Auditions

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STG is staffed completely by volunteers, and auditions are open to anyone with a love or an interest in performing and live theatre. And remember, if being in the spotlight isn't your thing, there are lots of other ways to get involved!

Unless otherwise indicated, auditions are held in the Southside Theatre Guild auditorium at 20 W. Campbellton Street, Fairburn GA 30213.

AUDITION INFORMATION: 

SOUTHSIDE THEATRE GUILD is holding OPEN/NON-EQUITY (non-paying) Auditions for:
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Book by BURT SHEVELOVE and LARRY GELBART
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Originally Produced on Broadway by Harold S. Prince

Based on the plays of Plautus The perfect escape from life's troubles, "…Forum," takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from the time-tested, 2000 year old comedies of Plautus mixed with the infectious energy of vaudeville. The result: a non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave (Pseudolus) struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan (Philia) for his young master (Hero), in exchange for freedom.

The time is two hundred years before the Christian era, a day in spring. The place is a street in Rome in front of houses of Erronius, Senex and Lycus.

Auditions will be held at: SOUTHSIDE THEATRE GUILD - 20 West Campbellton Street - Fairburn, GA 30213

Auditions dates will be:
FEBRUARY 12-13, beginning with a 6:30 p.m. sign-in

Callbacks (additional Auditions) will be:
FEBRUARY 15, beginning with a 6:30 p.m. sign-in

Auditions will consist of:
Music (BRING Prepared Piece/CD pref.)
Choreography (Wear comfortable clothes/shoes)
Cold Readings
Improv.
ALSO: If you can play a musical instrument, please plan to bring it with you (if you can) and play something for us.

For more information and an audition form (you can fill out ahead of time), see STG - Forum - Audition Form or e-mail stgec75@gmail.com.

Characters:
Prologus: A Storyteller (typically played by both Pseudolus and Senex).
Pseudolus: A Roman slave, owned by Hero, who seeks to win his/her freedom by helping his/her young master win the heart of Philia.
Hero: Young son of Senex who falls in love with Philia.
Philia: (Greek for "love") A virgin in the house of Marcus Lycus, and Hero's love interest.
Senex: (Latin for "old man") A henpecked, sardonic Roman senator living in a less fashionable suburb of Rome.
Marcus Lycus: A purveyor of courtesans.
Domina: (Latin for "mistress") The wife of Senex. A manipulative, shrewish woman who is loathed by even her husband.
Erronius: (Latin for "wandering") Senex's elderly neighbor. He has spent the past twenty years searching for his two children, kidnapped in infancy by pirates.
Gymnasia: (A play on words for "Gymnasium") A courtesan from the house of Lycus with whom Pseudolus falls in love.
Miles Gloriosus: (Latin for "boastful soldier,") A captain in the Roman army to whom Marcus Lycus has promised Philia.
Hysterium: (Latin for "Hysterical", or "Anxious", the suffix "-um" makes the name neuter, and the character's gender is often mistaken throughout the piece) The chief slave in the house of Senex.
Tintinabula: (Latin for "Bells") A jingling, bell-wearing courtesan in the house of Lycus.
Vibrata: (Latin for "Vibrant") A wild, vibrant courtesan in the house of Lycus.
Geminae: (Latin for "Twins") Twin courtesans in the house of Lycus.
Panacea: (Greek for "Cure All") A courtesan in the house of Lycus.
Proteans: Choristers who play multiple roles (slaves, citizens, soldiers, and eunuchs).

Musical Numbers
Act One
• Overture - Orchestra
• "Comedy Tonight" - Prologus and the Proteans
• "Love, I Hear" - Hero
• "Free" - Pseudolus and Hero
• "Lovely" - Hero and Philia
• "Pretty Little Picture" - Pseudolus, Hero, Philia
• "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" - Senex, Pseudolus, Hysterium, Lycus
• "I'm Calm" - Hysterium
• "Impossible" - Senex and Hero
• "Bring Me My Bride" - Miles Gloriosus, Pseudolus, and Company
Act Two
• "That Dirty Old Man" - Domina
• "That'll Show Him" - Philia
• "Lovely" (reprise) - Pseudolus and Hysterium
• Funeral Sequence - Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus, and Company
• Finale - Company

Performances run:
Apr 26, 27, 28, 29
May 4,5,6
May 11,12,13

Thu-Fri-Sat performances at 8:00 pm
Sunday matinees at 2:30 pm

To receive more info, purchase tickets, or make reservations:
visit www.STGplays.com or call 770-969-0956.

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684
www.MTIShows.com

Please check back for the next audition dates.