LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
PRESENTED IN THE WILSON AUDITORIUM
Book by: Harvey Fierstein
Music and Lyrics by: Jerry Herman
Based on the play by: Jean Poiret
Synopsis:
Georges is the owner of the La Cage Aux Folles nightclub, which features a drag show starring his partner and the love of his life, Albin. After twenty years of un-wedded bliss, Georges and his partner Albin face the hardest challenge of their relationship, yet: meeting their son, Jean-Michel’s fiance’s parents. Albin has always raised Jean-Michel, Georges’ biological son, as his own. But when Jean-Michel falls in love and becomes engaged to the daughter of an ultra-conservative, anti-gay politician, Georges feels compelled to try to present a more “traditional” family to Jean-Michel’s potential in-laws. When Albin tries and fails to take on a masculine persona in the role of Uncle Al, he gets more creative in order to find a way to be part of the “meet the parents” experience. Based on Jean Poiret’s 1973 French play of the same name, the multi-Tony award-winning La Cage Aux Folles is a musical filled with delightful spectacle and great heart.
AUDITION/CALLBACK INFORMATION:
Audition/Callback location: South Bend Civic- 403 N. Main Street, South Bend, Indiana — Enter through main doors off Main Street
AUDITIONS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 (6:00-9:00 PM) OR
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 (6:00-9:00 PM)
South Bend Civic Theater
403 N. Main Street
South Bend, IN 46601
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Rehearsals begin, Monday, November 13, 2023
Depending on cast availability and conflicts (we are willing to work with conflicts)
rehearsals will take place:
MONDAY-THURSDAY 6:00pm-9:00pm
(November 13- December 21)
We will take off December 22-January 6, 2024 for holiday break
SUNDAY-THURSDAY 6:00pm-9:00pm (January 7 – 28)
Tech Dates are January 29-February 1, 2024
TO VIEW FULL REHEARSAL/PERFORMANCE CALENDAR, CLICK HERE
CALL BACK DATES:
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 (7:30PM-9:30PM)
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY, February 1 (7:30 PM) — PAY WHAT YOU CAN DRESS REHEARSAL
FRIDAY, February 2 (7:30 PM)
SATURDAY, February 3 (7:30 PM)
SUNDAY, February 4 (2:00 PM)
THURSDAY, February 8 (7:30 PM)
FRIDAY, February 9 (7:30 PM)
SATURDAY, February 10 (7:30 PM)
SUNDAY, February 11 (2:00 PM)
POSSIBLE PERFORMANCE EXTENSION:
FRIDAY, February 16 (7:30 PM)
SATURDAY, February 17 (7:30 PM)
SUNDAY, February 18 (2:00 PM)
What To Prepare
Actors will be asked to learn a section of choreography and music from the show. Actors auditioning for ALBIN, JACOB, THE LES CAGELLES, or any of the female characters, should come with heels, pumps, flats to dance in. If you don’t have any of your own, the theatre will have some to use for the audition. All other characters can come in standard dance shoes.
To listen to the music from this show, click here.
Specific Music Sides will be emailed mid-October.
Additional Information
Audition/Callback location: South Bend Civic- 403 N. Main Street, South Bend, Indiana — Enter through main doors off Main Street
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
When considering roles you’d like to audition for, be aware that many roles are flexible in terms of age, and ethnicity.
ALBIN: Male 45-55 (Range: Baritone, A#2-G4)
A performer of star quality; mature; great powerhouse of a Broadway voice; fine comic actor
GEORGES: Male, 50’s (Range: G2-F4)
A star; mature and attractive; good singer; energetic, loving and caring; must move well
JEAN-MICHEL: Male, 20 (Range: Baritone, A#2-G4)
Handsome; brunette; masculine, well-mannered, educated; desperately in love with his fiancee, Anne; acts, sings, and moves well
JACOB: Male, Early 20’s (Range: Bb2-Ab4)
Male butler/maid; brilliant comedian who sings and moves well
ANNE: Female, 18-21 (Range: Ensemble, Part Flexible)
Jean-Michel’s fiancee; lovely to look at; spunky; a superb dancer who acts well
EDOUARD DINDON: Male, Early 50’s (Range:Bb2-Eb4)
Anne’s father; right-wing radical politician; pompous; quirky; must sing, move well, and be a fine comedian
MARIE DINDON: Female, Late 40’s (Range: F4-A5)
Anne’s mother; 48-52, shy, retiring, sexually repressed and sex-starved; good singer and actress who moves well; must look great in a leotard for the finale
JACQUELINE: Female, Middle Age (Range: B3-F5)
Mature, female friend of Georges and Albin; owns a chic restaurant; attractive, charming; very theatrical; not necessarily a singer
RENAUD: Male, Middle Age (Range: Ensemble, Part Flexible)
Mature, male friend of Georges and Albin; owns a small cafe; understudies both of the 2 leads
FRANCIS: Male, 40’s (Range: Ensemble, Part Flexible)
Male stage manager in Georges’ club; strong actor/dancer
THE LES CAGELLES (Range: Ensemble, Parts Flexible)
Chantal, Monique, Dermah, Nicole, Hanna, Mercedes, Bitelle, Lo Singh, Odette, Angelique, Phaedra, Clo-Clo
TOWNSPEOPLE (Range: Ensemble, Parts Flexible)
Madame Renaud, Paulette, Hercule, Etienne, Babette, Colette, Tabarro, Pepe