SOUTH PACIFIC
Auditions for OTP musical are April 26 and 27

Old Town Players community theatre will hold open auditions for the musical SOUTH PACIFIC on April 26 and 27, 7:00 PM, at the OTP Theatre and Arts Center located on Broadway at Fifth Street in Vincennes.  Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to try out.

The cast offers principal roles for two men and two women and featured
roles for one woman, five men, one boy, and

one girl.  A large singing ensemble is also needed to portray islanders, nuns, officers, sailors, marines, and soldiers.

Persons interested in singing parts should prepare a vocal solo and bring an accompaniment CD.  Those auditioning will also read aloud from various scenes in the script, and roles will be assigned upon completion of the auditions.  For those who would like to participate in a non-acting capacity, production assistants are also needed to help with set construction and painting, props, costumes, and more.

Auditions will be conducted by OTP veteran artistic director ROBIN L.
OVERBEY, who also serves on the OTP Board of Directors.  Overbey has over 35 years of theatrical acting and directing experience and, in addition to working regularly with OTP, he has assisted with skits, plays, and musical productions for numerous community organizations, schools, and churches.

Performances will be June 18-20 and 25-27, with show times at 8:00 p.m. (EDT) Fridays and Saturdays, and 3:00 p.m. Sundays.

ABOUT THE MUSICAL

Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories
are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war.

The U.S. army has stationed a base on a South Pacific island.  There, nurse Nellie Forbush falls in love with a middle-aged French plantation owner, Emile de Becque.  The two have a troubled romance as Nellie slowly discovers the details of de Becque's past.  When Lieutenant Cable arrives to head a mission to create a spy post on a Japanese-held island, Bloody Mary, the island souvenir dealer, sets him up with her daughter, Liat.
After Cable refuses to marry the girl, Bloody Mary drags her away to find a new suitor.  As Cable prepares to begin his dangerous mission, deBecque agrees to be his guide.

Featured songs include:  “Happy Talk,” “I'm Gonna Wash that Man Right Outta My Hair,” “I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy,” “Some Enchanted Evening,” “There is Nothing like a Dame,” and “Younger than springtime.”