Audition for 9 to 5

BE PART OF THE STORY 

“Pour yourself a cup of ambition” and join us for auditions for 9 to 5: The Musical. Based on the 1980 film of the same name and featuring a score by the inimitable Dolly Parton, this show centers around three women — an overworked office manager, a jilted wife, and an objectified secretary — who conspire to depose their smarmy boss and begin making woman-friendly changes in the workplace. Full of fun songs & dance numbers, fabulous fashion, feminism, and a dash of fantasy, 9 to 5 will leave you cheering!

We are committed to casting a group of actors ranging in age from 18-80 who reflect the people of our community. We will be casting all roles to include different shapes, ethnicities, and identities.

The ensemble is heavily involved throughout the show including onstage and offstage singing. The ensemble will also be required to be strong movers, with some opportunities for featured dancers. Please refer to the Character Descriptions section below to learn more about the variety of parts. Understudies for speaking roles may be cast from the ensemble (please note that understudying a role will not restrict/limit opportunities for your principal track). 

KEY DATES

Information Session: July 23rd from 7-8p via zoom
INFO SESSION SIGN UP

Auditions are nerve-wracking whether it’s your first or seventy-sixth, so join us for an optional Zoom meeting to ask questions and learn about this specific production and audition process from the creative team. Meet the director, choreographer, and music director and hear about the vision of this show and how to best prepare. Our hope is the info session with ease some of the unknowns so you walk into auditions feeling comfortable and confident!

Auditions: Friday, August 1st from 6-9pm & Saturday, August 2nd from 10am-3pm

Venue: Helgeson Learning Lab Theatre

Callbacks: Saturday, August 9th from 10am-3pm

Auditions and Callbacks will be held at the Helgeson Learning Lab (710 Sundial Dr, Waite Park)

Cast Meeting: August 13th from 6-9pm

Rehearsals: Every Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday (6-9pm), some Wednesdays (6-9pm) and most Saturdays (10am-4pm or 12-4pm) starting on August 15th Please note that not everyone is called for every rehearsal.

Tech/Dress Rehearsals: October 13th – 16th from 5:00p-10:00p

Performances:

• Friday, October 17th from 5:00p-10:00p (7:30p Performance)
• Saturday, October 18th from 12:30p-4:30p (2:00p Performance)
• Saturday, October 18th from 6:00p-10:00p (7:30p Performance)
• Sunday, October 19th from 12:30p-4:30p (2:00p Performance)
• Friday, October 24th from 6:00p-10:00p (7:30p ASL Interpreted Performance)
• Saturday, October 25th from 12:30p-4:30p (2:00p Performance)
• Saturday, October 25th from 6:00p-10:00p (7:30p Performance)
• Sunday, October 26th from 12:30p-4:30p (2:00p Performance)
• Thursday, October 30th from 12:00p – 4:00p (1:30p Performance)
• Friday, October 31st from 6:00p-10:00p (7:30p Performance)
• Saturday, November 1st from 12:30p-4:30p (2:00p Performance)
• Saturday, November 1st from 6:00p-10:00p (7:30p Performance)
• Sunday, November 2nd from 12:30p-4:30p (2:00p Performance)

WHAT TO PREPARE

ALL: Please prepare a MUSIC SELECTION

Please prepare a song from our provided list that best showcases your voice and demonstrates a connection to the character that you are auditioning for. Please click on the link below for the songs!

CLICK HERE: Audition Music & Audition Tracks

• Violet: Around Here mm. 1-32
• Doralee: Backwoods Barbie mm. 18-52
• Judy: Get Out and Stay Out mm. 104B-128
• Hart: Here For You mm. 77-103
• Roz: Heart to Hart mm. 22-39
• Joe: Let Love Grow mm. 26-42
• Ensemble: 9 to 5 mm 29-47

ALL: Please learn CHOREOGRAPHY

9 TO 5: The Musical will come to life with both lively, energetic choreography and musical staging. We are providing a choreography video for you to learn the piece in advance. All performers will review and then perform the requested dance number during your audition. Please dress for movement. 

• Starts at last 32 seconds of “Joy to the Girls”
  • Dance w/ Music
  • Dance w/ Counts
  • Teaching Video

Special Skills (Tap/Tumbling/Dance Partnering/Dialects/etc):

We want to get to know you! Please indicate any special talents on your audition form including but not limited to formal dance training, gymnastic skills, or musical instrument proficiencies.

CHARACTER LISTS

A Note On Theatrical Intimacy:

Theatrical intimacy is any action on stage where the given circumstances of the scene or the overall production calls for touch, both physical and imaginative, or moments between actors of simulated sex or sexual violence.

GREAT has been learning from Intimacy Directors & Coordinators (IDC) to improve processes and incorporate safer practices for theatrical intimacy in our rehearsals.

All scenes with intimacy follow a specific set of staging and rehearsal protocols rooted in consent and safety for the actors.

VIOLET Seeking a female-identifying actor to play the company’s Head Secretary and Mr. Hart’s Administrative Assistant. She is a single mother and typically stands up for what she believes in. Attractive, strong, ambitious.
Age: 40 to 50 (Vocal range: F3 to D5)
Note: This role may require onstage physical intimacy with a male-identifying actor including hugging and kissing, and hugging with female-identifying actors.  This actor will handle a stage gun and “smoke” a joint as a part of the action.

DORALEE Seeking a female-identifying actor to play a young, sexy spitfire who works at Mr. Hart’s office. Typically a “Dolly Parton”-type, she is proof that there is more to a woman than just her looks.
Age: 25 to 35 (Vocal range: G3 to E5)
Note: This role will require the actor to be put into implied, “compromising” positions with a male-identifying actor. This role requires one’s physical appearance, including a seemingly well-endowed and emphasized chest to be ogled by male and female-identifying multiple times. There will also be a moment where there’s the implication of a male-identifying actor to look up this character’s skirt. This role may require onstage physical intimacy with a male-identifying actor  including hugging and kissing, and hugging with female-identifying actors. This actor will handle a stage gun and “smoke” a joint as a part of the action. There is a strong preference for the actor in this role to wear heels for a majority of the show; the person playing this role will be asked to have blond hair, whether natural or wigged. 

JUDY Seeking a female-identifying actor to play the “new girl” at the firm; she has been burned by her husband’s affair and is searching for personal empowerment. Insecure, but determined, and hopeful.
Age: 30 to 40 (Vocal range: Ab3 to F5)
Note: This role may require onstage physical intimacy including hugging with female-identifying actors.  This actor will handle a stage gun and “smoke” a joint as a part of the action. There is a preference for the actor in this role to wear heels for much of the show.

FRANKLIN HART, JR. Seeking a male-identifying actor to play one of the firm’s executives and a notorious chauvinist. He is capable of faking charm but usually shows his true colors as an arrogant, self-absorbed boss.
Age: 40 to 50 (Vocal range: C3 to Gb4)
Note: This role requires the actor to be comfortable with acting as a “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical, bigot.” This role will require the actor to be put into implied, “compromising” positions with a female-identifying actor, including ogling a female-identifying actor’s chest area and implying the action of looking up a female-identifying actor’s skirt. The actor may be required to roll on the floor with a female-identifying actor. This role will require comfort with being tied up and potentially lifted into the air. This actor will be threatened with a stage gun, and may be asked to “grab” a female-identifying actor. The actor may be asked to appear in boxer shorts or similar manner of undress.

ROZ KEITH Seeking a female-identifying actor to play the attentive office gossip queen and snitch. She has an unrequited love for Mr. Hart and will do anything she can to win his approval.
Age: 35 to 45 (Vocal range: G3 to C5)
Note: This actor may be asked to perform dance moves in the style of a striptease, though no level of undress will be required.

JOE Seeking a male-identifying actor to play a handsome, young office accountant. Genuine and nice, and smitten with Violet.
Age: Can play 30 to 35 (Vocal range: B2 to G4)
Note:  This role may require onstage physical intimacy with a female-identifying actor including hugging and kissing.

DWAYNE Seeking a male-identifying actor to play Doralee’s attractive husband. He is very supportive of her professional pursuits.
Age: Can play 25 to 35 (Vocal range: E2 to G4)
Note: This role may require onstage physical intimacy with a female-identifying actor including hugging and kissing. The actor will likely perform as a member of the ensemble as well.

JOSH Seeking a male-identifying actor to play Violet’s awkward teenage son.
Age: Actor is required to be 18+, but should be able to appear aged 15 to 19.
Note: The actor will likely perform as a member of the ensemble as well.

MISSY Seeking a female-identifying actor to play Franklin Hart’s wife, clueless to her husband’s true nature.
Age: 30 to 50
Note: The actor will likely perform as a member of the ensemble as well.

MARIA Seeking a female-identifying actor to play a young and vibrant secretary in Hart’s office.
Age: 25 to 40 (Vocal range: F4 to D5)
Note: The actor will perform as a member of the ensemble as well.

DICK Seeking a male-identifying actor to play Judy’s soon-to-be ex-husband. An average guy, but perhaps sporting a little less hair and a little more paunch than he did ten years ago.
Age: 35 to 45
Note: The actor will likely perform as a member of the ensemble as well.

KATHY Seeking a female-identifying actor to play a secretary in Hart’s office with a tendency to gossip.
Age: 30 to 45
Note: The actor will likely perform as a member of the ensemble as well.

MARGARET Seeking a female-identifying actor to play a secretary in Hart’s office with a tendency to drink.
Age: 30 to 40 (Vocal range: G4 to D5)
Note: This role requires the actor to be comfortable with appearing drunk onstage. This actor will likely perform as a member of the ensemble as well. 

TINSWORTHY Seeking a male-identifying actor to play Franklin Hart’s boss and Chairman of the Board. A good man, who may be wiser to Hart’s ways than he lets on.
Age: 50 to 65
Note: This role may be asked to perform as a member of the ensemble as well. 

ENSEMBLE Singers and dancers with high energy to play various roles and be office workers.

PRODUCTION TEAM