PPP: Auditions for “Something’s Rotten” – Georgetown

StageDirector Jim Hartzell, Music Director Diane Trautman and Choreographer BlissSoucek will conduct auditions for the Broadway musical comedy “SomethingRotten!” on Monday, July 22 and Tuesday, July 23.  Both audition nights are at 7PM in the theaterat Possum Hall, 441 Old Laurel Highway in Georgetown.

The show is scheduled for September27, 28, 29 and October 4, 5, and 6.  Hartzellplans to have about 25 cast members whose playing age is mid to late teens andup.  “Playing age is the age range atwhich someone could realistically pass for on-stage,” says Hartzell.  “A lot of actors could conceivably play therole of someone either older or younger than their actual age,” he adds.

Those auditioningmust prepare a vocal selection (16 TO 24 MEASURES MAXIMUM) with either sheetmusic for the accompanist or pre-recorded accompaniment without vocals. Auditionswill also include readings from the script and some basic dance movements. The cast requires peopleready and willing to learn some basic tap dancing.  A few roles call for alittle more advanced tap skills. Anyone whocannot make the audition dates or who would like to work in an off-stageposition, should email Jim Hartzell at jimpsu2022@gmail.com. 

Something Rotten! is a Broadwaymusical comedy that premiered in 2015 and is about two brothers, Nick and NigelBottom, who are trying to write a hit play in 1590s Elizabethan London. Thebrothers struggle to find success in the theater world while competing with thepopularity of their contemporary, William Shakespeare. The musical is a mash-upof 16th-century Shakespeare and 21st-century Broadway, featuring large song anddance numbers, bold costumes, and off-stage antics. It also includes a varietyof musical styles, such as funk, rock, pop, and jazz, and often makes fun ofclassic tropes from both Shakespeare’s work and classic American musicals.

“Something Rotten!” is presentedthrough a special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).  All authorized performance materials are alsosupplied by MTI.  www.mtishows.com

Possum Point Players values diversity and inclusion incasting, and in all other areas of the organization.

Possum Point Players issupported, in part, by grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a stateagency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, inpartnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

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