My Fair Lady Auditions

I just got a notice from Face Productions about My Fair Lady Auditions. So, to my fellow performing artists who are interested for this one, the administration of the production had released these following audition details last November 18, 2016:

My Fair Lady Character Breakdown

Synopsis
Henry Higgins, a Professor of Phonetics, encounters Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl, one cold March night at Covent Garden market. He declares to his friend Colonel Pickering that in three months he could transform Eliza into a duchess.
Over the course of several months Eliza, who moves into the Higgins household, is put through a gruelling course of phonetics and elocution lessons by Higgins. Eliza’s moment of triumph comes at the Embassy Ball. She is beautiful, elegant and well-spoken and proves to be an enormous success particularly with the young gentleman Freddy Eynsford-Hill who falls desperately in love with her.
After the ball Eliza falls into despondency as she sees Higgins celebrating his triumph in passing Eliza off as a duchess, showing little consideration for her feelings. Unnoticed, she slips out of Higgins’ house and seeks consolation with Higgins’ mother. Higgins comes in search of her but Eliza refuses to return with him.
Back at home, Higgins realises that he has become accustomed to Eliza. But suddenly Eliza reappears. She has forgiven Higgins and has decided to return.

Henry Higgins

Lead
Mature Adult/Adult Male
Baritone
Non Dancer
A world-famous professor of phonetics

Eliza Doolittle
Lead
Adult Female
Soprano
Basic/Intermediate Dance
A cockney flower girl

Colonel Pickering
Lead
Mature Adult/Adult Male
Baritone
Non Dancer
A retired British Officer

Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Supporting
Young Adult Male
Tenor
Basic/Intermediate Dance
An upper class young man who becomes smitten with Eliza

Mrs Higgins
Supporting
Mature Adult Female
Non DancerHenry’s long-suffering mother

Mrs Pearce
Supporting
Adult Female
Mezzo-Soprano
Non Dancer/Basic Dance
Henry Higgins’ housekeeper

Professor Zoltan Karpathy
Supporting
Adult Male
Basic/Intermediate Dance
A former student of Professor Higgins

Alfred P Doolittle
Supporting
Mature Adult Male
Baritone
Basic Dance/Intermediate
An energetic, elderly dustman

Mrs Eynsford-Hill
Featured
Adult Female
Mature Adult
Non Dancer/Basic Dance
Freddy’s mother

Ensemble
Featured
Young Adult/Adult
Male/Female
Strong singers
Intermediate/Advanced Dance
Numerous featured individual roles (see below) and musical appearances. Some roles may be doubled up.

Bystander – Male/Female Adult
Costmongers – Male Adult
Butler – Male Adult
Footmen – Male Adult
Lord and Lady Boxington – Male and Female Adult
Flower Girl – Female Young Adult/Adult
Selsey Person – Male/Female Young Adult/Adult
Hoxton Person – Male/Female Young Adult/Adult
Queen of Transylvania – Female Young Adult/Adult
Harry – Male Adult
Jamie – Male Adult
George – Male Adult
Mrs Hopkins – Female Adult
Maids – Female Adult
Buskers – Male/Female Adult
Servants – Male/Female Adult
Stewards – Male/Female Adults

Source: http://faceproductions.com.hk

At the audition, you will be expected to:

1. perform a monologue
2. sing a song from a musical with backing track or sheet music
3. take a part in a group-choreographed dance

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