MCT issues audition call for “The Fantasticks”
Milam Community Theater will hold auditions for “The Fantasticks,” 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at the Williams Event Center in Cameron.
The Fantasticks is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow a part and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”
The show opens in Cameron July 27 with additional performances July 28, Aug. 3 and 4, and two performances at the Kay theater in Rockdale Aug. 10 and 11.
Actors do not need to prepare anything in advance, but should be able to demonstrate the ability to sing.
The script calls for a company comprised of eight actors.
• The Narrator (El Gallo), a rakish, handsome, sophisticated gallant and narrator of the show. He is warm, cordial, and inviting to the audience, but has his own darker moments. He aids the performers in orchestrating the story. age: 30 to 50.
• The Girl (Luisa), a button-maker’s young and pretty daughter, she is a romantic idealist who falls in love with Matt. She is naive, yet honest and tender, age 15 to 25.
• The Boy (Matt), an innocent, young man who is searching for love and adventure. A bright guy, but naive and even foolish at times, approaching situations with a false bravado, age 18 to 25.
• The Boy’s Father (Hucklebee), a former boisterous navy man and meticulous gardener who fakes a fight with Bellomy in hopes of getting their children to fall in love, age 40 to 60.
• The Girl’s Father (Bellomy, a fastidious button-maker and also a picky gardener who fakes a fight with Hucklebee in hopes of getting their children together, age 40 to 60.
• The Actor (Henry), an aging, over-the-top Thespian who specializes in reciting Shakespeare, he is a commedia clown; his world is the stage and he knows no other reality, age 50 to 70.
• The Man Who Dies (Mortimer), Henry’s goofy sidekick and another former actor who specializes in stage deaths. A comedic clown, his world is the stage and he does not live in reality, age 30 to 50
• The Mute, a speechless presence who watches, acts as the wall, and deals with props; the “invisible” stage assistant. Should be able to assist easily in the story or fade into the background unnoticed, age 20 to 50.