Director: Ryan Starczewski
Music Director: Joe Perry
Choreographer: Rebecca Futty
Prop Masters and Stage Managers: John and Chris Buck
Producer: Amanda Burr
Auditions for A Man of No Importance will be held at Facetime Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 1st at 6:30 pm and Friday, Dec. 6th at 6:30 pm. Callbacks will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8th at 6:30 pm.
We are seeking excellent singers/actors ages 18+. As discussed further below, in the character descriptions, we are open to all genders for certain roles.
Show dates: March 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd at 7:30pm
March 9th, 16th at 3:00pm
Read through/First Rehearsal will be held on Sunday, December 15th at 6:30 pm.
Rehearsals will generally be held on Sundays (evenings), Mondays (evenings) and Thursdays (evenings). You will not be called to every rehearsal.
Tech week will be March 1st-6th (with one night off).
Please prepare 32 bars from an appropriate musical that best demonstrates your vocal abilities. Please bring sheet music for the accompanist. You may be asked to sing scales so that the Musical Director can confirm your vocal range.
In addition to the vocal portion of the audition, you will be given 2-3 lines from the show (in advance) that we will ask you to speak in an Irish accent. This will not be weighed heavily in casting but will instead be used as a measuring stick to see where we stand on dialect.
If you are called back for Alfie Byrne, please be familiar with the song “Love Who You Love”
If you are called back for Lily Byrne, please be familiar with the song “Tell Me Why”
If you are called back for Robbie Fay, please be familiar with the song “Streets of Dublin”
If you are called back for Adele Rice, please be familiar with the song “Princess”
If you are called back for William Carney, please be familiar with the song “Confusing Times”
Character Descriptions and a brief synopsis have been provided below the audition notice.
To sign up for an audition time slot, or if you have any questions, please email Katie McGrier at auditions.facetime@gmail.com with your resume, headshot or photo, and your preferred audition date (Dec. 1st or 6th). If you are interested in auditioning but unable to make one of the initial audition dates, please email Katie to see if something else can be arranged.
For more information on Facetime Theatre and what we do, head over to our website at FacetimeTheatre.org.
Facetime Theatre (in the Franklin Commons): 400 Franklin Avenue, Suite 109, Phoenixville, PA 19460
Character Descriptions (All Roles are Non-Union, Unpaid) (Please note age ranges listed are approximations; we may cast younger or older depending on auditions)
Alfie Byrne (Baritone, age late 30s to mid 50s)
A middle-aged Dublin bus conductor and director of an amateur theatrical troupe. Alfie is a closeted gay man.
Lily Byrne (Mezzo, age late 30s to early 50s)
Alfie’s sister and roommate who wants nothing more than for Alfie to find a wife and marry so that she, herself, can marry Mr. Carney.
Robbie Fay (Tenor, early 20s to early 30s)
The handsome, young bus driver Alfie begins to fall in love with.
Adele Rice (Soprano, 18 to 27)
A young woman who has fled her hometown after becoming pregnant out of wedlock. She meets Alfie on his bus and he convinces her to join his troupe.
Carney (Baritone, 40 to 60)
The Butcher, Lily’s boyfriend, and one of the leading players in Alfie’s troupe until he reports him for putting on an “obscene” play.
Baldy (Baritone, 50 to 70)
Alfie’s retired friend and stage manager.
Breton Beret (Non-Singing, early 20s to early 30s)
A handsome, dangerous young man who tries to seduce Alfie with intentions of violence.
Other named roles include but are not limited to: Ernie Lally, Father Kenny, Miss Crowe, Mrs. Curtin, Mrs. Grace, Mrs. Patrick, Oscar Wilde, Peter, Rasher Flynn, Sully O’Hara.
These roles will be considered for most, if not all, ages with exception of Father Kenny (50s to 60s)
Show Description (courtesy of MTI):
Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, A Man of No Importance is the second successful collaboration by the team of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, all of whom won Tony Awards for Ragtime.
Alfie Byrne is a bus conductor in 1964 Dublin whose heart holds secrets that he can’t share with anyone but his imagined confidante, Oscar Wilde. When he attempts to put on an amateur production of Wilde’s Salome in the local church hall, he confronts the forces of bigotry and shame over a love “that dare not speak its name.” But the redemptive power of theatre changes his life and brings his friends back to his side.
A Man of No Importance is a rare gem in the canon of musical theatre, one that combines the depth and drama of a play with the lyricism and comedy of a musical. A tender and beautifully woven tale of love, friendship and coming to terms with who we are that is sure to move and inspire your audiences.