AUDITION NOTICE

The University of Canterbury's Musoc are holding auditions for their March 2012 season of Tony Award winning musical, Rent.  They are looking for men and women with various vocal ranges to play lead and minor characters.  Auditions will be held on Saturday the 26th and Sunday 27th November, and you will be required to recite one song of your choosing, as well as do some cold reading and choreography work.  Performance dates are March 8-14 2012. 

The lead roles are as follows:

Male

Mark - baritone/tenor - a struggling Jewish filmmaker and narrator of the show
Roger - tenor - a struggling musician, coming to terms with the HIV positive status of himself and his friends
Tom - baritone/tenor - a gay anarchist with AIDS
Angel - tenor, often with falsetto - a young drag queen with AIDS
Benny - baritone - landlord, considered a yuppie sell-out by his former friends

Female

Mimi - mezzosoprano - a drug addict and club dancer, HIV positive
Maureen - mezzosoprano - a very flirtatious, bisexual performance artist
Joanne - mezzosoprano - an Ivy-league educated lawyer and lesbian with a privileged upbringing
 
For more information, see the event on Facebook, or contact producer@musoc.org.nz for an audition time.
 

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