Auditions

Honk!

Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling”, Honk! is the heart-warming story of an odd looking little duck and his quest to find his mother.

Director: Barbara Hughes
Musical Director: Adeline Han

Audition dates:
Sunday August 31st from 4:30pm
Monday September 1st from 7:30 pm
Note: Auditions by appointment only - venue to be advised.

Season:
November 20th to December 6th 2008

Roles:

We require an ensemble cast of 12, all of whom must have good singing and character acting ability and be able to move well. We also require a variety of British accents.
Please note: All ages are approximate.

• Ugly: Male, 20s, tenor, slight British accent. This is a major role for a talented character actor.
• Ida: Ugly’s mother, 20s to 30s. Mezzo, Middle class British accent. A major role with several beautiful songs. Ida is the heart of Honk!.
• Drake/Greylag, male 30s-40s. Baritone. Scottish accent for Drake. Upper class British accent for Greylag. Two terrific contrasting roles requiring versatile character actor.
• The Cat: Male 20s-30s. Tenor, French accent, dance/tap ability preferred. Our loveable villain. Large role.

The following are great roles requiring versatile character actors:

• Grace/Dot/Lowbutt/Bewick: Female, 20s-40s, mezzo, various British accents.
• Maureen/Snowy/Queenie/Mother Swan: Female, 20s-40s, mezzo, various British accents.
• Turkey/Barnacles/Bullfrog/Father Swan: Male, 20s-40s, baritone, various British accents.
• Henrietta/Pinkroot/Penny: Female, 20s, Mezzo.

We also require 2 males and 2 females to play ducklings and froglets. Various vocal types required. Late teens to 20s. British accent.

Audition Requirements:
Please prepare one song that demonstrates your musical ability. Honk! is a light-hearted musical comedy so please choose your song accordingly. Please bring music in the correct key. No CDs or backing tracks. Please be prepared to demonstrate accents.

Please book an audition by contacting the director, Barbara Hughes, on 03 9397 3054 or 0417 589 015.