CAST Auditions

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Auditions for One-Act Musicals

Auditions for the CAST summer production of three original one-act musicals will be held March 31 and April 1 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the music room of the Hood River Valley High School.

Two of the musicals, "My Butterfly" and "Zen Boyfriend" were written by Mark Steighner. The third, "Junk," was written by Madeline Gobbo. The three shows are varied in mood, subject matter and
style, from absurdist farce through serious contemporary relationship drama.

A large number of singing and non-singing roles are available from children age nine through adult. Needed are nine males age 20-60; one male balladeer to sing and play guitar; three female leads age 20-50; four to six children age 8-11; three female backup singers.

Rehearsals will be held at the Columbia Center for the Arts and Hood River Valley High School. Performances will be July 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26 at 7:30 p.m. A matinee performance will be
held July 20 at 2 p.m.

Contact directors Richard Parker at rjp20036@aol.com; John Bryan at johnboy@gorge.net; or
Mark Steighner at msteighner@gmail.com

The individual plays are further described below.

MY BUTTERFLY is a one act musical of escalating absurdity that accidentally touches on subjects
as diverse as the environment, political correctness, and following one's dream. The cast of oddball characters includes a bumbling grad student and his native spirit guide, a troupe of lost scouts, an
eco-warrior and a famous television zoologist. Part farce, part sing-a-long hootenanny, MY BUTTERFLY is forty minutes of fun.

JUNK is a short musical romantic comedy that explores a couple's missed connections and botched opportunities for romantic redemption. A divorcing couple looks back on their younger selves for
clues and insights into where and why their marriage failed.

ZEN BOYFRIEND is about the travails of a young woman who has a tendency to date men who
use various flavors of New Age spirituality to mask their inability to connect and commit. Although
the musical pokes gentle fun at the "spiritual marketplace," it is about the larger issue of finding a
soul mate in contemporary America.