Carousel, the tragic romantic tale of carousel barker, Billy Bigelow, and factory girl, Julie Jordan, has touched the hearts of audiences for over sixty years. Featuring favorite tunes “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, Carousel was named Time magazine’s “Best Musical of the 20th Century” and is often considered Rodgers & Hammerstein’s finest musical score.

Dates:

auditions: November 15, 2009 7:00 PM

November 16, 2009 7:00 PM

callbacks: November 19, 2009 7:00 PM

performance: March 12, 2010 8:00 PM

March 13, 2010 8:00 PM

March 14, 2010 2:00 PM

March 19, 2010 8:00 PM

March 20, 2010 8:00 PM

March 21, 2010 2:00 PM

March 26, 2010 8:00 PM

March 27, 2010 8:00 PM

Audition information:
You need only attend one audition night. Individual auditions will begin promptly at 7:00 pm. You are free to come early if you wish; the doors will open at 6:30 pm. It cannot be guaranteed that an auditioner arriving after 7:30 pm will be heard.
Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song from either Carousel or another musical in the style of the show. For any song not from Carousel, you must provide sheet music. An accompanist will be present. No auditioner will be permitted to sing a cappella or along with a taped recording.

You may also be asked to perform a short reading, which will be provided at the auditions.

A dance audition will follow the individual vocal auditions. All auditioners (except for small children) will be asked to dance, regardless of any particular role being sought.

Headshots and/or resumes will be accepted but are not required.

Familiarity with the show and music is encouraged but not required.

All roles are unpaid.

This production will cast 3-4 children under 13 years old. It is preferred that these auditions be scheduled in advance. Please e-mail director Paul Recupero at NCTcarousel@gmail.com for details.

Open roles:

Julie Jordan	female	20-29	soprano		1 part	A pretty and naïve but bold and curious young mill worker. She is not a simple-minded ingénue waiting for a man to care for her. Instead, she is an introspective and lonely figure desperately seeking a likeminded companion amid the harsh world surrounding her.
Carrie Pipperidge	female	20-29	mezzo-soprano		1 part	Julie’s good-natured but short-sighted best friend who also works at the mill. Carrie lives in the moment. Unlike Julie, she does not pursue a deeper understanding of life. Her ambitions do not rise higher than being a certain fisherman’s housewife, her idea of paradise.
Nettie Fowler	female	30-50	mezzo-soprano		1 part	Julie’s optimistic cousin who runs the town spa and is a respected figurehead of the community. She takes Julie in when she gets fired from the mill. Perhaps more deeply concerned with Julie’s welfare than Carrie. Could act as either a “big sister” or maternal role to Julie, hence the wide age range.
Mrs. Mullin	female	40-55			1 part	The widow proprietor of the town’s seasonal carousel. She is in lust (or is it love?) with her carousel barker Billy and is fiercely envious of any girl he so much as acknowledges. Prone to fits of temper.
Louise Bigelow	female	14-18		dancer (ballet)	1 part	* The headstrong, tomboy daughter of Billy and Julie, who Billy leaves behind. Tormented by her peers because of the past bad acts of her “gone but not forgotten” father, who she hopelessly defends. She possesses some of Billy’s brashness and is also lonely and abandoned. She aspires to escape her small town and see the world. * Must be an excellent dancer; has an extended ballet sequence. May double as a featured dancer in the first act.
A "Heavenly Friend"	female	20-40		dancer (ballet)	1 part	One of the Starkeeper’s no-nonsense assistants, perhaps an angel. She brings Billy to the Starkeeper and then accompanies him on his return to earth. May double as a featured dancer in the first act.
featured dancers	female	18-35		dancer (theater) dancer (ballet)	3 parts	While the entire ensemble is involved and dances in the main dance numbers, I am also looking for a few select advanced dancers who will have more complex choreography and will perform as dancers at the carnival and later appear as heavenly friends.
Billy Bigelow	male	25-35	baritone		1 part	A handsome, rough-and-tough carousel barker. A ne’er-do-well who prides himself on pretending he doesn’t care for anything or anyone. He is used to girls either frightened by or fawning over him. Julie does not fit either category and, as a result, she both fascinates and frustrates him.
Enoch Snow	male	25-35	tenor		1 part	A loving but somewhat pompous herring fisherman. He switches between periods of awkward silence and exaggerated fits of melodrama. He seizes Carrie’s heart with his self-indulgent dreams of canning sardines.
Jigger Craigin	male	25-40	baritone/bass		1 part	A carefree but dangerous and sleazy scofflaw; also provides some comic relief. Always on the look-out to make a quick buck. He would not hesitate to turn on a “friend” if it meant saving his own hide. You scratch his back; he stabs you in yours.
The "Starkeeper"	male	50+			1 part	The mysterious yet surprisingly down-to-earth gatekeeper to “the next world”. He allows Billy a second chance to set right some of the tumult he left behind.
Carnival Boy	male	18-25		dancer (ballet)	1 part	A traveling carnival worker, perhaps not unlike a younger version of Billy. He captures Louise’s interest, leads her on, and ultimately spurns her. Must dance well; has an extended ballet sequence with Louise.
Mr. Bascombe	male	40-70			1 part	The wealthy owner of the mill where Julie and Carrie work along with most of the town’s single young women. He runs a tight regimen, requiring his factory girls to be respectable, live on-site, and abide by a strict curfew. Also owns the whaling vessel, the “Nancy B”, and ultimately becomes the target of a robbery.
Enoch Snow, Jr.	male	15-18			1 part	The eldest son of Enoch and Carrie. He has a crush on Louise but has inherited some of his father’s snobbery.