AUDITION NOTICE:
ROCK OF AGES

THE STORY: It’s the late 1980’s, California; an era of big characters, short skirts and screaming guitars where, “if you had a dream, a fifth of Jack and a decent amount of hair, there was nowhere else to be”. Sherrie, a small-town girl, heads to the bright lights of LA to pursue her dreams of acting stardom. She meets Drew, a bartender at “The Bourbon Room”, a bar on the Sunset Strip, who also has dreams to be a rock star. German Developers Hertz and Franz Klineman have also come to LA, with the idea of bulldozing the Strip (including the Bourbon Room) to make way for a new shopping mall, much to the disgust of Dennis (the Bourbon’s owner) and Lonny (the resident sound engineer and narrator of the show). The Klinemans encounter the resistance of Regina (the Mayor’s former planning officer) who wants the strip to retain its hedonistic lifestyle. Add Stacee Jaxx - lead singer of the band Arsenal, Justice Charlier - owner of the “Venus Gentleman’s club” to the mix, along with a collection of rockers, strippers, and lovers of LA nightlife, and you have the recipe for a love story gone all wrong, set to a soundtrack of some of the best known rock songs from the 80’s era. Will the Bourbon survive its European invasion? Will Sherrie and Drew get together or will Stacee kill off love’s young dream? All this, and more, are answered in the 2 and a bit hours of “ROCK OF AGES”. WHEN: Auditions will take place Fri, Jan 26 at 7:30pm or Sat, Jan 27 at 11:00am. For your audition please sing an 80’s rock song with background accompaniment. You will need to provide your own karaoke track in the key you prefer on your phone. We will have a Bluetooth speaker you can connect to, or you can bring your own speaker if you prefer. No acapella please. We want to see if you can ROCK! Stage presence and air guitar is encouraged. Callbacks will take place Sunday, Jan 28 at 10am, 12pm, or 2pm. Please fill out the RSVP form below to let us know that you will be attending Auditions. WHERE: Cal Cap Black Box Theatre 9845 Horn Rd #100, Sacramento, CA 95682 WHO: Hummingbird Theatre Company offers a supportive, positive environment with high standards of artistic excellence. We are a grassroots theatre community company and focus not only on making magic happen on stage, but fostering a cooperative and inspiring culture. Creative Team: Director- Danielle Mercado Vocal Director- Diane Standring Costumer- Sarah Feuerbach Stage Manager- Diane Standring Tech Director- Tom Colburn Choreography- TBD THE CHARACTERS Note: Ages are approximate for the character. Actors can be around or just look an approximate age. It depends who auditions. We are also open to alternative gender casting. Lonny - Male lead. Playing age between 25 and 40. Vocal Range D3-D5. Lonny is the sound engineer at the Bourbon Room but also serves as narrator for the production. He needs a strong rock vocal and exceptional comic timing. Lonny breaks the 4th wall repeatedly and addresses/interacts with the audience directly throughout the show. Jack Black type comedy. Drew - Male lead. Playing age between 18 and 30(ish). Vocal Range Bb3-D5. A "failed" rock star who is currently working as an occasional bar back and toilet cleaner at Dupree’s Bourbon Room. Drew is a romantic lead with big songs who needs a very strong rock vocal with a powerful top end and the ability to dance. Sherrie - Female lead. Playing age between 18 and 25(ish). Vocal Range G3-F5. Aspiring actress from a small US town who has moved to the big city to make it big. Sherrie is the other romantic lead who has to have a strong rock vocal and strong dance abilities. Additionally, as Sherrie takes a job at the Venus Club, she must be comfortable appearing on stage in underwear and participating in both ‘sexy’ and ‘strip club’ dances. Dennis - Male supporting. Playing age 45+. Vocal Range D3-G4. Dennis owns the Bourbon Room. He is an ex-rocker who is still living his best rock life running the club. Solid vocals and good comic timing are essential. Dennis is a real character role. Justice - Female supporting. Playing age 40+. Vocal Range G3-Db5. Justice owns the Venus strip club and is ‘madam’ for a whole club full of strippers. It’s likely that Justice was a former stripper who has left that life behind but now runs the club. Solid, soulful vocals coupled with strong stage presence, as Justice needs to be able to command the stage. Stacee - Male lead. Playing age 30-40. Vocal Range C3-Eb5. Stacee is a rock star and the lead singer of Arsenal. Think Axel Rose meets David Coverdale. Huge confidence, big rock vocals, massive stage presence - Stacee is cocky, overconfident, a womanizer who is entirely self- centered. Needs great stage presence and comedic ability. Regina - Female supporting. Playing age 20-35. Vocal Range A3-Eb5. Regina is a hippy. Probably vegan, probably supports animal rights, and definitely would have been at Woodstock if she was old enough. She starts the show as the Chief Planning Officer working for the Mayor, but after the Mayor sells out the strip to the Germans, she leads the protest movement against the flattening of the strip. Good comic timing with a good vocal, Regina needs to be a strong dancer who is not afraid to appear on stage in lycra. A real character role. Hertz - Male supporting. Playing age 45+. Vocal range F3-G#4. Hertz is a German businessman who is all about flattening the strip to push forward the development of a shopping mall. He is conservative who has no time for anything other than money (including his son, Franz). Obviously, needs a German accent with a good vocal. Franz - Male supporting. Playing age 20-30. Vocal Range Db3-E5. Franz is Hertz’ German son who is as camp as Disney at Christmas (but he’s not gay, he’s just German). A good comic role that needs to bounce well off Regina. Franz also has a big musical/dance number where he will also end up in lycra(!) and, potentially, needs to have an excellent high range vocally. ENSEMBLE/COMPANY ROLES: In addition to the principal roles, the following cameo parts will be cast from within the Company: Mayor, Waitress No. 1, Constance, Ja’Keith, Joey Primo, Father, Mother, DJ, Producers. Company roles will also play waitresses, bar staff, rockers and rock chicks, police, construction workers, and strippers. Actors of all ages (18+), genders, and ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Please be aware that this show is unapologetically rated “R”. There are depictions of drinking, partying, indicated sexual acts, indicated strip dancing, smoking various substances, etc. In addition, costumes may be skintight, revealing, or just straight up bordering on underwear, depending on what role they are for. You may indicate what your comfort level is on your audition form. SHOW INFORMATION: REHEARSALS AND SHOWS: Rehearsals will take place almost exclusively on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and Saturday mornings. This is to allow people who work a day job to still have ample time at home while able to participate in community theatre. Please note that each cast member is only allowed three (3) scheduled conflicts during the rehearsal process of this show. None of which are allowed during the indicated Tech rehearsals or actual perfomance dates. Please send us an email at hummingbirdtheatreco@gmail.com to let us know if you’d like to audition! We look forward to meeting you. SCHEDULE: ROCK OF AGES AUDITIONS: Fri, Jan 26th 7:30pm- 9:30pm Sat, Jan 27th 11am-2:00pm Sun, Jan 28th- Callbacks at 10, 12, and 2- out by 7:00 REHEARSALS: Sat Feb 3rd- 10:30am- 2:00pm ROCK OF AGES First Read Through Tues Feb 6- ROCK OF AGES- 7:00-9:30 Thurs Feb 8- ROCK OF AGES- 7:00-9:30 Sat Feb 10- 10:30am- 2:00pm ROCK OF AGES Tues Feb 13- ROCK OF AGES 7:00-9:30 Thurs Feb 15- ROCK OF AGES 7:00-9:30 Sat Feb 17- 10:30am- 2:00pm ROCK OF AGES —------------------------------------------- Tues Feb 20- ROCK OF AGES 7:00-9:30 Thurs Feb 22- ROCK OF AGES 7:00-9:30 Sat Feb 24- 10:30am- 2:00pm ROCK OF AGES —------------------------------------------- Tues Feb 27- ROCK OF AGES 7:00-9:30 Thurs Feb 29- ROCK OF AGES- 7:00-9:30 Sat March 2- 10:30am- 2:00pm ROCK OF AGES —------------------------------------------- Tues March 5- ROCK OF AGES 7:00-9:30 Thurs March 7- ROCK OF AGES 7:00-9:30 Sat March 9- 10:30am- 2:00pm ROCK OF AGES —-------------------------------------- Tues March 12- ROCK OF AGES- 7:00-9:30 Thurs March 14- ROCK OF AGES- 7:00-9:30 Sat March 16- 10:30am- 2:00pm ROCK OF AGES —------------------------------------ Tues March 19- ROCK OF AGES- 7:00-9:30 Thurs March 21- ROCK OF AGES- 7:00-9:30 Sat March 23- 10:30am- 2:00pm ROCK OF AGES —---------------------------------------------- Tues March 26- ROCK OF AGES- 7:00-9:30 Thurs March 28- ROCK OF AGES- 7:00-9:30 Sat March 30- 10:30am- 2:00pm ROCK OF AGES —--------------------------------------------- Mon April 1- TECH ROCK OF AGES 6:00- 11:00pm Tues April 2- TECH ROCK OF AGES 6:00- 11:00pm Weds April 3- TECH ROCK OF AGES 6:00- 11:00pm Thurs April 4- TECH ROCK OF AGES 6:00- 11:00pm SHOWS: Fri April 5- ROCK OF AGES- Opening Night- Call 6, Show 7:30 Sat April 6- ROCK OF AGES- Call 6, Show 7:30 Sun April 7- ROCK OF AGES- Call 12:30, Show 2:00pm —------------------------------------------- April 12- ROCK OF AGES- Call 6, Show 7:30 April 13- ROCK OF AGES- Call 6, Show 7:30 April 14- ROCK OF AGES- Call 12:30, Show 2:00pm —----------------------------------------------- April 19- ROCK OF AGES- Call 6, Show 7:30 April 20- ROCK OF AGES- Call 6, Show 7:30 April 21- ROCK OF AGES- Call 12:30, Show 2:00pm —---------------------------------- April 26- ROCK OF AGES- Call 6, Show 7:30 April 27- ROCK OF AGES- Closing show- Call 6, Show 7:30