Honk!

Williamstown Little Theatre Proudly presents HONK! Show Season: 20 November – 6 December 2008 Williamstown Little Theatre 2 Albert St., Williamstown Director– Barbara Hughes Musical Director – Adeline Han AUDITIONS (venue to be advised) Sunday August 31st from 4.30pm Monday 1st September from 7.30pm Auditions by appointment only Please call the director, Barbara Hughes, on 03 9397-3054 or 0417-589-015. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling”, Honk! is the heart-warming story of an odd looking little duck and his quest to find his mother. Cast We require an ensemble cast of 12, all of whom must have good singing and character acting ability and be able to move well. We also require a variety of British accents. Ugly: Male, 20s, tenor, slight British accent. This is a major role for a talented character actor Ida: Ugly’s mother, 20s to 30s. Mezzo, Middle class British accent. A major role with several beautiful songs. Ida is the heart of Honk! Drake/Greylag, male 30s-40s. Baritone. Scottish accent for Drake. Upper class British accent for Greylag. Two terrific contrasting roles requiring versatile character actor The Cat: Male 20s-30s. Tenor, French accent, dance/tap ability preferred. Our loveable villain. Large role The following are great roles requiring versatile character actors: Grace/Dot/Lowbutt/Bewick. Female, 20s-40s, mezzo, various British accents. Maureen/Snowy/Queenie/Mother Swan. Female, 20s-40s, mezzo, various British accents Turkey/Barnacles/Bullfrog/Father Swan. Male, 20s-40s, baritone, various British accents Henrietta/Pinkroot/Penny. Female, 20s, Mezzo. We also require 2 males and 2 females to play ducklings and froglets. Various vocal types required. Late teens to 20s. British accent. Please note: All ages are approximate. Audition Requirements Please prepare one song that demonstrates your musical ability. Honk! is a light-hearted musical comedy so please choose your song accordingly. Please bring music in the correct key. No CDs or backing tracks. Please be prepared to demonstrate accents.