AUDITIONS
Auditions for West Side Story will be held Sunday May 18th at 6:30 p.m. and Monday May 19th at 7:00 p.m. Casting includes 25 male roles and 15 female roles. ALL ROLES ARE OPEN. Strong singers and dancers are sought for all but four character male roles. Please bring 16 bars of your best music and be prepared to dance. An accompanist will be provided. NO ACAPELLA AUDITIONS. The Callback date and time will be announced at the audition.
Directed by Scott Blanks
Musical Direction by William Shuler
Choreography by Debra Bricker
CAST NEEDED
TONY
Former Jet leader gone straight.
Tenor/Baritone, 18 - 25
RIFF
Quick-tempered leader of the Jets.
Tenor /Baritone, 17 - 25
THE JETS
Action, A-Rab, Baby John, Snowboy, Big Deal, Diesel, Gee-Tar, Mouthpiece and Tiger,
16 - 25
THE JETS' GIRLS
Graziella, Velma, Minnie, Clarice, Pauline, and Anybodys-a tagalong tomboy 14 - 25
BERNARDO
Maria's brother, leader of the Sharks.
Baritone, 18 - 29
CHINO
Maria's angry young suitor. Bernardo's friend. 18 - 25
MARIA
Puerto Rican ingénue. Bernardo's sister.
Soprano, 16 - 25
ANITA
Maria's saucy older friend. Bernardo's girl.
Mezzo-Soprano, 18 - 29
THE SHARKS
Pepe, Indio, Luis, Anxious, Nibbles, Juano, Toro, Moose,
16 - 27
THE SHARKS' GIRLS
Rosalia-Anita's foil in "America", Consuelo, Teresita, Francisca, Estella and Margarita,
14 - 25
DOC
The fatherly owner of the drugstore where the Jets and Sharks hang out.
40 - 60
DETECTIVE SCHRANK
A ruthless, yet sometimes charming, plan clothes detective. 30 - 60
OFFICER KRUPKE
A large, goon-like police officer in uniform.
26 - 45
GLAD HAND
The fidgety chaperone at the dance. 30 - 55
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