“The Producers”
by Mel Brooks
directed by Patrick Ciamacco
Additional auditions February 18th, at 12:00pm
Callbacks to immediately follow at 1:00pm
Please contact Kimberly Bush 440/539-2287 to schedule an appointment
Please dress for movement
We look forward to seeing you then. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact
Doumont3@gmail.com - Patrick Ciamacco
Boufky@aol.com - Kimberly Bush
Performance Dates: April 27th - May 13th. Shows will be Friday-Sunday. Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30pm. Sunday performances will be at 2pm.
Rehearsals: Sundays - Thursdays (with a potential wednesday off here or there) beginning March 18th.
Audition Location: Blossom Hill Facility
4450 Oakes Rd.
Brecksville, OH 44141
www.BTOTS.org
The Producers’ tells the story of a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer, Max Bialystock, and a nerdy, young accountant, Leo Bloom, who concoct a scheme to raise thousands of dollars from backers and then put on a flop of a show. With all the money that will be leftover, the pair will be rich! Only one thing goes wrong: the show is a gigantic hit!
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Max Bialystock - male/baritone - The producer
Leo Bloom - male/baritone-tenor - Neurotic accountant turned producer
Franz Liedkind - male/baritone - German pigeon-keeper & playwright
Roger Debris - male/baritone-tenor - Over-the-top, cross-dressing director
Carmen Ghia - male/tenor - Roger’s flamboyant assistant
Ulla Inga Hansen - female/soprano/belt - Secretary & wannabe actress w/ a comic Swedish accent
Kevin - male/tenor
Scott - male/tenor
Brian - male/any range - Roger’s choreographer
Shirley Markowitz - Female/any range - Roger’s butch assistant
Mr. Marks - male/any range - Leo’s accountant boss
Judge - male or female/any vocal range
Usherettes(2) - females/mezzo
Max’s financial backers (could be played by younger women w/aging
Hold-Me Touch- Me - female.mezzo
Lick-Me Bite-Me - female-mezzo
Kiss- Me Feel Me - female-mezzo
ENSEMBLE
Chorus roles and minor roles noted above will include but not limited to: Accountants, usherettes, nuns, prisoners, little old ladies (men to double in these numbers), bums, guard, Churchill, cops, first nighters, jury foreman/judge, workman, Stalin, storm troopers, street cleaners and Roger's team
*BTOTS gratefully acknowledges the citizens of Cuyahoga County for their support through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture