La Cage Aux Folles
By Harvey Fierstein
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Directed By Jeana Whitaker
Music Direction by Wendy Roman
Audition Date: March 29th - 3 pm
Open Call
Please prepare 32 bars of an upbeat song and 32 bars of a
ballad
Callbacks: March 30th - 5 pm
Callbacks will consist of cold reads and movement.
Principal Roles: Georges- A star, mature and attractive; good singer;
energetic and caring; must move well.
Albin - a performer of star quality; mature; great
powerhouse of a Broadway voice; fine comic actor
Jean-Michel - About 20 years old. Handsome, brunette,
masculine, well-mannered, educated; desperately in love
with his financee, Anne
Jacob - Black or Latino male butler/maid in his early 20's
Brilliant comedian who sings and moves well.
Anne - 18-20 yrs. old. Jean-Michel's fiancee. Lovely to
look at, spunky. A superb dancer who acts well.
Dindon - Anne's father. Right-wing radical politician;
pompous, quirky, must sing and move well. A fine
comedian.
Marie Dindon - Anne's mother. 48 - 52. Shy, retiring,
sexually repressed and sex starved. good singer and
actress who moves well.
Jacqueline - mature female friend of Georges and Albin,
owns a chic restaurant, attractive, charming and very
theatrical. not necessarily a singer.
Renaud - mature, male friend of Georges and Albin -
owns a small cafe, understudies both male leads
Francis - male stage manager in Georges club, strong actor
12 - 24 other roles - ALL MALE - chorus
Synopsis: This is the musical version of "The Birdcage" Albin and Georges
popular female impersonators starring in the drag queen show, Les
Cagelles. Problems arise when Georges' twenty-five year old son,
Jean-Michel, a result from a brief encounter years back, announces that he
is engaged to Anne Dindon, the daughter of a well-known politician,
Edouard Dindon. Anne's parents want to come and meet Jean-Michel's
mother and father. Little do they know that Albin, a man, has essentially
been Jean-Michel's mother figure his whole life.
Run Dates: May 15 - June 7
For questions please email: jeana@northvalleyplayhouse.com
Auditions