Carousel and You're A Good Man Charlie Brown

It's time once again for Northern Light Opera Company to be holding auditions for its 2013 season!  It is hard to believe that a year has passed!  This means that winter's grip will soon be over an spring and summer will soon be upon us!!  YAY!

NLOC auditions March 23 through March 25

      When preparing for an audition, a lurking question is, “Who are the characters and what part should I audition for?”

      This weekend the Northern Light Opera Company will be holding auditions at Calvary Lutheran Church for its summer musicals “Carousel” and “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown.”

To help make preparations for auditions, the list of major roles and approximate ages in “Carousel” are:

Billy Bigelow - (20’s-30’s. Baritone.) Charismatic carousel barker, a bit of a rogue; a tragic figure who is basically good at heart, but who has never learned to control his violent outbreaks; yearns for freedom;

Julie Jordan - (20’s. Soprano.) Very shy but headstrong millworker who falls for Billy; “complex, quieter, deeper;”

Carrie Pipperidge - (20’s. Alto.) “naive, direct, normal young woman,” Julie’s friend, who wants to become Mrs. Snow;

Enoch Snow - (20’s-40. Tenor.) Ambitious fisherman, who has his whole life planned out. Firm beliefs in what is proper and good;

Nettie Fowler (30’s-60’s. Mezzo.) Julie’s older wiser cousin (aunt?), who runs a local eatery. A big organizer of events and well-liked;

Jigger Craigin (20’s-30’s. Baritone.) A good-for-nothing sailor, who dabbles in criminal endeavors;

Mrs. Mullin (35-50) Owner of the Carousel, who has complicated relationship with Billy, her employee;

Mr. Bascombe (40-75) Owner of the Mill, strict and respected by community;

Starkeeper (??) A heavenly figure, Kapra-esque. Folksy;

Louise (14-18) Billy and Julie’s daughter, free-spirited and troubled. Dances;

Enoch Snow Jr. (15-20) Enoch and Carrie’s son, in love with Louise, but not allowed to associate with her because of strict upbringing; and

Policeman (30-65) Friendly but tough on Billy and Jigger.

There are also plenty of cameo roles, and many chorus scenes. The above listed characters represent the leads and supporting characters.

The cast needed for “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown,” include; Charlie Brown, Linus Van Pelt, Lucy Van Pelt, Snoopy, Sally, Schroeder and various cameo roles.

Sides for “Carousel” are available at Beagle Books in Park Rapids.

What are sides? Sides are unique pages, usually taken out of a script in order to help the actor prepare for the audition. The sides are the most important thing that helps the actor to rehearse the part.

See the NLOC website at www.northernlightopera.org for audition dates and times.