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Book by Bob Fitzsimmons, original music and lyrics by Steven Silverstein and Barbara Campbell
Director: Jeff Stone
Music Director: Janice Aubrey
- Performances will be December 3,4,5,9,10,11,12 (Thursday at 7:30 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 4 pm).
- Please bring up to date picture and resume.
- Have prepared 32 bars of music.
- You may be asked to stay and read from the script.
- Rehearsals will be Tuesday, Thursday,and Sunday evenings.
- First rehearsal will be Sunday October 3rd.
Auditions will be held at Whippoorwill Hall (adjacent the North Castle Public Library at 19 Whippoorwill Road East, Armonk -- use Kent Place entrance) from 7:30pm - 9:30pm on September 13 and 14 with callbacks by appointment on September 15. If someone wants to audition but can't make those dates, they should call Anne Nisenholtz at 914-450-9734.
This is the heart-warming story, about an infant left on the doorstep of an old brownstone rooming-house in Brooklyn on Christmas Eve, and the magic she brings to the lives of those who find her. The show features a book by Bob Fitzsimmons, original music and lyrics by Steven Silverstein and Barbara Campbell, and musical arrangements by Steven Silverstein.
The play tells Dolly's story in form of flashbacks. The play begins on Christmas Eve 1989, goes back to 1919, and slowly winds its way forward to the present. The show is filled with Christmas carols, popular seasonal songs, and some original songs.
(First scene of the play takes place in 1919 and moves forward to: 1929, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1952 and 1989)
Cast of Characters:
Young Dolly - Age 10, sweet intelligent and inquisitive. AltoDolly - A woman raised by residents of a New York boarding house. (Adult Dolly plays most of the play ages 19 to 37, except first and final scene at approx. 70). Soprano
(Remaining characters must play age range for about a 30 year time frame, except Bridget who plays a 50 year time frame - same as Dolly)
Bridget - Spunky, no nonsense Irish housekeeper. Belt/SopranoCharlotte - Bostonian, prim and proper and on occasion, tough as nails. Soprano
Millie - Young, brassy Broadway star to be. Alto
Elizabeth - British gentle woman, kind and proper. Soprano
Sigmund - Romanian, good hearted, sure of himself, heavy accent (good sense of comedy required) Lyric Baritone
Serge - Romanian, younger brother to Serge and follows his lead, gentler nature, heavy accent (good sense of comedy). Tenor
Buddy - Young soldier, love interest for Dolly. Tenor
Santa/Inspector - Character actor. Baritone
