Auditions for “Sweet Charity”
Performance Dates: September 22-24, 29,30

 

Auditions will be held
May 19 1-4 (acting & dance) & May 20 1-4 p.m.(music)
at MHBS both days

Sweet Charity explores the turbulent love life of Charity Hope Valentine, a hopelessly romantic but comically unfortunate dance hall hostess in New York City. With a tuneful, groovy, mid-1960s score by Cy Coleman, sparkling lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and a hilarious book by Neil Simon, Sweet Charity captures all the energy, humor, and heartbreak of Life in the Big City for an unfortunate but irrepressible optimist.

CHARACTERS:
Sweet Charity Character descriptions
Charity Hope Valentine: An optimistic, generous and compassionate dance hall hostess with a heart of gold. Despite seemingly endless setbacks, Charity always has a smile on her face and a happy spirit about her.

Charlie: Charity’s first love interest in the show, he is a sleaze bag, right down to his mafia-looking head of black hair.

Nickie: One of Charity’s best friends and co-worker at the Fandango. Nickie does not share Charity’s optimistic outlook on life, and serves as a “mother” figure to Charity.

Helene: Another of Charity’s best friends and co-worker at the Fandango, she too does not have Charity’s optimism and spirit.

Oscar Lindquist: Charity’s boyfriend thought much of the show, he has trouble dealing with his own insecurities, and with his insecurity over Charity’s current profession.

Vittorio Vidal: A popular Italian movie star who meets up with Charity, takes her to the Pompeii club, and then back to his apartment where he discovers what a truly great human she is.

Ursula: Vidal’s stunningly beautiful and insanely jealous girlfriend.

Herman: The owner of the Fandango Ballroom.

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Daddy Brubeck: Charismatic minister at the “Rhythm of Life” church.

 

Cast of 18 needed (8F, 10M)
Charity, must dance & sing
Helene, must dance & sing
Nickie, must dance & sing
Carmen/Ursula/Information Booth Girl/Girl/Ensemble
Rosie/Elaine/Married Woman/First Woman/Ensemble
Betsy/Panhandler/Daddy’s Assistant/Married Woman/First
Woman/Ensemble
Charlie/Herman/Vittorio/Daddy Brubeck, must sing
Oscar, must sing
Thomas/Marvin/Doorman/Man with Dog/Ensemble
Man with Dog/Daddy’s Assistant/Barney/Dirty Old Man/
Ensemble
Ice Cream Vendor/Philip/Second Man Panhandler/Ensemble
Walter/Maitre D’/Manfred/Married Man/Ensemble
Baseball Player/Man Waiting For Elevator/Ensemble
Woman With Hat/Woman Pan Handler/Good Fairy/Ensemble
Second Woman/Second Woman Panhandler/Ensemble
First Cop/Policeman/Ensemble
Second Cop/Cop/Ensemble
Spanish Young Man/Ensemble