Girls....go get those Character Shoes!!!

    Girls you must have character shoes for the first day of rehearsal. it is recommended that you buy them ahead of time so that you can break them in. No one wants a big blister bothering them during the workshops, auditions, or worst of all, the first week of rehearsal. Here are some places that you can buy character shoes from in our area. We recommend that you try them on before ordering them online. The fit should be snug the leather will stretch to your foot and you will be dancing in these for two months so you want a good fit. We can talk more about fit and tricks for your shoes at workshops and the first rehearsal. The requirements for the actual shoes needed are your choice of T-strap or Mary Jane character shoes, in nude, with at least a 2 inch heel.

We want you to know that it is crucial for you to have your shoes for the first rehearsal at the very latest. You need to be rehearsing in these shoes from the beginning for your safety and the safety of the other cast members. 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

Local Dancewear Suppliers

Chez Dance Studio

Online 
http://www.dancewearsolutions.com/dance_shoes/character/default.aspx?gclid=CM79sI7tuqgCFUJ-5QodYgUwCg


http://www.discountdance.com/dancewear/shoes/page1

http://www.allaboutdance.com/dancewear/shoes/other/character-shoes/page1

Important Dates to Remember!!!

Hey Everyone!
So here are the dates and some of the locations for the workshops, info meeting, and auditions! Can't wait to get started with all of you!

*Informational Meeting- May 16th @ Delsea High School Auditorium 6:30-8

*Audition Workshop- May 21st location TBA 9-2
May 28th @ Franklinville Community Center 9-2
It is HIGHLY recommended that you attend the workshops. You will be taught the audition dance and songs as well as have the chance to get feedback on your monologue. You should wear appropriate dance attire this includes footwear (no Uggs or flip flops). Girls will be dancing in character shoes (minimum 2 in. heel) so if you have them it would be ideal to bring them to both the workshops and auditions.

*Auditions and Parents Meeting- May 31st @ Delsea Regional High School 6-9:30
At auditions each song option will be reviewed twice with the group and the dance will be taught but much faster than at the workshops. For auditions you will need to choose a song and monologue from the selections provided.
***Monologue Selections have been posted http://broadwayboundplayers.blogspot.com/ and songs selections will be posted in a couple weeks!!!

*Callbacks- June 1st @ Delsea High School Auditorium 6-9:30
For callbacks we will have different call times for specific groups that we need to have read, sing, and dance.

*Rehearsals Start- June 20th-July 14th Monday-Thursday 6-9:30 then July 18th-27th Monday-Friday 6-9:30 ****BY THE FIRST DAY OF REHEARSAL EACH GIRL MUST HAVE NUDE CHARACTER SHOES WITH A MINIMUM OF A 2 IN HEEL

*Show Dates- July 28th, 29th, and 30th @ Delsea High School Auditorium call @ 5

Sweet Charity Review
Have you ever known a girl who wanted something so badly, that she tried too hard to get it? Meet Charity, the girl who wants to be loved so much, that she has lost sight of who she is. Charity sings, dances, laughs and cries her way through romances with the "animal magnetism" hero, the "ultra-chic continental" hero, and the "impossible-to believe-but-he's-better than nothing" type hero. Her world is the all too real world of Times Square, and the people who pass through her world are as deceptively charming a group as ever swept across any stage. From her cynical, hard-core trio of girlfriends at the dance hall, to the phony evangelist, the Coney Island "fun people", the Central Park "strollers" and the YMHA "self-improvers," every character is interesting. This is a bright and sophisticated show in every sense. Cy Coleman has captured the rhythms and sounds, and Dorothy Fields the vernacular and fun of New York. It's a comedy in every sense of the word. Neil Simon has a particular talent for looking at the truly amusing side of life. It's a dancing show too, with great opportunity for use of dramatic movement. Wonderful musical numbers include Big Spender, If My Friends Could See Me Now, Too Many Tomorrows, There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This, I'm a Brass Band and Baby, Dream Your Dream.

Audition Selections

Please choose one of the following monologues for auditions. These selections will be the only monologues accepted at auditions this year.

Sweet Charity: Audition Selections

Girl Monologues

#1 In the Fandango Club
Nickie, why did he do it, why? I bought him everything he ever wanted. I even got him a midnight blue Mohair 79 dollar Italian suit that he could have bought for 45 at Howards. But that louse wouldn’t wear a Howard’s suit. The things I used to do for him. Getting up in the middle of the night to get him a provolone sandwich and a bottle of Yoo-Hoo chocolate milk. Well, I’ve had it up to here, Mister. You can slip and slide your greasy head on some other girl’s shoulder. I hope your tight Italian pants choke you to death.

#2 A phone call
Hello, Nickie, Miss Valentine speaking. Miss Valentine…Any messages for me?....Charity, jerk!...Who called?....Jerry the Greek? Must have been an overseas call. Oh, well, I don’t know what time I’ll be home…That’s entirely up to Vittorio… Vittorio Vidal… Yes, the international film star…. We’re sitting together at a table at the Pompeii Club waiting for our rolls… Oh all right. Would you please say hello? There’s your hello now goodbye.

#3 Charity at Vittorio’s
I don’t. Not really. But so many things seem to happen to me and I don’t know why or how. People always ask me, “Why did you take up with that guy?” or “How did you wind up in that joint?” I got so embarrassed always saying, “I don’t know.” But it was the truth. I don’t. But I guess you’re supposed to know why you do things or how you wind up in places…..anyway, now when anyone asks me “why?” or “how?” I just say- “Fickle Finger of Fate”….and I don’t get embarrassed anymore.

Boy Monologues

#1 Daddy Brubeck at the Rhythm of Life Church
This is where it’s happening, Baby. The Rhythm of Life--- Number Seven in the Ten Top Religions. Time is running out on the big number called Life. And we are all coming to the last eight bars. And the leader man will soon take us by the hand where we will enter the flip side of life called Eternity. But before we pile into that big bus …. We got to make our peace. I shall not put my mother and father down. I shall honor my debts, my grievances and my alimony. I shall not falsify my name at the Unemployment Bureau. I shall respect my obligations and report each month to the police. I shall not indulge in the evil marijuana weed commonly known as pot… It is sinful… It is harmful…and it is very expensive---- (sirens sound) And I suggest you dump the goods before the cops arrive.

#2 Oscar
Oh, listen, I am not a nut or anything. I mean after what happened in there, I can assure you, I’m not what I seem to be at all. Oh, well, then I am what I seem to be because that’s what I am. Very nice… Well,-- if you’re not doing anything now, would you like to come to church with me? It’s the Rhythm of Life Church. Under the Manhattan Bridge. It was a Jazz group in San Francisco and turned into a religion. I hear it’s and emotional experience. Come on. We’ll walk down.


#3 Oscar
You’re a dance hall hostess…. I’ve known for a week now. I was riding a bus one night, saw you, jumped off and before I could catch you I saw you go into this dance hall. I went in and stood in the corner. You were sitting in the booth with some man. You were laughing and giggling. I didn’t stay very long---- an hour or so…. That night when I went home, I tried very, very hard to hate you, Charity….but I couldn’t do it. I just couldn’t hate you.


****You must do a monologue from the girl selections if you are a girl and a boy selection if you are a boy.

****Also song selections will be posted within the next couple weeks!