Xanadu
October 4th - 27th, 2024
Directed by: Jeff Johnson Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm., Sunday at 2:30 pm. Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time – the first ROLLER DISCO! (Hey, it's 1980!) But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds.
Xanadu
Book by: Douglas Carter Beane Music & Lyrics by: Jeff Lynne & John Farrar Based on the Universal Pictures film Screenplay by: Richard Danus & Marc Rubel Xanadu
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com |
Auditions
August 4th and 5th at 7:00 pm.
Callbacks, if needed: August 6th.
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ROLES
KIRA (F) – Range: A5-G3; The youngest of Zeus’s daughters and the muses. Falls in love with Sonny. Pretty. Adventurous. Honest and determined. Muse of history and the leader of the muses. Age 20s-30s. MUST ROLLER SKATE WITH PROFICIENCY.
SONNY MALONE (M) – Range: C6-B3; A self-critical and depressed, mortal, chalk artist who falls in love with Kira. Handsome, but not particularly smart. He embodies 1980s pop culture and is very much a California dreamer. Age 20s-30s. MUST ROLLER SKATE WITH PROFICIENCY.
DANNY MAGUIRE (M) – Range: C6-A3; The hard-nosed “all work and no play” businessman who owns the theater he once built for his love, Kira. Used to be a budding artist like Sonny but has since let money and greed consume him. Age 40s-60s. ROLLER SKATING EXPERIENCE HELPFUL, BUT NOT REQUIRED.
CALLIOPE (F) – Range: A5-G3; Kira’s older sister and fellow muse. She is jealous of Kira and as Melpomene’s sidekick, plots with her for Kira’s downfall. The Muse of epics. Also Aphrodite Age 20s-50s. ROLLER SKATING EXPERIENCE HELPFUL, BUT NOT REQUIRED.
MELPOMENE (F) – Range: A5-G3; Kira’s oldest sister. Mother of the Sirens. She is jealous that Kira is the leader of the muses rather than herself, and therefore creates the plot for her downfall. Muse of tragedy. Also Medusa. Age 20s-50s. ROLLER SKATING EXPERIENCE HELPFUL, BUT NOT REQUIRED.
THALIA (M) – Range: C6-C4; One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of comedy. Actor doublings include Siren, Young Danny, Tubes Singer, and Cyclops. Age 20s-50s. MUST BE ABLE TO ROLLER SKATE.
EUTERPE (F) – Range: A5-G3; One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of music. Actor doublings include Siren, Andrews Sister, and Thetis. Age 20s-50s. MUST BE ABLE TO ROLLER SKATE.
ERATO (F) – Range: C6-G3; One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of lyrics and erotica. As Eros, she is responsible for shooting Kira with the arrow of love brought on by Melpomene and Calliope’s spell. Actor doublings include Siren, Andrews Sister, Eros, and Hera. Age 20s-50s. MUST BE ABLE TO ROLLER SKATE.
TERPSICORE (M) – Range: C6-C4; One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of dance. As Hermes, the messenger of the gods, he is deeply masculine in voice but sassy and flippant in attitude. Actor doublings include Siren, Tubes Singer, Hermes, and Centaur. Age 20s-50s. MUST BE ABLE TO ROLLER SKATE.
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