Indio Performing Arts Center is pleased to announce
Open Auditions for the 2010 -2011 Season

By appointment: Friday, July 23, 2010 beginning at 2:00 PM
Open call (no appt. necessary) – Sat., July 24, 2010 10:00 AM
Callbacks and dance (if needed) Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:00 PM

(All shows will run 4 times per week)*. (Show’s will be Fri. and Sat. evenings and Sat. and Sun. Matinees)

*There will be a small stipend for all actors. We will also be holding auditions for a house band for the season.

Band Instrumentation needed:
The Cardigans and A Taffetas Christmas – piano, bass and drums
Always, Patsy Cline – Piano, Pedal Steel Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass, Fiddle and Drums.
Godspell – Piano, Guitar, Bass and Drums (Band sings in Godspell)

Auditions will be held at the IPAC
45-175 Fargo Street
Indio, CA 92201
Phone 760-775-5200
For further information contact:
Bob Reinhagen, Executive Producer
Cell 760-668-4890
rreinhagen@aol.com

Everyone should come prepared to sing and move (please dress appropriately). Call backs will be announced if necessary.

Auditions will be held for the following shows:

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 The Cardigans
(October 15 – Nov 21, 2010)
Those Swingin’ Singin’ Guys from Alpha Mu Phi Pi

“THE CARDIGANS hail from Wooster, Ohio - the College of Wooster, to be exact! Chuck, Frankie, Johnny and Buddy who have just graduated, leave behind their pals at Alpha Mu Phi Pi and embark on their first live personal appearance tour.  Join the boys as they reminisce about their college days, their ex-girlfriends, their childhoods as sons of Protestant ministers, and their newly found fame as singing idols. They'll sing some of the greatest hits of the 1950's - songs they recorded on their first album, "Wooster in my Heart." THE CARDIGANS is ninety minutes of music, fun and harmony. Winner of the 1990 New York Bistro Award For Outstanding Musical Revue”!
Parts:
Chuck – (high baritone, leader of the group) President of almost every society on campus; voted most handsome by student body; personifies the Tab Hunter/Troy Donahue image.
Frankie – (high baritone, ladies man) Good looking; only guy in Wooster history allowed to join women’s social group – the girls love having him around.
Johnny – (tenor – shyest member of the group) Group manager, conscientious; just cute and a little too straight!
Buddy – (Baritone, just along for the ride) Always looking for a good time, Buddy seems the youngest and most exuberant of the group. His signature line – “you bet!”

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A Taffeta Christmas
 (Dec, 3 – Dec 19, 2010)
A 50’s Christmas Reunion

 “A Taffeta Christmas” is a tribute to the girl groups of the 1950’s, “A Taffeta Christmas” celebrates the sounds of The McGuire Sisters, The Fontaine Sisters and The Chordettes… with a holiday twist. The holiday sequel to The Taffetas, last season’s hit that played to sold-out houses! Join Peggy, Donna, Cheryl and Kaye back home in Muncie for their first live television special! Swing into the holidays with classic songs like Sugar Time, Santa Baby, Marshmallow World, There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays, and your favorite hits from The Taffetas! A Taffetas Christmas is a show to warm hearts, rekindle fond memories and bring sparkle to the season.

The cast:

Kaye: (Sop. I or II) oldest group member, sings lead and is the leader of the group.

Peggy: (Sop. I) at home she is serious (a true renaissance woman) but in the group she has a great sense of humor.

Cheryl: (Alto I or Sop II) Boy crazy and not afraid to say so!

Donna: (Alto II) youngest member of the group and just a little ditzy!

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 Always, Patsy Cline
 (Jan 7 - Feb 20, 2011)

Always, Patsy Cline is based on the true story of Patsy Cline’s friendship with Houston housewife Louise Seger.  Having first heard Cline on the Arthur Godfrey show in 1957, Seger became an immediate and avid fan. In 1961 Seger and her buddies met Cline when she performed in Houston and they developed a friendship that lasted until Clines’s untimely death in 1963.

Cast:
Louise Segar - (age not important) - down home gal from Texas. Some singing and movement required. Seger is the narrator of the story and must be a convincing story teller.

Patsy Cline – Title character and must be able to sing in Cline’s style. Personality important and must be able to play 28 – 30 years old.

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Godspell
 (March 4 - April 17, 2011)

Godspell (an archaic spelling of the word gospel) is a 1970 musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since. Several cast albums have been released over the years and one of its songs, Day by Day from the original cast album, reached #13 on the Billboard pop singles chart in the summer of 1972.

The structure of the musical is that of a series of parables, based on the Gospel of Matthew (though considerable material, such as the parables of the prodigal son and of the rich man and Lazarus, comes exclusively from the Gospel of Luke). These are then interspersed with a variety of modern music set primarily to lyrics from traditional hymns, with the passion of Christ treated briefly near the end of the performance. The musical opened a year after the successful rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar, a similarly-themed account of the life and death of Jesus.

 Ensemble Cast: