K AND E THEATER GROUP IS CASTING OUR NEXT PRODUCTION – “RIDE THE CYCLONE”
In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life.
This popular musical is a funny, moving look at what makes a life well-lived!
Book, Music and Lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond
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AUDITION NOTICE
Audition Date and Time
Sunday, July 23, 2023 / 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Callbacks Date and Time
Saturday, July 29, 2023 / 2:00 – 6:00 PM
Location – Auditions and Callbacks
First Congregational Church of Southampton
212 College Highway
Southampton, MA 01073
To perform, all performers and production team members must be fully vaccinated, and have at least received one booster against COVID-19.
Please prepare a pop/rock song in the style of the show that shows off your acting and vocal range. For the role of THE AMAZING KARNAK, please prepare a two-minute comedic monologue, you will not be asked to sing.
If you have a headshot and resume please bring it. A small stipend will be provided at the end of production. If you have any questions, please email auditions.ketg@gmail.com.
SIGN UP FOR AUDITION SLOT TIME at www.tinyurl.com/KETGRTCAuditions.
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CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
SEEKING Strong actors, singers and movers to play featured roles in our production.
**THE ROLES OF Ocean O’Connell Rosenberg and Mischa Bachinski ARE CAST.**
*ALL OTHER ROLES ARE AVAILABLE*
• The Amazing Karnak: Male-identifying, ages 30-50. A mechanical fortune-telling machine. A deep rumbling baritone voice, with a steady, measured, calm inflection that exudes gravitas but it is never pushed to comedic extremes. There is never any archness in the voice. Non-singing.
• Noel Gruber: Male-identifying, 18+ to play late teens. The only gay kid in Uranium. Never had a relationship. Obsessed by French New Wave cinema, he has fantasies of dying a tragic death, like a French prostitute. Intellectual, biting wit, but he doesn’t have enough hindsight or life experience to make him a snarky bitch. Tenor, with a great falsetto. Sings in the style of a French chanteuse.
• Ricky Potts: Male-identifying, 18+ to play late teens. Through trauma has become mute. He discovers at the beginning of the play that in this strange purgatory, he has regained all of these abilities. He reveals a secret inner life in which he accesses Rockstar superpowers of charisma – think Prince or Bowie. Baritone rock voice. Basic accordion and/or tumbling a plus.
• Constance Blackwood: Female -identifying, 18+ to play late teens. Comic chops, a big heart and a delightfully goofy and soulful way of seeing the world’s bittersweet wonder. Will do anything for Ocean’s friendship and allows herself to be used as a doormat. Self-deprecating, lots of pain under the pleaser façade. Dubbed “the nicest girl in town,” a title she secretly despises. Alto belt, with a rock edge.
• Jane Doe: Female-identifying, 18+ to play late teens. A mystery. Possibly the new girl at school who no one had gotten to know yet. She was decapitated in the accident, and no one claimed her body. Even though she isn’t headless in the piece (but often carries around a headless doll), the trauma of the accident leaves her discombobulated and removed. It’s like she’s learning the world anew, with some weird references from a past life. Classically trained soprano with a flexible coloratura upper range, and some grit and meat in the lower register.
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PRODUCTION DETAILS
First rehearsal – December 11, 2023
Show run – March 14-17, 2024 (Five performances) at Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA
Director: Eddie Zitka
Music Director: Bill Martin
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