Auditions; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Eventide Theater Company and director David McCarty
will be holding auditions for:

“A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum”

By Burt Shrevelove and Larry Gelbart

Music and Lyric by Stephen Sondheim

Musical Direction by Marcia Wytrwal

Broadway’s greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum” takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000 year old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville.

Pseudolus, a crafty slave, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan named Philia, for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors, and wrongly applied love potions.

Rehearsals begin in early March

Show runs from May 5 through May 29 Thursdays through Sundays.

AUDITION TIMES:

Friday, January 22 at 6:00 pm

Saturday, January 23 at 3:00 pm

(Please be prepared to sing, read from a prepared script and improvise)

Auditions will be held at:

The Gertrude Lawrence Stage,

Dennis Union Church,

713 Main Street, Rte 6A, Dennis Village

Rt 6A & Old Bass River Road

(Back Entrance)

Questions can be directed to:

Toby Wilson, Eventide Arts Artistic Director, at 774-521-8055

There is a small stipend available for actors and stage crew.