AUDITIONS
St. Albert Dinner Theatre presents
Lend Me a Tenor
By Ken Ludwig
THIS IS NOT A MUSICAL
Saturday, February 10, 2024, from 1-3 pm
Monday, February 12, 2024, from 6:30-8:30 pm
at The Kinsmen Club of St. Albert, 47 Riel Dr, St. Albert, AB T8N 3Z2.
Synopsis
Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world-famous singer Tito Merelli, known as Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as the star of the opera. Tito arrives late, and through a hilarious series of mishaps, he is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he’s dead - and in a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Merelli's costume and fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds and lives up to his idol, but Merelli regains consciousness and gets into the identical costume, ready to perform. Now two opera singers are running around in the same costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo.
Will the real Il Stupendo please step forward?!
CHARACTERS: 4 men, 4 women
Max – in his 30’s, eager to please
Maggie – 20’s-30’s, Max’s girlfriend, daughter of Saunders, pretty and quirky
Saunders – mid-50’s, dapper, authoritarian, a bit imposing
Tito – THE tenor, imposing, grand, Italian
Maria – Tito’s wife, Sophia Loren type, busty, proud, and easily excitable
Bellhop – a HUGE fan of Tito Merelli
Diana – early to mid 30’s, sex kitten
Julia – in her 60’s, patron of the opera company
Performance Dates: Three week run, Thu-Fri-Sat, April 4-20, 2024, 2023.
Rehearsal Dates: (tentative) Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, weekly starting in the week of February 19, 2024
Please outline any potential conflicts to the production team or director in writing at the audition dates.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
An acting CV & Head shots are recommended but not required.
Please contact president@stalberttheatre.com to set up your audition time.
Actors will be notified of casting decision as soon as possible. Scripts will be provided once a role has been accepted.
St. Albert Dinner Theatre is a non-profit, 100% volunteer run organization.
AUDITION POLICY
It is the policy of St Albert Dinner Theatre that all auditions are open to the public.
We need and want any interested people, newcomers and stage veterans alike, to participate in
the fun and excitement of live theatre.
We publicize our auditions online, through social media and theatrealberta.com
to attempt to make all interested parties aware of our performing opportunities.
Because the directors of our plays only have limited roles for which they are casting,
everybody who auditions will not be selected for a part.
However, we are also always in need of assistance in other areas of theatre,
including front of house and backstage activities, so people who are not selected
for acting roles have other enjoyable activities available.
We invite all members of the public to participate in these activities, as well.