NINE - The Little Theatre of Fall River, Inc. Non Equity Auditions

The Little Theatre of Fall River, Inc

is proud to announce auditions for

Book by Arthur Kopit – Music by Maury Yeston

Based on Fellini’s 8 ½

Directed and Designed by Roberto Santo Cristo Soares

Musical Director Robert Matthew Perry

Stage Manager Beverly Robinson

Assistant Stage Manager Fernando Goulart

Costumes by Aaron Gendreau-Visco

Dates, Times and Structure:

Monday February 13^th @ 7pm – Guido and Boys Only – vocals only

Tuesday February 14^th and Thursday the 16^th @ 7pm – All Women only – vocals only

Sunday February 19^th @ 2pm – Call backs for script reads

Auditions will be held at
Little Theatre’s Firebarn

Corner of Prospect and Highland

Character descriptions, vocal ranges and songs listed on reverse

If you are looking to better familiarize yourself with the music there are CDs of both the original with Raul Julia and the revival with Antonio Banderas. Each has pluses and minuses. For example: “Germans at the Spa” was cut for the revival but in some cases the accents are better in the revival.

If you are looking to familiarize yourself with the musical in general, the 2009 film will do you little or no good. You’re better off watching Fellini’s La Dolce Vida,Amarcord and, of course, 8 ½

Production dates are May 17, 18, 19, 20 2012

Rehearsal schedule will be Tuesday, Thursday @ 7pm and Sundays @ 2pm

If nationality is in italics then the character speaks and/or sings in that language as well as English.

Song titles indicate the primary song first and the possibility of the second song if needed – unless otherwise indicated.

The Man

Guido Continti: Italian, 40 – irresistibly handsome, God’s gift to woman, masculine, charming seductive but childlike.

Tenor -“Guido’s Song” and “Only With You” [both]

The Boys

Young Guido – Italian – Guido age 9 … “Getting Tall”

Boys – Italian – same age as Young Guido … “The Bells of St. Sebastian”

The Women

Louisa: Italian, late 30s, Guido’s long suffering wife - ying to his yang, attractive, very pulled together and self actualized

Mezzo/belt - “Be On Your Own” - “My Husband Makes Movies”

Carla: Italian, mid 20s, Guido’s mistress. Centerfold beautiful. Sensual, sexual. Scantly clad. Physically demanding acrobatic role.

Extreme range – belt to soprano -“Call From the Vatican” - “Simple”

Lillian LaFluer: French, 60+ but in great shape – Guido’s Producer once owner of the Follies Berger. Theatrical, elegant, bombastic.

Mezzo/belt - “Folies Bergéres”

Claudia: Italian film star 30s – classic beauty, poised, graceful – idealization of the perfect woman - Guido’s Muse.

Soprano - “In A Very Unusual Way”

Guido’s Mother – Italian 60+ loving, beatific, austere – not a “Mama,” Guido comes from wealth – she has a regal bearing.

Soprano - “Nine”

Serraghinna – Italian 40+ once beautiful Rubanesque prostitute now gone to seed & quite insane – also plays The Nun.

Mezzo/belt - “Be Italian” – “Ti Voglio Bene”

Stephanie Necrophorus – American 30+ – a hard-edged dominatrix of a woman – hates everything – aggressive but not mannish

Belt - Patter song section of “Folies Bergéres” – The trouble with Contini …

Mama Maddelena – Italian 40+ - Felliniesque [Amacorde] – exaggerated hourglass shape – quirky beauty – voluptuous

Mezzo - Her sections in “Germans at the Spa”

Our Lady of The Spa – no nationality or accent – ageless beauty – lighter than air she floats through scenes - enigmatic presence.

Mezzo - Beginning of the Boudoir section of Grand Canal “Every girl in Venice …”

The following should prepare any song from the show.

Sopranos and altos

Lina Darling – LaFluer’s mysterious attendant [body guard? lover?] very like Grace Jones – virtually silent

The following also play a number of other roles such as The Reports, The Congress of Women, Maria, Diana and other.

Olga, Hiedi, Isla, Gretchen – German - The Germans at the Spa – mixed age but mature - German tourists

Giulietta, Annabella, Francesca, Renata – Italian – staff of the spa – mixed ages younger than the Germans