Audition to be a part of our Fall 2024 production – Gilbert & Sullivan’s Patience, or: Bunthorne’s Bride, running from October 4-13 2024 with music director Guy Russo and stage director Patrick Daniel. We will be auditioning for lead and ensemble roles. Auditions are available in-person or via video submission through our online audition form (see below).
We believe in and strive for inclusion, diversity, and representation in casting and encourage actors of all ethnicities, races, gender identities, ages, and body types to audition.
In-person auditions:
Thursday, June 20th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, and
Sunday, June 23rd from 2:00 to 4:00 pm
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (please see the form below)
Location:
The Pittsburgh Savoyards (Margaret Partee Performing Arts Center)
523 Lincoln Ave, Bellevue, PA 15202
Before your audition:
Prepare no more than two minutes of a song that best showcases your voice. Opera (in English), Operetta, or more Traditional (not pop) Broadway recommended.
You may also be asked to do a cold reading.
Please fill out our digital audition form ahead of time and be sure to indicate which time slot or slots you are available. We will compile the responses into a final schedule and contact you about your scheduled audition time.
Please bring:
- Sheet music for our accompanist (and a second copy for yourself if not memorized).
- Resume and head-shot, if available.
Virtual auditions:
Prepare no more than two minutes of a song that best showcases your voice. Opera (in English), Operetta, or more Traditional (not pop) Broadway recommended. You can use an app like Appcompanist (available on iOS and Android) to assist you in your recording.
Please fill out our digital audition form. Time slot is not necessary for virtual auditions. Be sure to include:
- Your resume and head-shot, if available.
- Your audition video, submitted in one of the ways indicated on the form.
Available Roles
Patience — a dairy maid. (soprano)
Reginald Bunthorne — a fleshly poet. (comic baritone)
Archibald Grosvenor — an idyllic poet. (lyric baritone)
Lieut. The Duke of Dunstable — officer of the Dragoon Guards. (tenor)
Lady Jane — a rapturous maiden. (contralto)
Colonel Calverly — officer of the Dragoon Guards. (bass-baritone)
Lady Angela — a rapturous maiden. (mezzo-soprano)
Lady Saphir — a rapturous maiden. (mezzo-soprano or soprano)
Major Murgatroyd — officer of the Dragoon Guards. (baritone)
Lady Ella — a rapturous maiden. (soprano)
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoon Guards
Contact
For questions about auditions, email auditions@pittsburghsavoyards.org or call: 412-734-8476 (voice mail).