The Producers comes to stage Thursday, March 26, Friday, March 27, Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29 at Andrews Memorial Theater at Clinton Town Hall.

The top 4 selling cast members will each be able to pick one show to choose the winning ticket for the 50/50 raffle on stage and read the number to the audience. In addition, they will receive a special goody bag filled with treats which will be delivered during intermission.

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The first rehearsal is scheduled for Monday, September 30 from 4:00 to 6:00 at Brown School, Madison. The registration fee of $350.00 will be due at that time. All parts in this wonderful ensemble piece include plenty of music and stage time. Congratulations to all cast and thank you to all who auditioned. We look forward to working with you all.

Anyone still wishing to audition may contact Ed at (203) 530-3964 for an appointment.

Auditions for all parts will be Friday, September 20 between 5:00 – 8:00 at Brown School, Madison and Saturday, September 21 between 1:00 – 4:00 at the Guilford Community Center. Prospective cast members should be between seven and 16 years of age. Many speaking and singing roles will be available. No appointments are necessary.

“Since we have expanded our horizons to produce main-stream Broadway plays, we have inadvertantly lost our connection to many of the young children that helped build our theater,” said Ed Hobson, President of Backstage Players. “It is our intention to, once again, do a children’s play. Also, it has always been our dream to produce a Christmas play. Scrooge’s Christmas Carol gives us the opportunity to do both.”

Tickets for the show are $15.00 and $12.00 (students) and are available through all cast members, on line, at area merchants and at the door. Additional information may be found on this site, or email hobson01@comcast.net.

(Throughout the rehearsal process, the director reserves the right to change any of the roles at her discretion.)

*Double-cast roles are listed below. Those female student roles not double cast may be double cast at a later date, with actors from the ensemble at the discretion of the director. Those actors double cast will appear in the ensemble when not in their primary roles.

There still are a few roles available in the ensemble. Please email hobson01@comcast.net, or call (203) 530-3964 for information.

Casting is as follows:

Nick Piazza – Cameron Thomson

Serena Katz – Clementine Wurzbach

Joe Vegas – Nick Gifford

Jack Zachowsky – Matt Minienberg

Carmen Diaz – Elya Bottiger / Ashleigh Pavlovic

Iris Kelly – Ella Harmon

Mabel Washington – Juliette Geller / Cara Delucia

Schlomo Metzenbaum – Noah Firth

Grace Lamb (“Lambchops”) – Lily Carmichael / Cadence Richmond

Goodman (“Goody”) King – Nick Cianfaglione

Miss Esther Sherman – Lenore Grunko

Ms. Greta Bell – Ashlie Seneco / Liane Philpotts

Mr. Myers – Tom Torpey / Craig Bottiger

Mr. Scheinkopf – Robert Franchini

Ensemble: NYC School For the Performing Arts disciplines for the ensemble (Music, Dance Acting, etc.) will be determined at the discretion of the director during the rehearsal process:

Anika Deshpande, Cassie Braren, Ashley Malafronte, Charlotte Hunsaker, Lexi Minutillo, Olivia DePino, Jeannie Nulson, Jayne Reel, Jessica Leigh Baker, Marketa Hlouskova, Monica Capobianco, Riley Carrilo-Waggoner, Matt Landry-McWilliams, Tyler Felson.

We will be announcing the cast on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

Open auditions are scheduled for Wednesday, March 6 from 3:00 – 5:30 and Saturday, March 9 from 11:00 – 2:30 at Andrews Memorial Theater at Clinton Town Hall.  Rehearsals will begin on Monday, March 24.  Those who audition should be prepared to read from the script, sing a musical selection of your choosing and learn and perform some dance steps, if the part requires. If you have been previously cast in a speaking or ensemble role and would like to audition for another part, you are most welcome to do so.  If you have questions about auditions or need an alternate time, please respond to hobson01@comcast.net, or Ed at (203) 530-3964.

Fame, The Musical is basically an ensemble piece, featuring five teenage male, five teenage female and two adult male and two adult female roles.  The teenage roles are high school students at the New York School for the Performing Arts.  The adult roles are teachers.  All high school students and both female teachers have vocals.  Male teachers do not.

We will be casting many ensemble roles, along with the 14 speaking roles.  All of the ensemble roles are meaningful and feature many song and dance numbers.

The students, speaking roles and ensemble, are either acting, dance or music students.  All students will be asked to dance.  Some of the parts were pre-cast last spring and are designated below.  All female student parts have been double-cast:

Schlomo Metzenbaum – A virtuoso on the violin, who prefers rock music: Role available.

Carmen Diaz – Dancer, who is obsessed with fame: Ashley Pavlovic & Role available.

Jack Zachowsky (Russian Jewish Immigrant) or Tyrone Jackson (African-American) – Excellent dancer, but learning disabled: Role available.

Nick Piazza – Serious classical actor: Nick Gifford.

Serena Katz – Shy actress: Clementine Wurzbach.

Mabel Washington – Dancer/Singer with an eating disorder: Juliette Geller & Cara Delucia.

Iris Kelly – Wealthy ballet dancer: Ella Harmon & Role available.

Grace “Lambchops” Lamb – Tomboy, Drummer and “rock” chick: Lily Carmichael & Cadence Richmond.

Joe Vegas – Spanish acting student (comic relief): Role available.

Goodman “Goody” King – Trumpet/Sax musician: Role available.

Miss Sherman – Strict, old fashioned English teacher, who loves her students: Role available.

Ms. Bell – Dance teacher, who is protective of her students: Role available.

Mr. Myers – Drama teacher: Role available.

Mr. Scheinkopf: Orchestra teacher.  European.  Loves classical music and hates rock and roll: Role available.

Annie and Fame, the Musical cast members who wish to perform should contact Jeri Minutillo at jeriminutillo@hotmail.com, (203) 535-6431.

Please join us for this wonderful evening of song and entertainment.

• Vincent Barone – “Hooverville” / NYC Citizen
• Jillian Beesley – Orphan
• Brian Beirne – Officer Ward / NYC Citizen / Cabinet Member
• Roisin Beirne – Orphan
• Kyle Bejnerowicz – “Bundles” / NYC Citizen / Cabinet Member
• Craig Bottiger – Drake / “Hooverville”
• Elya Bottiger – Lily St. Regis
• Cassie Braren – “Hooverville” / NYC Citizen
• Anna Campbell – Orphan (July)
• Monica Capobianco – Boylan Sister
• Olivia DePiro – Orphan
• Antonia D’Hue – (Annie – Understudy) *Please see below*
• Belle Doraz – Annie
• Lydia Doraz – Orphan
• Phoebe Doraz – Orphan (Molly)
• Gabby Fazio – Maid (House Servant)
• Isabelle Fenn- Orphan
• Juliette Geller – Cecille (House Servant)
• Nick Gifford – “Rooster”
• Mark Gilchrist – Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks
• Kingsley Goddard – Dog Catcher / “Hooverville”
• Grace Goddard – Orphan
• Ed Hobson – President Roosevelt
• Charlotte Hunsaker – Orphan
• Emma Hunt – Orphan
• Shanti Jennings – Mrs. Pugh (House Servant)
• Michelle Rocheford Johnston – Miss Hannigan
• Jim Kane – Bert Healy / NYC Citizen / Cabinet Member
• Cordelia Keberle – Orphan
• Jessica Keene – Orphan
• Isabel Kelly – Orphan(Pepper)
• Heather Lagerstrom – “Hooverville” / NYC Citizen
• Vanessa Lagerstrom – “Hooverville” / NYC Citizen
• Lexi Lariviere – Orphan
• Addison Marchese – Orphan
• Antonia Marchese – Orphan
• Emily May – Orphan
• Michela Mazzarella – Boylan Sister
• Laura Melillo – Frances Perkins (Cabinet Member) / “Hooverville”/ NYC Citizen
• Madeline Merkle-Ward – Orphan
• Sydney Miles – Orphan
• Lexi Minutillo – Orphan (Duffy)
• Emma Munson – Maid (House Servant)
• Reese Newman – Orphan (Kate)
• Ashleigh Pavlovic – Maid (House Servant)
• Cadence Richmond – Annette (House Servant)
• Allegra Rosa – Orphan (Tessie)
• Anna Schmidt – “Hooverville” / NYC Citizen
• Michelle Schmidt – “Hooverville” / NYC Citizen
• Ashlie Seneco – Boylan Sister
• Dana Shelton – “Hooverville” / NYC Citizen
• Barbara Sonenstein – Grace Farrell
• Sylvia Sonenstein – Orphan
• Brooke Soracchi – “Hooverville” / NYC Citizen
• Stacy Soracchi – “Hooverville” / NYC Citizen
• Stephanie Sutton – Maid (House Servant)
• Megan Vanacore – “Star To Be” in NYC / “Hooverville”
• Abigale Vander Wyden – Maid (House Servant)
• Caitlin Walsh – Maid (House Servant)
• Gabriella Wira – Orphan

Many actors will be playing multiple roles.

*The “Annie Understudy” will portray an orphan.  She will observe or participate in all “Annie” Rehearsals.  She will play the role if Annie is unable to perform.  Additionally, she will play the role during the Saturday, March 16 matinee.

Orphans with names have speaking parts.  Other orphans do not.  All orphans, however, participate in multiple musical production numbers.

House servants with names have speaking parts.  Others do not.  All house servants, however, participate in multiple musical production numbers.

“Hooverville” is a depression-era shanty town under the 59th Street Bridge in New York City and is the focus of a musical production number.  NYC Citizens will be on the street in New York and also be the focus of another musical production number.  Actors may be added to “Hooverville” or NYC, as the director sees fit.