WTCM-FM and Old Town Playhouse Partner
The Old Town Playhouse
COUNTRY MUSIC MUSICIANS: We’ve used rock bands, cabaret bands, and even marching band but for this show we need an authentic country music band. We’re looking for individual players or an existing band. If you know someone who fits the bill, please contact us at PatsyCline@oldtownplayhouse.com
Always... Patsy Cline — The Story
The Rules
To find the right person to voice Patsy Cline, a Star Search style audition is being held.
The Search for Patsy Cline has two parts:
1. ENTRY: Auditionees send an application and 4 of their audition CDs or Cassettes to the Old Town Playhouse or WTCM-FM
2. A CASTING CALL: From the audio entries, 12-18 finalists will be selected to participate in a public performance where a panel of judges will select a winner and runner-up.
All female singers over the age of 18 are welcome to audition.
An ability to read music is a plus, but not essential.
Instructions for Auditionees:
- Download application.
- Be certain to read all the rules here.
- Each auditionee may submit only one recording.
- Download, print and complete the written application (Signing your application acknowledges that you understand these rules).
- Record an audio cassette tape or CD.
- Your total recording may not exceed 2 minutes.
- At the beginning of your recording, tell us a bit about yourself and why you're interested in the role of Patsy Cline: Keep it short and perky 13-30 seconds. DO NOT RECORD YOUR NAME
- Follow your introduction with no more than 90 seconds of a Patsy Cline song (Suggested Titles).
- Yes! Auditionees must use a Patsy Cline song.
- Record only yourself singing, with no other voices.
- Use any pre-recorded or live instrumental backup.
- On or before July 13th [please note the extended date!] , send or deliver the completed application and 4 copies of your audition CD or Cassette to one of the locations Listed below.
- If selected to play Patsy Cline, you must attend all scheduled rehearsals and performances: NO EXCEPTIONS.
Delivery and mailing sites:
WTCM - RE: CASTING CALL
314 E. Front
Traverse City, MI 49684
(231) 947-7675
THE OLD TOWN PLAYHOUSE: RE: CASTING CALL
148 E.8th St.
Traverse City, MI 49684
(231) 947-2210
The Old Town Playhouse is located at the corner of Cass and 8th Streets
Notes
Please consider that the woman cast in this role will need not only the vocal quality of Patsy Cline but the endurance to sing 27 songs over a period of 110 minutes for 13-18 performances, plus rehearsals. The Directors will cast an Understudy. The show is approximately 110 minutes long. Be sure to read the summary of the show and the titles of the 27 songs Patsy will sing during each performance.
WHAT WE SEEK IN OUR PATSY CLINE
- Vocal quality.
- Realistic interpretation of Patsy Cline.
- Articulation, diction and a facsimile of a Virginia accent during dialogue, not necessary during songs.
- Stage presence.
Patsy needs to be comfortable interacting with an audience.
Patsy was fundamentally a shy woman, and a non-flamboyant singer who captured an audience through her voice and her soulful genuine demeanor. - Commitment and endurance.
THE PROCESS
- Our panel of judges will review the audition recordings, and will choose anywhere from 12-20 semi-finalists (Each entry will be heard by 3-5 different people).
- Semi finalists will be contacted individually and will be announced on all the websites as well as on WTCM by July 10.
- Those not qualifying for the semi-final round will also be notified.
- During the week of July 12, semi-finalists will be required to attend one or two meetings and rehearsals in preparation for the final judging. Auditionees will practice with the karaoke back-up that will be used for the public performance. Each auditionee will receive a short list of Patsy Cline songs, any of which she may be asked to sing in the public performance.
- Prior to the public performance, the directing staff will interview auditionees individually and ask them to read some dialogue from the script. Although separate from the performance, this portion of the audition will influence the directing staff's casting choice.
Final Casting Call - for Patsy Cline
FINAL CASTING CALL - SEARCH FOR PATSY CLINE
Final Judging
Monday, July 20, 7:00pm
Old Town Playhouse
This performance will be open to the public.
Admission $5
Tickets can be purchased online on the OTP website.
Tickets will also be available at the door on the 20th from 5:30 till 7:00
Seating is General Admission Open seating.
Each semi-finalist receives 2 complimentary tickets.
SCHEDULE FOR JULY 20, 2009
- 5:30: Auditionees arrive and, in a random drawing, determine in what order and what song each will sing
- 7:00: Introduction by emcee Jack O'Malley
- 7:05: Each auditionee will briefly introduce herself, then sing her assigned song with karaoke backup (as rehearsed earlier)
- 8:30: The directing staff will announce the 5 finalists
- 8:35: Each finalist will sing another Patsy Cline song, which she may choose from the list previously provided to her. The winner and first runner-up of the audition will then be announced.
20 Minute Intermission
IMPORTANT NOTES
The audience will not participate in the judging process.
The judges will not be providing oral comments to the auditionees (This is not American Idol).
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE AGREEING TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST AND SIGNING YOUR NAME!
This Casting Call is a means to encourage singers who might not otherwise consider auditioning for an OTP musical and enlarge the pool of possible Patsy Clines. The directing staff reserves the right to continue the search if deemed necessary. The directing staff can change rules, which will be posted on the web site, when deemed necessary. All decisions made by the directing staff will be final.