Director: Andy O’Rourke
Assistant Director: Terry Kempf
Music Director: Emily Rose Rivera
Choreographer: Robin Horwath
Costuming: Lisa Pratt
Producers: Carol Durant
All Abilities Productions of Upstate New York is an inclusive theater troupe
Audition Dates:
September 23rd Sign in 12pm Auditions begin at 12:30pm
September 24th Sign in 12pm , Auditions begin at 12:30pm
You only need to attend one of these sessions
Callbacks will be by invitation only on Sunday, September 24th after auditions
Location:
578 Aviation Road
Queensbury, NY
Performance Dates: April 26-27, 2024
What to Prepare:
● Please prepare 16 to 32 bars of music from a Broadway show – Songs from the show are welcome!
- An accompanist will be provided, so please bring printed sheet music in the correct key
- The audition process will be relaxed and include a brief warm up along with the ensemble song. The warm-up song for each group to sing from the show will be ‘The World According to Snoopy’. Please have a look at the song and practice it prior to arriving.
- Versatility is an advantage for this production. You may also be asked to sing/act for other roles during the audition process. However, please do not be put off if you feel you are only suitable for one particular role – we encourage you to audition for that, you might be surprised.
● Readings from the script will be provided at auditions.
● Please bring appropriate dance clothing/shoes as everyone will participate in a dance call during auditions.
Rehearsals:
● Rehearsals will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 6:30 pm- 9:30 pm
pm, and occasional Saturday afternoons from 1pm-4pm
This is subject to change based on cast/crew availability.
● Rehearsals will begin on January 6th, 2024
● There will be a photo shoot day TBD based on cast/crew availability.
● Attendance is mandatory for tech week beginning April 21st, 2024 as well as all performances.
About The Show:
Characters:
Snoopy is Charlie Brown’s pet beagle. He has become one of the most recognizable and iconic characters in the comic strip. The original drawings of Snoopy were inspired by Spike, one of Schulz’s childhood dogs.
VOICE – Tenor
Woodstock is a bird who quickly became Snoopy’s best friend. The only non-bird character who can understand Woodstock’s speech is Snoopy. This is a non-speaking character.
VOICE – Silent
Charlie Brown is characterized as a person who frequently suffers, and as a result is usually nervous and lacks self-confidence. He shows both pessimistic and optimistic attitudes: on some days, he is reluctant to go out because his day might just be spoiled, but on others, he hopes for the best and tries as much as he can to accomplish things.
VOICE – Tenor
Peppermint Patty is noted for her persistent habit of profoundly misunderstanding basic concepts and ideas that most people would consider obvious, then blindly ignoring any counsel against her latest fixation, which leads to ultimately embarrassing situations for which she blames everyone who warned her. For a long time she seemed unaware that Snoopy was a dog, referring to him as “the funny looking kid with the big nose.”
VOICE – Alto
Linus is very intelligent and very wise and acts as the strip’s philosopher and theologian, often quoting the Gospels. Juvenile aspects of his character are also displayed; for example, Linus is almost always depicted holding his blue security blanket. He invented his own legendary being, the Great Pumpkin, who, Linus claims, appears every Halloween at the most “sincere” pumpkin patch, bearing gifts.
VOICE – Tenor/Baritone
Sally is the complex little sister of Charlie Brown. On one hand, she is good-hearted, sweet, and innocent. However, on the other hand, she can be lazy, naive, slow, obsessive, greedy, and sometimes even self-centered and manipulative. Sally has a “take it easy” approach to life, preferring to slide by while doing as little work as possible. Her favorite pastime is sitting in her bean bag chair watching TV.
VOICE – Soprano/Alto
Lucille “Lucy” van Pelt is the older sister of Linus. Lucy is characterized as a “fussbudget,” crabby, bossy and opinionated girl who bullies other characters, particularly Linus and Charlie Brown.
VOICE – Soprano/Alto