Children’s Theatre auditions!

We would like to invite your child to auditions for the summer 2012 Yorkshire Playhouse Children’s Theatre production of Doctor Dolittle. For more information on the Children’s Theatre and what is expected, please see this page: Children’s Theatre.

There are roughly 40 parts in Doctor Dolittle; however, due to a limited number of roles in the production, children are required to audition for a role in the production.

Auditions will be held at the Yorkshire Playhouse May 16 and 17 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:45, and 7 to 8p.m. An audition time can be reserved by calling the Yorkshire Playhouse at 362-3678 Monday May 14, & Tuesday May 15 between 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., and Wednesday May 16 and Thursday May 17 between 12:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. If you show up at the door without a reserved time your child will be given the nearest time available. Please arrive 15-minutes before your scheduled audition time to fill out an audition form.

Rehearsals will begin on Monday May 28 and run through the month of June, beginning each morning at 8:30 a.m. and going until 11:30 a.m.

The performances are schedule for June 21, 22, and 23 at 7:00 p.m., and June 24 at 2:00 p.m.

We hope to see you there!

Synopsis: Adapted from The Story of Doctor Dolittle and The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting. There are rabbits in the pantry, hedgehogs in the cellar, and even a crocodile under the bed! Doctor Dolittle, a small town doctor, loves animals and has learned how to talk to animals with the help of his pet parrot, Polynesia. However, the Doctor’s animal menagerie is scaring away all of his human patients and he is running out of money. One of the villagers convinces the Doctor to become an animal doctor instead of a human doctor, but when the Doctor takes in too many animals in need of help, even his own sister gets fed up and leaves. With no one left to perform household chores, Doctor Dolittle’s animals’ band together to do the laundry, mending, cooking, sweeping, and dusting. Then one day, the Doctor is visited by the Purple Bird-of-Paradise, who informs him that many villagers on the Island of Noe are dying of a strange sickness and need his help. Soon the Doctor sets sail to the Island of Noe, where he encounters the Pushmi-Pullyu, a rare two-headed creature, and hitches a ride on a giant glass sea snail before returning home to his beloved village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh.

Tryouts for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!

The production after the Children’s Theatre will be You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The cast consists of Charlie Brown, Sally, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder and Snoopy, so we will need 2 – 3 men and 2 – 3 women (Snoopy can be played by either a man or a woman). There may also be some parts for a chorus with other Peanuts characters.

We are looking for dynamic personalities with strong vocals who are trying to “channel” their inner 6-year-old!

There will be a music and script hand-out on Monday, June 4 at 7:00 PM at the Yorkshire Playhouse.

Auditions for the show will be Monday, June 11 and Tuesday, June 12 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM on both days.

Be sure to mark your calendars and we hope to see you there!