walsk - 2 women
Must sing harmony and move well.
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC? A TRIBUTE TO RODGERS & HART
Rehearsals begin Oct 27 / Runs Nov. 13 – 23 & Dec. 4 – 13, 2014
Conceived by Roy Alan / Musical Arrangements by Ned Wilkinson & Christopher Leavy
/ Narrative by Todd Allen Long
Seeking 2 men & 2 women
All must sing & dance (including tap) extremely well.
THE RAT PACK LOUNGE
Rehearsals begin Dec. 29 / Runs Jan. 15 – Feb. 14, 2015
Written by James Hindman & Ray Roderick / Musical Arrangements by John Glaudini
Bobby Goldenberg / Sammy Davis Jr. – Tenor / A2 – D5
William Saunders / Frank Sinatra – High Baritone / G2 – G4
Jeorge Rodriguez / Dean Martin – Baritone / G2 – G4
Vic Candelino / G2 – G4
Katherine Kerr / Angie – Belter / F#3 – D5
A DAY IN HOLLYWOOD / A NIGHT IN THE UKRAINE
Rehearsals begin Feb. 16 / Runs March 5 – 28, 2015
Book & Lyrics by Dick Vosburgh / Music by Frank Lazarus
*Please note that all of the cast must sing & tap dance extremely well. All
principles except Mrs. Pavlenko will be required to play the Melodica in Act I.
Mrs. Pavlenko – 30s – mid 50s - Mezzo
In Act II she must emulate Margret Dumont as a rich widow
Carlo – mid 30s – 40s - Baritone
Must play the piano well and in Act II he must emulate Chico
Marx as Mrs. Pavlenko’s Italian Footman
Gino – Cast
Serge B. Samovar – Cast
Nina – mid 20s – 30s - Soprano
As the ingénue, in Act II she plays Mrs. Pavlenko’s daughter
Constantine – late 20s – late 30s – Baritone / Tenor
Leading man type
Masha – late teens – early 20s
In Act I dances “Famous Feet” and sings off stage. In Act II, plays
Mrs. Pavlenko’s Maid
Sascha - late teens – early 20s
In Act I dances “Famous Feet” and sings off stage. In Act II, plays
Mrs. Pavlenko’s Man Servant
PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Rehearsals begin March 30 / Runs April 16 – May 9, 2015
Words & Music by Stephen Sondheim
MAN #1 - 40-50 yrs old / Range: F3 - F5
Party host. Rich. Hard-working. Pompous. Bit of a sexual pig. Big
brother type to Man 2. Outwardly perfect, but inwardly miserable
in his marriage. Emotionally absent and tired of his equally absent
wife.
MAN #2 - 25-35 yrs old / Range: G3 - A5
Not as confident as his colleague, who he possesses a younger
brother type of relationship with. Cerebral and calculated with
charm. Enjoys being a bachelor, but may have a desire to become
married someday.
MAN #3 - 30-45 yrs old / Range: G3 - F5
The uninvited party guest. Awkwardly honest with people he
doesn’t know and serves lots of unwarranted commentary.
Mischievous, kooky, and forward.
WOMAN #1 - 40-50 yrs old / Range: D3 - G5
Party hostess. Rich. Outwardly happy but truthfully miserable with
her marriage. Regal and proper, yet depressed and shallow. Yearns
to become a mother but is discontent with her distant husband.
WOMAN #2 - 20-30 yrs old / Range: F3 - G5
A maid who eventually becomes a party guest. Winsome and sexy,
she routinely acts out because of her 'loneliness.' Ditzy, with little
book smarts, but knows how to turn and manipulate people as a
sultry seductress.