Auditions
The Mel Brooks Musical
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Book by MEL BROOKS and THOMAS MEEHAN
Music and Lyrics by MEL BROOKS
Original Direction & Choreography by Susan Stroman
Directed by Jennifer Norton & Eric Simondsen
with choreography by Maura Gibson
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Friday, May 15 at 6:30 PM OR Sunday, May 17 at 5:30 PM for song and dance auditions
Tuesday, May 19 at 6:30 PM for reading auditions (those interested in a lead role only.)
Audition Location: The Homer High School Mariner Theatre - Please enter on the left side of the school by the green dumpster!
Performance Location: The Homer High School Mariner Theatre
Performance Dates: October 15 - 25, Thursday - Sunday (exact dates may vary)
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Thank you for your interest in auditioning for the Pier One Theatre production of Young Frankenstein. For your vocal audition please read the following directions.
All auditioners:
Prepare the two excerpts marked “Young Frankenstein Auditions, All”. Please prepare them in the octave that best reflects your comfortable vocal register.
The first excerpt is from “The Happiest Town in Town” You can find a sample recording here: https://youtu.be/GlTS3At3uN0?si=SHznbBx2EgAl61cx
The second excerpt is from “Life, Life” All auditioners will sing Frederick’s part (again, choose the octave that best reflects your comfortable vocal register). You can find a sample recording here:https://youtu.be/cEkAM7KuDtI?si=fYaCiPbJ53UGjvJa&t=84
Auditioners interested in solo roles:
In addition to the excerpts for all auditioners, choose and prepare ONE excerpt from the list marked “Young Frankenstein Auditions- Solos” that fits your vocal range most comfortably. The excerpt you choose does not indicate that you are auditioning for the role you are singing, it is just an opportunity for you to perform in the register you are most comfortable.
The first excerpt is from “He Vas My Boyfriend”. You can find a sample recording here: https://youtu.be/DekCEo5tBIw?si=Ai9PAUfdSmoBrOYQ&t=27
The second excerpt is from “Join the Family Business”. You can find a sample recording here: https://youtu.be/2Sh51QbSmNA?si=V66gsQ5KeU9bkaSp&t=24
The third excerpt is from “Together Again for the First Time”. You can find a sample recording here: https://youtu.be/NTLaxOoB2Vg?si=6ZbreSvZnWrHUR41&t=20
The fourth excerpt is from “Please Don’t Touch Me”. You can find a sample recording here: https://youtu.be/Gr-lQagMdms?si=zveiPx4jjmm2SKn2
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From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation – Young Frankenstein!
Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced "Fronk-en-steen") inherits his family's estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced "Eye-gore"), and a leggy lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Frederick finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. "It's alive!" he exclaims as he brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather's. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds.
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Music Theatre International Character Descriptions
Cast Size: Medium (11 to 20 performers), Flexible Cast Size
Cast Type: Strong/Large Chorus, Star Vehicle Male, Older Roles
Dance Requirements: Standard
Character Breakdown
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein
Brilliant brain surgeon, professor and grandson of mad scientist Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein.
Gender: male • Age: 25 to 35 • Vocal range top: G4 • Vocal range bottom: Bb2
The Monster
The misunderstood creation of Dr. Frankenstein.
Gender: male • Vocal range top: Bb4 • Vocal range bottom: Db2
Igor
Frederick’s faithful, bright-eyed, eager servant and friend with a hunchback.
Gender: male • Age: 25 to 35 • Vocal range top: G4 • Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Inga
Frederick’s young assistant. Attractive and a resident of Transylvania.
Gender: female • Age: 20 to 30 • Vocal range top: A5 • Vocal range bottom: G3
Elizabeth Benning
Frederick's boisterous fiancé.
Gender: female • Age: 25 to 35 • Vocal range top: F5 • Vocal range bottom: F#3
Frau Blücher
Stern housekeeper of the Frankenstein estate and former lover of Victor Frankenstein.
Gender: female • Age: 40 to 60 • Vocal range top: C5 • Vocal range bottom: E3
Inspector Hans Kemp
The head of police in Transylvania. Driven by justice, with a wooden arm and leg.
Gender: male • Age: 40 to 50 • Vocal range top: F4 • Vocal range bottom: A2
The Hermit
A lonely, blind town hermit, hoping for a friend.
Gender: male • Age: 30 to 60 • Vocal range top: F4 • Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein
The infamous Dr. Frankenstein and Frederick's grandfather.
Gender: male • Age: 45 to 65 • Vocal range top: F4 • Vocal range bottom: C#2
Ziggy
The village idiot.
Gender: male • Age: 18 to 30 • Vocal range top: Eb4 • Vocal range bottom: D3
Ensemble
Gravediggers, Villagers, Medical Students, Passengers, Mad Scientists
Gender: any
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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com