LAMPLIGHTERS CALLBACKS

Director: JANE ERWIN HAMMETT ♦ Conductor: MONROE KANOUSE

Thank you to all who auditioned! Out of a tremendously talented pool of auditionees, the directors have chosen the people they need to see for a callback. Those called back have received an email notifying them. If you auditioned for a principal role only and have not received such an email, thank you for auditioning, and don't be discouraged – often a director's choice has to do with his or her particular vision for a show, and many people who wind up in the "not right for this show" category are very talented, skilled, and wonderful – and may be absolutely the perfect choice for the next project they audition for! Everyone else is still eligible to be cast in the chorus. We will be in touch once the principal cast has been finalised. Thanks so much!

Callbacks will be held on Sunday, April 29 from 7.30 PM at 469 Bryant Street (the same place as the preliminary auditions).

MUSICAL SELECTIONS FOR CALLBACKS

ROLE

MATERIALS

KO-KO

Willow, tit-willow (pp. 208-212)
With aspect stern and gloomy stride (pp. 106-108)
dialog

NANKI-POO

A wand’ring minstrel, I with recitative (pp. 22-31)
Were you not to Ko-Ko plighted (pp. 88, 90)
dialog

POOH-BAH

Young man, despair (pp. 42-44)
With aspect stern and gloomy stride (pp. 114-115)
dialog

PISH-TUSH

Our great Mikado, virtuous man verses 1 & 3 (pp. 32-40)
dialog

THE MIKADO

A more humane Mikado (pp. 172-179)
dialog

YUM-YUM

The sun whose rays are all ablaze (pp. 146-149)
For he's gone and married Yum-Yum (pp. 226-231)
dialog

PITTI-SING

Braid the raven hair (pp. 143-144)
The criminal cried as he dropped him down (pp. 182-144)
dialog

PEEP-BO

With aspect stern and gloomy stride (pp. 109-111)
Three little maids from school are we (pp. 69-70)
dialog

KATISHA

Alone, and yet alive! (pp. 204-207)
With aspect stern and gloomy stride scene and 2nd verse (pp. 117-124)
There is beauty in the bellow of the blast (pp. 218)
dialog

You can find Mikado midi files for practice here

THE VOCAL SCORE is available at music stores or online services such as sheetmusicplus.com. We use the G. Schirmer edition. Cost is around $20. We have a limited number of copies available for sale at $15 from the office (call 415-227-4797 or email info@lamplighters.org).

THERE ARE 17 PERFORMANCES:

• Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek - Friday, July 27 at 8:00 PM, Saturday, July 28 at 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM, Sunday, July 29 at 2:00 PM.


• Napa Valley Opera House - Saturday, August 4 at 8:00 PM & Sunday, August 5 at 2:00 PM


• Mountain View Performing Arts Center - Saturday, August 11 at 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM, Sunday, August 12 at 2:00 PM


• Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco - Thursday, August 16 at 8:00 PM, Friday, August 17 at 8:00 PM, Saturday, August 18 at 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM, Sunday, August 19 at 2:00 PM


• Bankhead Theatre, Livermore - Saturday, August 25 at 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM, Sunday, August 26 at 2:00 PM

REHEARSALS will begin in late May, after Memorial Day. Rehearsals are usually Sunday – Thursday, with additional days added closer to opening. More detail will be provided as soon as available. We will take July 4th off.

PLEASE NOTE: As with any period production, cast members may be required to provide special undergarments that may be necessary (e.g., women, Merry Widows; men, dance belts), as well as tights and footwear. Also, it may be necessary for men to cut their hair or alter or eliminate facial hair. Cast members may be asked to donate a few hours to help with costumes, sets, mailings, etc. (although this is, of course, not mandatory).

Non-Equity; Non-AGMA; Some Pay. Stipends for leads will range from $250 - $750, depending on size and difficulty of role and whether double-cast. All chorus singers will be offered expense reimbursement up to $250 to help offset costs such as purchasing tights and footwear, voice lessons and coaching, travel and lodging, etc.

AUDITIONING FOR THE LAMPLIGHTERS

We hold open auditions two to three times a year for all principal and chorus roles. In general, we are looking for strong singer/actors. Experience in Gilbert & Sullivan not necessary if you can sing and act the role. Some roles may be double-cast or understudied. Some shows/roles require better movement skills than others.

All auditions are by appointment only. We ask that you come to the preliminary audition with one song in English, preferably from opera or operetta, that you feel will show off your voice well. It is wise to choose material of about two to three minutes in length. An accompanist will be provided. Bring your music in the key in which you will sing it. Please bring your calendar so that you can give us any conflicts that you may have during the rehearsal period.

REHEARSALS:

Rehearsals are generally held on weekday evenings and weekends. A tentative schedule will be available at the preliminary auditions, and more detail will be provided as soon as available.

The Lamplighters is a non-profit, professional company. Principal singers are offered a flat fee for a role, usually in the range of $300 - $750. Chorus members are eligible for a small stipend to help offset costs such as purchasing a score, tights and footwear, voice lessons, travel and coaching, etc. 

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CAST LIST

for

Gilbert & Sullivan's

Out of a tremendously talented pool of around 100 auditionees, the directors have chosen the people they need. Thank you to all who auditioned, and don't be discouraged – often a director's choice has to do with his or her particular vision for a show, and many people who wind up in the "not right for this show" category are very talented, skilled, and wonderful – and may be absolutely the perfect choice for the next project they audition for! We hope to see you for our Mikado auditions next year!

Don Alhambra

Charles Martin

Duke of Plaza-Toro

John Brown

Duchess of Plaza-Toro

Sonia Gariaeff

Casilda

Elise Marie Kennedy

Luiz

Michael Desnoyers

Marco

Robert Vann

Giuseppe

Chris Uzelac

Gianetta

Amy Foote

Tessa

Cary Ann Rosko

Antonio

Jordan Eldredge

Giorgio

Sean Irwin

Francesco

George Arana

Annibale

TBA

Fiametta

Rose Frazier

Vittoria

Melissa Butcher

Giulia

Hestia Lucchese

Inez

Kathryn Schumacher

CHORUS

Adeliz Araiza, George Ashworth, Jeffrey Beaudoin, Adam Bier, Anna Sophia Boyd, RJ Castaneda,
Dennis Chase, Diane D'Angelo, Gavan Dagnese, Laura Ehrlich, Tina-Maria Garcia,
Emily Gladstone Cole, Douglas Kadlecek, Kenneth Kiernan, Beth Anne Klem, Kyla Knox,
Rachel Larsen, Hayes Martens, Lizzie Moss, Rich Pryor, Eric Ratner, Linsay Rousseau Burnett,
Kyle Stoner, Carmello Tringali, Hannah Velichko, Sarah Velichko, Daniel Yelen.

LAMPLIGHTERS AUDITIONS

for

Gilbert & Sullivan's

Director: BARBARA HEROUX ♦ Conductor: BAKER PEEPLES

Gilbert & Sullivan's twelfth collaboration, THE GONDOLIERS is the last of their commonly performed works. Sullivan had just been to Italy, and the resulting score for this story of babies switched at birth, secret childhood betrothals and political machinations is one of his most sunny and melodic. A huge and fun show set in sunny Venice and faraway Barataria, with nine principal roles, several good smaller roles, and tons for the chorus to do.

We strongly encourage performers of all ages and ethnicities to audition.

PRINCIPAL ROLES

We are looking for strong singer/actors for the following roles. Experience in Gilbert & Sullivan not necessary if you can sing and act the role. Some roles may be double-cast or understudied.

ROLE	ABOUT	CALLBACKS MATERIALS
MARCO PALMIERI	Tenor – One of two gondolier singing sensations who have captured the hearts of all the young women of Venice. Beautiful tenor voice a must.	dialog & music
GIUSEPPE PALMIERI	Baritone – The other of the two gondoliers. Good baritone able to handle lots of comic dialog.	dialog & music
DUKE OF PLAZA-TORO	Baritone – a Grandee of Spain. Good comic actor who can do patter song. Noted for “leading his regiment from behind” and somewhat dominated by his wife and daughter.	dialog & music
DON ALHAMBRA	Bass-baritone – The Grand Inquisitor. Grave, authoritarian, pompous. Knows everybody’s secrets, and knows how to make use of that information.	dialog & music
LUIZ	High Baritone or Tenor – Servant to the Duke; in love with Casilda.	dialog & music
ANTONIO	High Baritone or Tenor – A gondolier; essentially the leader of the men’s chorus, with a substantial solo.	dialog & music
GIANETTA	Soprano – one of the “contadine” (“country girls” from around Venice) – Marco’s beloved.	dialog & music
TESSA	Mezzo-Soprano – another of the “contadine” (“country girls” from around Venice) – Giuseppe’s beloved.	dialog & music
DUCHESS OF PLAZA-TORO	Contralto – Overbearing wife of the Duke and mother of Casilda.	dialog & music
CASILDA	Soprano – Daughter of the Duke and Duchess; snooty “princess” secretly in love with her father’s servant Luiz.	dialog & music
FIAMETTA	Soprano - another of the “contadine”– essentially the leader of the women’s chorus, with a substantial solo.	music
INEZ	Ancient hag with great comic timing and strong Middle C to C on staff range, very small part, will probably double in chorus.	music
CHORUS ROLES	Francesco/Giorgio dialog Vittoria music Giulia/Francesco/Giorgio music
Purchase a complete score for The Gondoliers: The Gondoliers (Vocal Score). By Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900) and W.S. Gilbert. Score. Vocal Score. 288 pages. G. Schirmer #ED1673. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50337540) (1) ...more info

CHORUS OF GONDOLIERS AND CONTADINE

As with most Gilbert & Sullivan shows, the chorus is a very important part of the action, and has much stage time and wonderful music. We need 6 to 8 each sopranos, altos, tenors and basses. There are several small speaking and singing roles that will be cast from the chorus (Francesco, Giorgio, Annibale, Vittoria, Giulia and Inez).

THERE ARE 8 PERFORMANCES (matinee & evening):

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco

Friday and Saturday January 20 and 21 at 8 PM,
Saturday and Sunday January 21 and 22 at 2 PM

Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek

Friday and Saturday January 27 and 28 at 8 PM,
Saturday and Sunday January 28 and 29 at 2 PM

AUDITION INFORMATION

Preliminary auditions will be held Wednesday September 7, Sunday September 11, and Wednesday September 14, all from 7 to 10 PM, at the Lamplighters Rehearsal Hall, 469 Bryant Street (between 2nd and 3rd Streets in the South of Market section of San Francisco).

If you are needed for a callback, you will be notified. Callbacks are scheduled for Sunday, September 18, times TBA. See descriptions of roles below. All roles are open; some may be double-cast.

AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Please send an EMAIL to auditions@lamplighters.org requesting an audition appointment. Give your first and second choices of times (e.g. first choice - between 7:30 - 8:00 on Sunday; second choice – around 9:00 PM on Tuesday), and a phone number as well as your email address, so that we can contact you on the day of the audition in case of any problems. You will be notified by return email of the date and time of your audition appointment. If you do not have email, you may call 415-227-4797 between the hours of 10 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday (or leave a message) - but EMAIL COMMUNICATION IS GREATLY PREFERRED.

AUDITION FAQs:

Please come to the preliminary audition with two contrasting songs in English, preferably from opera, operetta or classical music theatre, that you feel will show off your voice well. You may only be asked to sing one song. An accompanist will be provided. Bring your music in the key in which you will sing it. Also bring your headshot and resume, if you have such materials, and your calendar so that you can give us any conflicts that you may have during the rehearsal period. If you are needed for a callback, you will be notified.

REHEARSALS

Lamplighters rehearsals are held on weekday evenings and weekends. Rehearsals for The Gondoliers will begin the week of November 13. A tentative schedule will be available at the auditions, and more detail will be provided as soon as available. There will be a holiday break from approximately December 23 through January 2.

THE VOCAL SCORE for The Gondoliers is available through various music stores and online sources. We use the G. Schirmer edition. Cost is around $25. Each cast member is responsible for obtaining his or her own score before rehearsals begin.

PLEASE NOTE: As with any period production, cast members may be required to provide special undergarments that may be necessary (e.g., women, Merry Widows; men, dance belts). The cast may also be asked to provide tights and footwear, depending on the style of the costumes. Also, it may be necessary for men to alter or eliminate facial hair. Cast members may be asked to donate a few hours of their time to help with costumes, sets, mailings, etc.

Non-Equity; Non-AGMA; Some Pay

Stipends for leads will range from $250 - $750, depending on size and difficulty of role and whether double-cast. All chorus singers will be offered expense reimbursement up to $100 to help offset costs such as purchasing tights and footwear, voice lessons and coaching, travel and lodging, etc.