Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Auditions will be held for The Fair Lawn Recreation Department's Old Library Theatre's Fly By Night on Monday, August 8th and Tuesday, August 9th from 6pm - 9pm with callbacks by invitation on Sunday, August 14th from 12pm-3pm. Auditions will be held at The George Frey Center for Arts and Recreation, 10-10 20th St. Fair Lawn, NJ downstairs in the teen room.
The production will be directed by Alan VanAntwerp, with musical direction by Jack Bender, choreographed by Megan Ferentinos, and co-produced by Brendan Bartlett and Amy Kurfist. Six performances will be presented the weekends of October 21, 2022 and October 28, 2022. Vaccinations are required to be cast.
All roles are open.
Show Description
A star-crossed prophecy. A lot of music. Just not a lot of light. In this darkly comic rock-fable, a melancholy sandwich maker’s humdrum life is intersected by two entrancing sisters. A sweeping ode to young love set against the backdrop of the Northeast blackout of 1965, Fly By Night is a tale about making your way and discovering hope in a world beset by darkness.
What to Bring
Prepare 32 bars of song that you feel best fits your voice and can communicate a story.
Roles
Narrator
Male. Age 30-60. Mysterious and charismatic, he plays many different characters both men and women of all ages and backgrounds, must be able to make strong, clear physical and vocal choices and shift effortlessly on a dime, someone we want to follow into the unknown, must have excellent timing and be good with comedy as well as being able to clearly tell the story; baritenor.
Harold
Male. 20s. Awkward and unsatisfied, nevertheless got a hopeful, yearning energy about him, looking for someone or something to push him to break out of his shell, not a traditional leading man but he must be someone that we root for, excellent actor who is good with comedy; ability to play guitar a plus; baritenor.
Daphne
Female. 20s. Miriam’s sister, an aspiring actress who has had success in her small town and wants to make it big in New York, ambitious, and bursting with confidence and drive, also possesses a real humanity and vulnerability, excellent singer/actress who is great with comedy; strong pop belt.
Miriam
Female. Late 20s-30s. Daphne’s sister, a dreamy waitress who was content with simple pleasures of her small town life, but accompanies her sister to New York, an astronomy nerd and has a special understanding of her place the universe, possesses a quiet radiance that draws the audience in; sweet indie rock sound.
Mr. McClam
Male. 50s-60s. Harold's father, a former marine who silently loves his son and is lost since losing his wife Cecily, his true love, solid actor who has something about him that is sincerely loveable as well as a stoic strength, must be excellent singer; baritone.
Crabble
Male. 40s-50s. A sandwich shop owner and former air traffic controller in World War II, frustrated with his life and has an endearingly grouchy edge, strong comic character actor; baritone.
Joey Storms
Male. 20s-30s. A charming, charismatic, self-doubting playwright who is crumbling under the tremendous pressure of being from a family of great writers, his fear of not living up to his family’s legacy manifests itself in a manic energy, strong comic actor; baritone.
Auditions will be held for The Fair Lawn Recreation Department's Old Library Theatre's Fly By Night on Monday, August 8th and Tuesday, August 9th from 6pm - 9pm with callbacks by invitation on Sunday, August 14th from 12pm-3pm. Auditions will be held at The George Frey Center for Arts and Recreation, 10-10 20th St. Fair Lawn, NJ downstairs in the teen room.
The production will be directed by Alan VanAntwerp, with musical direction by Jack Bender, choreographed by Megan Ferentinos, and co-produced by Brendan Bartlett and Amy Kurfist. Six performances will be presented the weekends of October 21, 2022 and October 28, 2022. Vaccinations are required to be cast.
All roles are open.
Show Description
A star-crossed prophecy. A lot of music. Just not a lot of light. In this darkly comic rock-fable, a melancholy sandwich maker’s humdrum life is intersected by two entrancing sisters. A sweeping ode to young love set against the backdrop of the Northeast blackout of 1965, Fly By Night is a tale about making your way and discovering hope in a world beset by darkness.
What to Bring
Prepare 32 bars of song that you feel best fits your voice and can communicate a story.
Roles
Narrator
Male. Age 30-60. Mysterious and charismatic, he plays many different characters both men and women of all ages and backgrounds, must be able to make strong, clear physical and vocal choices and shift effortlessly on a dime, someone we want to follow into the unknown, must have excellent timing and be good with comedy as well as being able to clearly tell the story; baritenor.
Harold
Male. 20s. Awkward and unsatisfied, nevertheless got a hopeful, yearning energy about him, looking for someone or something to push him to break out of his shell, not a traditional leading man but he must be someone that we root for, excellent actor who is good with comedy; ability to play guitar a plus; baritenor.
Daphne
Female. 20s. Miriam’s sister, an aspiring actress who has had success in her small town and wants to make it big in New York, ambitious, and bursting with confidence and drive, also possesses a real humanity and vulnerability, excellent singer/actress who is great with comedy; strong pop belt.
Miriam
Female. Late 20s-30s. Daphne’s sister, a dreamy waitress who was content with simple pleasures of her small town life, but accompanies her sister to New York, an astronomy nerd and has a special understanding of her place the universe, possesses a quiet radiance that draws the audience in; sweet indie rock sound.
Mr. McClam
Male. 50s-60s. Harold's father, a former marine who silently loves his son and is lost since losing his wife Cecily, his true love, solid actor who has something about him that is sincerely loveable as well as a stoic strength, must be excellent singer; baritone.
Crabble
Male. 40s-50s. A sandwich shop owner and former air traffic controller in World War II, frustrated with his life and has an endearingly grouchy edge, strong comic character actor; baritone.
Joey Storms
Male. 20s-30s. A charming, charismatic, self-doubting playwright who is crumbling under the tremendous pressure of being from a family of great writers, his fear of not living up to his family’s legacy manifests itself in a manic energy, strong comic actor; baritone.