The Grand Marais Playhouse will hold auditions for its production of The Pajama Game on May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts band room.
Come prepared to sing a section of a song from any musical that will demonstrate your range and acting choices. Please bring a list of dates that will conflict with the rehearsal schedule. Multiple absences may influence casting. Auditions are open to high school age and up. Actors receive a stipend to help cover participation costs.
Rehearsal will begin immediately and will be held Sunday through Thursday. Rehearsal schedule will include vocal and dance rehearsals and may not require all cast members each day. A specific rehearsal schedule will be presented at first rehearsal.
All performances are mandatory and are July 21, 23, 27, 29, and August 4, 6, 10 and 12.
Please come to auditions with all questions. There may be double casting.
About the play:
The Pajama Game was awarded the 1955 Tony for Best Musical and, over half of a century later, claimed the award for Best Revival of a Musical, proving that the story is truly timeless. With an energetic score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (Damn Yankees), The Pajama Game is brimming with songs and dances that have become musical theater standards, including “Steam Heat” and “Hernando’s Hideaway.”
Conditions at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are anything but peaceful as sparks fly between the new superintendent, Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams, leader of the union grievance committee. Their stormy relationship comes to a head when the workers strike for a 7½-cent pay increase, setting off not only a conflict between management and labor but a battle of the sexes as well.
Featuring plenty of fun and splashy production numbers, including a comic “dream ballet,” The Pajama Game is filled with standout featured roles and an ensemble. This perennial favorite is a surefire crowd-pleaser and a glowing example of solid, classic musical comedy.
Grand Marais Playhouse Artistic Director Sue Hennessy provides this behind-the-scenes look at Grand Marais Playhouse activities.
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