Orcas Center announces auditions for ‘Chicago’

September 16 – 18, Orcas Center

— from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center —

Robert Hall will direct Chicago, a Tony award-winning production in the original Bob Fosse style. Choreographed by Tiffany Loney with musical direction by Martin Lund, this production on the Orcas Center main stage will be the talk of the town come spring 2020.

Audition dates and times:

• September 16- Monday – Madrona Room 6-8 p.m.
• September 17 – Tuesday – Black Box 6-8 p.m.
• September 18 – Wednesday – Madrona Room 6-8 p.m.
• Call backs: 6 p.m. on September 19, Thursday

Performance Dates:

• March 19 -21
• March 26- 28
• April 2-4

For More Information: Contact Robert Hall – Robert@k6uu2.hosts.cx.

To prepare:
Be prepared to move and sing!
Bring a short song (at least 12 bars) to sing.
Sides will be provided for cold reading.

Synopsis, from the script:

Premiering in 1975 and the hit of the 1997 Broadway season in a production that originated at City Center’s Encore! series, Chicago won six Tony Awards including Best Revival and later the Academy Award as Best Picture of the Year.

In roaring twenties Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to take the rap…until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “Merry Murderess” Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune, and acquittal. This sharp edged satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal staging by Bob Fosse.

Chicago first opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre in New York City on June 3, 1975. It was directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. The musical was subsequently revived on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on November 14, 1996. It was directed by Walter Bobbie. This production has subsequently transferred to Broadway’s Shubert Theatre and Ambassador Theatre, where it is still running.