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The Santa Maria Civic Theatre

presents

AUDITIONS
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BAIL OUT!!

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go for it!!!!

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FEB 12, 7-9pm

FEB 13, 7-9pm

1660 N. McClelland St. Santa Maria, CA

smct.org (805) 922-4442

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Welcome to the Santa Maria Civic Theatre's

production of FIRST DATE!

The Santa Maria Civic Theatre (SMCT) has been entertaining audiences on the Central Coast since its founding in 1959. First Date will close out Season 64. It is directed by Cody Fogh, whose directing credits at SMCT include Humble Boy (2017), Noises Off (2018), Little Shop of Horrors (2018), and The 39 Steps (2022). Cody is joined by his Musical Director, Choreographer and wife, Christine Fogh. Her SMCT credits include Musical Direction for Young Frankenstein (2017), Little Shop of Horrors (2018), The Full Monty (2022) and Grease (2022). Christine is owner and operator of Christine Fogh Music, her studio in Orcutt, CA.


Auditions will be divided into vocal and acting performances. Please prepare ONE MINUTE of a contemporary Broadway song. You will need to provide a backing track that can be played from a mobile device. Actors will then perform cold readings from the script.



SHOW DATES:

Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays

MAY 12, 2023 - May 28, 2023*

*additional Saturday matinee performances may be added within the date range


Send all questions to smctfirstdate@gmail.com.


Please note some songs contain graphic language and subject matter that some may find offensive.



SHOW BREAKDOWN:

When blind date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner. As the date unfolds in real time, the couple quickly finds that they are not alone on this unpredictable evening. In a delightful and unexpected twist, Casey and Aaron’s inner critics take on a life of their own when other restaurant patrons transform into supportive best friends, manipulative exes and protective parents, who sing and dance them through icebreakers, appetizers and potential conversational land mines. Can this couple turn what could be a dating disaster into something special before the check arrives?


FIRST DATE Character Breakdown:

Aaron - Late 20s-30s male. Tenor. New Yorker. Jewish investment banker. He has never been on a blind date before. Out of his element, nervous, and trying way too hard.


Casey - Late 20s-30s, female. Great belt/mix voice. Daring, bold, and delightfully controversial. All as a defense mechanism.


Man #1 - (Jewish Chorus, Gabe, Edgy British Guy) 20s - 30s; Male. GABE is the mega dude/womanizer. Has every answer to every question about women that has ever been asked. And probably has a catch phrase to go with that answer. Aaron's best friend since childhood. EDGY ROCKER/BRITISH GUY a bad boy from Casey's past. Cocky and neglectful, he is overcompensating. Baritone/Tenor range.


Woman #1 - (Grandma Ida, Lauren, Aaron’s Mother) 25 - 40, Female, belt/mix with soprano. Casey's sister, LAUREN is happily (somewhat) married to her highly successful husband, Kevin, and wonders out loud why Casey can't break her bad habits and learn how to catch a winner. Constantly trying to fix Casey, Lauren is more concerned with listening to her own advice than actually helping her sister. GRANDMA IDA is Aaron's dead grandmother, who feels strongly that her grandson should marry a Jewish woman. AARON’S MOTHER: An absentee mother, regretful sings duet with Aaron- The Things I Never Said


Man #2 - (Reggie, Aaron’s Future Son, Edgy Rocker Guy) Late 20s - 30s, Tenor. REGGIE is Casey's fabulously fierce gay and over-imaginative best friend. Easily sent into a tailspin of jealousy, paranoia, and drama. EDGY ROCKER/BRITISH GUY are bad boys from Casey's past. Cocky and neglectful, they are overcompensating. Aaron and Casey’s FUTURE SON: A premonition of the future; confused whether to follow Judaism or Catholicism, Rapper.



Woman #2 - (Allison, Jewish Chorus, Others) 25 - 35, ALLISON: Aaron’s ex-fiancé. Gorgeous, sexy, uptight, conservative, controlling, manipulative. Must have great belt and some soprano.


Man #3 - (Waiter, Casey’s Father, Friendly Therapist) 35 - 55, Baritone/Tenor. A career WAITER, who dabbles with songwriting and performing on the side. A romantic. He wants nothing more than for love to blossom in his restaurant. A closet poet as well. CASEY'S FATHER is a stereotype super-Christian, praising the Easter Bunny and denouncing Judaism.

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Please send all questions to smctfirstdate@gmail.com