Pittsburgh Savoyards

Audition to be a part of our Spring 2025 production – Gilbert & Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore, or: The Lass That Loved a Sailor, running from March 14-23 2025 with music director Guy Russo and stage director Melissa Grande. 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).

Casting is at the discretion of the director(s). If an actor has to miss a performance, this may preclude them from being cast in the show.

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, November 14th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, and
Saturday, November 16th from 1:00 to 3:00 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

Sir Joseph Porter, KCB — First Lord of the Admiralty (comic baritone)
Captain Corcoran — Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore (lyric baritone)
Ralph Rackstraw — an able seaman (tenor)
Dick Deadeye — an able seaman (bass-baritone)
Bill Bobstay — Boatswain’s Mate (baritone)
Bob Becket — Carpenter’s Mate (bass)
Josephine — the captain’s daughter (soprano)
Cousin Hebe — Sir Joseph’s first cousin (mezzo-soprano)
Mrs. Cripps (Little Buttercup) — A Portsmouth bumboat woman (contralto)
Chorus of First Lord’s sisters, his cousins, and his aunts and Sailors

Contact

For questions about auditions, email auditions@pittsburghsavoyards.org or call: 412-734-8476 (voice mail).

Audition to be a part of our Winter 2024 production – Victor Herbert’s operetta Babes in Toyland, running from December 6 to 21 2024 with director Robert Hockenberry and music director Guy Russo. Auditions are available in-person 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, September 19th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, and
Sunday, September 22nd from 3:30 to 5:30 pm

Location:

The Pittsburgh Savoyards (Margaret Partee Performing Arts Center)
523 Lincoln Ave, Bellevue, PA 15202

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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. Walk ups will be seen if time allows.

Please bring:

• Sheet music for our accompanist (and a second copy for yourself if not memorized).
• Resume and head-shot, if available.

Available Roles

Silas Barnaby – male, 30+, non-singer. The main villain, after his niece and nephew’s fortune while trying to marry Alan’s girlfriend Mary.
Alan – male, tenor, teens-30. Nephew of Barnaby, the main male love interest
Jane – female, soprano, teens-30. Alan’s twin, unaware her uncle is evil. Finds love of her own
Contrary Mary – female, soprano, teens-30. Oldest daughter of widow piper and main female love interest.
The Widow Piper – female, mezzo, 30+. Widowed mother of 14, wants Mary to marry Barnaby.
Roderigo – male, baritone. any age. A bungling villain sidekick.
Gonzorgo – male, baritone. any age. A big-hearted bungling villain sidekick.
Delancy Marmaduke – male, tenor 30+. Builder of the world’s best marionettes.
Grumio – male, tenor, 20s+. The loveable apprentice of the Master Toymaker.
The Master Toymaker – male, 30+, non-singer. A kindly appearing but secretly evil and bitter builder of toys.
Little Bo-Peep – female, soprano, teens-30. An easily distracted shepherdess.
Jack – male, child-teen, minimal singing. Jill’s twin.
Jill – female, child-teen, minimal singing. Jack’s twin.
Sallie Waters – female, soprano, teen. A romantic young woman.
Little Boy Blue – male, child, minimal singing. A precocious kid.
Little Miss Muffet – female, alto, teens-20s. Has a fear of spiders.
Moth Queen – female, any age, non-singer. The ruler of the forest.
Little Red Riding Hood – female, soprano, teen. A sweet woman.
Hilda – female, 20s-50s, non-singer. The maid of the Piper family.
Several other small Mother Goose character roles
Ensemble

Some adult roles are non-singing, and there are also several roles available for children (must be old enough to read).

Contact

For questions about auditions, email auditions@pittsburghsavoyards.org or call: 412-734-8476 (voice mail).

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 Daniels. 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).

Audition to be a part of our summer 2024 production – Georges Feydeau’s classic French farce A Flea in Her Ear, running from July 12 to 27 2024 with director Robert Hockenberry. Auditions are available in-person 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.

Auditions are open to those 18 and over.
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