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The Light in the Piazza

It is 1953 and Margaret Johnson, wife of an American businessman, is touring the Italian countryside with her daughter, Clara. When Clara’s missing hat is recovered by a handsome Florentine named Fabrizio, sparks and an immediate romance erupt. As Margaret tries desperately to keep the young couple apart, the real truth about her daughter is revealed. Margaret is then forced to reconsider not only Clara’s future, but her own as well. Called “the most intensely romantic score of any musical since West Side Story” by the New York Times, The Light in the Piazza received six Tony Awards in 2005, including Best Original Score.

Book by Craig Lucas
Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel

Presented with special permission of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
229 W. 28^th St., 11^th Floor, New York, NY 10001

Audition Information

Date:
Monday, May 3 at 7:00 pm
Tuesday, May 4 at 7:00 pm
Callbacks: Saturday, May 8 at 1:00 pm

Location:
The Barn Playhouse
1600 Christopher Street
Rittenhouse Blvd. & Christopher Street
Jeffersonville, PA 19403

Prepare 32 bars of a Broadway show ballad that demonstrates vocal range and ability. Feel free to select something from The Light in the Piazza.

An accompanist will be provided and the show score will be available. Otherwise you must provide your own sheet music. No pre-recorded music please.

Individual vocal auditions will begin at 7:00 pm. Doors will be open one-half hour prior to the audition.

There will not be a dance audition.

The audition will include cold readings from the script using accents. Margaret, Clara and Roy Johnson all have a very slight southern accent and all other characters speak with an Italian accent.

All roles are OPEN. All roles are unpaid.

If necessary, callbacks will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact the director email: eileen.ciccarone@villanova.edu.

Character Name		Character Description
Margaret Johnson	Soprano G below middle C up two octaves to G#	Middle age. Upper middle class from Winston-Salem, NC. Stylish, elegant, self-possessed, striking. Warm & appealing with a dry, self-deprecating sense of humor. A good mother who appears over-protective and controlling. Slight southern accent.
Clara Johnson	Soprano low A with a strong belt/mix to high E with a nice ring	26, appears younger. Open & charming, always in the moment. Mental and emotional skill of a 12 year old. Composed, spontaneous, ladylike and playfully wry. The perfect young lady a la 1950’s finishing school. Classic American beauty. Slight southern accent.
Fabrizio Naccarelli	Lyrical tenor to a high B.	20, a handsome, charming Florentine. Innocent. A romantic who does not quite fit into the world of practical adult matters yet. Speaks very little English. He is any young American girl’s dream of what a young Italian man should be.
Signor Naccarelli	Baritone	Mid 40’s to 50’s. Fabrizio’s father. He is the epitome of a classic Italian gentleman. He is elegant, stylish and impeccable. Very smooth and speaks English very well.
Signora Naccarelli	Soprano	Fabrizio’s mother, like her husband is elegant and impeccable. She appears to be the dutiful, traditional Italian wife and mother but she has her own thoughts about everything. She primarily speaks Italian.
Giuseppe Naccarelli	Baritone	Late 20’s to 30’s. Fabrizio’s handsome slightly older brother. Stylish, bold and snappy. His temperament is the perfect match for Franca his wife. Speaks only Italian.
Franca Naccarelli	Soprano - B flat below middle C to F three octaves above.	Late 20’s to mid 30’s. Giuseppe’s wife, stylish and sexy. She is the embodiment of Italian hot-blooded femininity. Think Gina Lolabridgida.
Priest	Baritone	Roman Catholic priest who prepares Clara for conversion to Catholicism.
Roy Johnson	Non singing role	40’s to 50’s. Margaret’s husband is an executive with a tobacco company in Winston-Salem, NC. He is emotionally unavailable and cool. Slight southern accent.
Additional Roles	Mixed voices (minimal singing)	Varied ages. Tour guide, tourists, café patrons, wedding guests, etc. Should be able to play elegant and working class.

Staff

Director: Eileen Ciccarone