TAKE PART IN NEW MUSICALS! 
Can you sing and act? If so, you may be the one we're looking for!
You are invited to audition for a number of Exciting Original Musicals for a presentation on the 10 March 2007 at the Esplanade Rehearsal Room.
The musicals will be judged by a star studded panel of judges (Dick Lee, Ivan Heng, Beatrice Chia, Michael Chiang, Just to name a few.) for selection as a part of the Singapore Arts Festival fringe at The Esplanade Recital Studio 9-10 June 2007.
Interested parties may walk in for an audition. If you would like to confirm your schedule, please contact Frederick at 81618031 (Between 9 AM to 6 PM) or email : Musical Theatre Club <"
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DATE : 27 January 2007, Saturday
28 January 2007, Sunday
TIME : 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
PLACE : 65 Sing Avenue (Off Rangoon Road)
MRT : Farrer Park
Please prepare TWO BROADWAY SONGS (One slow/ One Fast) that will show your RANGE and EXPRESSION. These songs are to be sung acapella or accompanied by your own minus one. Bring along a photograph (any photo will do) and your bio-data/resume if possible.
Audition slots are booked on a first come first serve basis, so call early before slots are filled up!
SYNOPSISBelow are the synopsis of the musicals that will be judged in the selection. You may let us know if you find a particular musical especially appealing to you.
ESTHERWriter/Composer: Joshua Greene
A young queen's decision to risk everything foils the murderous plot of an arrogant chief minister against her people. Based on the Biblical story.
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Haman, Evil Advisor
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Esther, Commoner girl turn Queen
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Mordechai, Cousin of Esther
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Attendant 1, Palace Attendant
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Attendant 2, Palace Attendant
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Attendant 3, Palace Attendant
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CourtierO CRYSTAL BALL!Writer: Marcelly Suhali
Composer: Clement Yang
A light hearted love story that involves a young girl next door, a charming rich boy and eccentric fortune teller. It reminds everyone about the power of true love, how it can transcend all obstacles and overcome destinies. It is set in modern day London, England.
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Michika DaRosa, Naive teenage girl
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Theodore Leighton, Charming Arrogant Rich Boy
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Mdm Aprillia Gustavo, Eccentric Fortune Teller
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Mrs DaRosa, Mother of Michika
TUESDAYS WITH JOEWriter/Composer: Jack Tan
A musical about a love story revolving around a popular radio DJ, and a girl living in the same apartment block who finds solace in listening to Joe's radio program. As their paths cross, they do not realize who each other really is, but instead only see the other's stubborn outward behavior.
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Joe, host of popular radio programme 'Tuesdays with Joe'
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Bernice, Joe's girlfriend
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Melanie, Joe's neighbour and arch-rival, a bored civil servant
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Dick, Joe's assistant. A smooth-talking and dashing chap
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Mum, Joe's mum
BACK HOME SINGAPOREWriter: Robert Yeo
Composer: Joe Peters
Three singapore students in the swinging sixties of London find their own expressions but have to return to the reality of singapore's politics in the early seventies.
GEORGETTEWriter: Ng Yi Sheng
Composer: Clement Yang
A biography of Georgette Chen, the pioneer Singapore artist, as she struggles to be accepted as a painter in a time of prejudice and war.
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Georgette, our heroine, the young Georgette Chen, a petite but intelligent artist in her 20s and 30s.
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Eugene Chen, Georgette's first husband, a diplomat, who is portrayed from his 40s to his 50s. (For the purposes of the readthrough, he will also read for Revolutionary 1)
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Mr Zhang, Georgette's father, a businessman in his 60s.
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Mrs Zhang, Georgette's stepmother, a businesswoman in her 40s.
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Narrator/Official/French Customer/Revolutionary 2, A woman, who plays various speaking roles.
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Auctioneer/Waiter/Translator, A man, who plays various speaking roles.
YOSHIDA-SANWriter/Composer: Lee Tse Mei
A musical set in World War Two and the decade following the war, about a Japanese guard and how he meets the woman of his dreams in a concentration camp in Java.
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Yoshida-san, 21 to 31, A Japanese guard in a concentration camp. The character needs to age by 10 years in the course of the story. An intelligent, earnest character who is a maverick at heart and a true romantic. Ideally, a Japanese or Asian who is able to adopt a neutral English accent.
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Avery Forrester, 27 to 37, Lead female. A British prisoner-of-war in a concentration camp. The character needs to age by 10 years. A feisty, strong, very idealistic and endlessly optimistic character who has big dreams and the determination needed to fulfill them. Ideally, a British or someone who is able to portray a British character.
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Genichi, 21 to 31, Supporting Male Lead. The best friend of Yoshida. A practical, down-to-earth laidback Japanese who is comfortable with himself, more able to accept and reconcile things as they are in the world. Ideally, a Japanese or Asian who is able to portray a neutral English accent.