He gives the cast credit for creating memorable performances. So we're very excited about that and about our role in the country," Rogers says. "Much like Springfield is kind of the testing ground for new restaurants and new food places, we're kind of like the place to do theater. "It was just recently released for amateur rights and last spring we were invited to become one of the first community theaters in the country to produce it," he says. OTHER ROLES FOR WOMEN/GIRLS: River City townspersons of all ages, shapes, and sizes, some of them in “families” River City girls/teens who sing and dance.Rogers says SLT is among the first community theaters to tackle the production. SQUIRES: Wife of Jacey Squires and a town gossip. RANGE: G4-G5, AGE: 25-45 MAUD DUNLOP: Wife of Ewart Dunlop and a town gossip. RANGE: Any, AGE: 25-35ĪLMA HIX: Wife of Oliver Hix and a town gossip. RANGE: Any, AGE: 9-12 ETHEL TOFFELMIER: Player piano player and town gossip who is dating Marcellus jolly and friendly, but gossipy kisses Marcellus. ZANEETA SHINN: Mayor Shinn’s teenage daughter with a crush on Tommy Djilas cute, feminine, a little daffy dances energetically. RANGE: D4-D5, AGE: 40-50ĪMARYLLIS: Marian’s piano student who likes Winthrop but teases him sweet but a little bratty must pretend to play the piano. RANGE: Ab3-Eb5, AGE: 45-55ĮULALIE MACKECKNIE SHINN: Mayor Shinn’s peacock wife, a know-it-all busybody who knows everyone and everything in town self-important, grandiose, gossipy, snobbish, and easily flattered must have great comedic range without being over-the-top. PAROO: Widowed mother to Marian and Winthrop sweet, cheerful, always busy, and slightly intrusive in her daughter’s love life speaks with an Irish accent. Paroo well-read, independent, head-strong, beautiful but elusive, hopelessly romantic but intensely guarded kisses Harold and Charlie Cowell RANGE: G3-A5, AGE: 25-35 OTHER ROLES FOR MEN: Constable Locke, the town sheriff Train conductor Traveling salesmen River City townspersons of all ages, shapes, and sizes some of them in “families” River City boys/teens who sing, dance and join the boys’ bandįEMALE ROLES: MARIAN PAROO: Town librarian and piano teacher, sister of Winthrop and daughter of Mrs. OLIN BRITT: Newspaper editor and school board member who bickers with his peers before joining them in the barbershop quartet as the bass. OLIVER HIX: Banker and school board member who bickers with his peers before joining them in the barbershop quartet as the baritone married to Alma. RANGE: C3-C5, AGE: 25-55ĮWART DUNLOP: Owner of the general store and school board member who bickers with his peers before joining them in the barbershop quartet as the second tenor married to Maud. JACEY SQUIRES: Owner of livery stable and school board member who bickers with his peers before joining them in the barbershop quartet as the high tenor married to Mrs. TOMMY DJILAS: Trouble-making teenager who becomes an assistant leader of the boys’ band rebellious but smart and handsome. RANGE: C4-Eb5, AGE: 9-12ĬHARLIE COWELL: Rival traveling salesman out to expose Harold Hill determined and moralistic kisses Marian physically struggles with Marcellus and Harold may also play a townsperson in some scenes. WINTHROP PAROO: Marian’s adorable little brother who speaks with a lisp precocious but moody. MAYOR GEORGE SHINN: The Mayor of River City, protective of his town and family self-important, blustery, pompous, but not too bright.
MARCELLUS WASHBURN: Former con man and friend to Harold, now trying to settle down in River City immensely likeable with comic timing kisses Ethel physically struggles with Charlie Cowell leads an energetic dance. MALE ROLES: HAROLD HILL: Smooth-talking con man and traveling salesman who beguiles the town before falling in love with Marian overflowing with charm and charisma kisses Marian physically struggles with Charlie Cowell. Please note, where applicable, any requirements for on-stage intimacy or physicality. Note: ages listed are approximate and represent how the characters read onstage, not necessarily the ages of the performers.
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