Announcing auditions for Rapunzel,
Adapted by Andrew O’Leary
Directed by Peter Jonasson
Monday Sept. 23 and Wednesday Sept. 25 @ 7:00pm
Memorial Hall, 2600 Hwy 56, Binbrook (at Fairgrounds)
Required: Singers, dancers, actors, All ages 10 and over (including adults)
Be prepared to:
1. Sing a song of your choice acapella, or with a karaoke-style backing track (bring your own).
2. Repeat a short dance combination as demonstrated by the choreographer.
3. Perform a short monologue (see below ) or one of your own choosing – you can read it, but memorizing it is preferable (samples on reverse)
(please wear comfortable clothing and running shoes, or dance shoes.)
Rehearsals: Begin in early November, Tuesday and Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons. You must be able to attend all rehearsals.
Production dates: January 31, February 1-2, 7-9, 14-16, 2024
For more info please email info@binbrooktheatre.ca or call 905-692-5076
Monologues
From A CHRISTMAS CAROL SCROOGE
What else can I be, when I live in such a world of fools as this? Merry Christmas! Out upon Merry Christmas! What’s Christmas time to you, but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, and not an hour richer; a time for balancing your books; and having every item in ‘em through a dozen of months presented dead against you? If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with “Merry Christmas” on his lips should be boiled in his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!
From PRIDE AND PREJUDICE MRS. BENNET
Oh my dear Mr. Bennet! The girls and I have had a most pleasant evening! Jane was so admired. Everyone said how well she looked. Indeed Mr. Bingley must have thought so for he danced with her twice! Of course, I was quite worried at the beginning for he asked Charlotte Lucas for the first dance. It was vexing but in the end I do not think he admired her at all. Indeed, nobody can – poor creature. And then he saw our Jane. He immediately inquired as to who she was, got quickly introduced and asked for her for the next two dances! I am quite delighted with Mr. Bingley. Just so you know. He is excessively handsome. And his sister is the most charming person. I never saw anything more elegant than Miss Bingley’s dress! There was a bit of unpleasantness though. Mr. Bingley’s friend – a Mr. Darcy. A shockingly rude gentleman. You would not have approved of his manners at all. For he is simply horrid. I wish you had been there, my dear. To give him one of your “set-downs.”
Wedged
Hey! Can you stop? Just for a second? Tapping your pencil on my chair for this whole 30 minutes won’t make the time go by quicker. (tapping persists) Okay, fine, you want to talk? I can talk. Let’s start with this – I have NEVER been in detention. Okay? I have been a straight-A student since I came out of the womb. I have participated in clubs you have never even heard of and my extracurricular record spans 5 pages. I have been captain of the debate club since you said your first word and believe it or not, sitting here beside (pause) obvious genius’ like you is not exactly how I wanted to spend my time tonight. Why am I here? All I wanted to do was share some of my knowledge with this girl in class. (embarrassed) Unfortunately for me, I may have gone a bit overboard and called her a stupid wheel of cheese… Now I’ll never be invited to her parties… It’s not my fault some people are just born idiots…(pause) Can you.. Stop tipping your chair back. You’re gonna… aaaand you fell.
The True Feelings of Godzilla
Guys, I know I knocked over a couple of buildings, but if you were my size, you would too. I’m not such a bad guy if you really get to know me. I don’t mean to alarm you. I bet you’d scream too if you stubbed your toe on a corner store. Oh, and sorry about the hot dog guy, he made me mad when he got my order wrong. It gets lonely being this big and living in the ocean. That’s why I thought the Statue of Liberty would make a nice girl friend. Sorry I knocked her over. It was an accident. By the way, it is hard to turn with a tail this long. Sometimes, stuff gets swept away, you know. Tell City Hall that I’m sorry their building is now a boat. So give a monster a break will ya?
Death No More
The last thing I remember is trying to duck from the horrific sounds coming from the other end of the field. I felt pain and then…black nothingness. I woke up in a familiar place. I couldn’t remember but then it came to me…I was home. Finally, no more feelings of fear and terror. No more death. No more loss. No more depression. I made my way out to the kitchen and then I saw her. The beautiful woman I was going to marry one day standing there just in her beauty alone. We are only sixteen, so Mom thinks we’re too young, but one day it’ll happen. I just know. The feeling of excitement came up inside of me and I ran to her, to comfort her from feeling alone. But then I realized that tears were overflowing from her eyes. She fell to the ground. Sadness filled the room when I saw it. The paper she was holding with my name and the time of death. William Jones 15/05/1942.
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