In the Wings Productions is proud to announce auditions for Willam Shakespeare’s As You Like It: A Musical, premiering at the 2020 Orlando Fringe Festival!

Performance Dates:
Saturday May 16th 3pm
Sunday May 17th 11:30am
Saturday, May 23rd 1:30pm
Sunday, May 24th 8:30pm

This new jukebox musical is supercharged with a score of classic pop anthems, including “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”, “Signed Sealed Delivered (I’m Yours)”, “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” and more!

In the Wings Productions is seeking talent to bring the Forest of Arden to life in this celebration of the LGBTQ+ Community and the transformative magic of love.

Open Call Auditions will be held:
Thursday March 26
10:30am-2:30pm
Friday March 27
3:30pm-6:00pm

Callbacks will be held by invitation only on:
Friday March 27 7pm

-Please prepare a 16-bar cut of a pop song that best shows off your voice. Songs used in this production are from the 1960’s, 70’s, and 80’s

-Auditions will be a capella; however, you are welcome to bring a backing track and equipment will be provided for you to play it off your mobile device.
– Video Submissions are ACCEPTED and must be submitted NO LATER than 5pm on March 26. Please submit electronically to: [email protected]

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

ROSALIND
Gender: Female
Part Size: Lead
Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano

Our heroine, Daughter of the banished Duke. Rosalind uses her exile to the Forest of Arden to take charge of her own destiny. She is strong-willed, good-hearted, resourceful, and charming. Rosalind spends the majority of the show disguised as a young man named Ganymede, and tutors her romantic interest, Orlando, in the ways of love.

CELIA
Gender: Female
Part Size: Lead
Vocal Part: Soprano

Rosalind’s cousin and dearest friend, who follows her into exile in the Forest of Arden. Celia brings an airy, feminine balance to Rosalind. She is naïve, yet very practical, and the ways of love are a mystery to her until near the end of the show when she finds her bride, Oliver.

ORLANDO
Gender: Male
Part Size: Lead
Vocal Part: Tenor

An athletic and attractive young musician, under the neglectful care of his elder sister. He is a true romantic, constantly writing love songs for his “lost” love Rosalind and hanging them throughout the forest. Though he has no formal education, by the end of the play he proves himself a true hero and a perfect match for Rosalind.

MARTEXT
Gender: Female
Part Size: Supporting
Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano

The High Priestess of The Forest of Arden. She is a strikingly beautiful woman with a commanding, maternal presence. She wields powerful magic and speaks for the Forest, which serves as a sort of deity for those who dwell there. She will serve as a narrator and guide to the audience throughout the play.

TOUCHSTONE
Gender: Male
Part Size: Supporting
Vocal Part: Tenor

An arrogant and flamboyant Lord in the court of Duke Fredrick. He is filled with energy and serves as a comic relief to our heroes, filling the classic Shakespearean “clown” role. While in the Forest of Arden, he falls in love with Shepherd named Audrey, who brings out the genuine emotions behind his clownish façade.

OLIVER
Gender: Female
Part Size: Supporting
Vocal Part: Alto

Orlando’s domineering and envious older sister, who has made him a servant in his own home. A loveless young woman, Oliver follows Orlando into the Forest of Arden with the intention of killing him, but when Orlando saves her life and she finds true love in Celia, she is transformed and reconciles with her brother.

AUDREY
Gender: Male
Part Size: Supporting
Vocal Part: Tenor

An innocent, yet charismatic young shepherd. He is a perfect match for Touchstone, and their love is hilarious, rapturous, and show-stopping.

SILVIUS
Gender: Male
Part Size: Supporting
Vocal Part: Tenor

A passionate, awkward shepherd. He is desperately in love with Phebe, who ignores all of his advances. He will stop at nothing to impress his disdainful love interest.

PHEBE
Gender: Male
Part Size: Supporting
Vocal Part: Tenor

A vain and conceited young shepherd. He is very social and sexually driven, but has absolutely no interest in Silvius. Through a case of mistaken identity, this pair of comical lovers find their way into each other’s arms by the play’s conclusion.

DUKE SENIOR/DUKE FREDRICK
Gender: Male
Part Size: Featured
Vocal Part: Baritone/Bass

Duke Fredrick is our villain, who usurps his brother Duke Senior and later banish Rosalind to the Forest of Arden. Duke Senior is Rosalind’s kind and benevolent father, and serves as a leader to the forest community. These brothers are both played by one actor.

CHARLES/WILLIAM
Gender: Male
Part Size: Featured
Vocal Part: Baritone/Bass

Charles is the champion wrestler of Duke Fredrick’s court, and an adversary to Orlando. William is a young, naïve goatherd who is in love with Audrey. These characters are both played by the same actor.

CORRIN
Gender: Female
Part Size: Featured
Vocal Part: Soprano

An unintelligent, absent-minded goatherd. She is close friends with William, and the pair attempts to assist their friend Silvius in winning Phebe’s affections.

AMIENS
Gender: Female
Part Size: Featured
Vocal Part: Alto

Devoted minstrel of Duke Senior, who follows him into exile and makes herself a home in the Forest of Arden

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