Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King & I
July 19 & 20, 2013 @ 7:00pm, July 21, 2013 @ 2:00pm
Music by Richard Rodgers | Book by Oscar Hammerstein II | Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Based on Anna and the King by Margaret Landon | Original Choreography by Jerome Robbins|Directed by Fred Eiras| Musical Direction by Lynn Curtis
East versus West makes for a dramatic, richly textured and ultimately uplifting tale of enormous fascination. It is 1862 in Siam when an English widow, Anna Leonowens, and her young son arrive at the Royal Palace in Bangkok, having been summoned by the King to serve as tutor to his many children and wives. The King is largely considered to be a barbarian by those in the West, and he seeks Anna’s assistance in changing his image, if not his ways. With both keeping a firm grip on their respective traditions and values, Anna and the King grow to understand and, eventually, respect one another, in a truly unique love story. Along with the dazzling score, the incomparable Jerome Robbins ballet, ‘The Small House of Uncle Thomas,’ is one of the all-time marvels of the musical stage.
Tickets: $15/Children 12 & under: half-price
Produced by special arrangement with Rodgers & Hammerstein Library, Inc.
Sponsored by J.B & Kiel Moore Community Programs Endowment& the Estate of Brown Badgett Sr.
When are auditions??
AUDITION NOTICE!!!
Auditions for the 2013 summer musical, THE KING & I, will be held at the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 4, 5 and 6th.
The schedule for auditions is as follows:
SATURDAY, MAY 4th———-2 PM CHILDREN (ages 6—16)
3 PM ADULTS
SUNDAY, MAY 5TH———— 2 PM CHILDREN
3 PM ADULTS
MONDAY, MAY 6TH————6:30 PM CHILDREN
7:30 PM ADULTS
Those who wish to audition need only to choose one of the above audition times. Please arrive 10 minutes early to fill out your audition sheet. If you have an acting resumé, please bring it with you as well as a head-shot (5×7 is fine). Prepare one song and make sure that you bring either the sheet music for the accompanist (provided) or an accompaniment CD. You will be required to do a cold reading from the ‘King & I script’, no prior preparation necessary for this. Be sure to dress comfortably for group movement/dance that will be part of your audition.
Auditions will be ‘closed’, meaning that the other hopefuls will not be in the room during your audition. Please bring bottled water in case you may have to wait awhile.
If you have questions, or need more information, please call 270-824-8685 or 270-824-8650.
PERFORMANCE DATES: JULY 19 & 20, 2013 7 PM and JULY 21, 2013 2 PM
Director: Fred Eiras, Music Director: Lynn Curtis, Choreographer: Deborah Arvin