Cottage Theatre’s Auditions For The Fantasticks
Cottage Theatre will hold auditions for The Fantasticks, a touching fable about passion and innocence. This production is the final show in Cottage Theatre’s 2018 season, and will be on stage for three weekends from November 30 – December 16. The musical is directed by Kory Weimer. Eight roles are available for men and women ages 16+, no appointment is necessary.
Interested actors should prepare 16-32 bars of a song that demonstrates their vocal talents, and bring sheet music for the provided accompanist. Actors interested in the non-speaking role of The Mute should come to auditions prepared to tell a story without using words.
When: 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 19
Where: Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Drive, Cottage Grove
Information: cottagetheatre.org, 541-942-8001 (Cottage Theatre)
Written in 1960, and featuring enduring classics like “Try to Remember” and “Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” The Fantasticks is a romantic, allegorical musical about a boy, a girl, two fathers, and a wall. The neighboring dads trick their children into falling in love by pretending to feud. Once Matt and Luisa discover their parents’ deception, they reject the arranged love match and grow apart. Following a series of disillusioning experiences, they finally find their way back to each other after realizing that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” A touching fable of love that is both nostalgic and universal at the same time.
