OKLAHOMA!

Director: Justin Walsh
Music Director: Ashlan Petrillo
Choreographer: Allison Korn Grivas
Stage Manager: Tilly LuBrant

Our team is looking for 16-20 diverse and talented triple-threat performers to make up the cast of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!. This production will require doubling of some roles, with a heavy emphasis on dance ability throughout the ensemble, in order to create a show that is respectful to both the original production and the recent Broadway revival, with its own unique voice standing at the forefront. All roles are open and actors of all races and gender identities are encouraged to audition. We are specifically interested in showcasing the voices of Indigenous performers in this production.

Rehearsals will be held mostly on Sundays from 3PM-7PM and Tuesdays and Thursday evenings at 7PM and begin the first week of November

Tech Dates: Jan 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th

Performances:
Friday Jan 15th at 8pm
Saturday Jan 16th at 8pm
Sunday Jan 17th at 3pm
Thursday Jan 21 at 8pm
Friday Jan 22 at 8pm
Saturday Jan 23 at 3pm
Saturday Jan 23 at 8pm
Sunday Jan 24 at 3pm
Thursday Jan 28 at 8pm
Friday Jan 29 at 8pm
Saturday Jan 30 at 3pm
Saturday Jan 30 at 8pm

Please keep available Sunday Jan 31 as a potential snow date.

Auditions:
Tuesday October 27th beginning at 6:30PM
Thursday October 29th beginning at 6:30PM

Callbacks (if necessary, by invite only):
Date and location TBD

Auditions will include a dance call. We will be seeing 12-14 performers per hour block. Auditioners will learn and perform the dance audition at the start of their slot and be seen for vocal auditions immediately after. Please prepare 32 bars in the style of the show that best show your talents . Accompaniment will be provided. If you are unable to attend an in-person rehearsal, we are willing to accept pre-tapes; however a separate dance call might be required prior to consideration. You will be contacted about an audition slot after filling out the form below.

Curly (Male, late 20s/early 30s) the classic cowboy hero, our golden boy - handsome, well-liked, and full of swagger. Charismatic, but not flawless - arrogant and overly confident at times. Db3-F4 (opt. F#4)

Laurey Williams (Female, mid to late 20s) strong-willed, clever, and aggressively independent. Deeply romantic at her root (against her best wishes) and constantly concerned with the unwanted attention of Jud Fry. D4-E5 (opt. A5)

Jud Fry (Male, late 20s/late 30s) The lonely, brooding hired hand on Laurey and Aunt Eller's farm. Socially isolated and emotionally troubled, Jud develops an intense fixation on Laurey, making him a threatening rival to Curly and one of the show's most complex characters. D3-C#4

Ado Annie Carnes (Female, late teens/early 20s) A lively, flirtatious young woman who cannot seem to resist male attention. Good-hearted but impulsive, she finds herself torn between her promised sweetheart Will Parker and the traveling salesman Ali Hakim. C4-E5 (opt. F5)

Will Parker (Male, mid to late 20s) A likable, energetic cowboy who returns from Kansas City hoping to marry Ado Annie. He's earnest and well-meaning, but his goofy personality and lack of financial sense often get in his way. Eb3-F4

Aunt Eller (Female, mid to late 40s+) Laurey's practical, outspoken aunt and a respected figure in the community. Warm and humorous but nobody's fool, she helps keep the peace between the farmers and cowboys while guiding Laurey through her romantic troubles. D3-A4

Ali Hakim (Male, late 20s/late 30s) A fast-talking traveling salesman who is clever, opportunistic, and always looking for a profitable deal. His flirtation with Ado Annie gets him into trouble, and he uses his wit to find a way out.

Andrew Carnes (Male, mid to late 40s+) Ado Annie’s protective, short-tempered father and afarmer who distrusts cowboys. He sets the financial conditions Will must meet before marrying his daughter.

Gertie Cummings (Female, early 20s/early 30s) A flirtatious young woman from a neighboring community who pursues Curly. Her distinctive, exaggerated laugh provides much of her comic characterization.

Ike Skidmore: (Male, mid-30s+) A local rancher who helps bring the community together for the box social. A useful supporting role with opportunities to establish the show's lively small-town atmosphere. D3-F4

Cord Elam: (Male, late 20s+) A local cowboy and lawman who helps maintain order in thecommunity. A small but recognizable character in the town's social and legal life. F#3-A3

Fred: (Male, late 20s+) One of Curly's cowboy friends. He helps establish the camaraderie andeasygoing social world of the local cowboys E3-B3

Slim, Ellen, Kate, Sylvie, Armina, Aggie, Jess, Chalmers, Mike, Joe, and Sam: The endless list of townspeople and community members that make up the territory we come to know as Oklahoma!

QUESTIONS AND AUDITION APPOINTMENTS
For questions, please contact: Al@haddonfieldplayers.com

All roles are unpaid. Haddonfield Plays & Players is a community nonprofit theatre.

Haddonfield Plays and Players recognizes all the nuances within the current worldview have created divisions within our community. We believe that we can do better. The theatre community was built with the idea that many creatives in different areas can come together to tell a story. Well our story is now changing. We are committed to creating, nurturing, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion as we continue to carry out and expand our mission. 

It is our mission to create a safe space for any actor, creative, and staff member indifferent to their race, gender, age, orientation, physical limitations, or body type. It is also our desire to help peoples from different minorities who have been typically marginalized and underrepresented a voice and a home at Haddonfield Plays and Players.