Auditions for Lend Me a Tenor

Come get your chance to “clown around” in this next production rolling out of the School of Theatre! The newly revised 25th Anniversary Edition of Ken Ludwig’s comedy, Lend Me A Tenor is coming to the Stone Theatre stage here at Louisiana Tech University, directed by Virginia Hirsch. Auditions for this hilarious farce are OPEN to the public and will be held at 6:00pm on December 11th, with callbacks happening on December 12th at 6:00pm. Performances for Lend Me A Tenor will be January the 28th - February 1st at 7:30pm and February 2nd at 2:00pm. For auditions, please prepare a 30-60 second contemporary comedic monologue. Please also be prepared to sing the nursery rhyme “Frere Jacques”, or the English version, “Brother John”. The singing portion of the audition will be A Capella and should be done in your most dramatic, silliest, and grandest operatic voice. If you need a monologue or don’t know where to look for one, please email virginia.hirsch1@gmail.com or go to Room 202 on the theatre side of Howard Center and one will be given to you. Headshots and resumes are preferred but not required. Business/Semi-formal attire is also preferred. Please arrive a little early to the audition to be assigned an audition time slot. For more information regarding auditions please contact the Coordinator of Theatre’s Office at (318)-257-2930. On the most important night of the Cleveland Grand Opera, world-renowned Italian tenor, Tito Merelli is booked to star in the role of the clown, Pagliaccio. Through desperate measures of a heartbreak and honest mistakes, Tito is incapacitated and unable to perform! Moments before the show, the General Manager volunteers his not-quite “star material” assistant, Max, to take over for Tito. Max is to perform as Tito Merelli and not tell a soul who he really is. In this bawdy comical explosion of mistaken identities, hiding in closets, love, pleasure, and a bellhop who just wants his big break, the night is sure to be filled with laughs and even a few screams. After all, the show must go on! Lend Me A Tenor includes adult content which may be unsuitable for young children. For more information on the Louisiana Tech School of Theatre, please visit us at www.latechuniversitytheatre.com, “like” us on Facebook: facebook.com/latechtheatre, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @LaTechTheatre.