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By William Finn and James Lapine
Music and Lyrics: William Finn
Directed and Choreographed by Bethany Papadopoulos
Music Director Sabrina Tang
By the Tony Award-winning authors of Falsettos, here is an energetic, sardonic, often comical musical about Gordon who collapses into his lunch and awakes in the hospital, surrounded by his maritime-enthusiast lover, his mother, a co-worker, the doctor, and the nurses. He had been composing a song for a children’s television show that features a frog – Mr. Bungee – and the specter of this large green character and the unfinished work haunts him throughout his medical ordeal.
Casting 7 - 9 Actors (minor roles may be doubled)
Location
Britannia United Church
985 Pinecrest Rd, Ottawa, ON K2B 6B4
Time & Date
Sunday March 24 > 2 - 8pm
Monday March 25 > 7 - 9pm
Callbacks: Tuesday Mar 26
Performance Dates
June 13 to 22 at The Gladstone Theatre, 910 Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa
Rehearsals
Venue: Britannia United Church
Dates: April 5th - June 7th
Times: Tuesday to Friday - 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM
You will likely not be required for every rehearsal nor the full duration of each rehearsal until the later half of the rehearsal process.
Booking an audition: Please book your audition by signing up HERE. Your headshot and/or theatre resume is not required.
If you are unable to attend auditions in person, we will accept video submissions of your chosen song(s). Your video should be no longer than 5 minutes, and you MUST be available to attend our callback session on Tuesday, March 27, 7 - 9pm. Here you would participate in the final callbacks process as well as your dance audition.
What to bring to your audition:
1. Applicant Information Form
The application form can be found at the bottom of this page. Please download, print, and fill-out the application form below and bring it to your audition. This will provide the audition panel with your essential information.
2. Your Sheet Music
Clearly mark the start and end points on your sheet music. It must be in the correct key (the accompanist will not transpose). It must be an appropriate piano accompaniment (no lead/lyrics sheets), and be clean and legible with no notes cut off.
Sing something that you know well and that will allow you to sing with confidence. We are not opposed to songs from “A New Brain” if this is what you choose.
The Audition Process
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your audition time. Upon arrival, provide your completed Applicant Information Form and Sheet Music to the Registration Table. Auditions will be approximately 60 minutes long beginning with a group dance audition. Afterwards, you will be asked to present 16 to 32 bars of your chosen song.
Auditions will be recorded, but you may verbally opt out.
Auditions can be stressful. We’ve all been there and we understand. Keep in mind that we want you to do well. Just be yourself, be professional, and have fun! If you make a mistake, just keep going. We’re more interested in how you recover than looking for perfection.
Gordon (he/they)
Description: A lovable but sarcastic composer
Stage Age: 20+
Ethnicity: Open
Vocal Preferences: Tenor
Dance Requirements: Moderate w/ Partner work
Lisa (she/her)
Description: Homeless woman; streetwise; tough exterior; deep empathy for those who she sees her pain reflected in
Stage Age: 20+
Ethnicity: Open
Vocal Preferences: Mezzo (w/ strong belt, gospel flair)
Dance Requirements: Moderate
Roger (he/they)
Description: Gordon’s lover of many years; he is the only calm thing in Gordon’s life; his favourite thing is to sail
Stage Age: 20+
Ethnicity: Open
Vocal Preferences: Baritone
Dance Requirements: Moderate w/ Partner work
Rhoda (she/her)
Description: Gordon’s best friend; neurotic; always there when needed
Stage Age: 20+
Ethnicity: Open
Vocal Requirements: Soprano (w/ strong belt)
Dance Requirements: Moderate (tap-dance preferred)
Mimi Schwinn (she/her)
Description: Gordon’s mother; a well-put-together New York Jewish woman; refuses to believe that Gordon might die
Stage Age: 50+
Ethnicity: White
Vocal Preferences: Mezzo (w/ strong belt)
Dance Requirements: Moderate w/ Partner work
Nancy D (she/her)
Description: Gordon’s nurse; unsympathetic; takes joy in giving bad news; describes herself as “the thin nurse”
Stage Age: 20+
Ethnicity: Open
Vocal Preferences: Soprano
Dance Requirements: Moderate
Richard (he/him)
Description: Gordon’s other nurse; large build; the opposite of Nancy
Stage Age: 20+
Ethnicity: Open
Vocal Preferences: Baritone (w/ gospel flair)
Dance Requirements: Moderate
Dr. Jafar Berensteiner (he/him)
Description: Gordon’s doctor; a braggart; loves to boast about his skill
Stage Age: 40+
Ethnicity: Open
Vocal Preferences: Baritone/Tenor
Dance Requirements: Standard
Mr. Bungee (he/him)
Description: The host of children’s TV show and Gordon’s boss; fun and loving on-screen, but perceived as tyrannical by Gordon
Stage Age: 16+
Ethnicity: Open
Vocal Preferences: Baritone
Dance Requirements: Moderate
Minister (any gender)
Description: Young; kind; sympathetic
Stage Age: 20+
Ethnicity: Open
Vocal Preferences: Tenor (w/ gospel flair)
Dance Requirements: Standard
Rehearsals for A New Brain
Venue: Britannia United Church
Dates: April 5th - June 7th
Times: Tuesday to Friday - 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM