Auditions for The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
by Jim Cartwright
February 5th & 6th at 6:30pm
The Ten Fifteen Theater
1015 Commercial St – Astoria, OR
www.thetenfifteentheater.com/auditions
Director Edward James is looking for three male actors and three female actors ages 20-70 for the second show of Ten Fifteen’s 2024 season.
Bring your calendars and a list of all conflicts between February 11th and April 13th. Headshots and resumes are welcome, but not required.
Performances will run for three weekends between March 29th and April 13th, 2024.
If you wish to audition, but are unable to make the scheduled dates, please email the director at ejames1@charter.net to make an appointment.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Actors auditioning for the role of LV should be prepared to sing short impressions of two or more of these singers: Patsy Cline, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minnelli, Barbara Streisand, Dionne Warwick, Gracie Fields, Dusty Springfield, Lulu. These may be performed A Capella or accompanied by music from smartphone.
The Cast:
LV (Little Voice): reclusive young woman who has a gift for vocal impressions
Mari: her man-hungry, overbearing mother
Sadie: Mari’s somewhat slow, admiring neighbor
Ray Say: ambitious talent promoter, ladies man
Boo: comic club owner (doubles as main phone installer)
Billy: shy phone installer, crushing on LV
About the Show: Little Voice is a sometimes grim, often hilarious fairy tale set in an English town in the eighties. It’s the story of a soft-spoken young woman who, after her father’s death, spends most of her time in her room listening to his collection of old records of famous female singers. Sometimes, she sings along. One night, dear lascivious mum drags home Ray Say, a talent promoter. He overhears LV singing faultless imitations of divas upstairs and sees a meal ticket. After considerable struggle, he manages to lure LV to a nightclub where shy LV sings, but only when the lights are out. More struggle and more singing ensue. Subplots play out. And in the end, LV finds her own glorious voice.
